Fyi

Tedmeister · 08-03-2021, 04:22 AM

I'll tap into the oil cooler line with an adapter. I would be too scared to introduce metal into the block by tapping the factory sensor location.
Too bad there aren't any other ports in the block.

BettyZ · 08-03-2021, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tedmeister

I'll tap into the oil cooler line with an adapter. I would be too scared to introduce metal into the block by tapping the factory sensor location.
Too bad there aren't any other ports in the block.

I'm looking at running a tap into the thermostatic oil plate. For my turbo oil feed line. The janky nature of having a tee running off the oil pressure switch, attached to another tee for aftermarket oil pressure sensor and oil feed filter, and then the fitting for the feed line, is worrisome.

Tedmeister · 08-29-2021, 08:01 PM

Finally got everything back together. It was a big pain in the rear to get
the upper oil pan out and the replacement one in. I ended up lifting the engine
high enough to pull it out over the suspension. Spent the money on AEM temp and pressure sensor and gauges. Installed the pressure sensor, which is a lot
smaller than the Autometer sensor, with an AN adapter to the oil cooler.
So now I have very precise temp and pressure readings.
I drove the car around the neighborhood and had a hard time getting the temps
up to good operating temp. Pressure was as high as 120 psi with the temp slowly creeping up. Had to keep revs above 3000 to keep heating the oil.
My concern is that at the track the highest temps I saw was 210 in the oil pan.
From there the oil goes through the cooler before being pumped through the engine. Does that mean the oil is only 180 to 190 as it enters the engine?
That is just into the minimum temp for elevating the revs above the low range.
I do not have a thermostatic adapter, I figured for a track only car in Florida, that there would never be a time when not want to have my oil cooled.
Is the heating process putting too much stress on seals, and do I need to get
a thermostatic adapter?

08-03-2021, 04:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tedmeister Base Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 68 Drives: 12 M6 Rep Power: 6777	I'll tap into the oil cooler line with an adapter. I would be too scared to introduce metal into the block by tapping the factory sensor location. Too bad there aren't any other ports in the block.

08-29-2021, 08:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tedmeister Base Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 68 Drives: 12 M6 Rep Power: 6777	Finally got everything back together. It was a big pain in the rear to get the upper oil pan out and the replacement one in. I ended up lifting the engine high enough to pull it out over the suspension. Spent the money on AEM temp and pressure sensor and gauges. Installed the pressure sensor, which is a lot smaller than the Autometer sensor, with an AN adapter to the oil cooler. So now I have very precise temp and pressure readings. I drove the car around the neighborhood and had a hard time getting the temps up to good operating temp. Pressure was as high as 120 psi with the temp slowly creeping up. Had to keep revs above 3000 to keep heating the oil. My concern is that at the track the highest temps I saw was 210 in the oil pan. From there the oil goes through the cooler before being pumped through the engine. Does that mean the oil is only 180 to 190 as it enters the engine? That is just into the minimum temp for elevating the revs above the low range. I do not have a thermostatic adapter, I figured for a track only car in Florida, that there would never be a time when not want to have my oil cooled. Is the heating process putting too much stress on seals, and do I need to get a thermostatic adapter?