Electric oil gauge guys-EMERGENCY BULLETIN

[grandpaslincoln]

If you have installed an aftermarket electric oil gauge in your car, and have used pipe extensions, listen up!!!

Mine broke. The threads split where the extension threads into the oil pressure port. I ended up losing around 3 quarts of oil from this. I speculate it was caused by the pipe vibrating from driving around. The sending unit is heavy enough and the pipe long enough that the threads split from stress. Please PLEASE check yours out to make sure it is okay. I am going to switch to a mechanical gauge when I have the money.

The whole underside of my car is coated with oil, the engine compartments is was doused, and the back of my car has oil all over it.



I pulled the split open a little with some plyers so you can see it better.



My extension is 6" long.


Please check this out guys.

[89LincolnTWNcar]

I had the same thing happen to me, except mine was mechanical. the hot oil burned right through the darn tubing and i got oil all over the place!! good thing it was at the repair shop at the time. while it was working I did see 45psi of oil pressure

[phayzer5]

Tom, do you have a pic of the extension you grabbbed from me? On some sbf's there is a hex shapes extension, looks to be shorter than yours and more stout. It brings the oil press. tap out away from the hot engine with more room for an electrical sender.

[mrltd]

Like I posted in the other section, I have a bunch of the stock ford extensions...

[Grand Marquis GT]

Tom, do you have a pic of the extension you grabbbed from me? On some sbf's there is a hex shapes extension, looks to be shorter than yours and more stout. It brings the oil press. tap out away from the hot engine with more room for an electrical sender.

no, I dont...

but your engine does

[phayzer5]

damnit, that means i have to go lift the hood, or search my picture dir for something that works

[phayzer5]

:woot:

[DuceAnAHalf]

Im using that hex shaped stock one on mine.

[PICKUP6772]

If you have installed an aftermarket electric oil gauge in your car, and have used pipe extensions, listen up!!!

Mine broke. The threads split where the extension threads into the oil pressure port. I ended up losing around 3 quarts of oil from this. I speculate it was caused by the pipe vibrating from driving around. The sending unit is heavy enough and the pipe long enough that the threads split from stress. Please PLEASE check yours out to make sure it is okay. I am going to switch to a mechanical gauge when I have the money.

The whole underside of my car is coated with oil, the engine compartments is was doused, and the back of my car has oil all over it.

That's not oil, it's rustproofing. LOL

[gadget73]

Mine snapped too, did the same thing. Had to use an EZ-Out to remove it from the block. I want one of those stock Ford extensions. Currently I have a splitter in there to allow use of the moron light, but I don't really care about keeping that so much as I want the guage.

MrLTD: how much would it take for you to let one of those go?

[grandpaslincoln]

MrLTD: how much would it take for you to let one of those go?

Wondering here too, I don't wanna go back to the idiot light

[85crownHPP]

Do you guys (with senders that broke) know what kind of metal your adapters were made of? Mine is brass

[grandpaslincoln]

It's grey, some kind of metal, other than brass. All I know is that it sucks.

[gadget73]

Probably galvanized. The one I used was brass. I think it snapped because I over-tightened the thing or used too much sealer tape or something. The one on the car now has been problem free. I just look at it when I'm under there. Tiny drip off the sender itself which I need to address but the rest of the leaks are shit gaskets. Once I do the valve covers it should be back in shape.

[mrltd]

I've got at LEAST 2...8 bucks shipped good? I have no use for them. My mechanical gauge diesn't require them...