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they are shit. get a proper aftermarket one and you'll be astounded at how fast and by how much pressure changes with RPM. the stock gauges are purposely dampened in their response as nissan (and other companies) thought wildly moving gauges would alarm the general car driving public and people would think there was something seriously wrong with their oil pressure. so what you get is a very slow moving gauge that is no where close to being accurate at any given moment.

I'm in the market for a aftermarket oil pressure gauge, should i look for one with a mechanical sender or a electric sender? and is there any cheap gauges that will do the job (and not be flashy expensive like Defi)

electric sender for sure. mechanical is no good, that means having fluid in the cabin and if a line or coupling splits or the gauge fails you'll get a nice spray of 110degree oil in the cabin!

i have to be honest I run defi's in 2 of my cars now and whilst they are expensive I reckon they're worth every penny. but for cheaper options you can probably pick up a used trust guage. they don't require a main controller (each gauge has it's own) and they have peak hold and warning function which is important for a oil pres guage, you want one that tells you when pressure drops low. probably looking at under $150 for something decent. also defi now make gauges that don't need controllers, sort of a budget entry level defi gauge, I'm sure they are quite good too.

My R32 GTR pressure gauge doesn't seem to work at all, along with the front wheel torque thing, I am assuming just because of age however something else might be broken.

What is the best way to proceed with getting it diagnosed, then finding a replacement etc? I don't really care about having a bunch of clusters, so just something in the stock position would be fine.

Anyone know where I could find a 3 Guage Holder to replace the stock one in a BNR32?

As everyone is saying in this thread it seems the factory ones are definately unreliable and to get aftermarket for more accurate reading's.

My R32 GTR pressure gauge doesn't seem to work at all, along with the front wheel torque thing, I am assuming just because of age however something else might be broken.

What is the best way to proceed with getting it diagnosed, then finding a replacement etc? I don't really care about having a bunch of clusters, so just something in the stock position would be fine.

just follow the wires up from the sender and check the connections :)

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