OIL TEMP PROBE FITTED! with engine in!!!
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just fitted my oil tem probe with the engine in situe

i should have done this some time back........... but

removed the speedo housing and drilled & tapped 3/8 BSP

nice neat job but it was fiddly to do the job with the engine in

i thought i would post the pics for future refrence and may inspire some of us!

Edited by BENROSS on 31st Jan, 2006.

any swarf issues?

Alex

AlexF

NONE at all alex as i removed the whole of the speedo housing.

replaced it with a new gasket !

like i said buddy it was a fiddley job!
to say the least but.............

determanation an persistence pays dividends!!

Great idea and looks a nice neat job too.

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Are you sure you get oil that far up the sump

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I was thinking the same thing, I tink you will when engine is not running, but have my doubts when its running

Team Racing

oh I see!!

Totally removed it, good idea

Alex

AlexF

i looked into this and found the oil levell on engine (none run) to be approx 1"3/4 above probe where i fitted it

works fine

but if i was to remove the engine i would have placed this in a better lower position in the box

Looks a top job!!!

looks great benross, would you consider selling your services?

Dan

yes dan i will help you out buddy

no problems

i have a spare cover

pm me what you want and i will see if i can help

have you tried it yet mate? does it get a reading?

Team Racing

be intrested to know if i works well. Did you ever think of putting the sensor through the sump plug ?

works fine jimster
because the probe is in the oil!

albiet not at the btm of the sump

but its in and theres "plenty of splash"
its straight into the the box
only had it down the road a few miles but works fine

thought about the sump plug route making an adapter etc ...
but.........

that would be a ball ache!

this is the easy way

Edited by BENROSS on 5th May, 2005.

minispares sell an adapter union to screw into sump plug hole, then you screw in sender, but I don't like the idea of losing the sump plug magnet

Team Racing

and damaging the adapter every time you undo that bl*dy plug ..

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Denis O'Brien.

I use one of those vegard, and also some extra magnets in the gearbox. I have some small thermocouplers I plan to get my engine up to tempreture, then record the oil temp in the sump, before the oil cooler, and after the oil cooler (where my permenant oil temp sensor is located) it will be intereseting to see the difference

Team Racing

Yes Very. I was contemplating the same thing.. Now I don't have to. or... We could see if we've got the same results :)

I'll post my results

Team Racing

Ben. I was referring to this post on the MM-forum, but it seems as your picture is PFed. Could you get it up here again?

http://www.minimania.com/msgthread.cfm?Inf...9&StartReturn=1

you can use the adapter union in the sump plug hole and fit magnet plug in the oil pick up pipe off the back of the gearbox

Edited by jimmy on 4th Jan, 2006.

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Hi,
@ Jimster... Try this one instead Or use the original cap to make you own.....
Cheers,
Gavin. :)

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as normal i've misted this!!! sorry ben i can't see what your on about, you must have made such a good job as i can't see any thing different in that pic......please advice as the speedo housing isn't even in the pic.

Edited by Miniwilliams on 5th Jan, 2006.

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miniwilliams im glad you said that as ive looked and looked but i cant see anything

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