I have searched both the supra forums and have not found an appropriate answer. How do you put in the aftermarket oil pressure sensor in a 7mgt.Is it easier to do a manaul gauge or electric gauge. I know you have to run lines in a manual gauge but they are really cheap.My oil pressure gauge is brocken along with my tach and i have to replace it.
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I think you should just run a manual pressure regulator if you want to go aftermarket.
Here's a page from the Toyota Supra repair manual on how to check the oil pressure in your car:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/library/TSRM/lu/LU_04.html
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You can just remove the pressure sending unit on the side of the block and run your mechanical pressure gauge line to there. Just make sure you route it away from your turbo if you can to keep the heat off of the line.
Here's a page from the Toyota Supra repair manual on how to check the oil pressure in your car:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/library/TSRM/lu/LU_04.html
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You can just remove the pressure sending unit on the side of the block and run your mechanical pressure gauge line to there. Just make sure you route it away from your turbo if you can to keep the heat off of the line.
MisterTurbineTwister said:I think you should just run a manual pressure regulator if you want to go aftermarket.
Here's a page from the Toyota Supra repair manual on how to check the oil pressure in your car:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/library/TSRM/lu/LU_04.html
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You can just remove the pressure sending unit on the side of the block and run your mechanical pressure gauge line to there. Just make sure you route it away from your turbo if you can to keep the heat off of the line.
i HIGHLY suggest you DONT use a mechanical gauge for oil pressure...unless you like oily fires and messes....
to run most sending units from aftermarket gauges youll need to find an adaptor to thread into the block and then put the sending unit on that...its a pain in the ass....and i strongly suggest a nice clean electrical unit.
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Electrical units are nice. The fitting shouldn't be too difficult to adapt on the block. You just have to remove the accordion hose to get to it with an open ended wrench and then a line fitting wrench to install the adapter. As long as you have a good line and gauge unit and your fittings are well sealed, it works great. Oil has a very high burning temperature and usually shouldn't ignite for any reason other than repeated extreme temperature exposure.
What makes a mechanical oil pressure gauge annoying is running the line into the cabin of the car. Mechanical gauges are more accurate too. Just like a mechanical boost meter, they see only what is mechanicly going on.
Electrical units do work well, but they are a bit more expensive.
It's realy just a personal preference thing.
What makes a mechanical oil pressure gauge annoying is running the line into the cabin of the car. Mechanical gauges are more accurate too. Just like a mechanical boost meter, they see only what is mechanicly going on.
Electrical units do work well, but they are a bit more expensive.
It's realy just a personal preference thing.
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I have never heared of any oil causing a fire inside the cabin of a car. Fuel, however is combustable by spark exposure and should not be in the cab of the vehicle or near electronics.
There is nothing that oil is subjected to that is hot enough to cause the flash point of crude oil to ignite inside the cabin of a car. Oil will not ignite with exposure to spark that a car's electrical system can dish out. The most it will do is cause a leak if you did it half assed. You can spill oil on your turbo housing and it will just smoke off. It's not hot enough to cause a problem.
If you have repeated flame or high enough heat exposure to ignite crude oil routed through the cabin of your car, you have much bigger problems to deal with than oil burning. I know several hundred people with mechanical oil pressure gauges routed to the cabin of their cars and have never had issues for as long as 40 plus years in some cases.
There is nothing that oil is subjected to that is hot enough to cause the flash point of crude oil to ignite inside the cabin of a car. Oil will not ignite with exposure to spark that a car's electrical system can dish out. The most it will do is cause a leak if you did it half assed. You can spill oil on your turbo housing and it will just smoke off. It's not hot enough to cause a problem.
If you have repeated flame or high enough heat exposure to ignite crude oil routed through the cabin of your car, you have much bigger problems to deal with than oil burning. I know several hundred people with mechanical oil pressure gauges routed to the cabin of their cars and have never had issues for as long as 40 plus years in some cases.
I had an oil fire in my old Lancer when the supply to the Turbo burst and dumped oil onto the T04, Luckily I had an extinguisher onboard and saved it before any damage was done.
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yep thats what im referring to... the MECHANICAL line for the oil pressure gauge i had decided to dry out and break and put oil on my turbo...causing an engine fire...
this is why i HIGHLY recommend electrical...
AGREED ideal.
the only mechanical gauge i would say is safe to run into the cabin is a boost gauge! what happnes when that line leaks? eh you get some air spilled around in there.
what happens when a mech. oil pressure gauge routed into the cabin leaks? you get OIL spilled all around in there.
at the VERY least, (because oil fires ARE possible...) dont put a mech oil gauge in the cabin so you wont have to risk having your interior all oiled up.
the only mechanical gauge i would say is safe to run into the cabin is a boost gauge! what happnes when that line leaks? eh you get some air spilled around in there.
what happens when a mech. oil pressure gauge routed into the cabin leaks? you get OIL spilled all around in there.
at the VERY least, (because oil fires ARE possible...) dont put a mech oil gauge in the cabin so you wont have to risk having your interior all oiled up.
is it possible to run an electrical gauge from the factory gauge wiring/sensor. How about using the oil return line from the turbo. I saw somebody talking about that.
FYI the GReddy oil pressure gauge fittings thread directly into the stock oil pressure sending unit location. No adapters needed.
does anyone have any info on the greddy oil filter adapter and the oil filter relocator kit. I cant find the relocator kit anywhere.There are some universal kits available at summit but i dont know if they will work.
Yes you can get the relocator kit from Summit or Jegs.It comes complete with the oil lines,clamps,and adaptors.Part # PRM-10695.I also have the sandwich adaptor for a oil temp sensor.It can either be used as for a additional oil cooler,or a sensor plate.
wow I had no clue that our oil pressure ( at 3000rpm) varied from 36-71psi !!
That must be cruise-vs.- WOT.....
I need a new sender gauge....or just whole new oil pressure meter unit...the old one doesnt cut it and I think its not reading right....
-Jonathan
That must be cruise-vs.- WOT.....
I need a new sender gauge....or just whole new oil pressure meter unit...the old one doesnt cut it and I think its not reading right....
-Jonathan