supercat
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 05:57 PM |
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Blacktop oil sensors
Probably a simple (stupid) question but this zetec stuff is new to me.... can I use the blanked off hole to the left of the oil pressure sensor on a
blacktop for another sensor?
 
zetec_oil
Cheers,
James
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 06:04 PM |
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Try removing the plug and the pressure switch , then blow through one to check if they are connected. If they are and you can get a sensor in without
bottoming then you are probably OK. It may be that the blocked off plug is a water drain?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 06:28 PM |
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I've had one or 2 pressure sensors fail when attached directly to the block.
I now run a hose from the block mounting to a T piece which has the pressure switch and pressure sensor.
Note that a number of pressure senders also have a low pressure switch built-in (hence 2 terminals on the top) so only the sender is required
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r1_pete
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 07:10 PM |
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Yes, you can put a pressure sensor in there, I've also seen it used for turbo oil feed.
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whitestu
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 07:15 PM |
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That's a clean blacktop!
Stu
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Project7
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 10:39 PM |
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Thats where my oil pressure sensor is, and it works.
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supercat
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| posted on 16/3/09 at 01:39 PM |
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Cool, thanks chaps.
I already have a combined pressure and temp sender to go in one, but want a dedicated pressure light switch for the other.
Don't really want to have the sender on a hose as it introduces a failure point in the oil system (seen a surprising amount of oil lines let go
at various races over the last few years) - I'm going to make a bracket to support the sender instead.
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