Oil pressure lines
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TECH Apprentice
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Oil pressure lines I need a mech gauge and a feed for my turbo, my pan does not have the 2 bolt plate. I was going to use the port behind the intake for 1 and 1 of the ports along the oil rail going along the side of the block going back to the filter. Also I forgot, I have a low oil pressure sensor and light, I need a spot for that sensor. I can T the rear one for 2 of them, would the side of the block work ok for the gauge? Any ideas or opinions welcome.
On The Tree
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I have oil pressure to my Holley off the factory valley location. I also have oil pressure for my Dakota digital gauges off the port in the block on the drivers side at the front. Both read within a few PSI of each other.
They make a fitting that goes behind the intake, I think like a banjo fitting, you can use it for the factory sensor, and something else. Prob adapt where the sensor goes to something else.
For the oil feed just drill and tap the pan for an NPT to AN fitting. I have one of the banjo style adapters which allows you to keep the factory sender in place and has a 1/8 NPT to run a 4AN steel braided line from for a mechanical gauge. Works great!
