[RESOLVED] Oil pressure sender won't thread

[rock0134]

I have a glowshift boost, oil pressure and water temp gauge setup. I drained the oil to put the new oil pressure sender unit in because the wire on the old one got ripped off.

I took the old one out and then the new one does not thread. The new one is 1/8" NPT... PT means pipe thread, but what does N mean? I checked napa and they didn't know. Where do I get an adapter so that the new sender can screw into and then screw that into the stock location???

I searched for like a half hour to find this answer but I couldn't.. sorry. Please help. Can't drive car until oil's back in.

 

[vanilla gorilla]

Though I don't advise it....I just forced mine in. The oil filter housing is aluminum and rethreads very easy.

 

[wondabread]

National Pipe Thread.

Find a bolt that threads into the hole (or take your old sender to a parts store to get it measured) you want to put your npt sender into and order an adapter from 1 of a dozen online shops.

I would tell you the size, but I have no idea.

 

[rock0134]

Yea I don't know if forcing it is the best idea...

Does anybody know the size of the stock thread hole?

 

[blcknspo0ln]

Through other threads, the thread for the oil filter housing is BSP. Hence the reason why you can't thread it in. to properly do it, you need to get a BSP > 1/8 NPT fitting converter.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/bol...lectric-oil-pressure-sending-unit-thread.html

 

[rock0134]

I am going to get a npt tap for 5 bucks and rethread it.