Defi BF Oil Pressure Gauge Warning Beep
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Defi BF Oil Pressure Gauge Warning Beep
i installed the Defi BF Imperial Amber Oil Pressure gauge this morning. everything works fine, but when i turn the key to the acc position the warning light on the gauge turns on and it starts beeping. i think it's because the pressure is reading 0 because the car isn't started. does anybody know if i can make it stop beeping? i gets really annoying especially when people are waiting inside the car. also, whats the normal reading for oil pressure when the car is idling (or when the clutch is pressed in.)
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i installed the Defi BF Imperial Amber Oil Pressure gauge this morning. everything works fine, but when i turn the key to the acc position the warning light on the gauge turns on and it starts beeping. i think it's because the pressure is reading 0 because the car isn't started. does anybody know if i can make it stop beeping? i gets really annoying especially when people are waiting inside the car. also, whats the normal reading for oil pressure when the car is idling (or when the clutch is pressed in.)
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i have the control unit II and i turned the warning level all the way to 0, but it still beeps. is there something else i'm not doing? i might just have to unplug the gauge from the control unit whenever go to the drive in.
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yea it will still go off when you turn it to 0. mine does this too and its so annoying I can't park and listen to music while waiting to pick someone up without having the engine on. just live with it I guess or just take out the power line to ur control unit whenever ur at the drive in
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Why do you set it to zero? Why not set the oil pressure warning to something like....below what you see at idle, but not all the way to zero. That way, if you drop below normal oil pressure, you'll get a warning, but you won't get a warning if you are just starting or shutting off your car.
At least that's what I did when I had the Defi gauges in my car a few years ago.
At least that's what I did when I had the Defi gauges in my car a few years ago.
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Why do you set it to zero? Why not set the oil pressure warning to something like....below what you see at idle, but not all the way to zero. That way, if you drop below normal oil pressure, you'll get a warning, but you won't get a warning if you are just starting or shutting off your car.
At least that's what I did when I had the Defi gauges in my car a few years ago.
At least that's what I did when I had the Defi gauges in my car a few years ago.
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What you do is get a 12volt automotive relay, run the switched 12v power source for the gauge through this relay. The input trigger for this relay should be something that is hot only when the engine is running. (Im trying to think of where you could tap a source like that from, I know theres something).
One alternative would be to get a normally closed relay and wire the trigger to the parking break ground, then route the power as normal. That way the gauge turns off when the p-brake is set.
Theres a billion more ways to do this, any Q's just ask.
One alternative would be to get a normally closed relay and wire the trigger to the parking break ground, then route the power as normal. That way the gauge turns off when the p-brake is set.
Theres a billion more ways to do this, any Q's just ask.