oil gauge install

[mumra95mits]

does anyone know of the best place to tap into the oil system to hook up my autometer gauge... do to the fact that my stock gauge broke during new gauge face install... or the link would be good...

[koritina]

Take out the factory sender, it should fit in the same place. It's on the oil filter housing, bottom side more towards the wheel. It'll have a wire coming off of it with a slide on plastic clip. There will be two of them, one is a bypass switch, the other is the oil pressure sending unit. The sending unit is the big gold one.

I hope that made sense. I'm speaking from a 1g, I think it's fairly close to the same on a 2g.

[GSXLR8]

thats what I did on my 95...took out the stock one...put the aftermarket one right in it's place.....one recommendation that I have heard is to NOT do this because vibrations of the engine can break the delicate autometer sending units....a way around this is to get a line, tap into the location where the stock sender WAS, and run the line to the autometer sender...mounted to the chassis somewhere close by.

just a thought....I mounted mine directly a few months ago and have had no problems....I still have my balance shaft and such though so vibrations are minimal.

[1lowDSM]

hmm I never heard that b4 but if my car hasent destryoed one by now then i think you rok.. and i rattle the wires loose in the cabin and i rattled my powersteer line like 2 inches... prothane motor mounts own me :)

[GSXLR8]

I agree....it is probably in an extreme situation that anyoue would have a problem...and even then..possibly their sending unit was faulty.
I just try to pass on random info when I hear it so that there isnt a case of "damn dude...why didnt you mention that before! that's a good idea That coulda saved my car!"

[Mike C]

Did you buy an electric gauge or mechanical. If by chance you got the mechanical then the above warning(which is valid) would not apply because there is no sending unit. Mechanical- Upside= most accurate/ downside= hot oil into cockpit(get braided line!!) :D

[koritina]

Yeah, what Mike said, I failed to think about the mechanical one when I posted. I don't personally like the *gauge pod on the hood* look, so personally I'd rather take the small difference in the accuracy then in the blow out of oil that would probably come from my car.. :D :thumb Good thinking Mike.

[ucsigep]

Yeah, it warns you on the paperwork that if you have a high revving motor, or subject to a lot of vibration, the sending units go bad. I've heard of guys going thru one a year. I'm planning on attaching mine to the frame/body somehow.

[mumra95mits]

i have the mechanical one i heard they are better... so where would be the best to tap in at...

[Mike C]

Tap it right where the sending unit used to be. It is direct replacement 1/8NPT and your gauge should have come with a 1/8 to 1/4" NPT adapter to hook up to the line. I would definately spend the 50 bucks though on a braided AN line though if you can afford it instead of using the nylon tubing. The only problem with the braided line is that its so stiff and if your trying to put it on the A pillar then its a little tough. You may need to get a 90 or 45 degree adapter to make everything fit good.

[mumra95mits]

thanks yo...