Oil Temp gauge? -- Re: [s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest

[Larry C Leung]

Bill, 

The next time you are certain that the car is up to full temp,
try tapping on the IC near the oil temp gauge and see if
it moves. If so, it'll confirm you have the dreaded IC circuit
board trace crack that's common on higher milage (aren't they
all?) type 44's. If it doesn't budge, then you'll have to check 
both the sensor, the sensor circuit AND the IC. 

HTH,

LL - NY, intermittent oil temp, yet another (non)warrantee repair




> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:10:57 -0800
> From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Oil Temp gauge?  -- Re: [s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, 
> Vol
>         14,        Issue 72
> To: "Evan Desjardins" <evan.desjardins at gmail.com>,
>         <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> Speaking of oil temp....my oil temp gauge has never worked.    It 
> just sits
> a little above cold all the time and never moves.    Has anyone else 
> run
> into this and been able to fix it?   What might be the problem?   I 
> don't
> even know where to find the sensor.  ;-|
>