Oil Temp Gauge (i Think) Not Working

[timb1046 1]

the dial top right which i belive to be oil temperature gauge isnt working. could it be the sensor? all the other gauges work. the previouse owner put in red lockwood dials, but as the other gauges work im inclined to say that he did that properly and so its not too likley to be this causing it?

anyone else had this problem?

 

Cheers

 

Tim

[miamistu 1]

The sensor is in the sump. If you disconnect the wire and earth it to the sump I'm pretty sure the gauge should swing up to max temp. This should let you know if it's the gauge or the sensor

[Guest eddie 309]

90% of the time itl be the sensor at fault doesnt hurt to try another set of clocks tho

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

How long are you waiting for it to start indicating any oil temp?

 

99% of the time the sensor is fine but the wire to it has broken.

 

Graham.

[ledders 1]

On my first 205 the oil temp sensor did't work untill I changed the water temp regulator bi metal coil ting the proper name has gone from my head aaaaghhh!! Basically because the oil wasn't hot enough to register!!

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

My oil temp does not rise a lot and I am not running an oil cooler, though it doesn't rev that high. Finned Mi sump is one of the best oil coolers you can pop on an 8v!