anyway of doing this w/o drilling a hole in your oil pan?

 

you can put it in the head.

 

Theres a plug in the Cyl. Head near the passengers side above the Intake Manifold, not sure how far off it will be from Oil temps in the pan though.
PS - Thanks to Steve

 

hrmmm....

where is the easiest place?

 

Yes...

If you can find a sending unit that is built like a drain plug...

try the VDO web site. http://www.vdona.com/aftermarket/aftermarket.html

Will
-who's old Volvo had a drain plug sending unit...

 

where exactly? can u provide pix?

 

fyi.. oil temps = sending unit must contact oil

Will

 

Steve told me about it when I asked him about another spot other than the pan, I havent installed mine yet. So No pics

 

easiest way without buying anything....

 

if i can provide pix after i get home from work will u be able to point it out to me?

 

http://www.theoldone.com/articles/oilpressure/

this is how us turbo guys like to do it:

 

Did you say MECHANICAL OIL TEMP???
Oh man, return it and get electrical.

 

umm... dude its a oil temp gauge, not oil pressure

 

woops i didn't read that right

 

easy, you can use you stock drain plug, first drill a small hole thru thats for the sensor to stick out, then drill a bigger hole and tap it so the sensor can thread into it, also you can buy the drain plug with the hole already in it from Autometer or HKS.

 

i need to redo my oil press. gauge too

 

"Did you say MECHANICAL OIL TEMP???
Oh man, return it and get electrical."

I second that statement! A mechanical gage measures oil temp away from the engine. the temp is read in the gage itself. without a recirculating oil line your readings will be inaccurate guaranteed. what you want is a temp sensor as close to the oil tap itself.

 

No thats wrong. It doesnt meaure away from the engine.

The autometer mech. temp gauges have a real PITA metal tube that needs to be
routed around. Its sooo much easier to route wire instead.

 

ok.. thanks for explaining. but even with a real "PITA tube" where is the actual temp reading taken at with a AutoMeter mech guage?

 

Its taken at the source.

 

The PITA metal line doesn't contain oil, but glycol (sp?) and maybe some other crap IIRC. Either way, the mech gauge is more accurate than the electrical but is harder to install in your average street car with all that dash board crap in it.. ac vents.. etc.

 

oh, i forgot this thing came with it



is this like a replacement plug i can use then screw the sensor on it?

 

ttt

 

If you wanna plug the mechanical temp sensor into the engine block hole near the distributor you need a metric adapter.

5/8" - 18 UNF to M16 x 1.5

 

There is oil temp sensor available which replaces the oil dipstick.....