Oil temp sender position

[markh]

I have just had an oil temp guage fitted to my chimaera, the sender was 'tapped' into the stat/sandwich plate for my oil cooler. I know its cold outside these days but the gauge never reads above 55/60 this seems too low any thoughts, I wonder if the sender is in the wrong place.

Cheers

[dern]

The oil temp on my v8 rarely reads above 60 at this time of year.

Mark

[v8 racing]

Hmm i would be taking your oil cooler off then!!

[dern]

I don't have one. During a run today if I'm pootling along behind traffic it drops to 60 and while driving more spiritedly it climbs to 80.

[markh]

v8 racing said:

Hmm i would be taking your oil cooler off then!!

Rob it's on a stat, dose this not mean I can use it all year, I do a few trackdays and long trips abroad with the car so it seemed like a good idea to fit it. But as I said in the origianal post is the sender in the right place?

cheers Mark

[gdr]

When I first fitted O/T sender on my Ultima it was in a fitting on the line from cooler (as instructed by engine builder) - never read more than 60C. I then moved to sandwich plate in the flow out from engine side and now get a more believable 80-110C depending on load. Since been moved to remote filter but still reads OK. 60C too cool.
I think the sandwich plate is as good a spot as any but are you measuring temp of flow in or flow out? Maybe your sender is in the flow back from cooler (not out from engine) and worth checking whether oil stat has failed. Also that the sender probe is right into the oil stream, not stuck in a recess which might not see fresh hot oil.

[number 7]

I think ideally the sensor should be located in the sump (tapped into the drain plug?). Mine's a capilliary type which I've tapped into the remote filter head, which sits high up along the edge of the engine bay. Typical cruising temps. would be 70-80 C, although trackdays tend to push it over 100 C, which is one of the reasons I use Motul. It also runs a stat controlled cooler.

7.

[tvr4ever]

I use a combination of dipstick and oil temp sender, it's made bij VDO, works perfectly. The temps read between 80 and 90 celcius under these conditions.

Fred

[v8 racing]

I must admit i have only ever put the senders in the sump as this is your true oil temp reading, i do find it hard to belive that your only 60 deg i must admit, the oil will be like porridge at this temp!! most tiv rv8s will run around 90 deg at least!

[Mr Whippy]

Surely oil coolers have a thermostat? The kits for the engine in my car have a thermostat opening so the oil is always upto temp before it cools!?

Pretty sure mounting it anywhere away from the engine near a cooler is not the best though. A big engine like that must be generating some heat, even if the oil capacity is pretty high.

My engine is only an ikkle 2.0 and normal running temp is 85-90 degrees, spiking to 110-115 after some lead foot action.

Dave

[sedicirich]

mine is on the remote filter housing after the oil cooler, sandwich plate is a non thermostatic type, so the feed should be very simialr to the engine oil temp. I guess it depends on which side of the circuit you are on and what temp you wish to monitor. I followed my engine builders instructions, in his book it shows it the same. I have an oil stat in the circuit too, I would assume that the temp will rise then fall as it opens as the gauge monitors incoming oil temp to the engine.

rich