I just got a oil pressure guage, little confused on how to hook it up?

 

anybody?

 

you can get an adapter for around $50 that screws on where the oil filter goes and then you screw the filter on top of it... you can screw it into the adapter

 

do i have to get that? or is just easier

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 9hatch6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do i have to get that? or is just easier</TD></TR></TABLE>

Here are your options

A)buy a tuner toys or similar oil sending unit fitting. The tuner toyz fitting has two ports, so you can run an oil pressure gauge and something else oil related (feed line for turbo, etc)

or

B)get a oil filter adapter as someoen already mentioned. I bought mine off ebay and it has 3 ports. I persoanlly used the tuner toyz fitting on my last turbo install and I liked it but if something is wrong, it is a pain in the *** to take off the oil fuilter, unscrew that fitting. It is to tight up there. So I decided to go with oil filter adpater this time. You can get the regualr oil fittings on here somewhere or on ebay. As a matter of fact, I have a few regualr fittings that by your oil sending unit. I would give them to you for free if I can find them. The oil filter adapter can be found on ebay and greddy makes them too

 

cant i just use the **** that i bought to hook it up even if its a pain in the ***. or i *must* buy more ****

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 9hatch6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cant i just use the **** that i bought to hook it up even if its a pain in the ***. or i *must* buy more ****</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well what exactly did you buy??

 

Do this:

 

Your gauge may have come with the necessary fittings. I havent bought an oil pressure gauge in a while

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 9hatch6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cant i just use the **** that i bought to hook it up even if its a pain in the ***. or i *must* buy more ****</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i have a oil line you can connect from the block to an adapter for sale. i'll throw in an adapter too. oil line is brand new. adapter is used. $22 shipped.

if you use the tuner toys, the oil sender is going to be too heavy for the block.

 

omg

 

this is all the **** it came with. im pretty sure i dont need anything else. that directions just look lil confusing

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 9hatch6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is all the **** it came with. im pretty sure i dont need anything else. that directions just look lil confusing

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whats in that bag isnt reallyu clear but from what I can tell you DONT have everything you need. I see fittings for that piece of **** tubing (wouldnt run that crap into my car) but no fitting to actually tap into your oil sending unit. As far as installing it, it isnt hard. Tap into oil sending unit, install line from tap to gauge, then wire gauge for lighting. I just bought an oil temp gauge and I looked inside the box. Everything to get a temperature is there but you still need to buy a fitting to get a reading.

 

looks like u got a mechanical oil pressure gauge. for that gauge u have to physically run that line from ur engine bay inside ur cabin, and i wouldnt even think of doin that, disasters waitin to happen. should of gotten a electrical oil pressure gauge. much easier to install.

 

If you just want to hook the gauge up the you have everything you need. Disconnect the factory oil pressure sending unit next to the oil filter and put that brass fitting that came with your gauge in its place, running the plastic tubing from the fitting to the back of your gauge.

I really like the diagram that was posted above though, you should do that. Since you have a mechanical gauge, and the diagram shows the sending unit for an electrical gauge, just put the brass fitting that came with your gauge in place of the sending unit on the diagram.
If this doesn't make sense let me know

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xavenged7x &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you just want to hook the gauge up the you have everything you need. Disconnect the factory oil pressure sending unit next to the oil filter and put that brass fitting that came with your gauge in its place, running the plastic tubing from the fitting to the back of your gauge.

I really like the diagram that was posted above though, you should do that. Since you have a mechanical gauge, and the diagram shows the sending unit for an electrical gauge, just put the brass fitting that came with your gauge in place of the sending unit on the diagram.
If this doesn't make sense let me know</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmm I am not too up on this stuff, but is that the only function the oil sending unit has....to trigger your dummy light if your oil pressure is low?

 

if it was electrical i would just remove the stock pressure sensor and put the sending unit there taht is all i did the stock sensor just triggers the light when you have little or no oil pressure and as long as you watch your guae its fine just pull the guage cluster and remove the light buld from the warning light.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicSiRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like u got a mechanical oil pressure gauge. for that gauge u have to physically run that line from ur engine bay inside ur cabin, and i wouldnt even think of doin that, disasters waitin to happen. should of gotten a electrical oil pressure gauge. much easier to install.</TD></TR></TABLE>


did you buy it new? because i see no sending unit either? if its mechanical you may want to return it because you don't want an oil line running in the car.. NOGOOD!!!!!!!! Get the one that requires a sending unit.. I did a write up back in the day when i had my RSXS.. read this post and it will tell you exactly how to do it step by step and what to buy...
**No matter what anyone says DONOT thread the sender in the block where the factory one is, the new sender is heavy and will snap off which can cause 2 problems 1) good luck getting the threads out of the block 2) you could lose all your oil, makes a huge mess and possibly destroy your engine
http://forums.clubrsx.com/show...gauge

**you may have to join to see the pics, but i'm not sure because i'm a member**


Modified by sidesi at 9:04 PM 4/24/2005