Technical oil temp gauge

[Danny westall]

hi allim looking at puting a oil temp gauge into my car i was just woundering if there easy to install or is it a garage job

i did search the forum but i didnt find anything

thanks

 

[Danny westall]

anyonee???

 

[TallTom]

Im looking into doing this as well.

Thinking outloud/in steps here.

How does the gauge pick up the temperature?
How are you going to allow it to do so. e.g. if it needs oil running past it then might have to tap a line somewhere.

I will be looking into this over the next few days or when I have a bit more time, suggest you google to death though!

 

[Danny westall]

i was looking at them yesterdayinhalfords and the bloke said you need to drill a hole in your sump and put the little thermostat in but i was like :S im going to ring a garage tomorrow about it and find out which way theyd do it and ill let you know

 

[sledge]

The same bottom of the sump where the oil will be coldest??

 

[TallTom]

The same bottom of the sump where the oil will be coldest??

Surely the pickup from the sump to the engine is located at the bottom as well, so it will be passing oil through it constantly anyway.

Danny, I looked at a Suburu one(while googling) and you needed to replace the oil and insert a temp sensor/pressure sensor in a new/modified sump plug and then replace the sump plug and replace the oil.

I will continue looking into this when I have a lot more time I think

 

[TallTom]

http://www.speedflowshop.co.uk/moca...ich-plates-inc-thermostatic-versions-90-c.asp

Seems sandwich plates are the way to go! pretty sure we need to find one that fits the car, it sits between the engine and the oil filter and you then tap the side to get temp and pressure!

Please do a bit more looking into this for me! as I am away from a PC for a few days

 

[punto_matt]

Drill a hole in the sump lol typical halfrauds staff. You get sandwich plates which is where you take the feed for the temp from.

 

[Danny westall]

haha i couldnt belive he said it the idiot, do you know were to get sandwhich plates from thatwill fit the gp matt?

 

[Danny westall]

ive done it!!!!!!!!

right buy this and send a message giving the your car details, model, age and engine size then they will send you the correct one i sent them a email and they replyed saying they donnt have a direct link to the page for our cars but they do stock the soo heres the link


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SANDWICH-ADAP...&otn=1&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=6927217678846683365

 

[TallTom]

ive done it!!!!!!!!

right buy this and send a message giving the your car details, model, age and engine size then they will send you the correct one i sent them a email and they replyed saying they donnt have a direct link to the page for our cars but they do stock the soo heres the link


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SANDWICH-ADAPTOR-For-Oil-Temperature-Pressure-Sensors_W0QQitemZ380314659308QQcategoryZ43120QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6927217678846683365

Did you get a sandwich plate in the end?

I am still wondering what thread the oil filter is in my 1.4 T-Jet engine, found this on the 1.4 standard I think which is M20 thread filter so guessing thats what the sandwich plate will be like.

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=HP-1010

 

[Danny westall]

Did you get a sandwich plate in the end?

I am still wondering what thread the oil filter is in my 1.4 T-Jet engine, found this on the 1.4 standard I think which is M20 thread filter so guessing thats what the sandwich plate will be like.

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=HP-1010

if you buy that one of ebay message them and tell them its a 1.4 tjet and they will send correct fitment and thread type!