Richard. I was under the ussumtion by what I had read that, air, just like in brake lines compresses at a different rate to the oil. Maybee I am wrong, I have been known to be at times. :O) As I was just recently when trying to work out how a electric sender worked. Thanks Chris for clearing that up for me. I think when it comes to a engine, and the fitting of warning guages, it is always advisable not to go buy the cheeper version. Some thing the cheeper will do but not when it comes to your engine and the diagnosis of faults. After having a oil pressure releif valve stick on my old orange sedan while idoling through the carpark at work, blowing the oil filter and leaking oil all over the carpark. I went to the auto sparky, and had him play with the under dash wiring, fitting resisters and the like so I could hook up a 12 volt hallogen downlight behind a red screen bolted on the steering shroud, just incase it happened again. I wouldn't of liked this to happen while doing 100km/h down the freeway. The engine woulda died by the time I spotted the idiot light. Luckily I was only idoling when it happened the first time and I heard the oil spraying in the engine bay. Later. Rick White.
--- "Richard Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >just read this reply too :) > >Your probably right Rick, I havent had heaps of experience with them... I >heard the cheap electronic ones werent very accurate. > >If you dont bleed the manual ones what would happen? wouldnt the pressure >just get transfered through the air? I guess the reading woudl be alot >lower? > >Rich >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 2:48 AM >Subject: Re: smaller oil filter > > >> Mark. >> You can either buy, electric oil pressure guages, or manual oil pressure >guages. >> The elecric one is the easiest to hook up, as it is just a wire hook up to >the guage from the sender unit, a earth from some where under the dash and >if you want lighting you will need to hook into the lighting circuit. >> The manual one works by fitting a small oil line to the guage, I >personally think these are nasty. >> You have to blead the oil line so there is no air present in the line, if >you don't get all the air out they will work as good as a set of brakes with >air in the lines. >> Hense I think they are nasty. >> If you want to have both the idiot light and a guage hooked up you need to >buy a T-Piece that screws into the block, then you only need to screw in >both senders and you will have both working. >> I would spend the little extra and get a electric sender though. >> That is just my preference. >> Later. >> Rick White. >> >> >> --- Mark Firman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >Sorry, i don't really understand what you are trying to explain Richard, >but it does sound like what i want :) >> >Can anyone describe this method or any other easy/cheap way to hook up an >oil pressure guage in a 1600?? >> >Thanks heaps, >> >mark >> >--- "Richard Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>I'd put a manual guage on, which requires pipe from the engine to the >car. >> >>You also need a T piece if you want the old oil pressure light to work, >> >>which is recomended. Aparently the manual guages are good cos if the >engine >> >>is pinging, you can hear it on the glass easily. Im not sure as I havent >got >> >>one yet. I will invest soon. >> >> >> >>Rich >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 4:57 PM >> >>Subject: Re: smaller oil filter >> >> >> >> >> >>> Just on the topic of oil filters and oil pressure switches, >> >>> can you hook up a oil pressure guage to the standard oil switch (small >> >>ones)?? >> >>> Or do you need a different pressure switch that isn't just an 'on' or >> >>'off' switch like for the warning light? >> >>> If you do need a different one, where could i get one from?? and how >much >> >>would it be?? >> >>> Thanks >> >>> >> >>> --- Rick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >Hmmm. >> >>> >I have a old Ryco parts manual somewhere that specifies Z37 for the >SSS >> >>510. >> >>> >Also a oil pressure switch, for the idiot light is tiny. >> >>> >The oil guage on My SSS is HUGE and that is a under statement. >> >>> >It was the first thing I noticed when I went to see her for the first >> >>time, which is the day I bought it. >> >>> >I thought silly buggars bought the wrong oil filter and pressure >switch. >> >>> >The oil filter was the last one the bloke who I bought it of had, and >you >> >>could just work out the DATSUN logo on it. I was amased it still had a >> >>factory oil filter on it. >> >>> >About 6 months later the oil pressure sender broke down, I went to >Nissan >> >>and they got me what they said was the last genuine pressure switch in >> >>existence, it was even packaged in a Datsun box. >> >>> >Just remember the old style oil pressure senders were KPA or some >thing >> >>not pounds or what ever the new guages are. >> >>> >You deffiantly could not get the plain old oil filter that I had >fitted >> >>on my wagon at the time, it would have to be dented to get around the >> >>pressure switch. >> >>> >Hense the long time searching for a Ryco parts book that actually had >the >> >>SSS listed seperately with Z37 listed as the oil filter. >> >>> >If you look at the standard oil filter and see the rubber O-Ring the >Z37 >> >>is just a tad wider than that O-Ring and is the same length. >> >>> >Later. >> >>> >Rick White. >> >>> > >> >>> >--- "maldat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>Z101 is the oil filter >> >>> >>Bigger is better >> >>> >>the oil switchs are all the same sss or not or L16-L20B >> >>> >> >> >>> >>Malcolm >> >>> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>> >>From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> >>Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 2:02 PM >> >>> >>Subject: smaller oil filter >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >>> Yes >> >>> >>> Z37 is the replacement part for the SSS. >> >>> >>> It isn't much smaller, as it is the same length, it is just >skinnyer. >> >>> >>> These were the factory used to clear the guage type oil pressure >> >>switches. >> >>> >>> I hope this helps you. >> >>> >>> Later. >> >>> >>> I have run one of these in every 1600 I have owned. >> >>> >>> Rick White. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> --- message from "mark krawczuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> attached: >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> _____________________________________________________________ >> >>> >>> Get Your free Ozdat Email Account >> >>> >>> ---> http://www.ozdat.com >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> _____________________________________________________________ >> >>> >>> Select your own custom email address for FREE! 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