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Aug 17, 2012 | 04:08 AM

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Oil temperature sensor.

My oil temp gauge always says ''LO'' no matter how hot or cold the engine is... I figure its just a bad sensor. So could anyone tell me where the sensor may be and how much it could cost?

Aug 17, 2012 | 06:04 AM

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In engine block above oil filter ; drv side

Bound to be cheaper alternatives
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1981-1989.html

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Aug 17, 2012 | 08:32 AM

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In engine block above oil filter ; drv side

Bound to be cheaper alternatives
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1981-1989.html

Not much cheaper anywhere that I can find.

Aug 17, 2012 | 09:30 PM

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Okay, thanks for the help!

Aug 17, 2012 | 09:48 PM

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The proportions of that Eckler's photo are really weird. How about this one:

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...3791_210402_0_

I got this picture from somewhere (not my car), that shows where it's located (above the oil filter and below the ground bolt on the side of the block):

Aug 18, 2012 | 09:36 AM

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In engine block above oil filter ; drv side

Bound to be cheaper alternatives
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1981-1989.html

Rockauto has a Standard Products sensor for $75 But the AutoZone part for $20 seems to be a much more reasonable price. The AutoZone pic is the same one shown in the RockAuto listing. I'll bet the Eckler's pic is a generic piece and not specific to a C4 switch. Typical of both Eckler's and Mid-America catalogs.

Aug 18, 2012 | 06:39 PM

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My 92 was also indicating that my oil was low, and I bought the one from AutoZone and installed it when I changed my oil and the "Low Oil" light has not come on since!!! Worth the $20 bucks..

Good Luck
Chris

Aug 18, 2012 | 09:19 PM

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I'll bet the Eckler's pic is a generic piece and not specific to a C4 switch.

If you compare the Eckler's picture to the AutoZone picture, you'll see that it's actually the same part but Eckler's shrank it horizontally (I assume to fit their web page format).