[SickEK]

got a oil pressure sending unit for my gauge and its electrical. wondering if i could hook it up to the block right besides the oil filter and run my wire. also is the stock oil pressure sensor located there and if i put in a gauge do i really need it?

 

[CrazyConscious]

I dont think you technically need the stock sensor but it will throw a light if you have it unpluged...just get a tee and be done with it....properly...

 

[SickEK]

i can get those at autozone or something like that correct? how much do they run?

 

[CrazyConscious]

i can get those at autozone or something like that correct? how much do they run?

Umm...the thread is a little different...i think you would be best off ordering this http://tunertoys.zoovy.com/product/OTODK

 

[HONDATUNER356]

i just took the sensor and sending unit for the new gauge with me to jegs and had them match up the threads and got a t-fitting. it only cost a couple dollars.

 

[SpoolinSol]

i just took the sensor and sending unit for the new gauge with me to jegs and had them match up the threads and got a t-fitting. it only cost a couple dollars.

oil pressure sender unit has BSP threads; i'll bet the autoparts store gave you a brass t-fitting with npt threads... do it right; get the stealthmode/TT piece...

 

[jsi]

Just an advice and take it fwiw... But i highly recommend you ditch the electric sender and get a mechanical gauge instead. Those electrical senders are huge and by the time you add a couple of adapters, t-fittings etc. you end up with a bigass heavy load and with leverage effect, over time will break off the block causing damage to the block in some cases. Seen this on a few race cars. It would be no different and maybe even worse on a street car with mileage, potholes etc...

 

[transzex]

yep, mine only lasted 500 miles.....also purchased from Jegs on 11th and I-71

 

[bootlegcivic]

so the mechanical gauge is the best bet then?

 

[transzex]

or mounting the electric sending unit on the firewall, using SS line from the engine to the sender.

 

[Levi]

when i had my electric sender on my oil feed T line, it lasted about 1 day before it took a shit. Then I mounted it to the firewall and it made a hell of a lot of noise that could be heard in the car.
I should have never sold my mechanical guage.

my opinion:

mechanical > electric

 

[LowBoost]

Ok time to bring this back from the dead on a search im doing:

A. Ive always been told to leave mechanical gauges under the hood, I want to install an oil pressure gauge in cabin, anyone in here successfully run *on the street* a mechanical gauge? Or should i find a way to use an electrical.

B. What im acutally looking for is the operating range for the guage I want to get, basicly saying 0-?? what psi, I have a summit a/f gauge and would like to get the matching digital oil pressure gauge, but it may only be a 0-99psi gauge, Im not having much luck finding the highest normal range for my d15b vtec.

Thought Id toss this out in an already open thread for future searches.

 

[s_18]

or mounting the electric sending unit on the firewall, using SS line from the engine to the sender.

That's what I did :TU: Works great. Don't have to worry about the damn thing breaking either.
And mechanical gauges inside the coupe... I wouldn't want to get an oil leak in there!

Here's my simple setup. The T is mounted to the cross member, next to the steering rack, with the huge sender in one end, and the stock sender in the other.

 

[s_18]

A. Ive always been told to leave mechanical gauges under the hood, I want to install an oil pressure gauge in cabin

Only problem is if you get a leak. I wouldn't risk it personally...

B. What im acutally looking for is the operating range for the guage I want to get, basicly saying 0-?? what psi,

My oil pressure gauge reads 0-100 psi. That seems like a prefect range for it to operate in.

 

[Mixelplix]

Here's a pretty good article describing the proper way to mount the oil gauge pickup:

Yippee!

-Des!

 

[LowBoost]

Ok I agree with the last post, but I ran across this just window shopping on ebay, anythoughts, I change my own oil so that could eliminate someone over tq'n the oil filter and striping this thing, take a gander let me know if anyone has any experince with something like this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-8-...0QQihZ015QQcategoryZ46100QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Mixelplix]

Looks nice, but it's the wrong thread for the stock sensor.

-Des!

 

[horny_devil]

stock sensor and after market sensor both mounted on the T on the firewall, had no problems at all. (not a good place for temp sensor as it gets no oil flow)

 

[inspector01]

Looks nice, but it's the wrong thread for the stock sensor.

-Des!

But with that, you should be able to run the stock one in its location, and the aftermarket sensor off the filter adaptor. I don't think that it would interfere with the stock sensors location.

 

[Mixelplix]

But with that, you should be able to run the stock one in its location, and the aftermarket sensor off the filter adaptor. I don't think that it would interfere with the stock sensors location.

Good point! I wasn't thinking.

-Des!