OIL TEMP SENSOR WARNING

[RICCI]

Been in Italy with the car for a month. Hottest June since records started (they say that every year!) Cruising at 110 to 120 and the "oil t. sensor" warning pops up on the screen. Check the stats:

outside temp: 33
water: 94-97
oil temp: 99-103
oil press: 50 psi
revs: 4300


This has happened five times so far, mainly
anytime I start booting it. It even did it one evening when the outside temp was 28. It took a bit longer than before but eventually the warning popped up. Now I don't mind if it's a sensor fault but I can't wait to hear the dealers excuse if it's not.


I put up with most of the crap things about the car: stupid filler cap, wind noise, sticking seat belt, no sun visors, primitive heating and ventilation but when I want it to do the one thing it's supposed to (go fast) and it tells me "sorry it's too hot to go fast today" I start to think about burning the b*****d.


Comments please.




>>> Edited by RICCI on Thursday 26th June 14:43

[Tin man]

I get the same error readings and have been told they are only 'electrical glitches'take it to your dealer and he will check it out,but as i said done that tons of times and get the same response.Im currently having problems with speedo and told the sensor needs cleening so beware of this when cleaning car and try not to get to many suds into the engine bay.I see you have had just about every TVR to date apart from the t350 which is you favourite and why

[K3NJW]

Mine has started flicking up the same warning, number 18, oil pressure sensor. Also had a couple of fule guage sensor warnings and a couple of EFI faults. I think it lives in a world of it's own. I'm going to ring the dealer today, but no doubt they'll tell me this is perfectly normal .... look everyone else's does it too !! It does go quick though !!

[apex]

.. I've had oil pressure warnings on my T350 which worried me when it hampered progress back from Le Mans.

Took it to the nice people at TMS last weekend they replaced the oil pressure sensor and hey presto double the oil pressure, no warning beeps and a calmed owner not waiting for it to go bang !!!!!!!


Apparently been a run on faulty OP Sensors recently. Can't comment on temp gauge but best to check it first

[valhalla]

Tin man said:

I get the same error readings and have been told they are only 'electrical glitches'take it to your dealer and he will check it out,but as i said done that tons of times and get the same response.Im currently having problems with speedo and told the sensor needs cleening so beware of this when cleaning car and try not to get to many suds into the engine bay.I see you have had just about every TVR to date apart from the t350 which is you favourite and why

Hi tinman, we've just had the thousand mile service with the same speedo prob's, we were told that there is a fault with a small cog in the rear of the speedo which has to go back to TVR to be sorted.
They have to mend the original speedo due to the milage already clocked up, and can take a several days for turn round of the repair

Dave.

[RICCI]

Tin man said:

.I see you have had just about every TVR to date apart from the t350 which is you favourite and why

Don't want to go off topic but it's the T350C. Why?- Best handling, quickest, best brakes, best looking, AND it has a full cage!

I still miss the V8 sound though!