Tad

Hi,
i'm wondering,
when your setting up the fitting to send oil to your turbo,
there is an oil sensor of some sort there.

now I noticed on most peoples setups that i've seen,
they usually leave the sensor in, and create some sort of T fitting setup,
so that the sensor is still connected to its hole in the block, but the oil feed line is also hooked up at the same time.

what i'm wondering is.. why the effort to leave the sensor in there?
I never see it connected to anything, so why not just not even worry about the T fitting, and leave the sensor out completely.

this is what I usually see..


thanks alot

RICE POLICE SIP

iTrader: (2)

You need to leave the sensor in there because it's the one that reads oil pressure.

Tad

"You need to leave the sensor in there because it's the one that reads oil pressure."

well my point is, I never see any wire going to it after the oil line install,
so if its not connected to anything then what good is it?
Do you keep it around for an oil pressure gauge or something?

Turbo-Honda

Yes.. If you have a oil pressure gauge you can hook up to it.. Or just take it out. Does not matter at all.

Tad

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo-Honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes.. If you have a oil pressure gauge you can hook up to it.. Or just take it out. Does not matter at all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

aah I see,
ok well then, just to stay clear,

if I wasnt going to run an oil pressure gauge, I could leave the sensor out completely?

PM-Performance

That sensor wont be needed, if you run an oil prssur gauge it will come with a new sending unit.

DaveF

but it will help set off the "low oil light" for all the "dummies" LOL

PM-Performance

hahahahaa, who needs that? mines tie wrapped to the harness in the engine bay

RICE POLICE SIP

iTrader: (2)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2.2Lcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but it will help set off the "low oil light" LOL </TD></TR></TABLE> thank you

Tad

aahh,

so the sensor does serve as a bit of a failsafe..
so if I have no oil pressure gauge.. and something gnarly happens(like maybe an oil line comes loose) the sensor will warn me by turning on the low oil light?

TravSi

no cause when that light comes on your already basically screwed

I have had a situation with a car where the oil filter came loose and i lost a lot of oil but never lost pressure so the light never came on, the clue was the emence amount of smoke that poured from under the car (oil hitting the exhuast)......which could have meant that a bit longer with no smoke the car would have went boom prolly a few seconds after seeing the oil pressure light cause by then i would have lost so much oil that the car would have died.....That light just is there to laugh at you....The oil pressure guage is good to have to watch your not losing oil pressure past the "light" of no return

Boost Junky

When we install an oil pressure switch we leave the stock sensor on. Just buy another T and line and you can have both. It’s always good to have a backup.

Tad

hehe, I just keep learnin new stuff.

Ok so the oil light is basically just there to say YOUR FUCKED.

yeah I do want an oil pressure gauge, but I'm too damn eager to get my car running, and the money for the gauge and all the fittings to get it working would hold me back.

i'll just be careful and make sure my oil lines are working properly.

TravSi

yea i run both.....what i was stating there wasnt sayin no to hondas sensor, i was just stating that an aftermarket guage is more beneficial so you can see pressure being lost before its lost....

tegasaurus

when i was breaking in my rebuilt motor, the engine ate oil extremely fast for the first couple hundred miles. And i noticed that when i took a turn kind of quick in a parking garage that the light turned on and when i straightende the car back up, the light went off... so i immediatly shut the car off and pull over, checked my oil and sure enough i had about 1.5 quarts in there... i coasted it out of the parking garage, the gas station in the parking lot, filled her up with some oil, and i was all set.

Keep that light on, it can save ur *** as it did mine.

Tad

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegasaurus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when i was breaking in my rebuilt motor, the engine ate oil extremely fast for the first couple hundred miles. And i noticed that when i took a turn kind of quick in a parking garage that the light turned on and when i straightende the car back up, the light went off... so i immediatly shut the car off and pull over, checked my oil and sure enough i had about 1.5 quarts in there... i coasted it out of the parking garage, the gas station in the parking lot, filled her up with some oil, and i was all set.

Keep that light on, it can save ur *** as it did mine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

hmmm,
good point.

I suppose I should just save up a bit and get a few extra fittings.

darnit

FastTurboLS

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hehe, I just keep learnin new stuff.

Ok so the oil light is basically just there to say YOUR FUCKED.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Bhaww ha ha ha Basically yes.

dennis

No way man, that oil light was there to remind me to add a couple quarts on my 86 CRX. It was perfect. Everytime I took a sharp turn and it lit up mid turn, I knew it was time

Bailhatch

Haha, reminds me of old VWs they have a light and a buzzer that goes off all the time on some of them. Corners, idling, cruising...BBZZZZZZZZZZZ