Just installed oil pressure gauge. What things should i do before start up?

[kmoore]

Hey guys i just installed my electronic oil pressure gauge in the oil filter housing. I tee-ed it off so i could use both my aftermarket gauge and my stock gauge. When i took off the stock sending unit there was a considerable amount of oil that came out of the housing but after about 3-5 minutes it stopped. I am about 500 miles away from an oil change, so should i just change the oil so that i have a full supply of oil in the engine when i start it up?
What type of things should i do so that i don't ruin my engine by trying to start it with the amount of oil that i lost? Thanks

 

[andymoraitis]

Simply replace the amount that you lost, or change it now and have fresh oil and peace of mind. Changing oil 500 miles early isn't that big a deal.

Andy

 

[kenamond]

Hey guys i just installed my electronic oil pressure gauge in the oil filter housing. I tee-ed it off so i could use both my aftermarket gauge and my stock gauge. When i took off the stock sending unit there was a considerable amount of oil that came out of the housing but after about 3-5 minutes it stopped. I am about 500 miles away from an oil change, so should i just change the oil so that i have a full supply of oil in the engine when i start it up?
What type of things should i do so that i don't ruin my engine by trying to start it with the amount of oil that i lost? Thanks

If you get this to work properly (both the stock and aftermarket gauges work properly), could you post a pic of how you installed both senders? I want to do the same, and a picture paints 1000 words.

 

[kmoore]

If you get this to work properly (both the stock and aftermarket gauges work properly), could you post a pic of how you installed both senders? I want to do the same, and a picture paints 1000 words.

Yeah, i'll try. Hey, by the way i just checked my dipstick and there it read that i am full on oil. Will i still be ok?

 

[kenamond]

Yeah, i'll try. Hey, by the way i just checked my dipstick and there it read that i am full on oil. Will i still be ok?

You should be. By full, I presume you mean between the two notches on the dipstick.

Now that you have an oil pressur gauge with numbers on it, you can also check that you're getting proper oil pressure. I'd check that next. And check for leaks after you run it up to full oil pressure. You could have some leaks where you installed the senders.

I forget the idle and higher-rpm oil pressures, but they're somewhere on this forum . I know that they are vastly different (like 15psi idle and 55psi high-rpm).

When you test, I'd be curious what both gauges read at idle and at high-rpm. This would be a sanity check that both are actually working properly (so that I could do what you did and expect it to work )

 

[VETDRMS]

Hi, it still says your full because you drained out the oil filter as well as the oil cooler when you pulled that plug. Your going to want to start it up, check for leaks, let it run a little bit, shut it down and check your dipstick again.

 

[kmoore]

So does anybody know what the oil pressure should be at idle, while cruising, WOT, etc.?

 

[Eric_7810]

my 97 gsx goes from 10 psi idling to 104 psi WOT

 

[DGajre777]

my 97 gsx goes from 10 psi idling to 104 psi WOT

104 . I thought it was supposed to be 10psi for every 1k of RPM. So 7000RPMs should be 70psi!? I know that when you first start it up it goes over 100psi.

 

[Auto RS T]

Hey guys i just installed my electronic oil pressure gauge in the oil filter housing. I tee-ed it off so i could use both my aftermarket gauge and my stock gauge. When i took off the stock sending unit there was a considerable amount of oil that came out of the housing but after about 3-5 minutes it stopped. I am about 500 miles away from an oil change, so should i just change the oil so that i have a full supply of oil in the engine when i start it up?
What type of things should i do so that i don't ruin my engine by trying to start it with the amount of oil that i lost? Thanks

I personally would just change the oil, early never hurts...but if you don't want to just recheck all your fittings for snugness before start up. Next start the car and make sure you have pressure, then check to see if any of the fittings are leaking. Once you do that turn the car off and wait a couple of minutes for the oil to settle in the pan and re-check the oil level. If the level is down just add 1/2 a quart at a time until the level reads full. Just for precautions I would take the car for a short drive and re-check for leaks. Remember after any start up it takes a few moments to build oil pressure. I am also interested in pics of the split tap and would like to know if the two gauge readings are similar to each other.