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Oil Coolers - Oil Temperature - Oil Pressure.
(1) It would seem that Key to keeping oil dilution low is to get the oil up to temperature for an extended amount of time.
(2) We know that for a given oil, as temperature changes, so does oil pressure, dropping as the oil gets hot.
(3) If you are going to race the car, or drive it hard for extended periods, you will probably need an Oil cooler.
(4) If you are not racing, and only taking short trips in a cold climate, the last thing you want is an Oil cooler, because you want to get the oil hot as soon as possible.
So, in order to see what is going on, I would have thought that one really needed both an Oil Pressure Gauge, and an Oil Temperature gauge (like older car used to have as almost standard instruments).
But our Honda Civics have neither !!! Only at the best maybe Pressure & Temperature switches, but even if we have those already on the car, there is no indications to the driver, unless maybe there is a warning alarm.
So, has anyone fitted Oil Temp & Pressure instrumentation to the Civics. Either Mechanical gauges, or some sort of Bluetooth sensor that can be monitored on a Smartphone.
While not everyone want to mount additional Gauges (unless maybe you are racing- in which case its hard to believe you can race without them). some sort of BlueTooth Sensor would seem to be an ideal solution for the non-racing driver.
Do such things exist ? If not, why not ??
It is my understanding that neither quantitative Oil Temperature or Oil Pressure are even available on the Civic's OBD2 port ?? (or am I mistaken here ? )
I found a Digital Gauge, but nothing Bluetooth that would work with a smartphone.
https://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTXD.php
Is there anywhere on the Civic Si to even attache the two sensors ??
(1) It would seem that Key to keeping oil dilution low is to get the oil up to temperature for an extended amount of time.
(2) We know that for a given oil, as temperature changes, so does oil pressure, dropping as the oil gets hot.
(3) If you are going to race the car, or drive it hard for extended periods, you will probably need an Oil cooler.
(4) If you are not racing, and only taking short trips in a cold climate, the last thing you want is an Oil cooler, because you want to get the oil hot as soon as possible.
So, in order to see what is going on, I would have thought that one really needed both an Oil Pressure Gauge, and an Oil Temperature gauge (like older car used to have as almost standard instruments).
But our Honda Civics have neither !!! Only at the best maybe Pressure & Temperature switches, but even if we have those already on the car, there is no indications to the driver, unless maybe there is a warning alarm.
So, has anyone fitted Oil Temp & Pressure instrumentation to the Civics. Either Mechanical gauges, or some sort of Bluetooth sensor that can be monitored on a Smartphone.
While not everyone want to mount additional Gauges (unless maybe you are racing- in which case its hard to believe you can race without them). some sort of BlueTooth Sensor would seem to be an ideal solution for the non-racing driver.
Do such things exist ? If not, why not ??
It is my understanding that neither quantitative Oil Temperature or Oil Pressure are even available on the Civic's OBD2 port ?? (or am I mistaken here ? )
I found a Digital Gauge, but nothing Bluetooth that would work with a smartphone.
https://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTXD.php
Is there anywhere on the Civic Si to even attache the two sensors ??
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