Tech: Fluctuating Oil Temp Gauge - 87 16v

[jlagnese@massed.net (John Lagnese)]

When my main amp for my 87 16V hits large bass notes the oil temp jumps,
too.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: Brian Wagner <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>
Cc: scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Friday, July 12, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: Tech: Fluctuating Oil Temp Gauge - 87 16v


>> Brian Wagner wrote:
>>
>> The weirdest thing is happening when I apply my brakes my temperature
>> shoots up 10 cel. And when idling it bounces up and down (remember
>> this is a temp not a pressure gauge). I saw my car reach 140 c last
>> night on the way home never seen that before, the water temp sat
>> between the top of the light and the 3/4 mark. So it is staying cool.
>>
>> What could be causing this?
>>
>> Grounds - all clean and tight
>>
>> Sender - going bad
><snip>
>> TIA
>> Brian
>
>
>The gauge shows based on electrical resistance, or lack thereof.
>
>Grounds in general maybe OK but check the one serving the other side of
>the oil temp; it may tie into something else in the area. Look for it
>having a brown color, with a different color stripe on it. (duh.)
>
>The sensor itself maybe flaky enough to be sensitive to lower 12v
>supply.
>
>TBerk
>
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