Prosport Oil Temp gauge question.
 

Fitted it today apart from the sensor in the 3rd cylinder as it didnt come with an adaptor to fill the hole !

Where can i get one that fits and how much are they ?

Holy shhhhit , is that how much they are ? £30 !

Just had a look on Ebay (dunno why i didnt in the 1st place) but will this do my job ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENGINE-OIL...item20cd318128

Yeh thats fine, You got a 8mm hex socket as you`ll need one to get the old plug out

Yeah mate , will venture that road when i get the adaptor.

You need a long reach Allen key, or similar, and it wants to be quality, because that sucker is usually in tight.

Have a screwdriver type and a socket set type and allen keys and i will be taking the i/c out just to be sure :)

You`ll need to,lol, Like Alcazar says you will need a long extension with an 8mm socket on and even then they can be a pig to get, You wont get it out with just small leverager down where it is, I use a 1/2" ratchet/socket and even then they can be very stiff.

What did you use to "seal" the adaptor ? Have PTFE tape , or is that not advised ?

Its what i have used over the years and never had any issues, Dont use electrical tape though as some guy did one here years back and fooked a 15K engine build :lol1:

On mine, I went out and bought an 8mm T-handle socket. I then pleced a 24mm ring spanner over the T...plenty of torque there, but it "cracks" when it comes out...scared me to death.

PTFE tape is fine, don't go mad, wind it about 8 times. Too much and the oil sender can't earth.

Happy days , thanks lads.

Not that i would , but what happened ?

Dropped into the engine and blocked an oilway?

Woopsie !

I'll be xtra careful !

Yeh was something like that, They guy spent a fortune at pennine subaru years back with fully forged everything then bought a set of gauges and tried to fit them himself...When the engine was stripped there was bits of tape everywhere but he swore blind it was their fault for building it wrong :lol1:

Job done.

Thanks for A - that i needed an 8mm hex as i couldnt tell if i had one that fitted until after i had took the strubrace and I/C off. Turns out i didnt so at least i new what to look for when i took the van to Halfords. Just aswell as i would never had got it out with a allen key , it was a socket job.

And B - the heads up on the "crack" it made comming off ! Even when i expected it i still near pooped a brick !