Narrative:

On climbout through 20;000 ft I noticed that the left oil temp was high (around 160 degrees indicated in yellow). The oil pressure was fluctuating between about 30PSI to 60PSI. We ran the QRH which had us descend to a lower altitude and reduce power. At 17;000 ft the temp was lower (but still high) and the pressure was still fluctuating. We contacted maintenance control via radio/ACARS. We opted to divert rather than return to departure airport because it was closer at this point in the flight. We monitored the oil pressure and temperature for the remainder of the flight and landed without incident.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 flight crew reported encountering high left engine oil temperature with fluctuating oil pressure; and after consulting with maintenance; decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: On climbout through 20;000 FT I noticed that the left oil temp was high (around 160 degrees indicated in yellow). The oil pressure was fluctuating between about 30PSI to 60PSI. We ran the QRH which had us descend to a lower altitude and reduce power. At 17;000 FT the temp was lower (but still high) and the pressure was still fluctuating. We contacted Maintenance Control via radio/ACARS. We opted to divert rather than return to departure airport because it was closer at this point in the flight. We monitored the oil pressure and temperature for the remainder of the flight and landed without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.