which is the best oil presure gauge for a saff 2wd cossie,,electrical or mechnical? what do u use?

 

i have mechanical ones.
(yes the pressure is correct thats what pug say it should be)

they seem to work good enough.. i tested the temp one before it was put in. and it was bang on for accuracy.

 

nice gauges them...but that not a saff

 

they will work just as well in a saph!! and they will fit a saph just as easy mate!

 

why i ask is i have a mechanical ford racing gauge in white...but i also have two other electrical gauges in black and thought it might be a good idea to keep them all electrical..
so would a electrical oil presure gauge fit a saff..?
i should have said tht in the begining

 

yea it will mate. plugs into the same hole in the block, just instead of having a little pipe going from the block to the gauge, you have a little wire instead.

 

simple as that...thanks man

 

nearly as simple as that. the place on the block where it screws into is a right coont to get to on a cossie
or is that just 4x4 cossies? lol

 

im planning on buying a rwd saff with the moneys from my escort..im sure i wont be far off the mark....probaly spend about 4k...

 

I have an Autometer mechanical gauge, fitted it by getting it tapped into the adaptor block that the dash oil pressure switch is located.
Others have put a brass adaptor between the block and oil pressure switch, then screwed the gauge line into that.

 

i would just prefer connecting two wires

 

There is no sensor already on a cossie just to connect wires to and get oil pressure.
You have to fit either:

Mechnical- Pipe onto oil line, feeding to you gauge.

Electrical- sender unit onto oil line, with its wires feeding to your gauge.

 

I know of a blok years ago who had a mechanical guage in his saph, the pipe split and filled the inside of the car up with oil lol. His carpets were nice and water proof afterard which was the up side

 

I've no carpets so wouldn't bother me

 

i wouldnt want a mechanical one just incase the pipe does split as it would go everywhere

ive always used electrical ones and had no probs with them