Oil Pressure Gauge?
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carsNskis
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Good news, looks like the sender is the same for both 1.4/1.8
http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eB...9852&category=33703&pm=1&ds=0&t=1457667077644
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http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eB...9852&category=33703&pm=1&ds=0&t=1457667077644
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Google-fu worked.
Apparently there's a test port in the cylinder head that is threaded. It's behind the exhaust manifold heat shield.
Anyone have a picture of this with the shield off?
https://www.repairprocedures.com/se...302943_7692882_8616031_8709998_6_2244438.html
Can see it here I think..
Apparently there's a test port in the cylinder head that is threaded. It's behind the exhaust manifold heat shield.
Anyone have a picture of this with the shield off?
https://www.repairprocedures.com/se...302943_7692882_8616031_8709998_6_2244438.html
Can see it here I think..
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Natesriv
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Google-fu worked.
Apparently there's a test port in the cylinder head that is threaded. It's behind the exhaust manifold heat shield.
Anyone have a picture of this with the shield off?
https://www.repairprocedures.com/se...302943_7692882_8616031_8709998_6_2244438.html
Can see it here I think..
I think you can see it here, but I'm not sure if that's a port...........hmmmmm
carsNskis
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The factory sender doesn't provide pressure "levels" so it won't drive a gauge (only a light when it doesn't see pressure). At 29psi the switch closes the circuit and turns the light off. No pressure the light comes on.
In theory if you find a sender with the same thread pitch (M10x1.0) that sends different resistance at different pressures it will drive a gauge readout. (refer to PS179 on this list, note it has 4 pressure levels) http://www.wellsve.com/showall_ds_oil.php
The two issues I see with using the PS179 is the connector is different (easily overcome) and it may not have an oil life sensor (cannot confirm)
I have yet to find one by cross reference that still has the oil life sensor and variable resistance, but I'm still digging!
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In theory if you find a sender with the same thread pitch (M10x1.0) that sends different resistance at different pressures it will drive a gauge readout. (refer to PS179 on this list, note it has 4 pressure levels) http://www.wellsve.com/showall_ds_oil.php
The two issues I see with using the PS179 is the connector is different (easily overcome) and it may not have an oil life sensor (cannot confirm)
I have yet to find one by cross reference that still has the oil life sensor and variable resistance, but I'm still digging!
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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carsNskis
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EUREKA!! (can you tell this has been bugging me??) [emoji16]
I found a T adapter that fits the factory thread, the stock sender screws into the back of the adapter and adds a 1/8 npt port for an additional sender
Adapter: http://m.ebay.com/itm/M10x1-0-M10-1...3D161443959140&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460
Generic gauge: http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performa...__XM6Hxy8uMO7gAZkCjqpTZL8BW7_9h-kwaAr9w8P8HAQ
....if it has tits or tires it can be upgraded
I found a T adapter that fits the factory thread, the stock sender screws into the back of the adapter and adds a 1/8 npt port for an additional sender
Adapter: http://m.ebay.com/itm/M10x1-0-M10-1...3D161443959140&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460
Generic gauge: http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performa...__XM6Hxy8uMO7gAZkCjqpTZL8BW7_9h-kwaAr9w8P8HAQ
....if it has tits or tires it can be upgraded
My thinking was use that test port I found, which is threaded, along with a braided pressure hose. Notch the manifold shield, run the house along the base of the valve cover, and secure the sender to the a bolt for the engine lift bracket, making a small bracket for it.
To use the factory 1.8 sender with a T will require removing the compressor and reinstalling and that's a bit more work than I feel like, and I'm not confident there is room there for a bulb style sender from an aftermarket gauge.
To use the factory 1.8 sender with a T will require removing the compressor and reinstalling and that's a bit more work than I feel like, and I'm not confident there is room there for a bulb style sender from an aftermarket gauge.
