LS engines–especially ones in Corvettes–seem to be a little aggressive with oil temperatures. Without a lot of auxiliary cooling and airflow modifications, those oil temps can easily creep up to the point where a trip to the pits for a cool-down is a good idea.
On stock C5s, an oil temp gauge is built right into the Driver Information Center …
A little less plug-and-play, but a little more grassroots: a coolant temp sensor from a 4.2L Trailblazer fits in place of the oil drain plug on the factory wet-sump pan. The connector is different, so you'll need to adapt it, but it reads on the same scale as all late-model GM coolant and oil temp sensors like you mentioned. This is how I've had my car set up for a couple years, since I used the factory temp sensor location for a turbo oil feed, and it's been working great.
Does that idiot light on the tach really say "CHECK GAGES?"
Jerry From LA said:Does that idiot light on the tach really say "CHECK GAGES?"
Yeah, GM spelled it that way, without the "U", for years. It's all over the C5 owner's manual too.
Is there a way to use the same sensor for ATF fluid temps ?
maybe with a switch to go between water temp , oil temp , ATF temp ?
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