Oil temperature sensor

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Wed May 07, 2008 11:23 am

I have what I think is an Oil Temperature sensor thats been fitted to my sump.

The contacs have been broken off so Ive just spent an hour diggeng them out.

Now, there seems to be a dead short between both contacts. Is this right or wrong and is the sensor simply a dead duck?

Cheers

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:14 pm

Is it an SD1 sump? I thought it was an oil level sensor rather than temp, but I could be wrong.

Chris.

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:31 pm

Havent got a clue Chris, Im no expert on them but its been retrofitted by the look of it and is about 2 inches or so from the bottom of the sump.
When taken out, the probe is about 3 to 4 inches long

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:59 pm

your right chris , it's an oil level sensor , well according to rimmers it is anyway

and it's £43.00 ..i could live without it for that

Chorlton · Post by **Chorlton** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:05 pm

Seems a bit daft putting an oil level sensor that close to the bottom of the sump, unless its there to simply show you are out of oil?.

Then again if you waited untill the oil was that low I would assume the engine would have blown by then?