Dave uk blue mica

I've just bought a set of white Lamco gauges for my MY99 UK impreza turbo, the gauges are volt meter, oil pressure and oil temperature and are complete with all the wiring, plugs and sensors, are these a direct plug and play on my car and if yes where do the sensors go on my engine?

alcazar

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Not really what I'd call "plug-and-play", but not that difficult.

There are recognised "best places" for the oil pressure and temperature. It's worth you while using them: do the job properly, forget about sandwich plates etc.

Oil Pressure:
The sender goes in where the existing oil pressure switch is, IF it physically fits, (I mean it may be too big, not that the threads will be wrong). IF it fits, most folk remove the OE oil pressure switch and leave it in their garage. However, if you REALLY want that as well, or if the new sender is physically too big, you need one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OIL-PRESSU...item51b97489e9

Others are available, that one was top of the page......

The larger part in that kit screws in where the OE oil pressure switch was, the new sender goes in the other end and the o/p switch in the side, allowing you to fit the larger sender and have the o/p light too. The kit includes a "P" clip to bolt your new pipework down safely.

Oil Temperature.

This utilises the second part of that kit, the brass hex turning. You need to remove the bung which is threaded into the top of the engine above cylinder No.3, and thread that part in to it. The new sender then screws into that. It's the best place since Cyl No.3 is known to run hot, so Subaru arrange for the o/t to be taken there. Anywhere else is a waste of time and money.
You DO need a long 8mm hex key to remove the bung...and buy decent, that fekker is TIGHT!

Voltmeter

Just pick up a live wire which is live when the engine is running. Easy to do.

I think Lamco gauges have lighting too: you need a lighting live from anywhere that's live when sidelights are on, plus an earth.

HTH.

Rescue Dude

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This may be of help.

http://www.type-ra.com/pdf/guages.pdf

Go with Alcazars recommendations for where to put the sensors.

If you have the loom that plugs into the stereo loom the voltmeter and illumination for the gauges should work from that.

Dave uk blue mica

Yes I have the genuine loom complete with it all so looks like that might plug into the stereo harness, the oil pressure switch and temperature switch are genuine ones that came with the kit and is all off a jdm version 4 car. thanks for your help boys I'll give fitting the gauges a go this weekend!

alcazar

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First job is to check the size of the new o/p sender...will it physically go in the space? if not, you need that fitting kit.

You'll want the smaller part for the o/t sender anyway.

Dave uk blue mica

The ones I've got are 2 different sizes, the oil pressure sensor does look about the same thread as a standard pressure switch

alcazar

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No..........It's NOT the thread I'm on about. It will be the same thread, but will it physically fit in the space where the o/p switch was? That's the kicker. If yes, put it there. If no, buy the kit.

And as I said, you need the smaller adaptor for the o/t sender.

Gava

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on the end on my oil pressure sensor it has to bolting points, how do i do the wiring for this? one side has a G on it the other have a little picture

alcazar

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Does the picture look like this: http://4vector.com/i/free-vector-gro..._art_hight.png ??
If so, connect that one to ground, earth, battery -ve etc, and the other to the gauge.

Gava

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thats it mate

alcazar

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Glad it's sorted.

Gava

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guessing i got a dud gauge as followed what you said and still not working

alcazar

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Where's the sender? is it fitted with PTFE tape? have you tried earthing the sender to the block?

Does the gauge itself have an earth?

Gava

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Sender is fitted in the side of the silver extenstion thing has the 2 fittings on tge end and I havent used any ptfe tape, the gauge is a prosport gauge its wired up so it has light but then has a spare green wire which im guessing joins to the gauge ill get pictures later for you

alcazar

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I'd think that you could TRY running a wire from the outside of the sender to an earth.

And the gauge should have an earth too, or there is no return path.
You say the gauge lights up?

have a look here: http://prosportgauges.com/performanceoilpressure.pdf

Dave uk blue mica

Well I finally got around to fitting my lamco gauges, the oil pressure switch was a direct swap with my old oil pressure switch but my oil temperature switch won't screw into the place where the blank above piston number 3 is, that blank is a 18mm diameter but my oil temperature sensor is 20mm diameter, the kits on eBay don't seem to have the size I need

Dave uk blue mica

Looks like the oil temperature switch I have replaces the sump plug

Rescue Dude

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That sounds about right for a sump plug. Not the best place to fit the sender in my opinion but it'll be fine if that's what you have. Plus it's a lot less hassle to fit!!