Originally Posted by paradigm shift

I have 2 senders one in the oil coming off the motor one in the oil coming off the cooler to the engine. I run one gauge and a simple switch under the hatch that I can change from one to the other. I usually monitor oil temp I am feeding the engine. I did this just to check how well my oil cooler was working a while back. Senders are pretty cheap.

Originally Posted by daredevil

I knew i did it right. LOL

Originally Posted by HotPursuit

I use a temperture gun, but 2 senders is a nice option..

Originally Posted by paradigm shift

Yea I have an IR gun and it is useful but the problem or the issue I had was checking under power. Once I slow readings change rather quickly.

Originally Posted by cstraub

In the pan, you want oil temp after it has cycled through the engine. A spike in temp will tell you if something is loosing lubrication (IE bearing failure). Wet sump system take it in the pan, dry sump take it in the tank.