Oil temp gauge install

[Mike_Yi]

There is a spot to add an oil pressure sender, or a T where you can add a pressure and temp senders, on the upper, left side of the engine. It's just above, and slightly in front of the most rearward coil pack on that side of the engine (too lazy to look up cylinder number). From what I hear, that is where oil pressure is checked at the factory or something. I also think that is where the 996 pressure sender is located (though it would be on the right side with the engine installed in the 996).

I'm just going to mount the gauges in the GT3 console delete panel.

[ChrisZang]

Mike,

thanks for keeping this thread alive.

I asked the same question on the Pelican board and got two good pieces of information, which I want to share here:

a) "actually you have one inlet port on each side one is already occupied but the other one ( on the drivers side) can be used for an oil pressure sender. "
b) The T-piece won't work as the oil sensor must be where the oil flows not where it basically is static

So, I keep looking....

[Mike_Yi]

Originally Posted by ChrisZang

b) The T-piece won't work as the oil sensor must be where the oil flows not where it basically is static

So, I keep looking....

I assume they mean the oil pressure requires flowing oil. Or do they mean temp? Pressure should not need flow. Pressure is pressure and it exerts force in all directions. I could see oil temp needing flow though. Not sure how you could rig that. Have you tried on the NASA forums? Have you tried contacting any of the teams in the Continental Tire Challenge Series that run Boxsters? I'm sure they have oil temp gauges.

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by Mike_Yi

I assume they mean the oil pressure requires flowing oil. Or do they mean temp? Pressure should not need flow. Pressure is pressure and it exerts force in all directions. I could see oil temp needing flow though. Not sure how you could rig that. Have you tried on the NASA forums? Have you tried contacting any of the teams in the Continental Tire Challenge Series that run Boxsters? I'm sure they have oil temp gauges.

Hi Mike,

yes, they meant that they need oil flow for measuring temp
Good idea about contacting them