Oil Pressure Gauge

[StevieC]

So my el-cheapo oil pressure gauge I got for $20ish from Princess Auto stopped working.

I kinda new I should of bought a better quality one but I couldn't resist the price and thought I might just get away with it.

Well I was wrong... Now my questions is this...

Because I wired in this one which has an electronic sending unit what would be a good replacement for it that I could just splice into the existing wires I ran.

I'm not looking to spend crazy $$$ like on a Sunpro but I want something that is accurate and that will last longer than a year.

 

[xxch4osxx]

Id go for an Autometer sport-comp gauge.

 

[daman]

Sunpro,, there not that expensive.

 

[StevieC]

Maybe it wasn't Sunpro I was thinking then...

 

[daman]

Mehh it's up to you bud but if you want it to last...

in the states here you can get just the oil for under $20 probably twice that their.

 

[StevieC]

With the electronic sender or is it a mechanical gauge with tubing?

I would like an electric one because it would be easy to replace this one with.

 

[hooligan24]

I have been using this one for 4 years and 60k miles. I had a sender start leaking where the wire hooks up, but Autometer sent me a new sender free of charge and shipping even though the sendor was 3 years old at the time.

 

[StevieC]

That's what my nock-off one looks like...

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
With the electronic sender or is it a mechanical gauge with tubing?

I would like an electric one because it would be easy to replace this one with.

Either one..price around on line maybe you can find cheap on line that ships up to you guy's

 

[StevieC]

I will just get something off the shelf from AAP or AZ next time I'm state-side.

I just wanted opinions in case there was a really good gauge on the cheap.

 

[daman]

Sure...

 

[widman]

I didn't want anything but a stock look for my dash, so that is part of the reason for the switch I put in the oil pressure line. If pressure falls too low, the electric fuel pump shuts down. without fuel, I will never run with low oil pressure.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
So my el-cheapo oil pressure gauge I got for $20ish from Princess Auto stopped working.

I kinda new I should of bought a better quality one but I couldn't resist the price and thought I might just get away with it.

Well I was wrong... Now my questions is this...

Because I wired in this one which has an electronic sending unit what would be a good replacement for it that I could just splice into the existing wires I ran.

I'm not looking to spend crazy $$$ like on a Sunpro but I want something that is accurate and that will last longer than a year.

Why did it quit? Is it a bad gauge or a bad sender? Just change the bad part, probably a fluke failure.

 

[StevieC]

It's a bad sender unit because of what's happening and the gauge doesn't have spec's so I can match it with a similar sender from another manufacturer.