Oil Temp Sensor
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Oil Temp Sensor
Hey guys,
I posted this in the oil and lubrication forum as well but later thought it might be more appropriate in this forum.
I have recently purchased an oil temp guage for my 2001 F-350 PSD and want to know if the truck already has an oil cooler that I can tap into or where would I place the sensor. I am not very familiar with the diesel and need a little advice.
Ted
I posted this in the oil and lubrication forum as well but later thought it might be more appropriate in this forum.
I have recently purchased an oil temp guage for my 2001 F-350 PSD and want to know if the truck already has an oil cooler that I can tap into or where would I place the sensor. I am not very familiar with the diesel and need a little advice.
Ted
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Originally Posted by twg1966
Hey guys,
I posted this in the oil and lubrication forum as well but later thought it might be more appropriate in this forum.
I have recently purchased an oil temp guage for my 2001 F-350 PSD and want to know if the truck already has an oil cooler that I can tap into or where would I place the sensor. I am not very familiar with the diesel and need a little advice.
Ted
I posted this in the oil and lubrication forum as well but later thought it might be more appropriate in this forum.
I have recently purchased an oil temp guage for my 2001 F-350 PSD and want to know if the truck already has an oil cooler that I can tap into or where would I place the sensor. I am not very familiar with the diesel and need a little advice.
Ted
sensor on top of the resevoir and to the left is the low pressure oil sensor.
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Can I install the sensor that came with the oil temp gauge here or do I need to look elsewhere on the engine? Do I need to look at an aftermarket cooler and put a sensor in the line to the cooler? Just some questions. I just rolled the truck of 100,000 miles and what to monitor everything I can. Thanks for the help.
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Sorry Ted i haven't installed an oil temp gauge yet. What does the instructions say? BTW, oil temp is low on my priority list . I would go with fuel pressure,boost,tranny temp and EGT. Reverse order for priority.
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No problem, Nut
I have the tranny temp gauge installed with a perma cool cooler added. With no load the tranny runs about 125 to 130. You put a load on it and it runs 150 to 180 depending upon the time of day. I am slowly going to add all the necessary gauges for boost, fuel pressure, pyrometer, water temp and oil pressure over the next year, but I have the oil temp gauge now and wanted to hook it up so there in lies the question. I have a buddy that works on diesels that I am also trying to get the answer from.
Ted
PS thanks for the reply.
I have the tranny temp gauge installed with a perma cool cooler added. With no load the tranny runs about 125 to 130. You put a load on it and it runs 150 to 180 depending upon the time of day. I am slowly going to add all the necessary gauges for boost, fuel pressure, pyrometer, water temp and oil pressure over the next year, but I have the oil temp gauge now and wanted to hook it up so there in lies the question. I have a buddy that works on diesels that I am also trying to get the answer from.
Ted
PS thanks for the reply.
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I would connect it to one of the ports on the top of the oil filter flange.
You don't need an extra oil cooler for the engine, it already has a huge one. It's that cylindrical object just below the drivers side exhaust manifold.
You don't need an extra oil cooler for the engine, it already has a huge one. It's that cylindrical object just below the drivers side exhaust manifold.
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I have my Banks engne oil temp gauge pumbed into a port at the oil filter manifold.
I just zip-tied the wire up through the firewall and into the cab and gauge pod
I just zip-tied the wire up through the firewall and into the cab and gauge pod
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