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Old 14-05-22, 07:39 PM   #1
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My oil temp sensor works, and my oil temp gauge works.

However, there is a break in the cable somewhere so the temperature isn't displayed!
I've tried following the wire in the engine bay, but it quickly gets lost.
I'd like to check the wires inside-does anyone know where they run?

Apparently, from the wiring diagram, it is a green/black wire and connects behind the "console" twice. Once is in a yellow plug. The key says there are connections/plugs T2e and T4h.
There's also another plug marked T1i that is in the "engine bay, left"
It would be handy if there was a diagram to say exactly where those plugs are located.

If no-one knows, I'll run a new wire from the sensor through the bulkhead and connect it to the back of the gauge...but I'd rather find the actual break and fix it if possible!
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Well.
I’ve found the yellow connector. It’s right behind the volt meter panel.
Four wires. Earth, power, signal from sender and dimmer.

Could someone with a working oil temp please take a resistance reading?
I’ll be back on it later this evening.
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3.5k ohm (ish) is the resistance for the sender at around 18 deg c outside.
I traced the wiring back from the display to under the fuse box where it disappeared into a black sheath headed into the engine bay.

The yellow 4 pin connector is right behind the voltmeter.
So is the black 2 pin—-only one pin is connected

I did not find the connector T1i which is in the "engine bay on the left" hand side (according to the wiring diagram. )
If anyone spots a single connector in the engine bay with a green and black wire attached, please let me know. I would like to find the break if possible, although I have now taken longer than it would have done to run a new lead!
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This makes me think a resource where the precise locations of connectors are listed would be helpful.
It would be a very simple post.
A post with the connection name as per the Isham/Audi wiring diagrams, and the actual location.
I'll make a start...
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Found the connector. Was corroded inside. Oil temp now has a reading.
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