oil temp gauge sender

[malibu795]

Is there a problem with getting the temp from the oil pan?

No there isn't.. Just need a NPT boss put on it.. Sheet metal is pretty thin to run it without a bung

 

[moparkxracer]

I'm using an aftermarket pan that has the fittings. Didn't know if it was a poor spot to get the temp from.

 

[S Phinney]

Ibget n oil Temps from the oil gallery on the block. That should be as accurate as you can get when it comes to what the parts actually see.

 

[hondarider552]

Brian is referring to the last picture in post #4, There the sensor is in after the cooler, not the ideal place to monitor oil temp.

Correct, that's what I meant. sorry

I'm using an aftermarket pan that has the fittings. Didn't know if it was a poor spot to get the temp from.

Do you have the :dancenana: pan?

 

[moparkxracer]

Yes I do.

Correct, that's what I meant. sorry



Do you have the :dancenana: pan?

 

[thunder550]

Lower port is still good for oil pressure right? I have the pressure sender for my Kennedy pumps in the upper port, but if I end up doing an oil temp gauge I'll need to move it. Lower port would be the closest it looks like.

 

[hondarider552]

Yes I do.

Im looking into the deep pan from them.

 

[moparkxracer]

Didn't know they had the deep one. I have the standard one. Using the spot they have for the oil heater for my by bypass from the socal oil pump.

 

[Awenta]

So theoretically which is better. Oil pan or that fitting? Or basically the same thing.

Replace oil drain plug with a sensor? Haha

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[OregonDMAX]

So theoretically which is better. Oil pan or that fitting? Or basically the same thing.

Replace oil drain plug with a sensor? Haha

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That just sounds like a pain when it comes time to change the oil

 

[JoshH]

With the temp sensor in a port that is after the cooler the oil temp is the same as the coolant temp.

That's not 100% accurate.

 

[OregonDMAX]

That's not 100% accurate.

In theory that's how it was designed but does it do that...no

 

[moparkxracer]

My sensor is in the pan, it sits a lot cooler then the coolant temp. I do have a large oil cooler though.

 

[Awenta]

In theory that's how it was designed but does it do that...no

That's assuming 100% efficiency which isn't very possible.

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[BHoward6.6]

That's not 100% accurate.

Agreed, I worded it like that to be short and sweet, kinda like exaggerating to drive home a point.
I should have wrote something like......
When you install the sensor in a port after the cooler you will get oil temps that closely follow coolant temps. Not a true representation of oil temps in the motor or pan.

I have monitored oil temps in both pre and post cooler ports, with standerd thermostats and low temp stats, daily driving and towing a 16,000# trailer. With and with out a small (10,000btu) external oil cooler used to cool the oil going to my 483.
After seeing my oil temp stay at 250*~265* all day for 2 days (pulling my trailer cross country in a heat wave) I e-mailed Mobil about oil temps, sent a sample of oil to Blackstone, and spoke with Borg-Warner about oil temps and turbos.