has anyone got an oil pressure guage fitted?

if they have how hard was it to do and where do i need to be looking?

i have a set of 3 analouge guages to fit in the 'spare' din slot. amps and water temp too.

i assume that the amps guage will go between the alternator and the battery and the tmep guage can go pretty much anywhere in the water works.

cheers for your help lads and lasses,

Arty

Think Rich has an oil pressure guage fitted to one of his A pillars in a pod...

He's got an A/F ratio guage on the right pillar and a volt meter on the left.

I bought an Autogauge OP gauge a while back, ended up sellin it to the boss, because its a pain to fit.

Basically, you need to get a T-piece adaptor to fit into the existing threaded hole on the back of the engine, about halfway down, then you plumb the origional oil pressure sensor into one side and the sensor for the new gauge in the other.

Best way of doing this i t think is to get the car up on a ramp and do it from under neath, or you'll be dismantling the entire intke system to pieces.

hope that helps :D

Cheers Andy, thought I was dubious though. Re-read the description of Rich's motor and like you said its tyre pressure and volt guages.

Yep, as Andy said, I have an oil pressure guage but haven't got round to fitting it. I need an adapter (can't remember what size of the top of my head). I thought I'd ordered one but it never turned up It's a pain in the a**e to fit, but I will get round to doing one day.

Mark

Arty - Nick has one fitted too http://www.club323f.com/ba/cars/nick_be ... esford.php

cheers lads.

gonna try n fit it 2mora. will let u know how i get on.

Arty

well i have one of the guages fitted (didnt have time to go them all).

it was the oil presaure guage i fitted, which was suprisingly simple to fit.

i removed the engine bay access panel on the fire wall, which is in the middle of the car (on the firewall). was hard to get off but gives good access to the engine bay.

the on the engine, i removed the oil preasure warning light sender, which (on the 1.5) is on the back of the block just up and to the left slightly of the oil filter. its not the easiest thing to get at, though it can be done without too much hassel from under the car.

simply take this sender off and replace with the capilery tube and adapter that you have making sure it good and firm in (dont want any leaks). connect the pipe to the back of the guage and crank her up.

the capilery tube filled up with oil (though it does have air in it and the oil has not reached the back of the guage) and you get a pretty cool preasure reading from it. dunno if the oil is ment to be in there like, though its not done any harm yet.

any more detailed advice feel free to ask.

Arty