Oil pressure guage...

Hey guys, I've seen some add an oil Temp gauge but what about an Oil Pressure?  Has anyone done this? if so could an electronic aftermarket one for a car work?

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Hi CC, I'm not sure on the electronic version because you have to drill and thread a hole in the engine casing for a Boss to be situated? You could utilise the oil filler hole with a blank plug drilled and threaded to take a pressure gauge similar to this? Maybe someone else will chip in with idea's?

hmm..  ok I was thinking maybe even fit a "T" on the OEM sensor and run a line from there...

I'm no expert but surely the crankcase ( if thats the right terminology ) or sump will not be under oil pressure ?
I  would of thought oil pressure would be measured at the oil pump outlet ( someone tell me if I'm talking bollocks )

according to the FSM "check the oil pressure in the following manner."
o Remove the main oil gallery plug.

o lnstall the oil pressure gauge with adaptor in the position shown in the figure



So short of installing a fitting in the Main plug and running a line from there I think the only other option would be where the OEM sender is... same as you would do it in a car...

An oil pressure gauge seems like work for the sake of work, could be wrong tho I spose

Not really... I've installed them countless times in cars (Mechanical & Electrical).. It's a fairly simple job.  Hardest part is finding a good spot to tap into.  Found a nice spot, right under the oil filter there is a journal that's just plugged by a bolt.  Remove that bolt and put the line in there.

I personally like the idea of having it.. a lot less work then having to check pressure when there's something wrong (FSM says to connect gauge to main oil drain plug hole costing you $$$ for new oil)

I'll be starting a new thread soon with some of the mods I'm doing along with pics so you can see. (just painted the front rim yesterday lol)

CanadianCruiser wrote:

I personally like the idea of having it.. 

That's a good enough reason   I'll look forward to your write up