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Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:56 pm
by Macc
Can anyone direct me to an oil pressure gauge that requires minimum effort to fit, has everything included I need and doesnt come on a slow boat from China? Theres so many on ebay and I dont want to order something else I cant use/dont need etc! Preferably not a digital one really too.

Cheers in advance!

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:20 pm
by duggers
Get one that uses a wired connection from a sender. Many use VAG sourced (used) guages with similar suitable two pressure sender.
Audi triple guage set up using GK 3 hole plate is quite popular.
This guide is an outline on the sort of thing you need to do even if you buy a new guage.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.combes2/Vdo.htm

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:51 pm
by Macc
So in saying that, will this work for instance?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291514082185

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:35 am
by james butler
what about this one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/52mm-Smoked-F ... 2a47322eeb
it was the one i was going to go for but never bothered in the end.
because its your high pressure sensor thats playing up you need to find out what pressure it goes up to and make your selction based upon that.

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:44 am
by Macc
Thinking mainly of one that goes up to 20 bar (ish), the ones that go up to a 100 the needles hardly going to move!

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:26 am
by PeteGLi
A VDO 5 bar pressure gauge is adequate, but you can get a 10 bar one if you want. Your reference to "a 100" probably refers to the imperial equivalent PSI.
Whichever gauge you get, make sure you get the matching sender.

Re: Oil pressure gauge recommendation

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:45 pm
by james butler
i might get one of these as it seems more handy to have actual pressure rather than a blinky light