oil pressure and water temp gauge install question

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:14 PM

Is it okay to leave the stock oil pressure sender off when installing an autometer one? What about the stock water temp sender? I'm guessing yes on the oil and no on the water?

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

Is it okay to leave the stock oil pressure sender off when installing an autometer one? What about the stock water temp sender? I'm guessing yes on the oil and no on the water?

No the stock ones send signals to the ECU and with them off it will throw a code for bad oil pressure or bad oil pressure sender.

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:18 PM

And what does that effect?

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:20 PM

Limp mode and a check engine light on all the time.

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:23 PM

So I have to somehow hook up 2 pressure senders and the oil pressure feed line all in that tiny space?

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:24 PM

What is limp mode?

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

So I have to somehow hook up 2 pressure senders and the oil pressure feed line all in that tiny space?

As long as the ECU gets the signal it needs. You can use the autometer one and tie the ecu signal wire in probably or use the stock one and tie the autometer wire in. For the coolant temp one are you going off the stock location or the screw in plug on the the drivers side of the block?

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:30 PM

Is it safe to drive to the hardware store since I only put the Autometer one on?

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Doc8224

As long as the ECU gets the signal it needs. You can use the autometer one and tie the ecu signal wire in probably or use the stock one and tie the autometer wire in. For the coolant temp one are you going off the stock location or the screw in plug on the the drivers side of the block?

I didn't know there was a screw plug. Which one should I use?

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

Is it safe to drive to the hardware store since I only put the Autometer one on?

Yea. It should take a few driving cycles before it starts giving you trouble.

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:34 PM

How do I know the sensors dont put out different signals and the computer might think the pressure is really high or something?

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

I didn't know there was a screw plug. Which one should I use?

It's on the drivers side of the block, you will have to get under the car. Its a 16mm screw in plug, it will be just under the bottom freeze plug. Do you have an adapter in you gauge package? If not you will have to get one to use the plug.

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

How do I know the sensors dont put out different signals and the computer might think the pressure is really high or something?

Is there not another plug in the oil filter housing to put the autometer one in?

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:39 PM

I can't see any.

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:40 PM

I just put everything where the stock sensor was coming out of the filter

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

I just put everything where the stock sensor was coming out of the filter

What does the instructions say to do with it?

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 10:46 PM

"Install sender into pressure port of appropriate type."

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by hardhitter

"Install sender into pressure port of appropriate type."

LOL thats specific.LOL

hardhitter · April 12th, 2008, 11:01 PM

The temperature one is even better "Install temperature sender." Thats the entire instructions for it.

Doc8224 · April 12th, 2008, 11:03 PM

Is the water temp one electric?

April 12th, 2008, 10:14 PM	#1
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	oil pressure and water temp gauge install question Is it okay to leave the stock oil pressure sender off when installing an autometer one? What about the stock water temp sender? I'm guessing yes on the oil and no on the water? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:18 PM	#3
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	And what does that effect? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:20 PM	#4
Doc8224 N/A 4v Guru 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.W. Arkansas Posts: 3,039	Limp mode and a check engine light on all the time. __________________ *Gone To Basic Training*

April 12th, 2008, 10:23 PM	#5
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	So I have to somehow hook up 2 pressure senders and the oil pressure feed line all in that tiny space? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:24 PM	#6
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	What is limp mode? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

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April 12th, 2008, 10:30 PM	#8
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	Is it safe to drive to the hardware store since I only put the Autometer one on? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:34 PM	#11
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	How do I know the sensors dont put out different signals and the computer might think the pressure is really high or something? __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:39 PM	#14
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	I can't see any. __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:40 PM	#15
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	I just put everything where the stock sensor was coming out of the filter __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 10:46 PM	#17
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	"Install sender into pressure port of appropriate type." __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 11:01 PM	#19
hardhitter Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 791	The temperature one is even better "Install temperature sender." Thats the entire instructions for it. __________________ Vortech V2-SQ

April 12th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#20
Doc8224 N/A 4v Guru 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.W. Arkansas Posts: 3,039	Is the water temp one electric? __________________ *Gone To Basic Training*

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