Oil Pressure Sender Thread ?

[jmettee]

Does anyone know the thread size/type for the oil pressure sender (gauge, near the oil filter)?

I have a gauge, but need to make up an adapter from the gauge to the engine.

Thanks

[mluder]

Why not just buy the appropriate sender? The sell them here at Auto Zone. Under $20 if I recall and lifetime warranty.

Cheers
Steve

[jmettee]

Why not just buy the appropriate sender? The sell them here at Auto Zone. Under $20 if I recall and lifetime warranty.

Cheers
Steve

I want to test the oil pump with a pressure gauge (not the dash gauge). I need to adapt to the port on the stand-alone gauge tool.

[Bitsyncmaster]

I want to test the oil pump with a pressure gauge (not the dash gauge). I need to adapt to the port on the stand-alone gauge tool.

I thought about do that also. Another way to do it is to get resistance readings of the sender with your air compressor. Then you can read the resistance when the engine is running it.

[Henrik]

Does anyone know the thread size/type for the oil pressure sender (gauge, near the oil filter)?

I have a gauge, but need to make up an adapter from the gauge to the engine.

Thanks

I am asking the same thing.

I want to, temporarily, tee in a mechanical gauge where the sender goes to read the true oil pressure and then calibrate the sender such that the dash shows the correct oil pressure. The sender thread looks like a pipe thread but I am not sure about dim or if it is metric or standard.

[DMCMW Dave]

I am asking the same thing.

I want to, temporarily, tee in a mechanical gauge where the sender goes to read the true oil pressure and then calibrate the sender such that the dash shows the correct oil pressure. The sender thread looks like a pipe thread but I am not sure about dim or if it is metric or standard.

I believe it's a M1 pipe thread. If you buy a commercial oil pressure test gauge the adapter will come in the kit. Although it won't be a tee.

BTW M1 pipe thread is very close to 1/4 NPT.

[Nicholas R]

I am asking the same thing.

I want to, temporarily, tee in a mechanical gauge where the sender goes to read the true oil pressure and then calibrate the sender such that the dash shows the correct oil pressure. The sender thread looks like a pipe thread but I am not sure about dim or if it is metric or standard.

Not sure we can guarantee that the female threads on your engine are going to match the DeLorean pressure sender, haha :wink: Are you using an original sender on your engine? I know my reading comes from the engine computer.

[hmcelraft]

Take the gauge sender to the local hardware store and find the match. It is a standard size. I have several brass fittings but do not remember the size. I use a 45 degree angle fitting for the sender so I can use the larger diameter oil filters.

[PJ Grady Inc.]

I believe it's a M1 pipe thread. If you buy a commercial oil pressure test gauge the adapter will come in the kit. Although it won't be a tee.

BTW M1 pipe thread is very close to 1/4 NPT.

That sounds right on both counts.
Rob

[Henrik]

Not sure we can guarantee that the female threads on your engine are going to match the DeLorean pressure sender, haha :wink: Are you using an original sender on your engine? I know my reading comes from the engine computer.

Yes, Nicholas, I am using a stock Delorean sender on my VR6 but I have the remote oil filter which is where the sender goes.

The plan is to migrate to an all digital dash where my ECU's CAN bus displays everything in video on the dash. I am following Kevin's thread about that http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12791-Digital-Dash-Project&p=184636&viewfull=1#post184636 and plan to make a move once it's available.

[Henrik]

I believe it's a M1 pipe thread. If you buy a commercial oil pressure test gauge the adapter will come in the kit. Although it won't be a tee. BTW M1 pipe thread is very close to 1/4 NPT.


That sounds right on both counts.
Rob


Take the gauge sender to the local hardware store and find the match. It is a standard size. I have several brass fittings but do not remember the size. I use a 45 degree angle fitting for the sender so I can use the larger diameter oil filters.

Thanks all!

[dmruschell]

The cross reference sender is for a late 70s Corvette. The small block Chevy is one of the most common engines around, so you shouldn't have any problem finding the proper threads :)