Tutorials On Water Temp,oil Temp/pressure Installations

[shinobichart]

hey ne kno where to find diy guides on installing water temp,oil temp/pressure gauges for r32 gtst?

cheers

[thrtytwo]

dunno wat brand u have but i have defi, water temp is direct screw in into my greddy top rad pipe, oil temp and pressure direct screw into my sandwich plate from greddy oil filter relocation, so u at least need a sandwhich plate for that, if your water temp came with a little bit of pipe with a hole in it, you need to cut into your water hose and put it inbetween with cable ties or clamps, should all be in the kit, unless u went budget guages ?

[shinobichart]

i bought these gauges,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AutoGauge-52mm-Smok...%3A1%7C294%3A50

$175 for 3 guages

[shinobichart]

i bought these gauges,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AutoGauge-52mm-Smok...%3A1%7C294%3A50

$175 for 3 guages

[Char]

looks like similar what 350Tonner has in his r32 gtst

[shinobichart]

is that a good price u rekn? easy diy installation or am i bettr off goin 2 professionals?

[Ehgriez]

Easy enough to DIY, I did the exact same thing with the exact same gauges not a week ago.

You need a oil sandwhich plate and a rad hose thingo with a temp sensor in it.

If your NoR I dont mind giving you a hand, or you can come look at my setup and I can help you install ?

The Autogauge ones have a bit of an odd wiring setup.

Only other thing to note is with the top rad pipe setup and the sandwhich plate your better off doing a service at the same time, saves having to drop coolant and oil just to install them.

[Douse]

Incoming thread highjack:

What do you guys recommend for a good quality Oil Temp gauge? (besides DEFI cause that costs a small fortune)

[Ehgriez]

From the words of a few import guys.

"Anything electric will do the trick fine."

[Douse]

LOL

Fair enough

[Ehgriez]

I can show you mine if you want?

Super cheap but work fine.

[shinobichart]

Easy enough to DIY, I did the exact same thing with the exact same gauges not a week ago.

You need a oil sandwhich plate and a rad hose thingo with a temp sensor in it.

If your NoR I dont mind giving you a hand, or you can come look at my setup and I can help you install ?

The Autogauge ones have a bit of an odd wiring setup.

Only other thing to note is with the top rad pipe setup and the sandwhich plate your better off doing a service at the same time, saves having to drop coolant and oil just to install them.

thanxs mate, 2 bad i live SoR , wots a sandwich plate? where culd i buy a sandwich plate and rad hose temp thing?

cheers

[Ehgriez]

not 100% where to get one from as the dude I bought mine off threw them in. Gimme a sec ill google some and see if I can find them.

[Ehgriez]

http://www.justjap.com/store/product.php?p...=380&page=1

thats for the water temp. did you get the sender included?

And this is for the oil temp/pressure.

http://www.justjap.com/store/product.php?p...at=0&page=1

[bubba]

Incoming thread highjack:

What do you guys recommend for a good quality Oil Temp gauge? (besides DEFI cause that costs a small fortune)

Autometer.. I had Autometer mechanical gauges then upgraded to cheap electric gauges (Autogauge), now upgrading to Autometer electric gauges. The temp gauges aren't that pricey (~US$60 for 2-5/8" electric half sweep), but the full sweep oil pressure gauge is US$190 and the 30psi boost gauge is US$200 Going for Ultralites

[shinobichart]

not 100% where to get one from as the dude I bought mine off threw them in. Gimme a sec ill google some and see if I can find them.

cheers mate, i appreciate it. i got a sandwich plate today, prolli get the radiator hose adaptor thing 2morrow. just trying figure out how to connect the sandwich plate?

[shinobichart]

is it ok to connect all three gauges to the cigerette lighter or will this just cause a fuse to blow? where do u recommend i get the power source from? also, is it the oil pressure or oil temp gauge that connects to the sandwich plate or they both do?

cheers

[Ehgriez]

both to the sandwich plate.

different people have different opinions about where to draw the power from, I have them hooked through to my stereo power.

[bubba]

Run 12V from somewhere reliable (hell even from the battery), fuse that line. Run to a relay and use the cigarette lighter feed to switch the relay.

That's the principle I used when rewiring my stereo, carpc, monitor and gauges.