Oil Pressure Take Off

[Guest Ant]

I've been carrying round an un-connected oil pressure gauge on my 2B dash for over a year now so it's about time I connected it up. It's a Smiths gauge.

 

Does anyone know what thread sizes I need for the T piece going into the block? Any problems with clearance? I want to keep the oil pressure light too if possible.

 

Cheers

Ant

[Guest gordon_macnab]

Ant,

 

The oil pressure switch is 1/4" NPT so just get a 1/4" female tee and convert the gauge fitting to suit this as there's enough room to have both.

 

Gordon

[Guest MJTyke]

Im in the same boat but Ive seen advice from the locost forum suggesting fitting the two sensors on the t-piece could stress the t-piece over time causing it to fail, they suggest using a flexible extension pipe from the engine to the t-piece with the sensors and such mounted onto the chassis - bodywork - anyone know where I can get a flexible extension pipe ??

[Guest paul mercer]

I've done the same with 2 sensors in the same t piece. I'd never have thought it would stress it though. He didn't suggest selling you a flexible hose did he?

 

Paul

[Guest Battery Bill]

t-piece could stress the t-piece over time causing it to fail,

I doubt very much that the T Piece extension would ever get overstressed by a little oil pipe and a wire connector!

By the way ours cost a full quid from Newark auto jumble

[Guest red7]

I followed the Locost route and took my pressure gauge sensor and warning light pressure switch to the B&Q plumbing section and tried various tee pieces until I found one that fitted, it cost buttons. P.S. In a previous life I was responcible for the computerised instrument safety systems on North Sea oil rigs and sea going cargo ships. I had access to almost unlimited engineeing resources in those days! How times change.