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where to tap into motor for oil pressure gauge
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:33 pm
by whiteknight
i bought oil pressure and oil temp gauges for the 80 series and wondering where on the 1HZ block I can screw in the senders..
I dont want to loose the OEM sender either so is there any other spot?
Re: where to tap into motor for oil pressure gauge
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:31 pm
by Sic Lux
whiteknight wrote:I want to loose the OEM sender either so is there any other spot?
Do or don't want to keep it
If you want to keep it just T piece where you OEM sender is if not just use that hole straight into the block
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:36 pm
by whiteknight
There is already a T piece there as the OEM sender is sharing that point with the oil feed for the aftermarket turbo.
Where does the oil temp gauge need to go , does it have to go there as well? I might have to ditch the oil temp gauge as I will need like 3 T pieces all in tandem - lots room for leaks :(
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:35 pm
by whiteknight
Anyone used one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 2759.l1259
Would solve my problem.. Is it OK to get the oil pressure and temp from the oil filter ?
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:34 pm
by RED60
whiteknight wrote:There is already a T piece there as the OEM sender is sharing that point with the oil feed for the aftermarket turbo.
Where does the oil temp gauge need to go , does it have to go there as well? I might have to ditch the oil temp gauge as I will need like 3 T pieces all in tandem - lots room for leaks :(
Where ever you get into the system for oil temp/pres you have the potential for leaks.
If you use an "x" piece there are less potential leak points....
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:38 pm
by whiteknight
Where do I buy these fittings from? obviously toyota wont have them.
I am thinking of an X piece or a long fitting with 2 holes on each side or 1 each side and 1 at the end.
I think the X piece might make it all too tight a fit