mcerd1
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| posted on 26/2/16 at 07:24 AM |
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Oil temp sender ?
What's the best place to fit an oil temp sender on a pinto ?
I'm not planning to use an oil cooler (unless the gauge tells me I need one) so its effectively just the stock setup at the moment
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Jenko
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| posted on 26/2/16 at 12:36 PM |
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You can get sump plugs with drilled through thread, the sender then screws in.
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snapper
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| posted on 26/2/16 at 01:46 PM |
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I am told the sump plug option is not the best
I have a sump plug mod and it didn't work at all
Other options are a filter baseplate adaptor which has t handy take off plugs
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Adamirish
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| posted on 26/2/16 at 06:12 PM |
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Oil pressure switch? Just a t piece from that. That's how mine is setup(Xflow). I'm running pressure, temp and a low pressure light from
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 26/2/16 at 10:14 PM |
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VDO told me, directly, that the oil drain plug was a lousy place to have the sender and several have experienced that to be the case.
I'm about to have my sump tapped for a sender once I first get the new baffle plate positioned.
Others utilize a sandwich plate at the filter, which usually is part of an oil-cooler setup.
Cheers,
Steve, in the NLs
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/2/16 at 11:47 AM |
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There is no real diiference between tapping the sump for a sensor or tapping the sump plug -- the readings will be within a few degrees and likeky
read surprisingly cold.
The oil temperature going to bearings is the main temperature going to the bearings not easy to measure without a cooler or remote filters.
If it is only to find out if a cooler is required or not for temporary test rig I would use a K-type thermocouple held on to the oil filter housing
with a band of tank tape ---- cheap simple and accurate.
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