Another reason to measure the oil temp in the oil pan just as it comes out
of the bearings is to keep an eye on what is happening inside the engine and
at the bearing to journal interface. If something starts to go wrong with
the bearings, the first sign of it may be a rapid increase in oil
temperature from the added friction.
Regards,
Greg Solow
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
To: <WEmery7451@aol.com>; <Gt6steve@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: RE: Oil temp and sender location
> Shouldn't be too surprising--you're mostly interested in the temperature
of
> the oil as it comes off the parts, not the efficiency of your oil cooler.
> That's where I measure it, and it's where my handbook of data logging says
> to (an old ASTME book that I've been pulling my library apart trying to
> find.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WEmery7451@aol.com [mailto:WEmery7451@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 7:38 PM
> To: Gt6steve@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Oil temp and sender location
>
>
> Most people to my surprise seem to measure the oil temperature in the
sump.
>
> I am also in the process of adding an oil temperature gage and sender, and
> will be interested to see other responses on this subject.
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