Fitting an auto gauge oil temp gauge

[heatfan8]

I have baught an auto gauge oil temperature gauge and want to fit it to my 110 tdi.

What sender unit will I need and where can it go on the engine??

Also, what pod have you used?

Cheers

Andy

 

[LEE69]

Fitting is covered in depth http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=230171&highlight=oil+pressure

 

[heatfan8]

thanks for that lee. I can't seem to find what sender unit to use though??

 

[LEE69]

https://www.europaspares.com/INSTRU...ATER_TEMPERATURE_SENDER___TT681101__1884.html

 

[edmong]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oil-Water-Tem...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5883cf6c5a

this is the one I used, did you get my message

 

[J0N]

You should have got a sender with your gauge.

 

[nutter_engineer]

https://www.europaspares.com/INSTRU...ATER_TEMPERATURE_SENDER___TT681101__1884.html

That one is an 1/8" NPT, is that correct? Some of the past posts says it should be an M10 and thats the one comes with the autogauge.

 

[LEE69]

That one is an 1/8" NPT, is that correct? Some of the past posts says it should be an M10 and thats the one comes with the autogauge.

Post 3 in the link says

You can either buy and adapter to convert the thread in the oil filter housing to 1/8 27NPT thread from what i believe will be an M10x1 thread, or you can buy a tap and tap the hole out to a 1/8 27NPT thread.

 

[Lee_Cupra]

Surely the M10 is for a sump plug fitment?

 

[heatfan8]

Post 3 in the link says

Ok....I am now confused.
You can't convert a thread to 1/8 NPT with a convertor thread and also tap out the hole to 1/8 with a new tap. Either a tap will be needed to make the current hole larger or an insert is needed in which case the hole will be smaller.

Is the thread in the oil filter housing M10 or 1/8''? I don't want any inserts or to have to tap out the hole. I just want to simply screw the sender unit into the hole in the filter housing!

Thanks for all the help so far!

Andy

 

[J0N]

Can't speak for any other model but on the LCR it's 10mm, the sender that is supplied with a Brand new Halford's Auto-Gauge Oil Temp jobbie is 10mm.