oil temp/oil pressure gauges..

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:52 pm

ok i just got a oil pressure gauge in the mail from TNK...

i was wondering if they could both use the same sender..

pictures of both gauges and sender i have...

and the person (tnk) i bought the gauge from didnt have the sender/light bulb thing/ nething for it besides the gauge..let me know what i can do...

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:32 pm

i have a bulb out of my gauge you can have....its the socket, bulb, and wire just gimme a buck or two for shipping and its yours

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:32 pm

i don't think you can use the same sender for both gauges but i dunno. i know you can use the the same port by using a splitter fitting.

on my gauges, i bought the LED 3 packs from autozone in the ricer section & used 2 LEDs in each gauge. lit them up pretty nice. You can see how bright my Air Ride pressure gauge is on my dash in

**EDIT**

BTW i just noticed. Looks like your oil PSI gauge is mechanical & the temp gauge is electrical. i can tell you now by just seeing that that you wont be able to use both gauges on one sending unit

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:43 pm

for the pressure then, does ne one know where i can get a sender.. ?

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:53 pm

If its mechanical, there isnt a sender. You just get a copper or vinyl line that runs from the head to the guage. You can pick them up from almost any auto parts store for like 5 or 10 bucks.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:55 pm

ehhh something bout an oil line into my car doesnt sound appetizing, my friends line blew oil all in his car...

o well..guess well see..

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:58 pm

I had one in my celica for a while.... Sucked when I sprung a leak... Thats why alot of people go with a electronic pressure gauge... But those are as cheap.

You could do like the old hot rodders and mount the guage on the outside of the windshield... But be ready for flaming! lol

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:00 pm

or i will mount it in the engine bay area

ahahaha and check it every so often to see how my pressure is..

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:04 pm

Ture dat... But the point is to be able to keep an eye on it when your racing.... I'm sure you know that

turbodudey · Post by **turbodudey** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:10 pm

For mechanical fuel and oil pressure gauges that you wish to isolate from the interior of your car you can used this: http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s ... 7_-1_10333

It's a hundred bucks though....

Probably cheaper to get an electric gauge. Electric oil pressure gauges aren't really that much more expenseive that mechanical ones. The isolation line is really only worth it for fuel pressure gauges, cause electric ones are crazy expensive.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:27 pm

maybe i can find some good reinforced hose from a home depot or lowes and use that? like high pressure air hose or something...

i ll figure something out..

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:31 pm

Too big... Besides that, the copper lines are plenty strong. They issue with them leaking is the ends that attach to the guage and the oil port. They are compresssion style fittings that have to be lined up right or they can leak.

You could probable have some heavy duty line made at a shop that would just screw in to the guage and what not

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:31 pm

or just seal the sh1t outta the ends with someting that wont break down in oil

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:35 pm

I used teflon tape for mine... werked fine till I was fabbing up an aluminum gauge panel and pulled the guage without noticing. Started a little leak. Not a big deal when I cought it.

Oh, and be warned... If you get the vinyl lines, they kink very easily. I replaced the lines on mine 3 times before I spent the little extra money for the copper.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:03 pm

i thought of a diff way to mount the gauge, im going to cut a hole in the wiper cowl..and mount it on an angle down in the cowl.. so its almost flush with the cowl, and i can still read it..

that way it doesnt have to be in the car

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:03 pm

2003silverneonsxt wrote:i thought of a diff way to mount the gauge, im going to cut a hole in the wiper cowl..and mount it on an angle down in the cowl.. so its almost flush with the cowl, and i can still read it..

that way it doesnt have to be in the car

Isn't that going to be a pain in the ass to see? I dunno about you, but I don't sit high enough in my car to see down inside my cowl...

This is exactly why I won't by a mechanical oil pressure gauge!

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:17 pm

2003silverneonsxt wrote:i thought of a diff way to mount the gauge, im going to cut a hole in the wiper cowl..and mount it on an angle down in the cowl.. so its almost flush with the cowl, and i can still read it..

that way it doesnt have to be in the car

Didnt I say that????

Oh wait! I DID!

CA180 wrote:You could do like the old hot rodders and mount the guage on the outside of the windshield... But be ready for flaming! lol

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:28 pm

noooooo that is not the same thing that u said..

u r talkin bout mounting it up.. it sticks up and sits right up in view..

im actually going to guy a angled hole so that it can sit down flush with the cowl and wont really be noticed..ill try to show what i mean tomorrow during the day light