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Omurru

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Ok as some of you know I have been having oil pressure wowes <---(is that a word?). I want to hook up an external mechanical gauge to check the pressure readings against the stock one but I have tried two sets of gauges and fittings now and the supplied fitting won't go into the block, it's not a matter of they are the wrong fitting it's just the shape of the thread (I know that sounds like I dunno what I am on about, the stock sender has rounded threads the fittings have sharp ones), I don't want to force one in only to find a stock pressure sender won't go in after or leaks like a sive and I have to end up buying and fitting a new oil block thinggy. Anyone got a gauge and fittings they have used with an RB and would be willing to let me borrow for a couple of hours.....

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ive got an ebay chinese crappy one u can have for $20

it should be the right setting

already got one of them, well got it from autobarn and the fittings are the prob, also got a speco one and have the same issue. Reading through some info around someone suggested it might be the pressure relief valve in the pump stuck open. Hope not though thats a sump off job to fix and i dunno if that can be done with the engine in, although looking at it even if i can't get the sump all the way out should be able to drop it down enough to get access to the relief valve. Am keen now to see what another gauge reads.

ali-turko - will give you a ring tomorrow. might come borrow it for a couple of hours.

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