[A4] A4 Oil Temp Sensor

[Robert King]

The oil temp sensor on the B5 1.8T is bolted to the bottom of the oil pan,
towards the front of the engine.  You'll need to remove the under-tray and
drain the oil to replace it.  Keep in mind that it may be a faulty wiring
problem, too.

On 4/9/07, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hey phil - the oil wouldn't cool down like that suddenly. the oil would
> take
> a long time to cool down once hot. i bet what's happening is the sensor
> has
> gone intermittent and when it loses connection, it shows cold oil.
>
> not sure where the oil temp sensor is off the top of my head. searching
> the
> forums [audiworld, audizine etc] should help.
>
> sludge would have more of an effect on oil pressure not oil temps.
>
> For a little while I've been getting intermittent readings from my oil
> temp
> > gage.  This is a B5 2001 1.8T.  All will be normal, then a warning light
> > for Oil Temp Sensor will show on the center display, and the gage
> reading
> > will fall all the way down to the min temp.  A few minutes later, it'll
> pop
> > right back up to near a normal reading, and stabilize to a normal
> reading
> > within a minute (220F).  I couldn't find any reference to this sensor in
> the
> > Bentley (only oil pressure sensor).  Where is the oil temp
> sensor?  What's a
> > good price?  Is this the beginning of the dreaded sludge issue (my
> average
> > is 5k mi, synthetic)? Thanks,-Phil00 1.8TQ01 1.8T Avant
> >
> >
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-- Robert