Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Mondial owners - electro-technical question

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At 04:51 PM 12/2/2008 -0800, Rick Lindsay wrote:

How does the engine oil sensor work?

  Without seeing it, I can only guess that it is a thermal oil
  level sensor.

  One of two ways - either looks for "hot oil" (thermistor)

  Or it looks for the thermal conductivity of oil.

  Heating coil and thermal switch would do the latter.

  Oil present? carries away heat - switch never opens

  No Oil?  heats up switch, switch opens.

  Jim

Re: Mondial owners - electro-technical question	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Jim Conforti (lndshrkxmission.com)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:09:27 -0800 (PST)