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what size of oil temp sender do I need? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be bben on  Sun Apr 6 09:49 CST 2003 [RELATED]








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    what size of oil temp sender do I need? 200

    posted by  daveshan on  Sun Apr 6 10:57 CST 2003
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    Those temp senders are a pain to find. The 16 X 1.5mm is not even close. Dealer$ can get them if they feel like it but the cost is prohibitive. If you find a source please let us know, I have a few of the gauges sitting around uslessly waiting for senders.

    There is an oil gallery plug in the front of the block just under the water pump that is threaded in 1/8" NPT, that would probably be your best bet.
    Good luck
    Dave Shannon
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    what size of oil temp sender do I need? 200

    posted by  someone claiming to be bben on  Sun Apr 6 10:03 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    sorry! I hit 'enter' instead of 'shift' and the subject was sent sans message.
    Anyway, the car is an'82 240 GLT and I would like to put in an oil gauge. Egauges.com has a few different choices. I assume I'm looking for a metric sender; M16x1.5 would seem to be the closest to the original drain plug that they have listed. Anybody know?

    thanks







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      what size of oil temp sender do I need? 200

      posted by  someone claiming to be dlot on  Mon Apr 7 07:20 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      The drain plug temp sender from Volvo is 3/4 16 SAE thread. Specially made
      for Volvo by VDO. The easiest thing to do in my opinion is do what the first
      post says. Buy a IPD oil drain plug. Remove the magnet and drill it out for
      the oil temp sender. That way you can use a stock VDO sender. The VDO sender
      I have is 14mm 1.5 thread. Same as a spark plug so I knew the tap would be
      easy to get. There are a few different models of VDO senders. As long as
      they are 150 C calibrated. You'll be able to tap the drain plug and use them. Hope this helps, happy rolling.

      Dave 82 242ti








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        what size of oil temp sender do I need? 200

        posted by  someone claiming to be bben on  Mon Apr 7 11:35 CST 2003 [RELATED]



        Thanks for the info.; looks like I'll have to tap another drain plug. I've got a tap for 1/8-27 NPT, so perhaps I will order the sender of that size.

        I definitely want the 150c gauge- it's a Canadian car!

        thanks again







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