digital oil pressure guages?
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digital oil pressure guages?
whats the easiest way to add a digital oil pressure guage to the f20c? am wanting to add one so am not just relying on the warning light! cheers
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You'll need:
Oil Filter Sandwich Plate (Toser sell them for a decent price)
Oil Pressure Gauge
A Bracket
coolchrisuk recently fitted a combined digital oil pressure/temp gauge to his S, along with a separate analog water temperature gauge. He's not about 'til Sunday, but will be able to tell you where/what he bought if you send him a PM.
FWIW, it's not a difficult install, just a couple of power/illumination wires to connect up along with the gauge to the sensor itself. He did purchase an A pillar gauge pod to fit them inot, and it looks fantastic
I'd avoid a 'T' IIWU, that's why sandwich plates are available, and allows for easy connection of sensors.
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Oil Filter Sandwich Plate (Toser sell them for a decent price)
Oil Pressure Gauge
A Bracket
coolchrisuk recently fitted a combined digital oil pressure/temp gauge to his S, along with a separate analog water temperature gauge. He's not about 'til Sunday, but will be able to tell you where/what he bought if you send him a PM.
FWIW, it's not a difficult install, just a couple of power/illumination wires to connect up along with the gauge to the sensor itself. He did purchase an A pillar gauge pod to fit them inot, and it looks fantastic
I'd avoid a 'T' IIWU, that's why sandwich plates are available, and allows for easy connection of sensors.
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Anyway, I got it from the states and by the time I paid import tax etc it worked out about £20 cheaper. I would just get one from the UK - Hond-R sell them I believe. Just give them a call. Slightly cheaper alternative to defi without the need for a separate controller (has a warning light you can set) - http://www.hondaperformanceparts.co....m_Oil_Pressure
Great bit of kit, quality feel to it and comes with everything you need (just need some crimps/solder/fuse holder etc) - Just need to wire into Ignition Live/Constant Live/Lights/Ground.
I ran the sensor wire through the bulkhead behind the Master cylinder.
Used this guide to make an auxiliary fuse box (used one 6-slot fuse holder) - (Thanks Stu) http://www.projectauto.co.uk/Project...use%20Box.html -
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i have a race technology dash 2 display wich can monitor oil press/temp, coolant temp/press throttle pos, suspension travel,fuel level/pressure etc from my da s60 pro ecu via can. i just need to intall the sensors etc. i have already moved oil filter with a take off plate, set of braided oil lines from hel and a remote filter housing. just need a digital feed from sensors to ecu so i can send them via can to my dash display
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Lol well if you have all that fitted what exactly are you asking!? You just need a pressure transducer no? As far as my car 'wiggly's' knowledge goes I'm afraid!
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SPA is exactly what i had in mind!!!!
coolchrisuk, i saw that SPA suppose to have warning light too - does it really work?
what's their depth?
i thought to cut them into the radio door....
i personally would go with two SPAs.
so oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and........ what the 4th parameter worth to get?
actually on a second thought - water temp is pretty useless as long as we have oil temp with a working warning light.
so maybe just one gauge with oil temp/oil pressure is enough?
coolchrisuk, i saw that SPA suppose to have warning light too - does it really work?
what's their depth?
i thought to cut them into the radio door....
i personally would go with two SPAs.
so oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and........ what the 4th parameter worth to get?
actually on a second thought - water temp is pretty useless as long as we have oil temp with a working warning light.
so maybe just one gauge with oil temp/oil pressure is enough?
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Spa are too deep for the radio door unless you modify the back of the gauge, I had to fit a 15 mm spacer and cut the plug shroud of the back of the gauge and solder all the wires to the pins rather than use the plug, it's a messy job
I think only defi will fit
I think only defi will fit