how did you mount your oil pressure sender on your evo 7/8/9?
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how did you mount your oil pressure sender on your evo 7/8/9?
I'm reaching out to other members to understand how they've mounted their oil pressure sender. I have an autometer oil pressure gauge as one of my gauges and right now the sender is remotely "mounted" by zip-tie to the wiring harness behind the engine. I want to mount it more securely to the firewall to a bolt or such (I can make my own bracket).
I have line which comes out of my oil filter housing as you see here.
Here is what my sender basically looks like (picture from the web)
The question I have is this, the wire going from the sender to my gauge attaches to a little nut on the top of the sending unit. Obviously if the nut touches ground it will short out the voltage to the gauge and the gauge will either peg high or low - is it OK to use a bracket that hugs around the sender? I was thinking of welding something up with aluminum to hug around the sender so I can mount it on one of the bolts on the firewall. I was thinking above the steering rack area to the passenger side of the transfer case side of the firewall. Obviously the bracket will be in electrical contact with the body of the sender- but I am assuming the body of the sender unit is not electrically conductive with the nut on top right? In other words, will I have to electrically isolate my bracket from the sending unit/car? I assume I am making a big deal out of this for no reason- but I'd still like to hear what others think, and if anybody thought of a better way to mount it.
I have line which comes out of my oil filter housing as you see here.
Here is what my sender basically looks like (picture from the web)
The question I have is this, the wire going from the sender to my gauge attaches to a little nut on the top of the sending unit. Obviously if the nut touches ground it will short out the voltage to the gauge and the gauge will either peg high or low - is it OK to use a bracket that hugs around the sender? I was thinking of welding something up with aluminum to hug around the sender so I can mount it on one of the bolts on the firewall. I was thinking above the steering rack area to the passenger side of the transfer case side of the firewall. Obviously the bracket will be in electrical contact with the body of the sender- but I am assuming the body of the sender unit is not electrically conductive with the nut on top right? In other words, will I have to electrically isolate my bracket from the sending unit/car? I assume I am making a big deal out of this for no reason- but I'd still like to hear what others think, and if anybody thought of a better way to mount it.
#2
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I used the STM oil line, similar to whats pictured, and zip tied the sensor to something in the engine bay also lol
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My sending unit is mounted near the stut tower/ABS lines. I wanted it far from engine heat/vibration but still in the engine bay. I wrapped it with rubber for isolation and used hose clamps to mount it to the ABS bracket.
Last edited by kaj; Jul 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM.
#5
mm... I like your idea.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Aluminum-...-/232025181126
what do you think of those?
I assume you used an OEM fastener for positioning, do you remember which one?
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mm... I like your idea.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Aluminum-...-/232025181126
what do you think of those?
I assume you used an OEM fastener for positioning, do you remember which one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Aluminum-...-/232025181126
what do you think of those?
I assume you used an OEM fastener for positioning, do you remember which one?
Yup, those are the clamps. I ended up having to cut the rubber into sections to allow the clamp ID to be big enough to clamp my sender. I am not going to be home for a couple more days to confirm but I'm pretty sure I used one of the studs where the wiring harness comes through the firewall. There's not many options when fitting it up due to the length of the AMS line.
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