need help with oil pressure gauge
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need help with oil pressure gauge
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
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
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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...
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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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.