I have heard that the oil pressure gauge on the 24v's are actually run off the computer and tend to be way off with their accuracy. I was wondering what the benifit would be, if any to installing a mechanical oil pressure gauge. I was also curious as to where and how this gauge could be hooked up on the 24v engine.

Just a random curious question as usual.

Mike

 

There is a tap 1/8" or 1/4" cant remember...............ontop of the oil filter housing, this is on the outlet side of the oil stream and would be the best place to tap into for a reading, simple installation, would be interesting as to how the psi reads in comparrison the the oem gauge.

Cheers, Kevin

 

I seem to remember seeing a capped port on top of the oil filter housing.

Might be a good place to start.

Would reporting pressure through the ECM explain the display lag at startup??? (if that's what's happening)

 

I added an oil psi gauge after the I had a problem with the stock system. I tied into the 1/8" port on top of the filter housing. There is a little delay at start-up, the mech. runs a little higher when cold ( 60-65 idle, under load), and lower when warm ( 25-30 idle, under load). I mouted it in the tri-pillar, and added an addition the the pillar for the other planned gauges. I ran the nylon tube thru 3/16" (?) vacuum line the entire way. I will be changing out the gauge soon, because the gauge maxes out at 80. When the engine is cold, 1200 rpm's maxes the gauge.

 

Firestorm,

Thanks for the reply, answerd my question quite well. What kind of Psi are you seeing under load at say 2200rpm?

Mike