Is the oil sender a safe setup
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Is the oil sender a safe setup
Ok all the fittings are steal( I have heard of bad new with brass breaking off in block), this is on a nissan block and the threads are all corect. I located the sender on the top so its not out on the end adding pull. Should i go with this setup or just run another ss line to the sender. The other line is for turbo. thanks
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (EFrollingout)
ehh i think it'll be fine, but hey if u have it all apart and can do it easily....... why not... cheap insurance
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (spoolinlude)
I'm pretty sure it will be fine. That's about how mine looks, except my pressure sender is on the end, feed in the middle. Don't worry about it...
Good luck.
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (Johnyquest)
I would most definalelly shell out a few extra bucks and relocate it using a SS line. Plus it is easier to service.
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (turboex)
Seen several setups like that break on hondas. It's definetly not a good idea letting the sending unit hang off the end of the block like that. With all the vibrations from the motor, it's only a matter of time that one of those brass fittings will break.
It's not really the threads that are a problem in this scenario, it's that the sending unit is heavy, and since it's pretty far (being relative of course) away from the block, it'll exert a torque on the fittings when the motor vibrates/moves at all. The only way I'd use a sending unit mounted to the block would be if it was threaded directly in the oil sending unit hole. Otherwise mount it elsewhere.
If they were all steel fittings I think you MIGHT be able to get away w/ it, but since you're using brass fittings, I think there's no chance it'd last.
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It's not really the threads that are a problem in this scenario, it's that the sending unit is heavy, and since it's pretty far (being relative of course) away from the block, it'll exert a torque on the fittings when the motor vibrates/moves at all. The only way I'd use a sending unit mounted to the block would be if it was threaded directly in the oil sending unit hole. Otherwise mount it elsewhere.
If they were all steel fittings I think you MIGHT be able to get away w/ it, but since you're using brass fittings, I think there's no chance it'd last.
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (turboex)
its not the steel fittings which we are concerned with breaking , its the aluminum on your block which will break off due to the vibration and extra weight the t is placing on the block....
re-do your line like this...
re-do your line like this...
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Re: Is the oil sender a safe setup (turboex)
I would NOT run that. I had a brass fitting as well, and it snapped INSIDE the block 20 minutes after I installed it. I was very lucky to get it out.
All of my oil shot out the back of my block. My engine bay was mess, and I was lucky I had just turned the car on when it snapped, or else my motor would have seized. This can cost a couple bucks to fix, or may end up costing you a motor later. Not trying to scare you, but I would definitely get another SS line.
All of my oil shot out the back of my block. My engine bay was mess, and I was lucky I had just turned the car on when it snapped, or else my motor would have seized. This can cost a couple bucks to fix, or may end up costing you a motor later. Not trying to scare you, but I would definitely get another SS line.
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Re: (90crxzc)
Yup, I did mine like that, and one day I was driving down the highway, and POOF....smoke eveywere and the oil pressure gauge was haulin *** to zero. Pulled over and weight of the oil pressure gauge sensor broke the fitting right at the block. It is now relocated to a bracket i made on the firewall for the autometer, stock and turbo feed line via a SS line. No leak in 2 years.
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