Asking the wrong person, really. I have very little experience with this.
> What would you do Nick
Engine oil temperature sensor?
Not worry about it.
If you're stubborn, and on a budget (who isn't?).
Honda used to install some oil-water heat exchangers under the oil filter (like a sandwich plate) . I think B18C7 (dc2 ITR's) and the like.
Honda doesn't do it anymore, to my knowledge. That's gotta say something.
I think some bikes get them as well. Another potential donor source.
If you're going to spend $, get one of these from the wreckers. Simple and it actually does something. It also helps warm up the oil on cold days.
Also, your coolant temp, will match yor oil temp (kinda) and you can use the original dash temp gauge to work out engine temp. status.
Track only mod or VERY anal daily driver. Remove thermostat.
Make triple sure your thermo fan is working correctly.
This will make your engine take a long time to come up to temperature on cold days.
Just let the motor warm up, before moving off.
Its easy to block off a portion of your radiator (cold days only). I notice lots of trucks blocking off half the radiator during winter.
Auto. transmission temp?
I think the trans cooler or other band aid measures are a for someone looking to carry a heavy load (small boat) occasionally.
Stay with the OEM trans. fluid cooling configuration. Remove the rubber strip on the hood cowling, for some temperature relief (very simple mod) and buy a second hand transmission from wreckers, get used to rebuilding that.
http://www.tciauto.com/Products/SportCompact/
That's what I would do to make my $$$$ go furthest.
Mucking around with sensors and fabing small stuff isn't free and doesn't actually solve anything.
Also, realize that changing transmission isn't a necessarily simple one man job.
Nick.
