scott351xd

Hi guys,
Just been trying to wire up an oil gauge in my car and have hit a snag, I have been looking for the oil pressure sender on the block and could not find it in its normal spot near the oil filter, however I did find what I *think* is the sender which is at the back of the block behind the manifold, is this actually the sender? I have attached a pic of the unit, it does not look like any unit I have looked for online, is it electrical or mechanical and how would I go about wiring it up?
Any help is much appreciated

Thanks,
Scott

xd351ute

The Oil pressure switch is at the back of the block behind inlet manifold on a clevo. That picture is of a sender unit for oil pressure light. Gauge has a big silver canister.

scott351xd

Thanks for your reply, xd351ute

Here is another photo, this is the only other sender-looking unit on the block as far as I can see (Sorry about the fuzzy photo), is this what I am after?

thanks,
Scott

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JG33PY

no, mate, that is the vacuum port on your inlet manifold. the oil sender is behind this on the block.

scott351xd

Thanks Nak,
The only thing I have behind that is the sender unit for an oil pressure light, as xd351ute pointed out....do I need to unscrew this and put in a new sender for the gauge?

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xd351ute

You need to put a gauge sender unit in there instead of the light sender unit, or put in a T piece and run both. Is it a factory gauge or aftermarket?

scott351xd

Its an autometer gauge, looks like i need to buy a sender for it and a line to run to the gauge (I didnt buy it new).
I should be able to just unscrew it and screw in the new sender, and the new sender should have an oil line that runs to the autometer gauge?

thanks,
scott

xd351ute

Is it electric or mechanical? Mechanical runs a copper pipe from block to gauge (no sender unit on block), and electric has a sender unit and a wire to run to gauge.

scott351xd

Well I would say it is mechanical, there is a clear tube running from the back of the gauge which I can see has had oil running through it. I bought a copper line from repco and it came with several threaded adaptors, I just cant see where to run it into the block, is it where that current sending unit is located? In that case I will have to unscrew that sender and screw the copper line straight into the block?

thanks,
scott

xd351ute

Thats it, unscrew the sender unit and screw the copper fitting straight into the block. Make sure first that the other end fits onto the back of the gauge.