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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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I'm wanting to run a oil pressure gauge in my car where is a good spot to tap in for oil. I figured thiabwould b a good section someone must know if they have installed a turbo

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tap it off,from the stock oil pressure sensor,just get the fittings,or just eliminate the stock oil sensor....use the aftermarket,what oil pressure gauge are you plan on buying
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Prob prosport gauge. I'm not sure where the factory oil sensor is

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heres a pic,circled in white,screws right off,just unplug it first..

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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 10:32 PM
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Should I get a T fiting to run a guage so the factory sensor still works

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Should I get a T fiting to run a guage so the factory sensor still works

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yes,i beleive its a 1/8 npt fitting
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Ok thanks for the help

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Oil pressure gauge-uploadfromtaptalk1374115878904.jpg

Found this on ebay
Would something like this work?

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Found this on ebay
Would something like this work?

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yea,but you might have to get another male to female fitting,something like this..


http://www.etektuning.com/42-draft-m...emale-adaptor/

bascially,that fitting will go into the engine block,then that t-fitting male side,would screw over in the female portion of the fitting you put in the egine block,
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Got a fitting. I looked under the hood and I dnt have a sensor like that in my head.Oil pressure gauge-uploadfromtaptalk1374187543325.jpg


further back there is a sensor but I unhooked it and its water.

I'm not sure what this is looks like it could b a oil passage but I'm not sure how to get a fitting in thereAttachment 14818

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Got a fitting. I looked under the hood and I dnt have a sensor like that in my head.Attachment 14817


further back there is a sensor but I unhooked it and its water.

I'm not sure what this is looks like it could b a oil passage but I'm not sure how to get a fitting in thereAttachment 14818

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for got you have the 2ng tc, its the sensor you have unplug,

i took your image and circled the sensor,gonna look up and make sure,its a 1/8 npt

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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 03:23 AM
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The one u circled is water I unscrewed it and water came out

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The one u circled is water I unscrewed it and water came out

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o yea,thats weird,i looked up the oil pressure sensor,and it looked exaclty like that,unless its the sensor on top of the valve cover,next to the hose...
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Ill check it out

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