I'm soon to be getting a mate to fit a oil temp gauge as I literally am about as usual with car parts as a goat playing tennis.

Anyway, I've purchased all the bits that I think my mate will need, can you please let me know if I need anything else? I'm not sure if the wires are going to be long enough? I've read the guide I found from the search and I think this is all I need.

Cheers

 

You'll need some more wire to run to the sender unit, also get some PTFE tape available from any plumbing supplier or Homebase/B&Q etc to put around the sender unit thread before it's screwed into the adapter.

Should have all you need then to fit this temp gauge

 

Great thanks mate, just the same wire that's connect to the gauge? Or just one wire?
Thanks

 

For an oil pressure gauge should have a power wire to the gauge and 3 for the sensor ( normaly Red black green )

If its a Oil / water temp sensor just two to the sensor.
( black and white normaly )

You should feed the cable from the cockpit through the rubber gromit to the left of the pedals. making sure it fixes out of the way of your feet

regards Linksfahrer

 

Agree with Links on the pressure sender but single wire for temp sender/gauge

 

I literally have no idea what you guys are saying lol!

I'll show my mate who will be fitting it and hopefully he has an idea! Or if you could link me up to a suitable wire to purchase, I will purchase it!

Sorry for being a proper dunce!

 

Halfords sell little 7m rolls of it for about £4.00. Rated at 5 amp, you don't need anything heavier than that buddy.

 

Ok cheers mate!

 

Yes true one wire if your using the car/block as earth, looking at his picture again this would be the case , but looks like he is missing a spade terminal, his friend will have to solder it on. On gauges with K type thermocouple you would need both.

 

Yes, good call Link. Will also need one of these:

 

Do you require a sandwich plate to install oil temp/press? If not where do you plumb them into?

 

I got the oil temp fitted last night, only the temp not pressure and I didnt require a sandwich plate.

 

The adapter /oil temp sensor Pic 1 at start of thread , are inserted into the block. To get to the location I took off my TMIC , you need to reach down with a long socket extension to remove the blanking blind screw; which is positioned slightly to the left of centre and below the front edge of the std TMIC.

Matt can you get a photo of yours in the installed position

 

Not easily sorry, the intercooler has to be removed and if you look straight down you'll see a hexagon shape nut that needs to be removed and replaced with the nut that is shown in my first picture (you'll need a torch).

Best way to describe the location is if you consider the back of the intercooler the end nearest the windscreen, then look straight down from the front of the intercooler on the left hand side. You should see the nut then.

 

I just uploaded a picture to the Forum Photos , If you can cut and paste in here please do.

 

Don't use a sandwich plate.

Subaru put the sender positions where they are for a good rason: that's where they get the best results.

Oil pressure: where the OE oil pressure SWITCH is, using a remote fitting if either the new sender doesn't fit in the available space, or you actually want the oil pressure light too

Oil temperature: In the oil galleries above No3 cylinder, which is known to run hottest. As above.

A sandwich plate is lazy and gets different readings to what it should. It's made for cars whose designers gave no thought to gauges whatsoever.