Im looking for an alternate location to install my Dakota Digital Oil Temp Sensor. The location on the oil pan is used for the new S&S 124 engine that was installed. Wanted to see if I could install this at the Oil Filter location. I attached two pics of the location Im looking at. Can I use either of the two screws that are on the Oil Cooler connections at the Oil filter? Any other thoughts for install? Thanks...Rich

 

Also...this is for a 2016 Street Glide....

Thanks...

 

perhaps someone can correct me here but according to my OC diagram one of those is for the OC thermostat.


When I did my engine on my car I used a "T" fitting to get the oil pressure and temp feeds into the same hole... worked just fine for me..

 

I don't know if the sensor tip would have enough emersion to give accurate readings. The sensor lead would need to be in an area where it was at a lower level where it was more submerged in the oil than having it flow around it. I may be off in my thinking though. Dakota is very helpful and always answered questions well when I had my speedo from them. S&S would be my first call to get a opinion then go to Dakota if they are u helpful. What is being used in the pan to not allow you to use that pretapped location?

 

With the S&S 124 crate engine installed, the engine uses that location for its external oil feed. No way to install a T in that location, so thats why Im looking for another place that others may have installed the temp sensor. Ill check with Dakota Digital and S&S to see if they have any ideas as well. Thanks...

 

Here's my slightly less than 2 cents worth...

Nobody has ever had an oil temp problem until they install an oil temp gauge.

You would be way better served to use the oil cooler ports for, I don't know... maybe an oil cooler.

Just sayin'

 

My bike already has the oil cooler installed. What I'm installing is the full 2014+ Dakota digital gauge set for a street glide. The one gauge that is part of the kit is an oil temp gauge that I'm trying to hook up. Thanks...

 

Did you ever find a solution for the oil temp?