Smoke Em

i already know not to trust the stock oil pressure gauge, so im thinking about running an electrical oil pressure gauge in the pillar, but idk how i would go about hooking that up. do you splice into the stock oil sending unit or do you add another one, maybe by running a T fitting before the stock oil sending? idk

also i would like to keep the stock gauge working as well, if i could

i was planning on running this autometer gauge
http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugede...id=4158&sid=82

BlackBird87

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Why not mech gauge off the port right above the oil filter

Smoke Em

i want to avoid any mechanical gauge that makes me run an oil line into the cab of the car

tricked94camaro

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i dont blame you. my friend had one in is mustang. he let it sit for a couple days and came back to an oil soaked dash and carpet. or maybe thats just a mustang owner for you?

Wicked94Z

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do yourself a favor and get the mechanical gauge. I was seeing like ~40psi on the stock gauge at cold start (new motor and new sender) and i was getting a little worried. Threw a mechanical on there and i'm seeing ~65 at cold start, and ~25 at hot idle. Only time I had a problem with leakage was when I was in such a hurry to start my car, I forgot to actually put the line into the back of the gauge those were a nice set of jeans too...

Smoke Em

how would u run the mech gauge? does it read accurately running the hose all the way up to the pillar?

~BuMps AloT~

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I just put an electric oil pressure gauge in my gauge pod a couple weeks ago. I just pulled the stock oil pressure sensor and replaced that with the one from the gauge. I was like you and didnt know all what it was going to take to get the gauges pressure sensor installed, but it was cake to do. I didnt have to use any sort of adapters or anything.

Smoke Em

i want to keep the stock gauge as well, is there any way to splice into the stock oil sending unit wires and add another electronic gague to the pillar? or do i keep one or the other?

~BuMps AloT~

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Why do you want/need two oil pressure gauges for? The factory one isnt accurate at all. IMO all you need is one gauge.

Smoke Em

i know not to trust the factory one but i would just like to keep both of them working, i dont want to throw a check gauges light or anything like that plus id just rather have all the dash gauges work as well

Wicked94Z

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yea splicing the wires will work great, especially with the accurate stock sending unit

bigj2717

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You can use the port on the side of the block for the new oil pressure sensor and leave the stock one connected behind the intake. But I would just get rid of the stock one it sucks

Smoke Em

does a 95 lt1 have the port on the side of the block where the 93 sending unit went? also if it does does it already have threads for the sending unit?

RamAir95TA

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All LT1s have an auxiliary oil port directly above the oil filter.

TheTransporter69

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a 95 should be behind the intake manifold. That one you posted in the link has the sensor with it so you don't need to use the stock sending unit. you could put a t fitting off the back of the intake manifold and run both that way if theres room im not sure if there would be. my stock one broke so i just ran mine off the back of the intake manifold and have it on the a pillar. I really like it.

Smoke Em

do the ports already have threads?

bigj2717

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Yes it has a plug in it

SS RRR

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~BuMps AloT~

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Just so you know the pcm doesnt monitor the oil pressure. So you wont get a check engine light if you remove the stock sending unit.

Smoke Em

but wont you get a check gauges light when the oil pressure gauge is reading zero all the time?