DIY Question : how to install a oil pressure & oil temp & rpm & A/F rate gauge in vr4 by myself

[Guest]

i want to install some gauge into my car .
is there someone know how to do it and show some picture?

i think i can connect to ecu when install the a/f and rpm gauge to do it with some information

 

[bradc]

there is no point installing an AFR gauge unless you have a wideband sensor.

As for oil temp and pressure, you really need to get a sandwhich plate to go between the block and the oil filter where you can run both sensors.

RPM - you can pick up the feed from the ecu, but why bother, big rpm gauges just look retarded

 

[Guest]

thx bradc to reply me again!!!

the reason i want to install a rpm gauge ( not a big rpm gauge but a small auto meter rpm gauge ) : i want to know the rpm value when a climb up the hill. it s very tired to move my eyes from dash to the froint again and again , so i want to install one in front of me by myself. ( not the boy raced style )

from the auto-meter website i know A/F rate gauge can connect to a o2 sensor . but i dont know where is the wire ... is that right?

"As for oil temp and pressure, you really need to get a sandwhich plate to go between the block and the oil filter where you can run both sensors.
"

can you show me the pic if theres possible ? because i dont know where is it.. i am a newbie...

thx a lot.

 

[BuzzPuppy]

The oil filter is conveniently located under the car right at the front where the tow-hook cover is.

Actually, Carsten (Gly) has photos of where it's mounted in this thread here about changing your oil and the sandwich plate can clearly be seen.

*Borrowing photo here

 

[bradc]

Gavin stole the photo where I was going to steal it from


As for O2 sensors, do some searches around the place for wideband and LM-1. They are expensive devices and you need to spend the money in order to get something decent.

 

[BuzzPuppy]

*ahem* BORROWED as per the subtitles!

 

[SiliconAngel]

Well he did reference it accurately, so I'd say it was used correctly... Stolen suggests he was trying to pass it off as his own, which he wasn't.

And yes I know you were just kidding Brad - just wanted to point out that sort of image use is not only legitimate, but very much encouraged!

 

[bradc]

thief

 

[Guest]

The oil filter is conveniently located under the car right at the front where the tow-hook cover is.

Actually, Carsten (Gly) has photos of where it's mounted in this thread here about changing your oil and the sandwich plate can clearly be seen.

*Borrowing photo here

thank you to show me the pic...
is it the senor on the oil filter?
will the oil come out when i try to install the sensor?

 

[SiliconAngel]

will the oil come out when i try to install the sensor?

Hell yes. Do a full service when you go to install it.

The plate for the sensor sits between the car and the filter.

 

[BuzzPuppy]

And here's a tip.

Leather rigging gloves.

It'll be hot (if you do it properly) oil coming out and it comes out in a jet so positioning the pan to catch the oil slightly towards the rear helps. Half a litre of oil will come out when you undo the oil filter (most will be in the filter though) so make sure the tray is underneath this as well.

I used two pans to catch oil both from the sump and the oil filter ends

On a side note, it's interesting to know the site almost backwards since you can cross-reference photos easily