Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I dont know wheather or not thsi is the right section but here we go... A couple of months back I got 2 52mm gauges, a volt meter and a tachometer as my 1.6 16v didn't have one, as some of you might of seen my new car it is a Gti so it has a tachometer in the clocks so I need another gauge to fill the hole in the pillar pod. I want to keep them matching and the ones I have found on ebay from the same seller are either an oil pressure gauge or an oil temperature gauge. Which one is more useful/important? How hard are either of them to wire up? Cheers Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper tw4 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 ne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Oil pressure as it will move about abit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Oil pressure as it will move about abit!!! Haha, is it more important or are they much and such the same? Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Oil pressure as it will move about abit!!! Haha, is it more important or are they much and such the same? Fraz Neither of them are too important, if they were your car would have already come with them! My ST170 has both.....it takes 5mins for the oil temp to get up to the right level but the oil pressure moves about as the revs get higher the pump spins faster thus more pressure through the oil system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Oil pressure as it will move about abit!!! Haha, is it more important or are they much and such the same? Fraz Neither of them are too important, if they were your car would have already come with them! My ST170 has both.....it takes 5mins for the oil temp to get up to the right level but the oil pressure moves about as the revs get higher the pump spins faster thus more pressure through the oil system. Yea true. The oil pressure sounds fun How easy/hard are they to wire them up? Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 The gauge will probably come with a T piece and a sender, then run the wire back to the gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 The gauge will probably come with a T piece and a sender, then run the wire back to the gauge. Ok mate, thanks for your help. I'l PM you if I need any more info or help on it. Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 oil pressure and temp would be the ones to fit, however i would fit the oil temp sender in the sump. the reason for this is you get a true reading of the temp, if you fit it in the block it is reading the engine temp too. mine is fitted in the sump and takes ages to get up to temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 oil pressure and temp would be the ones to fit, however i would fit the oil temp sender in the sump. the reason for this is you get a true reading of the temp, if you fit it in the block it is reading the engine temp too. mine is fitted in the sump and takes ages to get up to temp. I am going to go for the oil pressure gauge as it sounds more fun and lively than the oil temp, my volt gauge sits still so I want something that moves and looks like it is important Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2k2008 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Fake boost gauge ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 eh oil temp is important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer_d Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Fake boost gauge ha haYea, along with a fake dump valve. eh oil temp is important!Yea I am sure it is but it's as important as oil pressure so I am going to go with that. Fraz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 bin the volt and get a temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3i Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) I have a mechanical Oil pressure gauge, and it moves a little. Not like a rev counter All i had to do was take the oil pressure switch out, connect the adptor and run the copper pipe up to the gauge. Edited March 30, 2009 by Andy 3i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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