Help with oil tem gauge
09-15-2007, 11:40 AM
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Help with oil tem gauge
I had an Auto Meter Sport Comp II oil temp (electric) gauge installed and I am not sure it is working right. If I am driving the needle doesn't move from the lowest point on the scale, 140 F. If I stop and let the engine idle it slowly moves up; start driving and it goes back to 140 F. Is this normal? What should I see as the normal operating temp while driving? Thanks in advance.
09-15-2007, 12:44 PM
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RE: Help with oil tem gauge
ORIGINAL: Salas
I had an Auto Meter Sport Comp II oil temp (electric) gauge installed and I am not sure it is working right. If I am driving the needle doesn't move from the lowest point on the scale, 140 F. If I stop and let the engine idle it slowly moves up; start driving and it goes back to 140 F. Is this normal? What should I see as the normal operating temp while driving? Thanks in advance.
I had an Auto Meter Sport Comp II oil temp (electric) gauge installed and I am not sure it is working right. If I am driving the needle doesn't move from the lowest point on the scale, 140 F. If I stop and let the engine idle it slowly moves up; start driving and it goes back to 140 F. Is this normal? What should I see as the normal operating temp while driving? Thanks in advance.
Which wires did you pick-up for ground and power?
Is it installed correctly? Did you install it yourself or
have a speed shop do it? Why do you think it is not
working? Borrow a DashHawk and see if the readings
match.
09-15-2007, 12:53 PM
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RE: Help with oil tem gauge
ORIGINAL: Burnsy
from that terminology i would assume he means he had a shop install it
ORIGINAL: Salas
I had an Auto Meter Sport Comp II oil temp (electric) gauge installed
I had an Auto Meter Sport Comp II oil temp (electric) gauge installed
if it is not working or misreading the temps. If you didnt install it,
its kinda hard to troubleshoot it. It should read at least the coolant
temp during normal driving + some.
09-15-2007, 02:24 PM
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RE: Help with oil tem gauge
The gauge was installed for me. Doesn't any one have an oil temp gauge and knows
what temperature it reads under normal conditions? All the other stuff about why an oil temp gauge,
why not a DashHawk, etc is irrelevant.
what temperature it reads under normal conditions? All the other stuff about why an oil temp gauge,
why not a DashHawk, etc is irrelevant.
09-15-2007, 04:14 PM
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RE: Help with oil tem gauge
According to this web page:
http://books.google.com/books?id=qWJ...TOb6UvC4_gNOpU
it should be between 220 and 240 F.
http://books.google.com/books?id=qWJ...TOb6UvC4_gNOpU
it should be between 220 and 240 F.
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