Where is the best place to mount an oil temp sensor?
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NFSBOSS said:Does anyone know where the sensor is mounted on the 2012 LS?
Jimmy Pribble said:By my reckoning, the OEM oil "cooler" doesn't do jack, so mount it wherever you please.
boro92 said:Hey Jimmy,
Curious to know - why do you say that?
Now you're making me worried that the factory cooler is a false sense of security!
NFSBOSS said:Sorry guys. Steve and I had a side discussion on this and I'm going to go with his suggestion.
If you put it in a tee that is dead ended like the oil pressure sensor you don't get a flow of oil across the sensor. You will get temp reading for sure but not an accurate, real time updated for what the oil is either entering or exiting the oil pump or sump..Steve's idea of 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. With Auto Meter pro Comp UltraLites the reaction is constant and readable to 2 degrees.ilesjohn said:Why not just put a tee in where the oil pressure sensor is?
steveespo said:If you put it in a tee that is dead ended like the oil pressure sensor you don't get a flow of oil across the sensor. You will get temp reading for sure but not an accurate, real time updated for what the oil is either entering or exiting the oil pump or sump..Steve's idea of 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. With Auto Meter pro Comp UltraLites the reaction is constant and readable to 2 degrees.
Steve
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.ArizonaGT said:Which cooler setup are you using? I have the FRPP one in-line with the factory Boss cooler, I don't want to add another sandwich plate and I'm not going to drill my pan (at this point)