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Originally Posted by compu_85
Where does the oil cooler return to? If possible I'd find a way to have the temp probe near where the oil cooler returns to, or take a reading off of the turbo oil feed line.
-Jason
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On the models between 1977 abd 1985; dirty oil goes through the Oil Filter and dirty Oil comes back into the Oil Filter housen where it passes throgh the Oil Filter.
I think the problem with putting the temp probe in the Oil Filter Housing is that may be too long and wide to go any where with out polking the Oil Fillter.
The Turbo Oil supply tube is long. I suppose a section of the tube could be cut and a "T" put in to install temp probe installed.
Installing the temp probe in the Oil pan would give you an idea of the temp of the Oil before it is cooled.
Some place else might give the temp after the Oil is cooled.
This makes me wonder were the probe is put on other Engines?
I think I would favor putting the temp probe in the Oil Pan as I would want to know what the highest temp the Oil was exposed to was.
A person could get short Bolt of a largenought diameter that it could be drilled through the center and threaded for the temp Probe.
The pan needs to be removed:
A hole the size of the bolt is drilled in the Oil Pan (if a 123 the small Steel Oil Pan). The Oil pan is cleaned and degreased in the area of the hole.
The Bolt head facing the pan and bolt threads are coated with JB Weld is inserted through the hole from the out side. A degreased nut the sam size as the Bolt is threaded over the bolt.
The bolt needs to be slightly longer than the Nut buy a few threads so that you can take a Center Punch and deform the Nut and Threads so thata there is no possibility of the nut loosening.
If JB Weld is not used I suppose some sort of gasket or copper washer could go under the bolt head instead.