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I don't know if you have one but I prefer an oil pressure sensor. Oil pressure sensor is installed on the oil filter housing using the AMS remote oil pressure relocation line.
Looks like you might be mounting the oil temperature sensor to the drain plug?
I am planning on doing a pressure sensor as well. What i have pictured is a bulkhead fitting intended for a transmission oil pan.
Most temp sensor are 1/8 NPT, and the stock drain plug can be drilled/tapped to 1/8 NPT for a simple install.
now that you mention it, I do recall seeing this done. I'll give it a shot. The drain bolt is certainly cheaper to replace then the pan if something doesn't go right.
If you have the pan out of the car pick up a bung and have it welded on. Should be able to get that done on the cheap. Or do as Sean said and drill and tap your drain plug.
Im not sure what you have for gauges but I just removed my VDO analog setup that had oil temp, oil pressure and boost pressure along with the gauge panel. Im only mentioning it bc it also includes the oil temp sending unit which is just the oil drain plug. PM if interested
If you have the pan out of the car pick up a bung and have it welded on. Should be able to get that done on the cheap. Or do as Sean said and drill and tap your drain plug.
Im not sure what you have for gauges but I just removed my VDO analog setup that had oil temp, oil pressure and boost pressure along with the gauge panel. Im only mentioning it bc it also includes the oil temp sending unit which is just the oil drain plug. PM if interested
For sure it's the ideal time to do it. I'm exploring that option, but vetting a local welder is something i have been putting off since i moved like 4 years ago lol. It's something i really need to do just a time sink.
I'm actually trying to make my own gauges. Thanks anyway though, ill ask around and see if anyone i know is in the market for gauges.
In case anyone was interested here is an in progress pic of that project. The gauge face is just a mock up but its where im going aesthetically.
Yeah finding a competent welder is always a struggle. I dabble a little bit but I do not have a TIG setup yet so things like having bung welded on an oil pan I sub out. Luckily about a month ago I was introduced to a guy down the street from me who is a fantastic welder so my struggle is officially a thing of the past.
I actually just had him weld in a bung for my oil pan a couple weeks ago. Started with adding in an AN fitting for my turbo drain then decided to put bung in too for oil temp so I could get a magnetic drain plug. But if you dont want it welded on tapping the drain plug will work fine.
Yeah finding a competent welder is always a struggle. I dabble a little bit but I do not have a TIG setup yet so things like having bung welded on an oil pan I sub out. Luckily about a month ago I was introduced to a guy down the street from me who is a fantastic welder so my struggle is officially a thing of the past.
I actually just had him weld in a bung for my oil pan a couple weeks ago. Started with adding in an AN fitting for my turbo drain then decided to put bung in too for oil temp so I could get a magnetic drain plug. But if you dont want it welded on tapping the drain plug will work fine.
Thx, its really gonna pick up once i decide how i want to make the gauge body. Im split between cast resin and 3D printing, but ultimately machined billet aluminum is where i want to end up.
It does sound like you lucked out. Everyone needs a good welder in their life. I really want to get into metal fabrication too, facilities have been holding me back there.
Is that a SparkFun Pro Micro? I have been meaning to order one so that I can use it to build a DIY E85 analyzer.
Damn you have a good eye. That is exactly what it is. The one that is wired up is connected to a sparkfun max3232 for serial COMS. I needed that to interface it with my Zeitronix ZT-2 and with some alteration to the firmware turned it into basically what their their "hacker" display is:
Jun 17, 2018, 01:00 PM
