Simply replace your stock dipstick with this one attach one wire and the factory idiot light on your dash will flash and then light solid if your oil temp gets too high.
Vw bug oil temp sensor location.
Vdo 300f oil temp sending unit 18 x 1 5mm fits they type 1 oil cooler relief plug which is an excellent location for mounting the vdo oil temperature sending unit in vw bugs ghias and busses.
I put everything together and did not hook the sensor up obviously and last night i was seeing if my temp for my oil worked and it.
As the engine is running a typical oil temp sensor is reading the temp of oil that s already cooled the engine oil that s run down from the head and oil that s squirted out of the bearings lands in the sump.
Ok guys i was installing a oil pressure gauge in my obd1 12v vr.
My beetle has a stock 1600cc dual port engine with a stock 34pict 3 carburetor and pertonix ignitor.
Vdo 250f water temp sending unit 10 x 1mm.
At 80 km hour the oil temperature drops to about 92c.
I installed the vdo oil pressure and temperature gauges in my 1970 vw but will give you the concept on installi.
This is part 1 on how to install vdo gauges.
The highest oil temperature i ve recorded so far is slightly over 100c when cruising at 100 km hour on a hot summer day with 30c ambient temperature.
This five minute installation could save your engine.
This was mad late at night so i couldn t get a new 1 right away.
The oil from the heads is significantly hotter than oil that s come out of the crank bearings.