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wheres the oil pressure sensor

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where is this thing? and what size is the bolt? need to fit an oil pressure gauge :)
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dont worry guys... ill find it with this pic!!
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u want an adapter or ya got 1?

if u putting a gauge on dont touch the sensor, use an adapter and run your wires off it
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an adapter would be nice... don't touch the stock sensor or the after market one?

yeh putting oil press gauge in
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hey mate... can you do up a DIY for this while you're at it??? I would do mine if i knew how... :lol:
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yep still trying to find an oil temp sensor of the fto :)
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mm... I've got 3 guages i need to wire up (already installed)
-Oil Pressure
-Oil temp
-Water Temp
I love guages...
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DIY is already done by Schumie!

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=6264

You can run both a temp & pressure sensor off the same adaptor block :wink: You can get them from just about any auto shop.
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Here's the info from the old group buy:

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... 05&start=0

Here's a pic of a similar version:

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so do u think its better to get an adaptor or use the stock oil pressure sensor hole?

i need to run a turbo oil feed line later down the track too :)
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Yeah if you use the adaptor you get mulitple outputs (as you can see in the pic there is 3)
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use the adapter, its so much easier! i have 6 of them cause of troubles getting them to the uk.

fkn customs think they turn em into bombs or something "inidentifyable item"
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