what should my oil temp gauge read?

 

i've recently put on in, with the sendor in the sump.

 

Im getting an average or 40-45 normal driving 50-60 idling

mines coming out of the oil filter tree and reads around 70 to 80 deg C

thats what i thaught mine would be, especially since it starts flashing at 40c

are you running a cooler? also, is the sender the correct one for the gauge?

seems a little low considering mine goes up to around 90c round the track with a 12 bar cooler

standard uk cooler (jspec car) and its the same sendor that came with the gauge (glowshift) fitted with into a sump plug adapter.

what oil are you using?

 

 

 

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silkolene pro s 5w-40

thats interesting, im using silkolene pro S 10w 50

maybe the gauge needs time to settle in?

it could be that mine reads the oil just before it goes through the cooler and where yours is reads the oil as it comes out the cooler??

well its in the sump plug so yes, but its also what i thought to be the only place the sendor could get a good reading as it would be covered at all times and not within flow

thats true but, its covered in cooled oil which is'nt a bad thing i suppose

in the summer mine went up to about 80-90 now its soo cold it didnt go above 60 so its all relative mate. give it a good thrash and idle for a while it will soon rise lol;)

stuff it, it looks the part anyway

new oil wont get as hot i think.

my oils only 1000 miles old!!! its probbable the way i drive it as well :D

mines about 200 miles old :D yours is due for a change :D

mines about 200 miles old :D yours is due for a change :D

 

 

yes Jimmy

 

 

 

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Get that oil changed now soldier. then drop down and gimme 20.