Can anyone send me links to how to fit an oil pressure, oil temp and water temp gauge please, a link to fit a air/fuel gauge would also be wonderful?

 

Thanks guys

 

Ps, want everything done before it goes up to JD to be mapped.:o

Hi mate, First off do you have all the sandwich plates and adapters for the sensors.

Some oil pressure guages are easier to fit with a sandwich plate that sits between the oil filter and the connector block.

 

The water temp sensor can either be fitted into the existing hard pipe (black connector , not the yellow one ;) ). Or you can buy an adapter that will fit with silicone couplings between the rad and the top water pipes. Oil temp again can use an additional adapter or the existing one.

 

On most gauges there are three main wires, live earth and sensor, others have a fourth which is for dimming.

 

Live = fit to a 12+ ignition live

Earth = earth to chasis or splice into current strong earth.

Sensor = runs to the sensor itself

Dimmer = feeds into the sidelight live, so that when you turn your lights on the dials dim slightly.

 

All but the sensor wires you can tap into inside of the car and to make things easier you can wire the three lives, three earths and three dimmers together and then run a single wire from each into the feeds from the clock.

 

The sensor wires will need to go through the firewall to the engine. The best place to put these through is the grommet just where the bonnet release cable runs through. You can then pick these up in the engine bay at the back drivers side. Wire coat hanger with the wires taped to it is the best way to get it through.

 

The AFR gauge can also run from wies in the car but then you will probably need to get the wideband sensor fabricated into your down pipes or test pipes. You'll have to go to an engineering shop to get this done.

Edited December 16, 200817 yr by SMW1

Thanks for the advice mate, I wont be doing it myself, im useless like that, just want to make it easyer for the person fitting them.

Yeah I remember you saying via e-mail. May be worth you giving him a call and asking what additional kit you need to buy for them. I'm sure he can get one of your down pipes or test pipes fabricated for the wideband sensor. But depending on the thread size of the other sensors it may be easier to get a sandwhich plate and fabriated sensor pipe.

 

Danny at DTA may be able to supply you with the sandwich plate and water temp sensor adaptor, I think I may have got mine from him originally, can't remember if I'm honest, it was such a long time ago.