On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:05:12 GMT, "Max" <pinballwizard@0pt0nline.net> wrote:

> A6 oil temp? guage
> Posted: Jan 21, 2004 8:59 PM Reply
>
>
> I just purchased an A6, 2.7T, 6 speed, 57K miles. I do not have
>a full service history on it, other than recent oil change and fuel filter,
>4 new tires.
>
> I do not have an owners manual for it, on back order at Bentley.
>I'm a little at a loss on one of the gauges.
>
> Bottom left of the cluster is an oil icon, looks like degrees
>farenheight, scale from around 100 - 350... I'm thinking oil temp.
>
> I haven't noticed a great deal of fluctuation in the temp (it
>has been damn cold here over the last week), but tonight I glanced over and
>it was up close to red (not quite). It dropped quickly back down below
>midway. I have been watching it over a 25 minute drive, and it is moving a
>lot, from around 175 to just over the mid point.
>
> Water Temp is dead-on center, all the time.
>
> Is this oil temp, and any logical explanation why it would want
>to jump around the way it has.. Idle seems to bring an increase.

Well, it's *supposed* to be an oil temp gage, and mine will range from zilch
(stone cold) to about 250F (after a brisk run on the interstate). It never
moves in a hurry though, after hitting the on-ramp it takes at least many
minutes to get from 200 to 225. And in the coldest weather I've driven, it is
difficult to get the oil temp above 200 *without* hitting the highway.

If the needle is twitching at all, there's something broken or loose. I'd
start at the sensor and work towards the dash...

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd