oil pressure gauge install DONE!
Parts are gathering, now in the planning stage. The functional wiring of the gauge is pretty simple obviously, short of getting the wire ran from the sender up. Not worried about that. The question is, did any of you run a switched hot for the gauge light? Did you pull it from any particular wire? With all the immobilizer stuff, and being somewhat worried about tapping into the wrong wire for some reason, just wondered what you guys did. Seems like a real B!tch to get to the wiring cluster! Thanks!
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there's a spare connector in behind the lower cubbies for a cell phone - you can get switched power off of it.
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Alternately, you can tap into the light for the console ashtray, which is what I did.
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I ran a wire along the underside of the dash using a fusetap from the fuse panel.
Can't remember what fuse but I think it was A9 or C7. |
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Also, what do you guys think of this oil temp setup, running it off the bung on the other side? Think the sender might be too deep? Oil Temperature Gauge & Sensor Set - Engine - Transmission - 1/8-27 NPTF By Patrick Motorsports Porsche & Mid Engine Performance Specialists |
This is the oil temp sensor I used in that port:
https://www.vdo-gauges.com/sensors/temperature-sensors-switch/temperature-sensor-only/temperature-sender-300-deg-f-150-deg-c-m14x1-5.html |
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Installed!
Got the oil pressure gauge installed today. Went with a 996 sender and VDO gauge. The mount is from Autometer. Location actually works quite well. Hot oil pressure at idle sits just above 1 bar.
Overall, not a bad job, but a little fiddly here and there. Ran the sender wire down through the shift cable boot and up through the center console. Pulled hot and ground from the extra acc lead behind console. Pulled light from the center console light. Most of the time spent was wiring and getting everything to look tight. :cheers: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1521245967.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1521245980.jpg |
Looks good! I'm too tall, I think my leg would hit it...
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I never did the light since I don’t track at night. If I’m driving on the highway at night I don’t really worry about oil temp and pressure.
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I just did this also and wanted them up on top of the dash for easy vision while tracking. Used a mustang gauge pod, lightly modified. Pretty pleased with the result
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I'm most impressed with how he did the job hovering at a 90 degree angle? A DYI would be awesome! ;)
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my anti gravity skills are legendary.
In actuality, if you've ever done any car wiring work, this is straightforward. If you remove the cover of your sun sensor front and center of the dash, you'll see a hole for the wiring harness. Remove your radio and hvac system, get your hand back there, and start feeding the wire up from behind the lower console. Then starting from the top of the dash, drop a feed wire down until you see it by the center hvac vent. tape your sender wires to that feed wire and pull it back out of the dash. From there you can do the same for power and grounds. Then just wire up. I attached to dash with heavy duty velcro and a few spots of butyl just to keep it from vibrating. |
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This is a cool solution I just might try. There is a single version as well:
https://www.autometer.com/2-1-16-dual-steering-column-boxster-97-01-911-99-01.html |
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So gauges were not a distraction at all and line of sight was fine. It was cold out so oil temp only got to 235. Pressure seemed consistently low, but the gauge seems to move kinda slow so it was hard to tell. Any other vdo guys have this issue?
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