Club G40 Forum
Technical => Engine and Transmission => Topic started by: Jezza-7 on December 31, 2013, 01:23:57 pm
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Im playing around with my oil temp sensor for the gauge, im moving from the sump to the head, not a fan of it being so low and temps rarely get above 50 degrees on normal driving. Without buying more adapters etc can i get away with this?
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq157/jezza-3/DSC_0137_zpsp5dbhesl.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/jezza-3/media/DSC_0137_zpsp5dbhesl.jpg.html)
Or do they have to be in these locations?
(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq157/jezza-3/DSC_0136_zpsruheh3un.jpg) (http://s443.photobucket.com/user/jezza-3/media/DSC_0136_zpsruheh3un.jpg.html)
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Depends what you want to measure, sump temp will be hotter than gallery (the head) but to get a good temperature reading you need flow over the sensor, which is why most people use a t-piece off the charger feed, or stick it in the sump.
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I thought head temps would be higher than sump. On a cold morning like leaving to go santa pod it took about 25 mins for the oil to get to 40 degrees.
I cant use a t-piece on the charger as im running a standalone again.
I was looking at getting a standard sandwich plate, oil thermostat and a temp gauge adaptor. Will have flow going over it but its expensive.
Can i run them oil switch's from one hole like the 1st picture?
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Just found this and its been set up like mine so guess it must be ok to run.
http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/PO/1992/120/57/1257657/