oil pressure guage installation?

[85HOT-T]

How hard is it to install an oil pressure guage. Should I go with mechanical or electronic.

 

[Squid4life]

Not hard. If electric you install the sending unit in the brass block where your turbo oil feed and stock sender is. Run the signal wire to the gauge, plus power for lights and ground, you're done.

If mechanical, I am assuming you run it out of the exact same spot, hard line through the firewall, same wiring for light/ground. I have an electric autometer gauge and sender I will probably be selling, but if I were you, I would look at the Stewart Warner gauges, mechanical or electric. They are pretty nice. The mechanical oil pressure goes from 0-100 psi in 2psi increments, so it shows actual reading for low oil pressure readings.

Summit part number SWW-114518 for $45.95

I have low oil pressure issues right now so I will most likely go with this one.

 

[tzque]

does the same rule apply for water temp . I also want to make sure I am removing the right sensor .I am making this harder than it needs to be

 

[chrisgarrett]

Electric oil pressure sending unit, retaining idiot light.

 

[slow305]

Does anyone use the mechanical one? I already have one, but I have no idea where to tap into the oil to get the correct pressure reading.

 

[87BuickMan]

Does anyone use the mechanical one? I already have one, but I have no idea where to tap into the oil to get the correct pressure reading.

Use same exact set up as pictured above, just use copper line instead if the electrical sender.