Oil Temp Gauge on a 996?

[Costa]

Loren - I have been thinking of adding a small engine Oil temperature gauge to my 996.

Not sure where the sender could be connected to (if feasable at all) - How easy does it look as far as adding a sender unit somewhere on the motor - maybe tee'ing off the existing pressure sender location?

Thanks Costas

[Loren]

Hmm... may be tough on a 996 depending on where you want to measure it at. If you look at the GT3 and GT3 Cup cars they take it off the oil return at the oil/water heat exchanger - but that is a different engine and heat exchanger than a normal 996. On a 996 that is where the water temp is taken. Likely the most accurate place to measure. Perhaps one of the racing shops has done this?

[Costa]

Might have to see where they have mounted the sender for a 997.

Another place I was thinking of, is at the end of the dipstick.

I remember a few years ago, an electronics magazine published an 'electronic oil temp gauge' - It was simply a bargraph type indicator. What was unique though, was the sender unit which was manufactured by VDO and it was in the form of a dipstick which just replaced your stock dipstick and the wires just appeared at the top of the dipstick handle. The actual sensor was constructed within the dipstick and positioned right at the tip.

The 996 dipstick is quite thin, but technically it seems feasabile that a temperature sensor could be housed within the 'end bit' which measures the oil level. Obviously the external dimensions of this aftermarket dipstick would need to be identical to the stock item.

HMMM I'll have to think a little more along these lines....