oil pressure gauge

[jones1989]

ok well my oil pressure gauge is not working, i have 2 wires hanging by the filter a blue one and a yellow one. I see the sensor for the idiot light, and it wont turn on with either wire hooked up or un hooked. I was told the engine is out of a 94, and is a 7 bolt. can not find the port for the gauge switch. trying to get the car perfect so i can sell it... Wife wont let me have the talon and the s2000 i want, go figure.

 

[talonalex92]

Take a better picture of the housing, it doesn't appear to have to gauges sending unit in it at all. Hence why it doesn't work, the sender that is in it is for the dummy light.

 

[jones1989]

Lol that is all the housing, thats why I'm so confused as how or where to put one at. It doesn't have the port at the right side like all the others I've seen. I just need to know where or if i should even bother to tap one into the housing.

 

[fwbt]

This goes
More Information for BECK/ARNLEY 2011799
into port #9 in the linked page below

Call outs for 1990 oil housing? | Galant VR-4 > How To and Info Archive | GalantVR-4.org Mitsubishi Galant VR4 Forum

As well that's a '90 style oil filter housing as it has a provision for the external oil cooler.

 

[jones1989]

So since this one doesn't have the #9 port in that picture, will the #3 port work using an adapter?

Or should I get a t fitting to put both sensors on the #2 port?

 

[fwbt]

If you take out the other sensor you lose the oil light on the gauge cluster. You could tee off on that port, but since both sensors are to ground I couldn't tell you if that were to cause any issues. You'd likely have to tee off and significant amount in order to get the pressure sensor to clear the housing itself as well. and it's a pain to find BSPT tees, at least is i around here for me.
I can't recall any engine using this OFH to see where they would have had the pressure sensor.

 

[jones1989]

yea that what I was thinking, and I agree this housing is weird. Out of all the photos I could find on here and Google only a few looked like it, I eventually did find one where they used an aluminum or steel tee, going to go by the local hydraulic shop to find out what I need to do it.

 

[jones1989]

Ok got the gauge to work just bought a tee fitting for it, and used teflon to seal it all. Heres a picture of the end result.