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Originally Posted by Asbjorn
I guess the M3 not having a pair of up-to 1000C / 1900F hot turbos might be one explanation? 
Also, I don't know how hot it gets, but the DCT has its own cooling circuit in the M3...
This might also explain why:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...4&postcount=24
(Random internet speculation that the oil temp gauge in the M3 shows only a derived combo and not the actual oil temp directly...)
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No doubt! I'm not surprised the turbos heat up the oil that much, mostly surprised BMW didn't do something to keep the oil a bit cooler. Seems odd they'd tolerate 245 F oil in the N54, but only 205 in the M3.