TheHewsonFamily
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I have just added a VDO sump plug oil temperature sender and gauge to the bus and it seems to take a long time for the engine oil to get up to temperature going by the gauge. Even when it has been running for 20 mins it doesn't get above 80 degrees C by the gauge. Ambient temperature was about 15 degrees and I wasn't sat in traffic that much, about 10 mins of dual carriageway driving at 65 thrown in as well.
I left the bus running when I got home for 10 mins and even then it only read up to 80 degrees C. When I switched it off the oil dipstick was quite hot and I couldn't hold it for longer than a couple of seconds.
I realise that gauges are inaccurate and should only be a guide for 'normal' running but just wanted to check I hadn't got a duff one.
I left the bus running when I got home for 10 mins and even then it only read up to 80 degrees C. When I switched it off the oil dipstick was quite hot and I couldn't hold it for longer than a couple of seconds.
I realise that gauges are inaccurate and should only be a guide for 'normal' running but just wanted to check I hadn't got a duff one.