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Car Forum / MINI / December 2003Cooper Sport oil temperature gauge?
Just about everyone who sits in the passenger seat of my 1998 Cooper Sport, looking at the beautiful walnut dash and all the pretty little gauges, comments "Why doesn't the oil temperature gauge move?" In fact it does move, slightly - if I drive for half an hour or so at a steady 80, it just about lifts off the stop. It's been like this since I've had the car. Are they all like this, or should I get a new sensor? (Or perhaps fit a variable resistor instead of the sensor, and trim it so the gauge reads nicely in the centre... ;-)  SignatureRoger Personally, I think the sensor needs changing. Its not very expensive, might as well give it a try! Mirco > Just about everyone who sits in the passenger seat of my 1998 Cooper > Sport, looking at the beautiful walnut dash and all the pretty little [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > -- > Roger I have a mechanical one and it moves quite a lot depending on the temp of the oil. The Muffin Man > Just about everyone who sits in the passenger seat of my 1998 Cooper > Sport, looking at the beautiful walnut dash and all the pretty little [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > -- > Roger This is the same on my 2000 Cooper Sport. The Rover dealer said it wasn't connected, but lately (whilst on the motorway) the gauge has risen a lot more than normal. I suggest caning the car on the motorway for an hour or so before deciding if it needs replacing! Al. > Just about everyone who sits in the passenger seat of my 1998 Cooper > Sport, looking at the beautiful walnut dash and all the pretty little [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > (Or perhaps fit a variable resistor instead of the sensor, and trim it > so the gauge reads nicely in the centre... ;-) Mines that same at normal road use, but Ive punted mine round the race track a few times in the summer and I can confirm it will get "hot", Mind you I did have one mechanic tell me my oil pressure gauge either wasn't going or I had no oil pressure and wanted to remove and check it before I drove the car....and that was at a Rover Dealers to ! > Just about everyone who sits in the passenger seat of my 1998 Cooper > Sport, looking at the beautiful walnut dash and all the pretty little [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > (Or perhaps fit a variable resistor instead of the sensor, and trim it > so the gauge reads nicely in the centre... ;-) |
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