Oil Temp Sender Positioning
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Oil Temp Sender Positioning
On a Gen V 502 where is the best place to mount a oil temp sender.Obviously the sump plug could be adapted and i do have a plug in the side of the sump.I think this could be above the oil level though.Does anybody know what this plug is for?It is about 3.5 inches below the pan rail half way along.Any help appreciated.Thanks
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The best place is the stock location on the block, above the oil filter pad. The remote oil filter housing will work also.
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Originally Posted by LarryD
it will be hottest in the pan however I like to place it after the cooler so you know what temp the engine is seeing so the filter bracket or the stock location above the filter pad on the port side of engine .
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The jacka$$ that built my motors the first time plumbed the oil tempurature at it's coldest point (just after the cooler)... and measured the oil pressure at it's highest point.( in the filter pad right after the pump). The moron had plumbed the oil filter backwards. I had great pressure, unfortunately all the oil was going back into the pan through the pump bypass. The oil tempurature gauge showed ice cold... Here is a picture of the end result. Mind you, the gauges gave no warning of this because of where they were plumbed. You draw your own conclusion.