I know this was a long time ago, but I never did get round to fitting my autometer gauges that some of us got in what has been named "the worst group buy on the history of the 300zx forum" http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=34023&highlight=autometer+group+buy.

 

Anyway, long story short. I've fitted them all in now (yes two with nice silver edges the other with autometer written around the edge, never did get this sorted, turned out to be too much of an issue).

 

Water adapter fits nicely. temp gauge wired in and working fine.

Boost gauge wired in and working fine.

Oil pressure gauge - wired in but have not connected the orange wire to the sender yet as the oil adapter seems to be too thick for the oil filter to be able to screw on.

 

Did anyone else have this problem ?. Did you have to get it machined or buy a different type of oil filter.

 

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.

the oil adapter seems to be too thick for the oil filter to be able to screw on.

 

Did anyone else have this problem ?. Did you have to get it machined or buy a different type of oil filter.

 

what sandwich plate is it stuart? also greddy?

yep. i have 4 matt silver and 2 chrome edge. in fairness the 2 chrime where to replace to guages that where faulty

Just before we all post up saying "yeah he ripped me off" or anything like that.

 

This thread was purely to see if anyone had fitted the oil adaptor as I can not fit mine. It looks like it needs machining.

 

In response to joley P, I don't think it's a greddy one as it doesn't have any logo on it. But then it could be. I would assume it is the same one that everyone else in the group buy who ordered one got ?

I,ve got the greddy sandwhich plate and had to have it drilled and re-tapped to 1/8 npt to match the autometer oil pressure sender :headvswal HTH

I,ve got the greddy sandwhich plate and had to have it drilled and re-tapped to 1/8 npt to match the autometer oil pressure sender :headvswal HTH

 

ChrisC had to do a fair amount more with his on Zrun 2 years ago. was pissing oil. Again not Chris's fault but Greddy's (not getgreddy) as Greddy should be good enough to make a product that actualy fits the car its suposed to.

Ive had the oil sender hole drilled and retapped so the sender unit fits in there ok now, but when I offer it up to the car, it's too thick for the oil filter to screw on. :(.

 

I'll take it to an engineering shop with an oil filter and get it fabricated.

Ive had the oil sender hole drilled and retapped so the sender unit fits in there ok now, but when I offer it up to the car, it's too thick for the oil filter to screw on. :(.

 

I'll take it to an engineering shop with an oil filter and get it fabricated.

 

Have got the threaded extender with your sandwhich plate :confused:this holds the plate on and the filter now screws onto that :confused:

Have got the threaded extender with your sandwhich plate :confused:this holds the plate on and the filter now screws onto that :confused:

 

 

no didn't get that with it ?

 

Can I buy it seperate ?

ChrisC had to do a fair amount more with his on Zrun 2 years ago. was pissing oil. Again not Chris's fault but Greddy's (not getgreddy) as Greddy should be good enough to make a product that actualy fits the car its suposed to.

 

In fairness, it is his fault.

Greddy didn't do a specific plate for the Z32, it was Japanese engine universal and fits "most" engines, it also came in different sizes.

Greddy being Jap obviously have all their plates to suit Jap gauges, Autometer are US and so their threads are different, hence the problem with certain gauges fitting. These sort of things a supplier should know!

Greddy plates are used in shit loads of drag and drift race cars with no problems.

 

SMW1, Greddy plates usually had an oblong shape laser cut out of the side which housed a Greddy embossed signature, as chris often dabbled on ebay and sold goods from there on here, highly possible it was or could be an ebay copy!

Cheers

smithy

I'm going to go get it from the shed and check it out. brb

I'm going to go get it from the shed and check it out. brb

Don't wory mate, i've just re read the whole 8 months of bloody saga's with that GB :rolleyes:

No they wern't greddy adapters and in fact Greddy ones tend to be about the same price, sometimes cheaper so dunno why he used them! He states that Greddy ones work fine with autometer anyways, which they do, when altered.... the Gauges themselves are AC gauges so i guess the adapters are too. Here's AC's main website, http://acautotechnic.bnetsoftware.com/bNetStore/Templates/Site/Template1_ABC/TplDefault.aspx?TCode=&LCode=79

gauges are often cheaper on ebay though, i had to buy one cos i lost a customers sender unit and couldn't buy a new sender on it's own and as they are not autometer, so i was fooked.

smithy

Ok just checked, mines an AC not greddy, had a look on google for both of them, they are the same price but both come with the middle screw adapter and o rings, mine didn't come with either, So I'll either have to get one made or buy one from somewhere.

Don't wory mate, i've just re read the whole 8 months of bloody saga's with that GB :rolleyes:

No they wern't greddy adapters and in fact Greddy ones tend to be about the same price, sometimes cheaper so dunno why he used them! He states that Greddy ones work fine with autometer anyways, which they do, when altered.... the Gauges themselves are AC gauges so i guess the adapters are too. Here's AC's main website, http://acautotechnic.bnetsoftware.com/bNetStore/Templates/Site/Template1_ABC/TplDefault.aspx?TCode=&LCode=79

gauges are often cheaper on ebay though, i had to buy one cos i lost a customers sender unit and couldn't buy a new sender on it's own and as they are not autometer, so i was fooked.

smithy

 

Top man thanks smithy. I'll do some digging.