As above, is this the fabled oil temp bung?




If not where the hell is it?!!!

 

From my understanding that is the one that is used for the oil temp gauge. I chose to fit mine into the sump plug as when the temperature gets up it is all the oil that is warmed not what has just been heated flowing through the block and turbo. This is my own opinion others might disagree.

 

cheers steve

I have a sandwich plate fitted aswell but it is tight getting pressure and temp into it hence using this. Will I need an adaptor? I have standard augogauge senders.

Anyone know?

 

That looks like the fella in the centre of the pic below the intercooler (the one with the allen key fitting) Your oil pressure gauge sender (under the alternator) screws into an adaptor that screws into the block and that adaptor can be used to replace the plug in the photo and the sender screws into that. The thread in the adaptor is 1/8 NPT but I don't know what the autogauge sender is. You could always remove the plug and have it drilled and tapped to suit - that's what I did before I found out about the adaptor.

 

what you want is an LMA 067 adaptor from LMA motorsport this is what i used. http://www.lma-group.com/LMACatalogueSection4.pdf
you can also buy them from halfords also i fitted both pressure(using an extension pipe) and temp to this as i like to be able to keep an eye on it just incase.

 

I assume you had some sort of t-piece aswell to get them both into the one plug?

I need to fit oil pressure aswell.

Was going to use a sandwich plate but this looks easier.

 

yes used a t peice so temp sender was in t piece and pressure was on extension pipe makes it alot easier as you have to change oil to put sandwich plate in plus there doesn't seem to be loads of room there and i'm getting same readings as poeple who fitted theres to sandwich plate. and you can get all stuff you'd need from LMA

 

Did you need to earth the senders separately? Mine have one wire and earth through the block, just wondered if they earthed ok being on an extension.

 

earthed temp to block but my pressure sender didn't need earthing works perfectly off extension.

 

How did you attach the extra wire for the earth or did yours come with two wires? Mine only have one place for the signal wire so can't see how to do it unless I try and solder directly to the sender body.

 

Is the t-piece available from LMA too... I have an Autogauge Oil Pressure gauge all electrically wired in, but I gave up trying to fit the sender unit under the alternator in the hope of finding the bits needed to relocate it.
If possible I want to keep the original oil pressure switch in the block and also run the gauge. If so can anyone please tell me what sizes I would need for the t-piece and braided hose...?? Please???!

 

the gauges them selfs are seperatly earthed then with temp sender you earth to the block then with pressure sender on mine it didn't need earthing. every thing you need to fit any gauge etc you can get from LMA