Oil Temp Probe

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

You can forget the stock pan and all that work. I just found my notes from when I did an r & r on my pan in July (off the engine). All dimensions carefully measured. Here ya go:...

Well I gotta hand it to him... nobody provides succor like Chas does.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by PaulProe

winter

What is "winter?"

Paul you are in good hands with Chas. He probably has the stone tablets Moses chiseled when he built his Cobra. Narry a detail nor dimension overlooked. A veritable Oracle I tell ya.....

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

What is "winter?"

A veritable Oracle I tell ya.....

I'll show you what winter is wise guy....

I know you mean 'testicle' and I'll get you for that.

[PaulProe]

Chas,
Thanks for doing my homework for me! Although my car is on stands, I haven't drained the oil. I can stick a scale into the temp port and come of with a measurement of oil level to the top of the pan.

With that, I can compare what I have to what you recorded and will have a pretty good idea of what's going on.

Should be able to post back tomorrow with results. I'll let you know

Paul

[PaulProe]

Chas
Measured my oil level in the pan and compared to your measurements.

My full mark and oil level is 1/8" higher than your 7 qt level. I am using a Canton 810 pan - 8 qt system so the pan is designed for 7 qts, which I used and measured for my dipstick mark when I built the engine.

At approx 1qt low (6 qts), my oil level is approx 1/4" lower than yours. Size of reservoirs would account for this differential.

At that lower level, the probe is still in the oil and I get temperature indication. The probe is 1 5/8" long from its sealing point to the end of the bulb. Assume the engine retains two quarts when running, with the oil level "one quart low" there would still be four quarts in the sump and that level is approximately half way up the probe. Maybe windage would move the oil from that area but I still think the tip of the probe would be submerged in oil.

The only thing I can come up with is my assumptions are incorrect. Either the block has more oil in circulation, thereby exposing the probe or the windage creates a void in this rear corner.

I think my only alternative is to put the probe into the oil stream as it moves to the remote filter. At least there, it would always be submerged.

May have to put this project on hold till I can finish some others and get the car down off the stands.

Paul