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Hi!

I can't for the life of me figure out a way to get the actual Engine Oil Temperature.
That there is no way to show it somewhere in Sync3 or the gauge cluster is just ridiculous for a model that's named ST. But ok.
I've tried with a OBDlink MX+ and several IOS-apps (OBDLink/FORScan/Car Scanner) - but no success.

Is there a Oil Temp sensor at all in this car? There should be, right? The P3 gauge shows oil temp?
Does someone happen to know the PID/Header values to add to any of the OBD apps?

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That's a typo on the P3 page that they're supposed to be fixing. I spoke with them after I got my gauge and couldn't read oil temp. No PID I'm told, and no oil pressure, just a low pressure switch, which seems insane to me.
 

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Get a Banks iDash Pro. It will show you whatever you want to keep an eye on. It shows way more than a P3.

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pgruber75 said:
I have oil pressure in Car Scanner, though.
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This is a bit irritating then, P3 said there isn't one, clearly there is. Might try opening a ticket with them, Oil Pressure is an important one, so is Oil Temp.
 

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Yeah. I came from a 2022 Durango R/T. Uconnect5 showed me IAT, Oil temp, Oil press, etc... by default.
Here in Michigan winters are pretty cold. I always used oil temp as the indicator for a fully warmed up engine. Oil temp rises pretty delayed to coolant temp.
Coolant temp is not reliable as the sign when it is safe to give it the beans. I really miss oil temp (and my V8 :-( )
 

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pgruber75 said:
Does it show oil temp?
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It does on some vehicles if it is being broadcasted via the OBD2 port (AKA - PID's). Ironically, I do not see engine oil temp as a PID from an Explorer. A display cannot relay and monitor info the vehicle is not putting out.

2025 Explorer iDash temp's display -

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Beerman said:
This is a bit irritating then, P3 said there isn't one, clearly there is. Might try opening a ticket with them, Oil Pressure is an important one, so is Oil Temp.
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I agree. Some of the items that the P3 shows are kinda useless for my needs, but the oil pressure PID would be nice. Clearly there is one as seen in post #4.

P3 also mentioned engine oil temp, but that's not there. Also, is there some trick to get some of the other acceleration/braking timers? The only one that seems to load up for me is 0-60MPH timer. I know you can hide some of the readouts but don't think mine are hidden.

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I like what the Banks unit shows (and how you can see more than one PID at a time), but I like how more subtle the P3 is in the interior. If i don't want to look at it, i just unplug the OBD2 connector and it's off and somewhat invisible. I have enough pod gauges in my Mustangs and trying to not go that route in the Explorer.
 

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Banks is just plain ole ugly, what the f*ck were they thinking!
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I agree. Some of the items that the P3 shows are kinda useless for my needs, but the oil pressure PID would be nice. Clearly there is one as seen in post #4.

P3 also mentioned engine oil temp, but that's not there. Also, is there some trick to get some of the other acceleration/braking timers? The only one that seems to load up for me is 0-60MPH timer. I know you can hide some of the readouts but don't think mine are hidden.

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I like what the Banks unit shows (and how you can see more than one PID at a time), but I like how more subtle the P3 is in the interior. If i don't want to look at it, i just unplug the OBD2 connector and it's off and somewhat invisible. I have enough pod gauges in my Mustangs and trying to not go that route in the Explorer.
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To get the other timers on the P3, just hit the Config (left) button to scroll through.
 

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Combatvet said:
Banks is just plain ole ugly, what the f*ck were they thinking!
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Its a matter of each persons opinion. Lots of people have no issue with how it looks. I'm more into the function of it than all about asthetics but at the same time I have no issue with how it looks either. The function between a P3 and the iDash are miles apart. The iDash is a much better display monitor for multiple displays at once, custom colors, ease of install, etc.

If you go with an AFE monitor, it's a huge rectangle (plus they work like $hit), Edge products - the same. The iDash can be put into a pod housing to better match the interior curves or put in a round pod like I have.
 

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