Oil Temperature Gauge Failure
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Big Red exclamation mark light suddenly appears upon startup, message on the dash advises oil temp gauge malfunction, gauge clearly inop. Is there a possible easy reason and easy fix for the oil temp gauge that suddenly stopped working?
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I had to replace the oil temp sensor on my 996. It actually caused incorrect oil pressure readings (half a bar at idle when hot outside). When the temp sensor was replaced, everything went back to normal.
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And just as I get in the car to take it to the dealer, the sensor is working. Guess I'll wait for it to permanently fail, as I don't want to hear "well, it's working fine now."
Does anyone know if the failure event throws a code that can be seen, even though the problem resolved itself (for the time being anyway). If a code is visible, then the malfunction would be documented and I could proceed with the repair.
Does anyone know if the failure event throws a code that can be seen, even though the problem resolved itself (for the time being anyway). If a code is visible, then the malfunction would be documented and I could proceed with the repair.
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I'm tempted to have it changed but it's like 3-4 hours of labor plus the part since the engine needs to be dropped a bit in order to access the sensor so it's not an inexpensive fix...
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I know it's been 6 years but did the temp sensor really affect the oil sender and pressure readings? I do also have half a bar when hot and the temp/level sensor seems to be wonky at times on my '06 997s.
I'm tempted to have it changed but it's like 3-4 hours of labor plus the part since the engine needs to be dropped a bit in order to access the sensor so it's not an inexpensive fix...
I'm tempted to have it changed but it's like 3-4 hours of labor plus the part since the engine needs to be dropped a bit in order to access the sensor so it's not an inexpensive fix...
Oiltemperatur ist combined with the oil-level-sensor, while oilpressure has its own sensor.
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