Basic Question Re Oil Temp Gauge

[SirRacer]

Bit of a simple question, but im hoping a nice easy answer will pop up.

Ive got an rb30det in my cefiro and would love to mount up an oil temp gauge. I had great plans of welding the fitting into the sump, until i jacked the car up and realised I would near on have to remove the engine to do it.

Where have you guys mounted your gauges? I dont have an external cooler so unfortunately thats out of the question, + have no need to remove my engine for sometime. Im also not confident draining the sump and then drill it up without taking it off.

Any ideas???

Thanks

Byron

Edited June 25, 2009 by SirRacer

[allthewaytotheskyline]

on your relocater it would read wrong...its needs to be on your block.

[gotRICE?]

on your relocater it would read wrong...its needs to be on your block.

I always wondered if the block and relocator mounted sensors would pick up block temperature transfer too?

If it was in the relocator in the "hot" line, it would only be out by a few degrees if anything. Hardly heart stopping.

[SirRacer]

Where on the block would you suggest T'ing into then? This all just sounds a little extreme as if im tapping into the block, i really need to pull the engine out to do so.

Any other ideas?

Cheers

Edited June 26, 2009 by SirRacer

[KwS]

I use a sandwich plate between block and filter, which i then have the sensor in.... seems to work fine, and if you use a genuine nissan filter, its smaller than the repco etc versions.

[Bliksem]

Mine is where the factory RB30 pressure sensor was, I had to use an elbow to get it to fit though as I re-used the RB25 oil cooler.

[wht510]

I'd remove the filter as stated previously and use a sandwich plate and put the probe in there. You will get the oil temperature pretty much how you want it, right where the oil pressure should be read aswell.

Oil temperature gauge mounting: I'd mount it in a place that's not too hard to see, but somewhere where it doesn't stick out too much, as you wont be referring to it too often...

[SirRacer]

where can you get these sandwich plates from>?

[gotRICE?]

Pretty much anywhere. Just Jap do them http://justjap.com/store/product.php?produ...=299&page=1

I used one on my old ITR. So if you get one, make sure you test fit it to make sure the senders clear everything etc. I cant rememebr what the bit on the RB block looks like, it might be fine any way. But the ITR the pressure sender had to sit in an exact place to clear castings etc, as they are bulky.

Also as i found, the blanking off bolts are tapered, and once they are in, they strip the sandwich plate out if you try remove them

So hand tight only my friend! Then crank it in once you know its all good and fitting snug.

Oh, and thread tape on the senders. Mine leaked a bit without it.

Edited June 27, 2009 by gotRICE?

[SirRacer]

Hi mate, i see your also from NZ. Where did you get one from here>?

[r33cruiser]

i put mine where the stock oil pressure sensor is. just T it in..

why can't you do that?

[Parag0n]

The sump is the most accurate place, if you end up putting a sensor in a sandwich plate between the filter it will not be accurate within 10-15 degrees.

This is from my personal experience.

[KwS]

Hi mate, i see your also from NZ. Where did you get one from here>?

i got mine from trademe, this is the one i got. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=219755214

Fits perfect on my S2 25DET, but i MUST use a genuine filter (currently using nismo), as the repco ones are about 3x as big as a genuine one.

This is where i mounted my oil temp gauge too,