 BigMark Oil Temp Gauge Wacky on a 6 - Help, Any electrical experts out there? |
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| RickS |
 Jun 12 2011, 11:14 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None  |
Bought one of BigMark's excellent quad gauges (oil temp, pressure, fuel and volts). When oil temp was connected to the 2 ltr four, when the car was cold, the temp would show zero and then gain as the engine warms. With the new 3.0 6, the gauge when starting a cold motor shows ~ 125* and then climbs from there. Seeing temps around 250+ can be a bit disconserting, until you do the math. BigMark doesn't have a solution for the gauge readings. I used a Porsche temp sender as well as one Mark included and they both read about the same.
Soooooooooo... any thoughts on how to recalibrate the temp gauge or sender to accurately reflec the actual temps? What is going on here? Much grass. |
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| McMark |
Jun 14 2011, 10:20 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Again... not my gauges. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
But, I think I can help. You probably have a corroded connection somewhere. Try running a long wire directly from the sender to the gauge and see if that solves the problem. Just run it temporarily at first to see if it fixes anything. Also try unplugging the wire at the gauge and turn on the key. What does the gauge read with the sensor wire unhooked? |
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| RickS |
Jun 14 2011, 10:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(McMark @ Jun 14 2011, 09:20 PM)  Again... not my gauges. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) But, I think I can help. You probably have a corroded connection somewhere. Try running a long wire directly from the sender to the gauge and see if that solves the problem. Just run it temporarily at first to see if it fixes anything. Also try unplugging the wire at the gauge and turn on the key. What does the gauge read with the sensor wire unhooked? Sorry Mark - not trying to diss you, or any other people with your first name (or aliases of Mark or those in the witness protection program, no matter how heinous their crimes). Great suggestions - thanks. |
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McMark I don't have a solution for you, but.
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