Oil Pressure Gauge - ls it worth it or not...?

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

l'm putting a Nomad pillar in my LCR at the weekend with a boost gauge but l'm wondering whether its actually worth while putting an oil pressure gauge in too

Any views......???

 

[LEE69]

Yeah why not
Oil pressure is a good one to have imho.

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

Yeah, thats my thoughts! l used to have one when l was running older VW's as it was always useful information to know but l wasn't sure whether it was just a waste with the Leon.

Do you know if they're easy to fit?

 

[LEE69]

Thee is a thread about on here, where you take the feed from.

 

[sambryant]

if i were u id put an oil temp gauge in instead, so easy to fit

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

True, but surely oil pressure is a much more useful thing to have compared to oil temperature?

 

[DPJ]

True, but surely oil pressure is a much more useful thing to have compared to oil temperature?

Oil temp tells you when you should be easing off a little (or fitting a better cooler), Oil pressure tells you when your engine is ailing............

.....which is why oil temp is more popular.

Watching a pressure gauge can make you paranoid....... has it dropped a bit?

 

[turbin]

oil pressure gauge also tells you when the oil is warm enough once you get used to the normal operating pressure.

 

[AntneeUK]

I'd go for oil-temp over pressure personally

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

oil pressure gauge also tells you when the oil is warm enough once you get used to the normal operating pressure.

Yeah, good point! 2 birds, 1 stone and all that l guess...

 

[AntneeUK]

However, if your pressure is off for whatever reason, you won't know the temperature is correct because it'll be thrown out by the pressure being incorrect in the first place, surely? Or am I missing a trick?

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

Nar, that makes sense, but you would get used to what the pressure 'should be' and then you'd soon know if something was wrong when it changed or wasn't its usual......would you not

 

[turbin]

However, if your pressure is off for whatever reason, you won't know the temperature is correct because it'll be thrown out by the pressure being incorrect in the first place, surely? Or am I missing a trick?

Well, thats why I have a pressure gauge. The first 10mins its reading high. The remaining drive its fairly constant around 75psi during normal driving. Smuuth sailing.

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

Well, thats why I have a pressure gauge. The first 10mins its reading high. The remaining drive its fairly constant around 75psi during normal driving. Smuuth sailing.

turbin - How did you fit yours?

 

[turbin]

turbin - How did you fit yours?

Like this. El. sender. Theres a bolt on top of the oil filter housing that does nothing. Perfect for the job.

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

Like this. El. sender. Theres a bolt on top of the oil filter housing that does nothing. Perfect for the job.

So.......just bolt the sender wire on top of that? Now called me stupid, but how does that work?

 

[turbin]

So.......just bolt the sender wire on top of that? Now called me stupid, but how does that work?

yes pretty much like that. Remove the bolt that is there for no reason particular. Bolt on sender unit ( I needed some adapters ) You'll get ground trough the treads. Wire to gauge and tally ho.

 

[D_O_U_G_I_E]

yes pretty much like that. Remove the bolt that is there for no reason particular. Bolt on sender unit ( I needed some adapters ) You'll get ground trough the treads. Wire to gauge and tally ho.

Oh.....cool! So how exactly does it pick a reading up?

 

[turbin]

You mean how the sender works? ... Im no engineer but I ass-u-me there is a tiny dwarf inside the sender who reads it of a tiny oil pressure gauge and then proceeds via morsecode send the readings to another dwarf inside the gauge itself who in turn rotates the indicator.

yea, that's it.

 

[AntneeUK]

I doubt it, but I still hope you're right