just bought this http://www.machine7.com/product.php?xProd=3264&xSec=2697 to get my 5bar oil pressure guage working but i think i may have just bought the wrong one what i need to know is will it fit my 2e engine ? and do i need any adaptors etc and more to the point does it fit where the spare blanking plug is on top of the filter housing ? im leaving the stock warning light/buzzer as is i just want this to get my guage working someone please tell me i bought the right one
thats why i think i might have bought the wrong i dont know if there is a different from aircooled and watercooled but they all look the same to me
Oil pressure is oil pressure, no matter what cools the engine. As long as the sender scale matches the gauge, and it's 10mm x 1mm thread, you'll be fine. I bought a sender from Machine 7 for mine, although it was a twin pole one.
paul you want the two pole one from an audi coupe or the like,replace your 0.3 bar sender (blue wire)with the new one ,put origional wire and the wire for vdo on it
now im starting to get a little confused lol neil, why do i need the 2 pole sender ? as i thought i could just leave the standard buzzer/warning light as it is without touching it all i want is the guage to work hence i bought the single pole one wiring it up aint a problem i can do that easy enough but because i bought the single pole will it work my guage, i cant really be arsed to send it back and wait for another one to come, but if i really need the twin pole i suppose i'd better get one eh
you need the two pole on if you want to leave the origonal warning system on,if your taking away the sender that senses the low pressure then this two pole one replaces it and also feeds the gauge
right folks it bought this one http://www.machine7.com/product.php?xProd=3265&xSec=2697 but it doesnt say anything about the thread im hoping it will fit if it does the next thing i need to know is which sensor do i replace it with is it the little one or the big one on the top of the filter housing ??
if its single pin you dont replace either of the sensors, you remove the blanking plug in the spare hole and fit it there
EH !! does that mean i could have kept the single pole sender ?? i didnt realise something so simple could confuse me so much lol my head is done in now haha
sorry i didnt realise you bought a twin pole sender since the single pole does the gauge feed only, so with that you leave everything alone and just fit it to the spare hole. the dual pole one will replace one of the existing pressure warning switches. you need to find out what rating the pressure warning is on the dual pole sensor is before you swap it for one of your old pressure switches. if its 0.3bar it replaces the large one on the side of the head, if its 1.8 bar it replaces the large one on the filter housing. I cant say which one as it doesnt mention it on the link. Also it still doesnt say if its m10x1 thread either, this is something else you need to check before you fit it.
this is the one i bought http://www.machine7.com/product.php?...3265&xSec=2697 second time round lol, i have spent nearly 80quid on a sender now will someone please send me a pic or something of how its supposed to look on a 2e engine i have just listed the single pole one on ebay as well but if i can use it ill cancel the auction, thanks guys
