El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 18/05/16 02:07 AM Share Posted 18/05/16 02:07 AM For those of you who have added oil temp or pressure gauges, where have you installed the senders? I've added an oil temp gauge with a Specco sandwich plate that has 1/8 npt ports. Trouble is the thing won't stop leaking. I (and the mechanic) have tried tape, thread sealant and stag paste. Best result to date has been the stag paste I used, letting it cure off the car for a couple of days. I know have one spare plug leaking a little, but is still enough to put a drop of oil on the ground each night and gradually make a mess underneath. Welding a bung into the sump doesn't seem to be the go as I would like to add an oil pressure at some stage. At this point I'm thinking maybe a better quality (hopefully) non-thermostatic sandwich plate like this Earl's one: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170636507085 Would obviously need some adaptors for 1/4. The piece off the oil switch is another option, but again if I'm eventually adding two senders and there's already the turbo oil feed branching off there it is getting a bit messy. What have the rest of you used in the past? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,419 Member For: 17y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/05/16 02:24 AM Share Posted 18/05/16 02:24 AM T-piece off the turbo oil sender line with thread tape sealed perfectly for me. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 18/05/16 10:06 AM Author Share Posted 18/05/16 10:06 AM Thanks for that. Has anyone else tried a sandwich plate and had luck with a particular brand? I'm thinking it will be a bit neater especial I'll eventually want two senders and would rather not have a Christmas tree of t-pieces. I'm thinking the quality of the sandwich plate I used was junk. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch4660 Member 122 Member For: 12y 3m 27d Posted 19/05/16 10:15 AM Share Posted 19/05/16 10:15 AM Man you can get a 1/8 npt T piece from most repco stores for around $12/$15, bit of thread tape and screw T piece into where you oil pressure switch taps into the block on the left side, just above the engine mount, then screw oil gauge sender into T piece and connect the wires the correct way around and happy days ?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/05/16 12:41 AM Share Posted 20/05/16 12:41 AM Are the sensors your using npt or bspp? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 11y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 20/05/16 01:46 AM Share Posted 20/05/16 01:46 AM You'd get away with either if it's only 1/8. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/05/16 02:05 AM Share Posted 20/05/16 02:05 AM Npt male into bspp female yeah. Bspp male into npt female not so great. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 20/05/16 06:59 AM Author Share Posted 20/05/16 06:59 AM On 20/05/2016 at 12:41 AM, Ralph Wiggum said: Are the sensors your using npt or bspp? Sensors are NPT Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 20/05/16 09:27 AM Share Posted 20/05/16 09:27 AM (edited) Weld in sensors to sandwich plate? hahaha I use a plate and it's fine but no idea on brand sorry. Cheap sensors from "RaceTech" gauge kits as well. Edited 20/05/16 09:29 AM by -Stever- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1591475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,036 Member For: 9y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 30/05/16 10:08 PM Author Share Posted 30/05/16 10:08 PM I think in the end I'm going to go for the t-piece. Not super keen on the Christmas tree effect if I add an oil pressure sender later but can't find anything particularly decent for a sandwich plate, despite liking the idea of them. Am I correct in thinking the factory oil pressure switch is 1/4 npt? If so, I'll get an 1/4 npt male to female, with a 1/8 npt female half way along for the temp sender. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/91982-adding-oil-gauges-location-of-sender/#findComment-1593083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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