craig l Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 hey guys gave my car to my auto sparky to fit my oil temp gauge gave me it right back after reading instructions said no way is he drilling into the sump too big a job lol. other option is to fit it into excisting sensor does anyone know the size of the thread on the sensor so i know what adaptor to get any other help in fitting would be appreciated thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 some people put them in the sump plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 thanks but is the sensor u get with the gauge gonna be the same size as the sump plug or am i just being really thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 you have to "drill and tap" the sump plug, the fit the sensor in the actual plug i have put mine in the sandwich plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 not a job for a sparky then need to go for the other option fitting to the excisting sensor dont suppose u know the size of the thread on the jspecs sensor so i know which adaptor to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 You might want to look at the question I've just asked. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=97591 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Get a sandwich plate for the oil filter would be easiest. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OIL-FILTER-SANDWICH-ADAPTER-TOYOTA-SUPRA-93-97-94-95-96_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46100QQihZ015QQitemZ250077880014QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt _Aero top_ Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 yeah get a sandwich plate as jamiep says , but get one that allows you to fit a oil pressure too. if your unsure what a sandwich plate is it goes between the engine block and oil filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 If you opt for the sump plug, you can buy pre-drilled sump plugs from numerous places. I have a 1/8"NPT Female to M12*1.25 Male on my car (95 JDM TT) and it costs £5.99 from LMA Group (Part No: LMA086). As mentioned above, a sandwich plate has more sensor feeds so you could add an oil pressure gauge at a later date if you go down that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraJames Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Im with Jamie and Matt on this one, I got a sandwich plate for £30 has 4 holes of it, plugged 2 of them with the grub screws provided and fitting oil pressure and temp sensors. So much easier way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 hey guys thanks for the info and help much appreciated cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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