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Old 20-04-2007, 08:07 PM
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Iv just tryed to put a T adaptor from the oil pressuse switch for a gauge on my 4X4 and it dosent fit,

theres not enough room, the oil filter is in the way, is there somewhere els i have to T it in or am i using the wrong adaptor ?
Old 20-04-2007, 08:21 PM
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i had the same problem, i cut the oil pressure switch just above the nut drilled through and tapped a thread in the middle, worked for me
Old 20-04-2007, 08:35 PM
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was it a tapered bolt you put in the swith
Old 20-04-2007, 08:42 PM
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i bought spa digital gauges and had to put the new sensor some where, so i turned the original switch in to an adapter, by cutting it in half, and i used a tapered tap the same thread as my new sensor, once tapped i screwed the old sensor back in block then screwed the new sensor in to the back of it, it then misses the oil filter by bout 15mm
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I used a ring type whitch is bolted where the oil filter goes and the oil filter goes on the top of it..

It has 4 holes around it where you can choose where to connect the sender unit for pressure and the temperature and 4 taps (you use only 2 if you connect 2 gauges) in order to seal the remaining holes.

Make sure you are going to use some teflon tape so as not to have oily situations like I had the first time.

This suppose to be most secure way.
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