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USS 06-15-2006 06:16 PM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 
My autometer electrical oil pressure gauge broke after 2 weeks. I have an autometer mechanical with a ss line now, and it's mint O0

Foowee 06-16-2006 01:11 AM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 

Originally Posted by Kenny Rogers
Question on an electrical gauge... do you just splice into the stock oil pressure sensor on the back of the block?

If you mean the wiring, no. The stock sensor on the back of the block is simply a switch that completes a circut below xxpsi. If you mean t'ing the source for another sending unit, then yes.

Tom-Guy 06-16-2006 01:44 AM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 

Originally Posted by slo_crx1
I personally consider the oil pressure gauge the single most important guage to have, just for the fact that oil is the life-blood of your engine, and without oil pressure you'll have nothing but a big boat anchor.

Yup. I've run cars with no boost gauges. With boost cut set in the ECU, I'll probably own several more.


Originally Posted by Snafubmx234
My autometer electrical oil pressure gauge broke after 2 weeks.

Sell it to me.


McBoost 06-16-2006 01:48 AM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 

Originally Posted by Foowee
If you mean the wiring, no. The stock sensor on the back of the block is simply a switch that completes a circut below 20psi. If you mean t'ing the source for another sending unit, then yes.


So, with an electrical gauge, where do you wire it?

bonestock94 06-16-2006 02:39 AM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 
separate oil psi sensor, autometer ones tend to fail alot.

Anubis_4_99 06-16-2006 02:46 AM

Re: Oil pressure important enough for a gauge?
 

Originally Posted by bonestock94
separate oil psi sensor, autometer ones tend to fail alot.

no problem with mine after 6 months


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