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posted on September 30th, 2003 at 06:35 PM
VDO Oil Temperature Sender Action
My Type IV motor has an after-market VDO oil temperature sender and gauge; the sender is the type which replaces the dipstick.
Worked until recently, now its either reading 0 (at startup) or full-scale (after 1 minute). Does anyone know what signal the sender should be
sending. Are they repairable? Are replacement senders available?
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posted on October 1st, 2003 at 03:41 PM
I think that the guage works by measuring the resistance throught the sender.
I do know that the quality of the connections and the quality (and length!) of the wires can make a big difference to the reading: small changes in
the resistance of the circuit has a big effect on the guage.
Make sure all your connections and wires are good before forking out for repairs.
