sooo i need to tap the block for oil for my turbo. this is the last thing i need to do till my setup is finally done. i was just wondering if there is an easy way to get to this sensor without taking out the motor or removing the intake manifold. i have a 97 base lude with the h22a4. any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. thank you in advance

 

sorry this may not be any help, but spend $13 go to http://www.maxspeed-motorsports.com and pick up an oil sanwich plate. It will make the install so much cleaner and you don't rob your oil. Isn't the pressure sensor right under your oil filter? I thought it was so if it is then just jack the car and roll under

 

i thought so too but i was told its on like the back of the block near the intake manifold. but i could be wrong. i was also told not to get one of those plates because its just one more place for the oil to leak from but then again if its done right it should work just as good. i dunno hense why i ask the knowledge of ht'ers! thanks for your response....its really early lol.

 

the sending unit is very easy to access from underneath the car.

 

i'm assuming its pretty similar between 4th and 5ths, but DIRECTLY under the oil filter is where the stock sensor is. take this out, run a stainless line from there to a T, with the stock sensor, your feed line, and the sending unit if you have an OP gauge

this is from directly underneath the car

 

hmm ok ill have to look at it when i get back from class. if this is the case then sweet.

 

Yup, getting to it is just like changing your oil filter.

Don't mount a tee directly to the block, because that setup is known to have problems with cracking and breaking. Run a line from the block to firewall and put the tee there (if you want to do a tee).

 

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Don't mount a tee directly to the block, because that setup is known to have problems with cracking and breaking. Run a line from the block to firewall and put the tee there (if you want to do a tee).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup, I did the same way as described by you Hawkze_2.3. I mounted the line and sensor onto the firewall.

 

yeah i do have a tee so i'll just be doing that. after i eat my pizza of course lol. do you guys have a pic of what your talking about with running the line from the firewall to the tee? if you do that would be much appreciated.

 

they're just talking about dont mount the T directly onto the block. run a stainless line outta the block to the T, then ziptie the T to the firewall, or somewhere you see fit

tis mine..

 

Be careful about running too many fittings on a T. They extra weight can sometimes lead to the t's breaking. The oil filter adapter that Greddy has is perfect if you need more than one source for oil (turbo, gauge, etc).

 

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isn't that the hole point of remote mounting it on the firewall???

 

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isn't that the hole point of remote mounting it on the firewall???</TD></TR></TABLE>

Whole.

Mounting it to the firewall is a waste of time and fittings. The sandwich adapter is the way to go if you need more than one source.