Oil Temp Increase with remote oil filter

powerguy · 08-03-2002, 07:56 PM

Replaced my stock remote oil filter on 502 mag on my 27 fountain with a teague universal mount oil filter. At the same time replaced the oil temp sender that mounts in the new filter mount. Went out today and instead of my oil temp running 240-250 at 3500 to WOT my oil temp is now reading 305. My oil pressure is 50-60 whiuch is about normal. I ran a ground wire and atached it to the l bracket of the mount. red wire attached to end of sender as original.

All plumbing from mount to oil cooler and from mount to connector to old hose to block ( ran 15 inches of -10 braded line and use a
-10 to 1/2 female to attach to the original hose that goes to the block adapter)

Any ideas as to why me tem is reading this high?
Thanks in advane for you guidance.

Tinkerer · 08-03-2002, 11:05 PM

Switch back to the old sender and see if it reads the same as before. If it does than the new sender is the wrong one. If the old one reads the same as the new one than the new remote filter is restricting the oil flow and the oil temp is going up because of it. You are sure that you have the hoses right?

powerguy · 08-04-2002, 06:17 PM

Oil Temperature problem solved. Put the old sender back in and the oil temps went back to normal or actually a bit lower. New sender must have had a different calibration than the old one.
Oil pressure stays between 45 and 60.

Thanks for the help.