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My apologies to start a new thread but my experience is that sometimes posts to old threads go unanswered. I know that there are about a dozen oil temperature sensor location threads on this board. There are solutions that use the OEM pressure switch sensor location with a T but the conclusion of all those threads are that this might lead to leaks and the sensors reacts too slowly to temperature changes because the sensor is not in the flow of the oil. Similarly, a less than optimal solution is to measure the temperature in sandwich plates that are mounted after the Boss water-to-oil cooler. In this case people are measuring the temperature of the oil after it was already cooled. It is clearly an even less optimal solution than using the OEM pressure location.
It seemed that in this thread: https://trackmustangsonline.com/index.php?topic=5574.0 steveespro figured out how to mount the oil temperature sensor in the discharge of the oil pump before the oil reaches the OEM Boss water-to-oil cooler. Replies 11; 12; 16; 18; and 20.
Relevant quotes:
This is the referenced eBay part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AN-10-Aluminum-Oil-Cooler-Filter-Sandwich-Adapter-Plate-for-Mercury-Ford-Trucks-/110836766506?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19ce62d72a
However, I have a hard time to wrap my head around the solution. If I understand correctly then we should mount the blue eBay plate between the engine block and the Boss water-to-oil cooler or we will never be able to measure the oil temperature as it leaves the engine. If you mount it on the Boss cooler between the cooler and the filter then you are measuring the temperature of the oil that was already cooled.
One side of the eBay sandwich plate can mount on the engine because that is what it was developed for. However, the other side is supposed to mount to the filter while the Boss water-to-oil cooler needs an "engine side" to mount to. So, how do you place this plate between the engine and the Boss cooler? Specifically, what plate are we talking about here: "I replaced the Ford supplied plate with one I got on eBay"?
I am not a mechanic and I am new in this game so please, bear with me. A few pictures of the above solution installed would be probably great help to visualize the order of the parts mounted. Just to clarify again, I am looking for a solution that keeps the OEM Boss oil cooler as a cooling technology while it allows the mounting of the oil temperature sensor in the flow of the oil before the oil is cooled in any way and also allows to add the air-to-oil cooler (either the Cooltech or the FRPP version) as an external cooler. Thank you!
It seemed that in this thread: https://trackmustangsonline.com/index.php?topic=5574.0 steveespro figured out how to mount the oil temperature sensor in the discharge of the oil pump before the oil reaches the OEM Boss water-to-oil cooler. Replies 11; 12; 16; 18; and 20.
Relevant quotes:
I have my temp sensor plumbed in a sandwich plate on the pressure discharge side of the filter (spud) so it is oil from the sump and through the pump. This should be the hottest readable oil.
using the port in the sump is perfect, that is why it's there, I use the sandwich plate and the nose of the sensor is in the flow of oil as it leaves the pump and heads out to the oil coole, constantly sees fresh oil to rapidly update temperature.
I replaced the Ford supplied plate with one I got on eBay for $39. Had the same 1/2" pipe ports for the cooler hoses with 2 additional 1/8" pipe ports that you can use for gauge sensor either on the outlet or inlet Seidel of the cooler or for a turbo or supercharger oil feed. The plate is anodized CNC machined aluminum and came with -10 AN fittings.
This is the referenced eBay part: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AN-10-Aluminum-Oil-Cooler-Filter-Sandwich-Adapter-Plate-for-Mercury-Ford-Trucks-/110836766506?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19ce62d72a
However, I have a hard time to wrap my head around the solution. If I understand correctly then we should mount the blue eBay plate between the engine block and the Boss water-to-oil cooler or we will never be able to measure the oil temperature as it leaves the engine. If you mount it on the Boss cooler between the cooler and the filter then you are measuring the temperature of the oil that was already cooled.
One side of the eBay sandwich plate can mount on the engine because that is what it was developed for. However, the other side is supposed to mount to the filter while the Boss water-to-oil cooler needs an "engine side" to mount to. So, how do you place this plate between the engine and the Boss cooler? Specifically, what plate are we talking about here: "I replaced the Ford supplied plate with one I got on eBay"?
I am not a mechanic and I am new in this game so please, bear with me. A few pictures of the above solution installed would be probably great help to visualize the order of the parts mounted. Just to clarify again, I am looking for a solution that keeps the OEM Boss oil cooler as a cooling technology while it allows the mounting of the oil temperature sensor in the flow of the oil before the oil is cooled in any way and also allows to add the air-to-oil cooler (either the Cooltech or the FRPP version) as an external cooler. Thank you!