[A4] A4 Oil Temp Sensor

[aaron...]

Isn't that on the later version of the B5's?  I could have sworn my 98 
has the sensor in the top of the oil filter housing.

Robert King wrote:
> 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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