When I changed my oil the other day, I noticed a hex plug in the filter block. Can this be tapped for oil pressure?

 

Good catch dude! You are the only person other than me who has mentioned that plug on the boards. Although I used that hex pluged hole for my turbo oil feed there is no reason it cant be used to feed a sender for an oil pressure gauge. Better than using a T.

 

Bump, I am doing this this tonight, anyone know what the metric thread is that I need.

 

i have the plug that you take out. But i don't know how to measure the thread...If you tell me how i can measure it and i'll let you know...I also installed my oil pressure gauge a few gays ago and i used a oil gauge install kit and a bracket i made to mount the sender on the fire wall...lemme know i can do a write up if you need.

 

Okay, I figured it all out, I will write up a "How-To" today. (sorry No pictures)

You need to buy the metric adapters.

 

I installed 3 Guages, a Volt meter, an Air/Fuel Meter, and an Oilpressure guage. I used all Auto Meter Ultra Lite Gauges.

Disconnect the battery and lift the front of the car and properly put it on jack stands for safety.

I briged my positive connections and my grounds from all three gauges so that I would only have to run 1 power and 1 ground wire to the car. (Including the lights)

I used the 12 volt wire for my cigerette lighter as my power source, I hardly ever use my cigerette lighter anyways. Thus Finishing all the wiring for my Volt meter.

I ran the purple wire off of the air fuel gauge (sending wire) to the blue wire on the O2 sensor at the exhaust maniflod. I Cut the Blue O2 Sensor wire and wired in the sending wire from the A/F gauge to it, then reattached everything using crimp connectors and then taping it to keep moisture out. Now the A/f Gauge is done.

Then I went under the car and disconnected the dummy sensor for the oil pressure by unscrewing the philips screw, taking out the wire and then unscrewing the stock sending unit. I didnt have a wrench the right size so I had to use an adjustable. Then inserted the 1/8-NPT to 1/8-BSPT adapter into where the stock sending unit screwed into using pipe dope. Tefflon tape works too but I wanted the added security. (Used on all of the fittings but not mentioned from here forward)
Next I attached the 1/8-NPT "T" fitting to the adapter. On one end I installed the stock sending unit to the "T" this time using a 1/8-BSPT to 1/8-NPT adapter and on the other end I installed the Auto Meter Oil Press. sending unit. Then I Tightened my fittings, re-attached the stock sending unit wire and fed my sending unit wire and attached it to both the sending unit and the guage for the oil pressure meter.


YEAH!!!! now its done and you know what all the sizes are.


-Danno




**Note**

The adapters were a pain to find. I was able to get One of them from a local Autometer dealer but they Charged me $20.00 CDN for it . I had to make a bunch of calls to industrial suppliers to get the other fitting.
I returned the AutoMeter ripoff priced fitting to the speed shop and got all of my fittings including the "T" from a near-by supplier for $20.00 total.

**IMPORTANT NOTE**

A 1/8-BSPT male end will fit into a 1/8-NPT but it WILL NOT BE SECURE, do not do this!!! Do it properly with the correct fittings


**Other Notes**

You will have some oil come out when you stak eout the stock sending unit so have a catch tray below in preperation for this. Its a good idea to have an extra quorte of oil to top up any lost fluids.

 

Good Write-UP!

 

i thought i read something about the sender not working properly if you used a T fitting with the stock sensor...but i guess it does huh.. nice write up....

 

I don't see why it would be a problem, it works off of pressure.

 

Danno -

I'm currently using a 1/8" BSP - 1/8" NPT fitting for my sender and its leaking oil. I am just using teflon tape. What is pipe dope? Would it okay to use like Silicone Gasket Maker stuff on it?

 

Nice right up and I'll post pics of my install when I do them this weekend

 

(I have 02 lancer, road race headers)i installed a air fuel ratio gauge and it works but its not giving me a correct reading. It jumps from rich to lean and back all the time. Even at idol. I have it hooked up to the o2 sensor in the header. Is it a bad o2 sensor? Would moving it to the o2 sensor in the cat fix this?

 

could be connected wrong?

 

So you are reading your narrow band signal, right. Was the gauge designed to read off one of the stock o2 sensors? I know with almost all after market widebands, you want the o2 sensor further away.

 

is there a pic of the dummy oil sensor thanks