oil temp going nuts...
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Drifting
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Orlando FL
oil temp going nuts...
tonight as i drove home i was flipping the switches for the dash info and i noticed that my oil temp was reading LO after driving for well over 30 minutes. after sitting for a while it would bounce up (by 10*-15* increments), but as soon as i started moving again it would bounce back down to LO. I do have the Z51 package with the oil cooler, and i do have a 185* t-stat, but my coolant temp was around the 195* mark when all this was happening...all the fluid levels are ok...
is this just another sensor going bad? any other possibilities?? TIA
is this just another sensor going bad? any other possibilities?? TIA
Burning Brakes
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From: Mesquite Nevada
Could be your gauges or sensors. I have an '87 with Z51 package, large cap. oil cooler (due to the turbos) and my (coolent) temps normally run between 175 to 200 depending on weather conditions; my oil normally runs between 150 to 195.
Team Owner
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From: eville in
Originally Posted by 87Clwy
Could be your gauges or sensors. I have an '87 with Z51 package, large cap. oil cooler (due to the turbos) and my (coolent) temps normally run between 175 to 200 depending on weather conditions; my oil normally runs between 150 to 195.
Former Vendor
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From: St Marys PA
Sounds like you have either a bad connection to the sensor, a bad sensor, or bad ground.
I would crawl under the car and check the way your attached to the sensor, then if that doesn't work after cleaning and resecuring, then a change of the sensor is in order.
I would crawl under the car and check the way your attached to the sensor, then if that doesn't work after cleaning and resecuring, then a change of the sensor is in order.
