High oil temps?

[drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Daun, it sounds like you may have a higher than normal resistance on the
oil temp circuit.  Check the connector on the oil temp sender (likely on
top of the oil filter flange) and clean/replace if necessary.  The factory
wires are pretty small, and it doesn't take much corrosion before the
guage starts to climb.

Drew


On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Daun Yeagley wrote:

> Not *quite* on topic as the car involved is a Cabriolet,
> but close enough.
> 
> The oil temp in the car ('88 Cabby) runs way warmer than
> what I consider normal.  In a 10-15 minute drive, it
> climbed to 120 C with no hint of stopping today.  In longer
> drives, I've gotten it to climb higher - one 25 minute
> drive brought it to within 5-10 degrees of redline.
> 
> So what are my possible causes?  It's mom's car, and I need
> to get it fixed so she can drive it comfortably.
> 
> 
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