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Hey guys,

thinking of getting a guage to use up the redundant sensor on the side of the block

r34's came with an oil pressure guage and there is a fitting for it on the side of the block (near the oil filter) i'm guessing its gonna be a fairly common size

so...... whats a more usefull guage?

temp is good because then i will know when the oil is up to temp and not just the coolant

but pressure would also be good to know and more dangerous to the motor if it drops un-noticed

whats everyones take? (just want one gauge because i know i can fit it without a sandwich plate)

cheers, Tom

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Go definitely Oil Pressure as it will indicate to you if your oil pump is working or not and also a low oil pressure is indicative of low oil level and it's not what you want. Oil's these days especially if you use synthetic oil can withstand high temp and probably more than what your engine produces.

In conclusion go pressure.

Denis the Menace

mad, someone near me is selling a basic calibre (i know its a cheap shit one but its better than nothing) oil pressure guage for $20 ;)

i'll go it

now i'm just wondering if the stock sender will work with it (pretty sure the 34's had a pressure guage and not a temp)

the gauge should (must) come with the sender.

pressure BTW. it also gives you an indication of oil temp (cold v warm) due to the drop in pressure when the oil warms up. won't tell you about over temp oil of course but water temp is normally a good indicator of oil temp

I have afoot in both camps.

After getting rid of the OEM sound unit I had a nice spot for a din size clusterI have an oil filter relocation unit with both temp and pressure senders fitted. Easy. Also you have the OEM oil can warning light that will tell you if there is low level/pressure. Third spot in the cluster is a voltmeter.

I have afoot in both camps.

After getting rid of the OEM sound unit I had a nice spot for a din size clusterI have an oil filter relocation unit with both temp and pressure senders fitted. Easy. Also you have the OEM oil can warning light that will tell you if there is low level/pressure. Third spot in the cluster is a voltmeter.

all my din spots are taken up, got an rs4s so i have the [torque,volts,boost] din unit + stereo + air con

not too sure where to mount it tho, running out of room

got a boost gauge on the a pillar already, ecutalk below the head unit (where i should have cup holders but i dont have any :blink:)

all my din spots are taken up, got an rs4s so i have the [torque,volts,boost] din unit + stereo + air con

not too sure where to mount it tho, running out of room

got a boost gauge on the a pillar already, ecutalk below the head unit (where i should have cup holders but i dont have any :D)

cup holders would make for an interesting drive with a manual hey :blink: i'd go with the oil pressure one too. are you sure it will work with the stock sender? i have a gauge mounted on the dash next to the pillar, just beside that little air vent thing. i just used some good double sided tape and a gauge cup holder/stand. 2 years and its still holding on. you might be able to get it on the dash beside the pillar gauge and still look good. here's a pic of where i'm talking about , 6th and 15th posts down in this thread LINK

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cup holders would make for an interesting drive with a manual hey :blink: i'd go with the oil pressure one too. are you sure it will work with the stock sender? i have a gauge mounted on the dash next to the pillar, just beside that little air vent thing. i just used some good double sided tape and a gauge cup holder/stand. 2 years and its still holding on. you might be able to get it on the dash beside the pillar gauge and still look good. here's a pic of where i'm talking about , 6th and 15th posts down in this thread LINK

well i thought i had no cup holders cos it was manual but i saw another rs4s the otherday and it had the pop out double ones just above the sig lighter/coin tray

where you have that gauge is exactly where my pillar mounted gauge is but its attached to the pillar

i'll work something out

I use the mearcat pods: oil temp and oil pressure where the clock used to be, and boost guage on the mearcat a-pillar pod. his stuff is awesome, and custom moulded for each type of car...

I use the mearcat pods: oil temp and oil pressure where the clock used to be, and boost guage on the mearcat a-pillar pod. his stuff is awesome, and custom moulded for each type of car...

but how do you tell the time?

all my din spots are taken up, got an rs4s so i have the [torque,volts,boost] din unit + stereo + air con

not too sure where to mount it tho, running out of room

got a boost gauge on the a pillar already, ecutalk below the head unit (where i should have cup holders but i dont have any :P)

Blitz DC? can mount on any flat(ish) surface with DS tape.

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