Oil Pressure and Temp Gauge Install
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this is a good spot to tap for your oil pressure.
return from the oil going to head. Easy to tap into, just take off the black bracket there and you will see the little hex screw in there, just take that out and screw in your pressure sender.. done.
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return from the oil going to head. Easy to tap into, just take off the black bracket there and you will see the little hex screw in there, just take that out and screw in your pressure sender.. done.
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Originally Posted by nils_work
this is a good spot to tap for your oil pressure.
return from the oil going to head. Easy to tap into, just take off the black bracket there and you will see the little hex screw in there, just take that out and screw in your pressure sender.. done.
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return from the oil going to head. Easy to tap into, just take off the black bracket there and you will see the little hex screw in there, just take that out and screw in your pressure sender.. done.
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Originally Posted by WarmPepsi
as opposed to the hex screw underneath? by the filter?
yeah.... I originally had it by the filter, after talking to several people I switched it to go up there by the head.
I get alot of PM's asking where to tap so I figured the picture would help.
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you cant miss it... it is a 1/8 npt (or bpt, cant remember) specifically there for tap. it is behind the black braket right there..
sorry no close up pics.
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sorry no close up pics.
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Last edited by nils; Feb 23, 2006 at 08:33 PM.
Originally Posted by nils
was working on car today .. took a close up pic.
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Originally Posted by Brembo350z
I did my oil pressure gauge this way and it reads low when I throw it in neutral. Did I do something wrong? Should I try mounting it in a different location?
Originally Posted by Brembo350z
I did my oil pressure gauge this way and it reads low when I throw it in neutral. Did I do something wrong? Should I try mounting it in a different location?
yeah, it will read real low after getting hot and idling.
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Originally Posted by nils
yeah, it will read real low after getting hot and idling.
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Originally Posted by Brembo350z
It actually goes down to zero... Is there a place to mount that gets more accurate results? Since my motor seems fine, i figured my oil pressure isn't really going to zero. Is it possible I need a new oil pump or something?
My car does this all the time, almost stalls in fact. It did it stock, and it does it now, I just figured it's typical 4g63 behavior. FYI I have my oil pressure sender in the hex bolt hole near the oil filter.
Originally Posted by Brembo350z
It actually goes down to zero... Is there a place to mount that gets more accurate results? Since my motor seems fine, i figured my oil pressure isn't really going to zero. Is it possible I need a new oil pump or something?
that is a true reading.. remember, you are measuring pressure where it goes at the very last... we are talking about oil return at the head... after hard sessions at the track my pressure will drop nearly to zero at idle.
if it makes you feel better you can mount the sender by the filter/pump and you'll see high readings there all day.
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