Earthing points
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jpp

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283 posts

250 months

Sunday 5th May 2013
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I think I'm getting closer to the cause of my faulty oil temp readings.

Once off the Accumate for a couple of days and with a new sensor, on turning the pod on, air and oil temp readings were the same. However the oil temp then started to fall back to zero.

I'm beginning to re-suspect a bad Earth. Over Winter I've cleaned the battery-chassis and engine-chassis earthing points.

Where are the others/how many more?

jboot

12 posts

201 months

Tuesday 7th May 2013
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jpp

Original Poster:

283 posts

250 months

Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Thanks for this one - whilst I haven't mucked about with that one this time, I'm aware of someone who has so will give it a clean and tighten.

Weird is definitely the word. Now the car's off the Accumate and has had a couple of 20-30 mile trips the oil temperature sensor seems to be reading correctly again!

Forgot to add - Graham Varley's online/short version of his bible mentions the Earthing points, if anyone else is looking for a bit more info.

http://www.varleyhyd.com/FJ062.asp

Edited by jpp on Wednesday 8th May 15:22