ALL OIL PRESS. GAUGES OWNERS READ THIS!!
 

Quickly help, i'm installing my oil pressure gauge and i just came across something on the internet that said with an oil pressure gauge, never use the stock line that autometer sends you, get a steel braided line. Is this what everyone else has done, or is this line just fine? Let me know asap. Thanks.

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This is pretty much common sense man. Think about it. The line that comes with it will work fine, but the chances of it getting pinched and rupturing are much higher which could cause a nice oil bath to your interior. Is that worth the $15-20 you'd spend for the ss braided line? Answer that question and the decision is easy.

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The plastic line it comes with is fine. Just make sure where the line comes through the firewall is wraped with electrical tape or somthing to protect and sheild it from geting cut.

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You should have gotten a little bushing to put in the firewall opening to protect the lines.... It should come with the Autometer mech. oil pressure gauge.

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wow you people still buy mechanical oil gauges?

The post ahead of me was on the right track.. go find a rubber grommet from any autoparts store to insulate the firewall hole.

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By the way, mine does leak, but just a little teeny tiny bit. ::)

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get an electric gauge, atleast if it leaks its not all over you.

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man i throught you are the one who told me i should be using a mechanical gauge instead of the electric one. ;)

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yeah, just cause I run a mechanical guage doesn't mean that I expect the rest of you people to. I have no interior on my truck so if it gets wet or dirty or covered in cow ---- it doesn't phase me.

It was more of a sarcastic remark asking why would they be doing that? Did I really tell you to run a mech gauge? It IS more accurate and benefits in some ways but I would just expect everyone around here to run a remote sensor one instead.. just cause it's the thing to do

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If you put whats called a service loop in the line right before it enters the firewall there should be no problems with ruptured line but don't forget the grommet to protect the line from rubbing away.

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thats what i have. no problems at all :)

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My electric Phantoms OWN you! Running oil lines sucks ass.

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mechanical ones are more accurate from what I've been told but its a trade off. accuracy or oiled up interior.

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Jesus if you guys hook the mechincal one up right it shouldnt leak at all. I had one in my car and the thing worked perfect.

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I've been running my mech gauge for a while now and its just fine. I'm using a copper line instead just for piece of mind. I think whenever you hear someone with probs with there gauge it's most likely an error on their part.

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I use a copper line for my oil pressure gauge too

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sell it on ebay and buy a mech. one, soooo much easier, then you don't have to worry about getting oil all in your interior.

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even the instructions with my 13$ (3 gauge set) harbor freight oil gauge said to loop it and make sure theres a grommet in the firewall.

what would i need to make a copper line?

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You'd just need the fittings + the line

the nylon lines are perfectly fine though. Just wrap them in a paper towel if you're so worried.

nathan

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nobody is going to sell you a gauge that is designed to leak oil into your interior, just hook your ---- up right and you shouldn't have a problem.

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what would i need to make a copper line?
You'd just need the fittings + the line


details please. tools? bender? special type/size of fittings?

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and SS autochrome wouldn't sell crappy manifolds... lol,.. sh*t happens.

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I got mine from autometer. I was gonna set it up on my own but it was cheap anyways so I said ---- it and just bought the copper line kit from them.

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alot of times they end up breaking after hard shifting and stuff off of the back of the gauge where it goes in.

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just take your guage to your local home improvement store, go to the plumbing section and you can find everything you need to make a hard line. i made a copper hard line for my fuel pressure guage and fuel pressure safety switch (for my nawwwss). you will need the appropriate size copper tubing, a small tubing cutter, fittings for the ends of the tubing (i used the automatic crimping kind that come with a little ring and nut to assemble), and it doesn't hurt to have one of those handheld tubing benders (looks like a funky set of pliers). you can bend the tubing by hand, but it will turn out much nicer looking if you use the bender.

hope this helps

ben

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thanks. as for the breaking, thats a consideration also.. despite how much bracing you use, the engine is always gonna tilt. maybe if you have enough or create a special bend to absorb it? unless you have solid motor mounts i guess..

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your oil pressure gauge line should have a few loops in it to take engine movement.

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At the track the tech-guy noticed the nylon tubing for the oil pressure gauge. Luckily I had it disconnected because the turbo was out. He said if it was connected, he wouldn't pass me because they required steel braided line.