I cannot find the oil pressure sender???

[mtopxsecret6]

Gday guiys. well, cll me dumb stupid or blind... but, i am having trouble trying to locate the oil pressure sender. I have done a search on the forums.. and looked where it suggested, but.. me still cannot see this sender unit? Can somebody help a helpless person here? Also, on an auto meter gauge.. what is an average psi rating that the oil should be at? Mine sits on 4 on the stock gauge, so what should mine be reading on the auto meter gauge once i get it installed?

Thanks guys.

[ENTYSU]

hehe ...well on the top of my head the oil pressure sensor will be located on the side of the block either inlet or exhaust side will look like a round screw in solinoid with a wire coming of it , thats if its elec and not oil fed line ....... but should be down near the oil pan just above were it joins too the block just take your time it shouldnt be too hard too find ....

as too the oil pressure gauge well its hard too say each car may be different ..... should be around 60 psi when warm may be a lil higher when cold ....... well if your looking at a jap oil pressure guage , its around 4-6 bar... round a bouts ....

[mtopxsecret6]

Ok thanks for that dude. I dont think it matters about it being either mech or elec, just need to tee off where it goes into the block. will have another look and see. will look on inlet side and see.

[ENTYSU]

good stuff my one is on the inlet side directly under port number 2.

[Jay95R33]

Yepp, inlet side, just a few inches behind the oil filter (further towards the firewall).

It's an electrical sender unit that has a weird tappered thread on it.

I bought an adaptor to tee in a pickup for my new gauge but it won't fit due the the tappered thread in the block.

Looks like I'll have to get one made up by a machine ing shop Next oil change I'll take the sender out again and take it in and get one made up.

J

[ENTYSU]

the thred is BSP yeh its tapered go to a industrial place or pirtec they have addapters

[Jay95R33]

Ahhh, cool - I might do that soon then.

Thanks

J

[mtopxsecret6]

well, i think i have found it. its not in the best of locations... just like my mazda.. so.. how has people gotten in there and removed the silly thing? Counter tapered in to the block i hear? thats gonna make life very interesting!

[Jay95R33]

Jack her up and get under there with a spanner

I had to basically lay down the middle of the car.

That's what I did. Just do it when your changing your oil, so not much oil will spill out.

J

[mtopxsecret6]

ok, thanks.. i will give it a crack then.