Question. I've heard that the 'vette has an oil temperature sensor. Is that just a gauge, or does the ECM read it as well? If the ECM reads it, what does it do with that data? Alter engine parameters? Feed it in the ALDL stream? Anything else?

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05-29-2001, 04:32 PM

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Question. I've heard that the 'vette has an oil temperature sensor. Is that just a gauge, or does the ECM read it as well? If the ECM reads it, what does it do with that data? Alter engine parameters? Feed it in the ALDL stream? Anything else?</font>

What year Vette.
They probably use it on the PCM stuff. I don't recall seeing anything on the 6E or 8D masks about it.

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I thought that late C4 corvettes had oil temperature sensors... I *thought* that they fed the ECM.

Here's something that makes reference to code 62, oil temperature <A HREF="http://www.applink.net/cct/tips/codes.html">http://www.applink.net/cct/tips/codes.html</A>

Ecklers sells an <A HREF="http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?dept%5Fid=1309&pf%5Fid=20117">Oil Temperature Sensor</A> for '81 to '89 'vettes.

Upon further investigation, though, it looks like it's a switch, not an analog device. The picture at Ecklers kind of confirms that. Any idea what the 'vette code might do if it detects an over temperature condition aside from setting a trouble code?

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