After market Oil PSI guage Q's

[PEAKN6]

hey all havnt bin on ere in a while, gotta few questions tho relating and EFI Black 202.

1. where the hell is the oil pressure sender thingy located to on the block? (i checked me workshop manual but couldnt seem to find it)

2. which is better, mechanical oil psi guage or the electrical ones?

3. should i use the standard sender unit thingy for an after market guage? (if i chose to go electrical)

cheers heaps , hope someone can help me

[Pub247]

Whats wrong with the standard gauge?
The oil sender unit is located just above the oil pump. Bolts into the block and looks like a small tin can. I've updated my sl to sle dash and used the vk sender unit the gauge works fine.

[DANNY8]

He wants new gauges :P

And yeah I know wat ya on about with that little tin can thing. I'll let him know. Cheers.

[Cane_It]

I used to get a brass T-piece and run both the gauge sender and the warning light sender...

[LowVp]

you can't have any pressurised flammables in the cabin so you use electric gauges, mechanical often sit on the out side on the bonnet

[yobbo88]

hey pub where did you end up getting you oil pressure sender unit from? i never got around to getting the oil pressure gauge working it just sits there on full all the time... maybe just hit up the local commodore wreckers?

[Pub247]

Yep thats it yobbo go to the wreckers and ask for a vk/black motor one there a lot bigger than the vh (low pressure light) ones then run a wire from the sender unit to the back of the dash

[AirStrike]

you can't have any pressurised flammables in the cabin so you use electric gauges, mechanical often sit on the out side on the bonnet

Don't know about in QLD but in VIC you can run mechanical gauges in the cabin.

[Goon]

My mechanical one works pretty good, i got the right bits all with it. I just suggest copper pipe , its better then plastic and doesn't get hot.