Hi, Im trying to hook up a oil temp gauge off of my drain plug and having difficulty matching a gauge (looks, price) to work with a sender unit the has the same thread as my drain plug, m14x1.5 So far I found 2 sender units with that pitch, one is a vdo vw one and the other is a Koso motorcycle one. I found a bunch of gauges I like but im worried that the values will be different and the gauge will read wrong. Any advice or thought? Some I found:
Koso sender http://www.ebay.com/itm/KOSO-OIL-TEMP-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR-M14XP1-5-ATV-QUAD-UTV-DIRTBIKE-YAMAHA-HONDA-KTM-/251402500449?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a88c1b961&vxp=mtrVDO sender http://www.ebay.com/itm/VDO-300F-Oil-Temp-Sender-Drain-Plate-Style-M14-X-1-5-/160537381591?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2560c60ad7&vxp=mtrAdapter plug http://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-Temp-Gauge-Adapter-M14x1-25-Male-to-5-8-UNF-Female-080-/271155775283?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f2224c733If anyone can post some gauges that match these senders or will fit the female end of the adapter please post, no vw guages please. Thanks

 

Vdo sender with a vdo gauge.

 

Unless you want to spend alot of money on something like Defi (has nice audible alerts), go with cheap Autometer.





Craig - Who has used these for years with no problems

 

Drill and use an autometer weld in bung in your oilpan: http://www.summitracing.com/int/sear...s-and-fittings
That's what I did, then you don't have the hassle and wear on the sensor everytime you change your oil.

 

^Agreed. Having it in your drain plug is not only a hassle, I wouldn't want anything poking out the bottom of the pan more than the drain plug already does. That's just asking for trouble.

 

Thanks guys u make some good points.