Oil pressure gauge install, empty oil galley

[PhilT]

Installed my oil pressure gauge this weekend, thanks to this thread.

 

The only thing different I did, was that instead of using adapters to get from the 1/8" bsp thread to an NPT thread, I drilled and tapped the gallery plug to 1/4 NPT, then fitted a hydraulic hose up to the sender which I located across by the battery.

[rkl303]

Will any stainless steel hose work? ie the ones from Home Depot for the faucet?

 

I bought the oil filter adapter plate from prosport possibly too quickly.

[mikeyan]

if you have a shop local to you that specializes in hardware like that, i'd go there.... they can ensure the proper fittings, adapters, etc to go between the block and your particular sender.

 

My stainless line ended up costing me ~$12 for a 2 footer, already premade.

 

 

Mike

[Billy Dagwood]

Just some advice for anyone else trying this for the first time...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a153/yamie700/LegacyGTcom%20stuff/Oil%20pressure%20gauge%20install/Allenplugremoved.jpg

That plug is really far down in there. It doesn't look like it so much in these pictures but trust me it is. It seems that a magnetic pick up tool would be a good thing to have as well since there's not a lot of room in there for a human hand.

 

One last thing, see that black hose that comes down and goes into this black L shaped thing....that might not be in the same position on your own car. I'm in the middle of this install right now found that line to be directly in the way of the galley. I can rotate it counterclockwise but it's a slight pain.

 

That plug takes an 8mm allen socket as well.

 

So I guess there's really no way to do this without removing the intercooler, right? Is there anything in particular I should know about doing so, or putting it back on? I'm a bonfide n00b tinkering in the engine bay.

 

I've got a prosport oil pressure gauge I want to put in. The sender is 1/8"-27 NPT, and I think it's large enough that I'll have to remote mount it. In terms of hardware, I should be fine with the WRXtra kit, right (even if it is inordinately expensive)?

[Joon525]

So I guess there's really no way to do this without removing the intercooler, right? Is there anything in particular I should know about doing so, or putting it back on? I'm a bonfide n00b tinkering in the engine bay.

 

I've got a prosport oil pressure gauge I want to put in. The sender is 1/8"-27 NPT, and I think it's large enough that I'll have to remote mount it. In terms of hardware, I should be fine with the WRXtra kit, right (even if it is inordinately expensive)?

Yes you must remove the intercooler to do this but that's really easy.

I'm guessing you should be fine with the WRXtra kit.

[aldouse]

anyone tried this on a 2.5i so far?

[Leonardo]

Sender looks like the one from ProSport Gauges. I might need to relocat it as well!

[hmoob_gt]

geez, i did mine yesterday and the 07 LGT seems to be little different. its more difficult to mess with. i struggled a litle, but i got it in. for some reason, we have like this little metal piece comin out and making it harder to screw in the plug. i was just doing the oil temp. but still, it was a head ache.

[tangcla]

So this means it's not necessary to get an oil filter sandwich plate?

 

hmm... wonder how similar this is to the AUDM 2.0T engine...

[Guest]

Well, sandwich is better if you are installing both temperature and pressure gauges. More room, plus you get temp. sensor right in the oil flow. With the galley when you can use hose to relocate sensors, but then temperature sensor becomes worthless - shows temperature of oil in the "deadend" hose.

[tangcla]

I only want the pressure gauge - can i take it from the galley then?

[Guest]

yes

[RaGe]

http://www.wrxtra.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=34

 

i have been trying for the last few days to order this item from these people. no returned emails, no returned phone calls. is there anywhere else that this can be purchased from? a trusted place if all possible?

[RaGe]

found this.

 

http://prosportgauges.com/remote-oil-pressure-sender-installation-kit.aspx

[Prosport Gauges]

Yes, and less expensive too!

[ClimberDHexMods]

does anyone definitively know whether putting a 1/8bsp male to 1/8npt female adapter and then an oil temp sensor into an oil galley plug would actually yield an accurate reading? Are any of the galley entry points very close to the actual flowing engine oil, or would this setup indeed just yield an inaccurate reading?

 

Wondering if anyone has solid information, not looking for speculation.

[RedDawg]

is there any difference in going with a galley plug vs a sandwich plate? one gives more accurate readings, etc?

 

I'm only interested in having oil pressure, not a temp gauge.

[Prosport Gauges]

no difference really, there going to give the same readings.

[RIPjeep2002]

bump. I got my autometer phantom series oil pressure gauge in. Worked great until I hit a bounce then stopped working. It's dark out so it will have to wait til tomorrow, but I think the sender is not grounding properly to that bar that it is mounted on. It did not come with a bracket, so we just did zip ties. Anyone have any advice on how to get a better contact with the bar, or a bracket for the sender?

[ClimberDHexMods]

bump. I got my autometer phantom series oil pressure gauge in. Worked great until I hit a bounce then stopped working. It's dark out so it will have to wait til tomorrow, but I think the sender is not grounding properly to that bar that it is mounted on. It did not come with a bracket, so we just did zip ties. Anyone have any advice on how to get a better contact with the bar, or a bracket for the sender?

 

Are you saying you grounded to the AC hard line? get a line of wire and ground it to the engine block. Lots of bolts in that region.

[RIPjeep2002]

^^^ Good idea. Thanks.

[tjbev21]

sorry to bring this back from the dead, im most likely going to get another glow shift gauge (oil pressure)

 

it comes with a 1/8th npt male sendor which is 2" tall, do you think i could get away with just unbolting the gallery allen nut and screwing that bad boy in, heres a link to way send comes with the gauge..

 

http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/replacementeliteoilpressuresenderunit.aspx

[ClimberDHexMods]

You will need to also order a M18x1.5 to 1/8npt adapter, such as the one from ProSport. It's possible but hard to say. Very little room there.

[tjbev21]

and put some teflon tape on the male end of the braided line that gos into the gallery screw yea?

[ClimberDHexMods]

and put some teflon tape on the male end of the braided line that gos into the gallery screw yea?

 

Yeah just put it on the section of threads that actually bite into the adapter. No sense having extra hanging off of the deeper part of the male portion inside the adapter. Small detail. I say why not.