Quinten Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 But Steve mentioned that 5 bar may be just a tad too low? Guess there are no 7.5 bar gauges I asked the seller of the engine to confirm, and he offered me the gauge that matches the sender as he's going digital... Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinten Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Oh, and whilst I was trying to identify the sensor I have without removing it (fruitless effort ), I noticed another sensor next to it behind the engine mount plate. I am assuming this is an oil temperature sensor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc4176 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 That is the standard oil pressure switch try your wire on that for the oil light 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinten Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 8 hours ago, rjc4176 said: That is the standard oil pressure switch try your wire on that for the oil light Brilliant! That's a relief... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Yes, thats the standard Ford oil light switch. You have everything you need on the block. Happy Days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisme Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Yes, 10 Bar is rather high (145 psi) - most engines will be around 3.5 to 4 bar when warm and about 1.5 at idle (depending on oil type and engine condition). You'd almost certainly hit the stops on a 5 bar gauge when cold (72.5 psi) but that would / should soon drop down as it warms up. If you must go for a "bar" type gauge I'd go for a 5 as the engine will spend most of it's time in the upper middle to lower range and that's where you want the clarity - on a 10 bar it'd look like it was always at the lower end of the scale and difficult to see much variation. Of course if you went mechanical with a 100psi gauge (VDO do one) then you have a full scale on the dial as well as clearly defined segments (you also then don't need a whopping great sender hanging off the block - also easy to T in a pressure light switch). https://www.vdo-gauges.com/instruments-displays-and-clusters/by-series/vision-black/oil-pressure/vision-black-100-psi-mechanical-oil-pressure-gauge-with-tubing-kit-and-metric-thread-adapters-12v.html Being old school I still prefer PSI when it comes to oil pressure (but strangely enough MM when it comes to measurement - one of the joys of being ambidextrous ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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