McBoost

awesome... thanks guys... I'll splurge on a decent electrical one.

Anubis_4_99

i've always run one, i like havein it there, i'd consider it 2nd in the line of importance

cloud

what about the stock oil light? :P Will the oil pressure even start to show abnormal readings or will it just drop all of a sudden, rendering a gauge useless?

Loserkidwac

The stock oil light is the "oh no your fucked" usually only comes on when you are out of oil...a real guage gives you numbers so you acctually know what your oil presure is

rsmith2786

I run a mechanical gauge and i dont think i would ever spend the money for an electrical one. If your not an idiot when you run the tubing you wont have any problems. Just make sure that its not sitting on any sharp edges and on areas where it would rub on something just cover the tubing with a larger diameter rubber tubing. I have heard of the sending units on the autometer electrical gauges failing alot so i would rather just run a mechanical one.

Loserkidwac

I just don't like the though of hot oil inside the car and god forbid you get in a wreck you are going to get sprayed with it...I'd rather not risk it

Slo_crx1

I have an old mechanical one in my car as well (came from an old dirt track car), and I've never had any issues with it leaking or anything like that. Just don't use that plastic tubing stuff, get the copper hard line instead.

drintegra

I put my guage in to my dash on my integra and I feared oil would leak but the little teflon tubing is pretty strong and holds well. So far so good no leakiage

Anubis_4_99

its not going to be any hotter then when you change your oil unless your bombing down the freeway at 150mph, -----

Loserkidwac

Suit yourself i laugh when you wreck and you have to head some hot oil :P