Oil Temp Sender/ Location

[bf900]

anyone know where I can find the following part on this side of the pond? I would like to install a new VDO oil temp gauge.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/151703481905?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

Also, what's the best location to install the sender? oil sump or near/ above the oil filter where the oil pressure gauge/ sender is located?

thx

[red90]

My understanding is there is not a location on a 300TDI for an oil temperature sender. 200TDI and earlier have a spot for it, but it was removed for the 300TDI.

[red90]

Your link was for an adapter to the sump plug. The sump plug is 1/2" BSP. I would not see the sump plug as a good location to read oil temperature.

[bf900]

I currently have a sender installed where the drain plug for the oil sump is located. The oil temperature tends to read around 70c if the truck is being used for a prolonged time. It has only ever reached 115c when I was fully loaded climbing out of Palm Springs, on the interstated, in late Aug in 110f heat... because I started changing my gauges to VDO...I'm now wanting to have matching gauges all around....such a cycle... however, the VDO sender does not fit my current oil sump adapter.

I have seen other posts (not many) that have indicated the sump as a viable location...but I have also seen one or two posts where they had some sort of three way Y adpater installed where the oil pressure switch is located....s/thing lik this (but perhaps not this exact one)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Multi-Oil-Sen ... 5682460a10

The question that came to my mind was: where IS the best location to get an accurate and applicable oil temperature? sump or elsewhere?

I know I can technically use my current sender location (oil sump) but of course if Im changing out the gauge to VDO...it opens the possibility of installing the sender elsewhere.

[red90]

You want it in the oil flow. You would really need to drill and tap the filter mount. Personally I don't think there is a need for an oil temperature sensor on these engines.