How do you wire an oil gauge?

How do you wire an oil gauge?

How to Wire an Oil Pressure Gauge

1. Step 1 – Preparation. Purchase an oil pressure gauge that is compatible with the car.
2. Step 2 – Connect the Red Wire. First of all, detach the negative battery cable.
3. Step 3 – Connect the Yellow Wire.
4. Step 4 – Connect the White and Green Wire.
5. Step 5 – Connect the Black Wire.
6. Step 7 – Test.

Where is the oil pressure gauge on a Vortec?

Gentlemen anyone know offhand the location for an oil pressure port on the 5.3 vortec so i can add a mechanical oil pressure gauge??Thanks You should be able to branch off the factory port with some pipe threaded adaptors so you can use both.

Why is my oil pressure gauge not working?

Apparently factory pressure gauge is metric no idea where to get fittings… is the oil pressure sensor not working or you just want a back up?

What kind of oil pressure gauge does Summit Racing use?

Summit Racing shows an adapter to go from 10mmX1 to 1/4npt. This is maybe the metric fitting you speak of? It’s a straight threaded metric fitting with a copper gasket to seal block, needed to go to taper threaded aftermarket gauge.

How many times has the oil psi sensor failed?

Adding post gauges set as backup..but yeah factory oil psi sensor has failed 3 times…found out it is actually 3/8 od mechanical threads so found hardware and fittings plan to fit on window post soon as broken arm heals…lol dont ask!! tripperdog wrote: Apparently factory pressure gauge is metric no idea where to get fittings…

Why does my oil gauge read too high?

Oil Pressure Gauge Reading Too High. Another common oil pressure gauge problem is a reading that’s too high when your engine is idle or when it’s turned off. The gauge should never read very high when you’re not driving because the engine should be fairly cool due to inactivity.

Can a broken oil pressure gauge be dangerous?

While a broken oil pressure gauge is not a threat to your vehicle, it is too important a tool for you to lose. It alerts you when there’s a real problem going on in your engine.

Gentlemen anyone know offhand the location for an oil pressure port on the 5.3 vortec so i can add a mechanical oil pressure gauge??Thanks You should be able to branch off the factory port with some pipe threaded adaptors so you can use both.

Summit Racing shows an adapter to go from 10mmX1 to 1/4npt. This is maybe the metric fitting you speak of? It’s a straight threaded metric fitting with a copper gasket to seal block, needed to go to taper threaded aftermarket gauge.