[Fot] Oil temp

[Tony Drews]

Since the oil temp sensor is in the oil pan and the IR reading is over 
100 degrees less than the gauge is reading, I'm voting for a bad gauge 
on this one.  If it REALLY is 290, that's too hot, but if it really is 
290 you'd get a much higher reading with IR temp gun on the pan too.

Regards, Tony Drews

On 8/25/2021 11:47 AM, dustin nicholson via Fot wrote:
> Amici,
>
> I'm sorting out a new to me race car and don't like that the oil 
> temperature gauge reads around 290 degrees.  I've never had an oil 
> temp gauge on previous cars so I'm not sure what's normal (240?) but 
> 290 seems high to me.  Yes?
>
> More temp info:  Air temp is near 100 degrees.  Water temp is steady 
> 185 degrees.  Big aluminum radiator with electric fan.  No oil 
> cooler.  Oil temp sensor is in the aluminum finned oil pan.  IR temp 
> gun says the outside of the pan is 170 degrees.  Maybe the oil temp 
> gauge is wrong?  I wouldn't expect such a big difference between the 
> outside of the pan and the oil temp.
>
> Engine info:  mild engine, stock compression, fast road cam (270 is my 
> guess), supercharger with the medium size pully, pump gas
>
> Maybe I'm worrying about nothing.  I just know that racing in 2 weeks 
> at Eagles Canyon in Texas is going to be hot and I want to make it 
> through the weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dusty Nicholson
> 1955 TR3 #72
> 1957 TR3 #43
>
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