zaXer
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- Oct 13, 2018
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Varna,
Europe
Hey guys, I have a 99 RS with the 420 engine. My oil pressure switch started leaking oil recently and since I live in Eastern Europe, there's no way for me to find any sort of replacement, not even brand new. OEM ones go for 60USD+ and have months of delivery. I daily the car and need to replace something quickly, so I guess that my only option is to fit another oil pressure switch from a different car.
Here comes my question - what is the thread size of the OEM 420a so I can find a T or something to screw into it, then screw the other thread size pressure sender I find? I'm talking about the sensor that shows the light on the dash if you have no oil (in the middle of the block on the rear).
I also have ordered an oil temperature gauge and I need a place to install the sensor for it (same as the water temp sensor, small one) and I guess that the T-thing I can find to screw there will work for me to drill a hole and screw that sensor in. I also plan on buying an external oil pressure gauge as well so it will be great if I can fit something that later I can place that sender there as well without removing the old one.
this is the switch i am talking about - 04226
Here comes my question - what is the thread size of the OEM 420a so I can find a T or something to screw into it, then screw the other thread size pressure sender I find? I'm talking about the sensor that shows the light on the dash if you have no oil (in the middle of the block on the rear).
I also have ordered an oil temperature gauge and I need a place to install the sensor for it (same as the water temp sensor, small one) and I guess that the T-thing I can find to screw there will work for me to drill a hole and screw that sensor in. I also plan on buying an external oil pressure gauge as well so it will be great if I can fit something that later I can place that sender there as well without removing the old one.
this is the switch i am talking about - 04226
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