Oil Pressure Gauge

[24heuresdemans]

Can anyone advise whether they have fitted a mechanical, pipe fed oil pressure gauge to a speed six engine as a replacement for the electrical unit.

Having had to change three faulty units I would much rather have something that is reliable and provides accurate data, as opposed to the constantly fluctuating output on the dashboard pod.

Thanks

[KillerJim]

You`ll have to keep the existing one, otherwise the ECU won`t allow the car to start (well, it will start but stall after a second) - unless you trick the ECU into thinking their is pressure present via some resistor mod.

James

[paul1962]

Do the ecu and dash display share the same oil pressure sensor ?
I was sure my dash displayed a different value to the ecu.
Wonder why they didn't do that with the water temp.

[VARLEYHYD]

paul1962 said:

Do the ecu and dash display share the same oil pressure sensor ?

Same sensor;I tried mine earlier and find that the ecu oil pressure refreshes every 2 seconds ish, so i think this is the case

paul1962 said:

Wonder why they didn't do that with the water temp.

There are two water sensors, the ECU one is below pot 5 and the POD readout below pot 2 throttle bodies

Hop ethis helps

G

[hollowpockets]

VARLEYHYD said:

paul1962 said:

Do the ecu and dash display share the same oil pressure sensor ?

Same sensor;I tried mine earlier and find that the ecu oil pressure refreshes every 2 seconds ish, so i think this is the case

paul1962 said:

Wonder why they didn't do that with the water temp.

There are two water sensors, the ECU one is below pot 5 and the POD readout below pot 2 throttle bodies

Hop ethis helps

G

it is also usually the ECU sensor which fails and needs replaced to make sure your fans come on/work at the right temp.

[T450t]

Yes you can bypass the existing electrical readouts with mechanical. The one through the steering wheel is the oil pressure and the ones where the stereo was from left to right are volts water temp and oil temp.

You must leave the electrical ones working though.

And that switch on the right hand side of the steering column is the fan over ride switch,

Edited by T450t on Tuesday 20th May 12:38

[KillerJim]

Very nice set-up there, I don`t think I would miss the stereo as I never have it on!

Where did you place the new sensors? (i.e. where does the oil pressure sensor read the pressure from?)

My oil sensor seems to have gained about 20psi a week ago after I was in cleaning and checking cables. It used to peak at 60psi, but peaks at 80psi now and seems to be ~20psi higher through the temperature range (albiet it will still drop to 20psi at 80c)

J