help with wireing AUTOMETER oil temp gauge

[p34ch3y]

ok so like a rite noob ive lost the wireing instructions for this automeret oil temp gauge

i have all the wires in place ready to be atached to the rear of the gauge...ive had a go but just cant seem to get it rite

could some one please tell wich wire comes from where on to where if you know what i mean

 

[Bogwoppit]

S connects to your oil temp sender, and I is to a switched ignition + 12v
You can download the instruction manuals here: http://www.autometer.com/tech_instructions.aspx?sid=1

 

[p34ch3y]

thanks alot for that mate

 

[Robbie C]

You putting yours in a tapped sump plug Peachy? I've got an oil pressure gauge to fit in the blanking plug by the oil filter housing so not aware of anywhere else this second sensor could go?

 

[Bogwoppit]

thanks alot for that mate

Now worries. If you are fitting your sender to the blanking plug in the oil filter housing, have fun because you will scrape your knuckles!

 

[p34ch3y]

Now worries. If you are fitting your sender to the blanking plug in the oil filter housing, have fun becuase you will scrape your knuckles!

yea allready done that i dint think it was that bad of a job,i just found it realy tight to get it out,,,ended up geting a 1/4" rachet on it,the old 5mm alan key just wernt man enuf thought it was gunna snap at one point

 

[p34ch3y]

ok im trying to wire this up on the drive right now but things dont seem right

got the sender one on no probs,,,,now im takeing my earth/ground from the the bulbs earth/ground basicly ive just taped into that...is that ok? now im haveing trouble tring to find a switched ingnition where can i get this from.....i was takeing it of the blue and white wire of the bulb again but as this is the dimmer i dont think this works at all as when you move the dimmer roller upand down the needle on the gauge gos up and down...a lil help please boys and girls,............

 

[Fl@pper]

and get some spade terminals on those connections and wire it up proper

 

[p34ch3y]

all sorted now

ps what should oil temp reed rufly???

 

[Cupra20]

and get some spade terminals on those connections and wire it up proper

To right, looks a bit bodge mr peachey!!! i've got some some ring crimps if you want them.

 

[GarryGti]

Where can you get a tapped sump plug to put the oil temp sender in??? or is it better to tap a new hole in the sump?

 

[SeanyK]

Demon tweeks sell them, think this is the one not sure for definate though as I used the oil sender plug above oil filter.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=ROAD&pcode=GLOFSPM14

As for oil temp, generally mine runs about 79-81 degrees C once warmed up.

 

[Robbie C]

Don't buy it from Demon tweeks! Absolute rip off

http://www.speedycables.com/threadadaptors.html

TE20 is all you need if the sender is 1/8 NPT - exactly the same as the DemonTweeks one...

 

[p34ch3y]

and get some spade terminals on those connections and wire it up proper

To right, looks a bit bodge mr peachey!!! i've got some some ring crimps if you want them.

yea that was just put on like that to see what was what ive put the propper female spades on now,alot easyer to take of as well

 

[Cupra20]

Good lad, is it all working fine now?

 

[p34ch3y]

hell yea