Oil temp sensor on MK1 Clipper
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I am trying to fit VDO gauges to my MK1 Clipper and am struggling to work out where the Oil Temp sender goes. Having looked online I believe it needs to go into the oil filter housing, so I bought a T piece but when I came to fit it I think my Clipper does not have a current oil temp sender, so my question is does the sender I have fit into the top of the housing where the Allen head bolt is currently? I have attached a photo of what I have. The bolt is solid so are there any alternatives?
Any help gratefully received!
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The Oil Pressure and low Pressure can is on the (as you look at the engine) on the right side of the head and infront of the water outlet.
oil pressure sensor. low pressure switch is the gold can on the side of the head, there is either a sensor or a boss plug on yours.
Top of 89 filter flange shows the BLACK single pin oil temp sender in front of the open boss for the high pressure cut switch.
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This was an addition to the GTI's, Cabriolets, Sciroccos
as well as Corrado's on the lower shifter console.
So the filter flange had the additional boss, and a Hex (or actually Allen) plug on it.
You had a high pressure switch normally installed at the rear.
The Oil pressure low sensor was attached to the side of the head. I have seen Green Blue, and brown low pressure switches over here on the sides of the head.
I have seen folks take the plug out of the filter flange and relocate the low pressure switch, oil pressure sender to the flange…. and use the flanges "Allen" plug on the head. Matters not what you do, just be sure that you "Plug" the open hole.
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The oil pressure one works fine, but I cannot get the boss out of the oil filter housing to install the oil temp sensor, is there another boss somewhere I could use? Otherwise I might have to give up!
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https://www.vwheritage.com/v240850-vdo-t-piece-m10-x-1-for-use-oil-pressure-senders
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Briano1234 if the regular Rabbits didn't have oil temperature sensor, would they still have that wire? I ordered a sensor that fits the oil filter housing once I remove the boss, so should I hook it up? Will it even do anything?
There is another plug between the filter housing and the engine with a light blue wire, plus the other one you described on the right side of the head (brown wire).
One of the shop receipts from the previous owner says "oil sensors", so I want to make sure everything is hooked up appropriately, especially since I've been having performance issues when the car is warmed up.
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if you dont have an oil gauge or MFA clocks then this wire wont do anything, if you look behind the fusebox you'll probably find an unused green/black wire with female spade which is the other end of this unused wire
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