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VolvoC303
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Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#1 » Sun May 17, 2015 1:17 pm

Anyone put an oil pressure gauge on their 617? If so, where did you install the sender. Mechanical or electrical? I want to put one in the smaller hole between the two main gauges and Im looking at VDO units. It'd be nice to have one with a warning light in case pressure drops and you arent looking but I dont see anything yet.

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vadimivanovich
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#2 » Sun May 17, 2015 10:01 pm

Yeah, that's exactly the trade-off that others have debated here. I like to know how my OP is doing, but it's WAY more important to know that it just dropped below acceptable limits, which a light does well.

My 606 will use the original light, possibly with a sender teed in. On my 617, I pulled the original pressure switch and replaced it with a sender from a sedan. I bought a VDO gauge that is nearly identical to the original gauge diameter and very similar style. I have not found an OP gauge that has a light built in - great idea though.
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VolvoC303
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#3 » Sun May 17, 2015 10:34 pm

Do you happen to have a pic of that sender install on the 617? I'd like to see if one of the new VDO kits would work with its electrical sender. Like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251046822857?it ... m=&vxp=mtr

And is 80psi enough? I think the relief is set to 110.?

I recall seeing one of those LED gauges having some kind of adjustable warning light or maybe it was a color change. I will do some searches for that.

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vadimivanovich
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#4 » Sun May 17, 2015 10:46 pm

I'm sure that sender would work fine - though a genuine VDO unit would be about $1 at a wrecker. I think this is the gauge I bought:
http://www.egauges.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=350-065
It's installed in a panel I made for 3 gauges and a couple of USB ports, so the photo wouldn't really show what you want. The tach position you're suggesting would be slick.
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VolvoC303
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#5 » Sun May 17, 2015 11:29 pm

Where did you install the sender exactly? I cant recall where you can tap into the oil system at. Was it on the filter housing?

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Chris
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#6 » Mon May 18, 2015 8:08 am

Sender threads onto rear side of oil filter housing.
OM617a from W126 uses electrical gauge, OM617 from W123 uses mechanical gauge (plastic tube going to cluster).
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#7 » Mon May 18, 2015 8:26 am

Kent
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vadimivanovich
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#8 » Mon May 18, 2015 9:48 am

Pressure sender on OM617a:
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Pressure switch on OM606a (603 filter housing):
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VDO pressure gauge in custom panel under dash:
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... okay, yes, I need to clean my truck.

By the way, the 100 PSI gauge pegs instantly on startup.
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Fernando BR
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#9 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:00 pm

Two connections : pressure gauge and idiot light.An small adaptor needed.Works with no problems on my 300GD.
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vadimivanovich
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Re: Anyone installed an oil prs. gauge?

Post#10 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:29 pm

Thank you for that Fernando! Just ordered one :)
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