oil temp

[hardnoks]

started the vette yesterday,01 6spd coupe,temp outside was @35ish.let it run a while.digital oil temp indicator remained at "oil temp low"reading,even though needle was up where it should be.is this a sensor problem?relay?gmpp runs out next month,and if it ever stops snowing here in new york,and temps get up there,i'd like to go to the dealer and check this out!

 

[ErnieN85]

Probably not most likely the oil isn't warm, usually takes me 10 miles on the road to hit any where normal (in the winter)

 

[Vettefan87]

Was that the coolant bar that had moved up? Like he said oil takes a lot longer to warm up especially if it is cold out, and if you add things like an oil cooler and a lower thermostat that will contribute also.

 

[Edmond]

From my experience, synthetic warms up slower, which your C5 would have from the factory.

 

[U.P. John]

From my experience, synthetic warms up slower, which your C5 would have from the factory.

Edmond nails it again!

The salesman (Z06 owner) made sure I knew when I took delivery that NOT using Mobil One or other synthetic voids the warranty.

 

[hardnoks]

oil

thanks for the info.actually both needles were up on the guages,just the digital reading was saying low.it did this a month or so ago when it was in the 40's and i took it out for a ride.if i remember correctly,the digital reading did read correctly after a while.