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VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guage Fitting

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:15 am
by Mark H
Looking to fit the VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guages to my GT2.

Could some on confirm the following -

Presently I presume the oil pressure sender fitted standard to the oil filter housing stays in that position ??
I need to purchase a T piece to connect the VDO Pressure / Oil temp senders, do they both they both fit in the T Piece ??
In theory I will end end up with Oil Pressure / Oil temp indication from the Guage's plus the original dashboard oil pressure light ??
Does anyone have a part number for the T piece or the Thread sizes for the senders and the oil filter housing ??

Using eefy's wiring guide from his post, cheers mate

Mark

Re: VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guage Fitting

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:40 pm
by mr.brown
Standard GTpoo? The oil pressure switch on the oil filter housing can stay in the same position, yes. Just forward of this is a (blanked) hole where you should just about be able to squeeze the the oil pressure sender.

You could fit a t-piece here and also fit the oil temp sender but you may be better off doing this at the pressure switch on the side of the head where there's a bit more room.

You can also get a sump plug modified to fit an oil temp sender.

Pretty sure all the senders are M10x1 and if that's right the T-piece would be VDO 240 850.

Best thing is to ring someone like C&R or Awesome - although the latter will try and flog you this

http://www.awesomegti.com/42draft-vw-oi ... cation-kit

Re: VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guage Fitting

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:00 pm
by Mark H
Was going to fit both the VDO Pressure / Oil temp senders a'la what eefy had done.
In theory it can be done, but space is the limiting factor?

Mark

Re: VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guage Fitting

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:53 pm
by mr.brown
I haven't seen Heath's thread - II was just trying out my own oil p sender in that space ;-)

I'm probably going to take the simpler route of removing the oil pressure switch and fitting the oil temp sender in it's place. In 20 something years of Scirocco/Golf/etc ownership I've never once had an oil pressure switch activate - and I'll have a pressure gauge!

Re: VDO Oil Pressure / Oil temp Guage Fitting

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:55 pm
by go-for-it1
Mark, I am not sure how to link my previous posts and contributions on this subject so I will bump a couple of of them separately. I have done this job and it is fairly easy if you have all the kit from an Audi 80 Sport. Bumps to follow.
Rob