stardust Member 537 Member For: 19y 9m 5d Location: Brisbane Posted 06/10/04 11:33 AM Share Posted 06/10/04 11:33 AM Zap where did you get the the pod that holds the guages from ?Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 2m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 06/10/04 01:01 PM Author Share Posted 06/10/04 01:01 PM Chiptorque $100 painted & delivered. Mention you are a forum member. I think SS Inductions have them as well. They have 3 types. Unpainted, paintted same as console plastic or painted same as dash....I got the last one. It is not perfect, but I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakxr8 Member 14 Member For: 17y 2d Posted 20/04/07 12:41 AM Share Posted 20/04/07 12:41 AM That is great info, what is the thread and size on the original ford oil switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/04/07 01:02 AM Share Posted 20/04/07 01:02 AM As per usual, great instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 21y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 20/04/07 03:46 AM Share Posted 20/04/07 03:46 AM I have got the thread size written down at home. Will post later. I bought a brass tee fitting and reducer to get down 1/4 NPT for the sender for a total of $8.00. Also I installed the tee without dropping the oil. Thee amount of oil that comes out is just a dribble after you remove the pressure switch. The thread is a common BSP size ... I had a plug in my toolbox with the same thread that I just screwed into the hole to plug the dribble while I put thread seal tape onto the pressure switch and assembled the tee.Leave the collar in place and just unscrew the pressure switch.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 21y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 20/04/07 09:53 AM Share Posted 20/04/07 09:53 AM Thread on the oil pressure switch is a 1/4" BSP 19 TPI. So if you get a Brass tee with a male and two female, all with that thread you also need a reducer to get down to 1/8" NPT ... the thread size on most sender units.Ignore the 1/4 NPT referred to in the previous post ... I meant to say 1/8 NPTHope this helps.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 20/04/07 10:02 AM Share Posted 20/04/07 10:02 AM Excellent write up we need more like this!! just a quick note bout thread tape. Make sure you wind the fitting into the tape as if you where tightening the fitting. Then when you break the tape off the end off the tape points the opposite way to the direction you turn the fitting to tighten it.this stops the end of the thread tape from bunching up as you tighten the fitting and preventing a seal.... for my money you can go past a good hydraulic thread sealant. alot more exxy then tape but no chance of leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 21y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 13/07/07 10:48 AM Share Posted 13/07/07 10:48 AM This is a photo of the $8.00 worth of fittings used to fit a 1/8" NPT thread oil pressure sender to my own vehicle.Two fittings could be used together to fit two senders and the standard switch.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKIIXR6T Member 5 Member For: 18y 20d Posted 14/04/08 10:30 AM Share Posted 14/04/08 10:30 AM This is a photo of the $8.00 worth of fittings used to fit a 1/8" NPT thread oil pressure sender to my own vehicle.Two fittings could be used together to fit two senders and the standard switch.Cheers,ScottHi Guys.Im about to set this up aswell. Im wondering what kind of sender unit you guys bought as I have the original FPV gauges - not the aftermarket ones. I understand VDO made the oil pressure sender unit for FPV. Can anyone confirm what the part no. is. Is it 360.001?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Member 14 Member For: 14y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 06/10/10 10:54 AM Share Posted 06/10/10 10:54 AM thanks for the valuable info. been doing my head in looking for the oil pressure sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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