so as many of you have see, my car has 3 gauges in the dash, one is an oil pressure gauge. the T-fitting that goes into the block snapped, and along with it, the line broke. Well i fixed my car already, but i wanted my aguae to be functional again. does anyone have any suggestions where to get a line like that and what kinda material would be good for a new t fitting?? thanks
Auto Meter Oil Pressure Gauge
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well i have the line already .. its the one from autometer.. its juss i need the size of the T fitting .. so i kno what to buy .. it comes off where the stock oil line goes into the block so .. yeah
ok so i figured out what the name of that thing is .. its the oil pressure sensor line .. i need the fitment size for that line... but i was told 1/8 bspt ... and acura is pretty sure thats what it is ... so .. any one else hear otherwise ?
EDIT*** so i was researching.. and i found this on homemadeturbo.com ...
Brass T - A Brass T will hook up on the back off the block 1/8bsp is the thread pitch. A 3 way splitter will have to be used. 1 for your stock Oil Pressure Gauge, 1 for your Oil feed line (1/4 barb fitting) and the other to a brass extension from the block. I like to use High pressure line from Napa (350psi Tranny line 5/16) about 4.5 feet you will need. I also flare the fitting on the turbo side and double hose clamp it. For oil return, you will have to install a fitting in your oil pan and create a return line for oil drainage from the turbo. It's pretty easy to do. On the Brass T, most fittings come in 1/8 NPT, and some people like to buy BSP to NPT adapter, I usually run a 1/8th die over my NPT threads and it works like a charm.
so this is my question ... is that damn fitting 1/8 BSPT of NPT ??
i found this on SPORT COMPACT CAR
Begin by removing the factory oil pressure sensor and set it aside. Since the hole is of the BSPT thread type, the male BSPT end of a BSPT- NPT pipe tee will need to be threaded into place, leaving the two 1/8-inch NPT female ends exposed. Teflon paste or Hondabond is your best bet for sealing this fitting into place. Spare the Teflon tape for your next home improvement project, as pieces can easily find themselves lodged in the oil line here.
im so confused by the NPT and BSPT ... so .. if anyone knows... please .. help! all i want is my damn autometer oil pressure gauge to work ... i kno what i have to do to install it .. but i dont have the size!! ah!
EDIT*** so i was researching.. and i found this on homemadeturbo.com ...
Brass T - A Brass T will hook up on the back off the block 1/8bsp is the thread pitch. A 3 way splitter will have to be used. 1 for your stock Oil Pressure Gauge, 1 for your Oil feed line (1/4 barb fitting) and the other to a brass extension from the block. I like to use High pressure line from Napa (350psi Tranny line 5/16) about 4.5 feet you will need. I also flare the fitting on the turbo side and double hose clamp it. For oil return, you will have to install a fitting in your oil pan and create a return line for oil drainage from the turbo. It's pretty easy to do. On the Brass T, most fittings come in 1/8 NPT, and some people like to buy BSP to NPT adapter, I usually run a 1/8th die over my NPT threads and it works like a charm.
so this is my question ... is that damn fitting 1/8 BSPT of NPT ??
i found this on SPORT COMPACT CAR
Begin by removing the factory oil pressure sensor and set it aside. Since the hole is of the BSPT thread type, the male BSPT end of a BSPT- NPT pipe tee will need to be threaded into place, leaving the two 1/8-inch NPT female ends exposed. Teflon paste or Hondabond is your best bet for sealing this fitting into place. Spare the Teflon tape for your next home improvement project, as pieces can easily find themselves lodged in the oil line here.
im so confused by the NPT and BSPT ... so .. if anyone knows... please .. help! all i want is my damn autometer oil pressure gauge to work ... i kno what i have to do to install it .. but i dont have the size!! ah!
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NPT=National Pipe Thread
BSPT=British Standard Pipe Thread
Mechanical oil pressure gauge
Are you sure you are going to be okay having a little nylon tube conducting your engine oil under pressure?
BSPT=British Standard Pipe Thread
Mechanical oil pressure gauge
Are you sure you are going to be okay having a little nylon tube conducting your engine oil under pressure?yeah i got a steel braided one .. but the thing is ... the block is threaded at 1/8 BSPT correct ? thats what im trying to find out .. cuz if most fittings are 1/8 NPT i will need an adapter.. so .. thats all i need
you know I'm not sure.
I would think it would be metric tapered rather than British.
Metric tapered is expressed the same as a regular metric bolt but ends in a T
ex: 8 X 1.25 T
But I don't know, I guess I never paid attention to the thread pitch on it.
Pull the oil pressure sensor out and get a ride up to the hardware store. You can size up your T there.
I would think it would be metric tapered rather than British.
Metric tapered is expressed the same as a regular metric bolt but ends in a T
ex: 8 X 1.25 T
But I don't know, I guess I never paid attention to the thread pitch on it.
Pull the oil pressure sensor out and get a ride up to the hardware store. You can size up your T there.
thats what i was told to do .. does oil leak out when its pulled .. cuz im using syntheic blend and i dont feel like buying more for something stupid like that
well i had a t fiting on my oil pressure gauge and i lose a lot amounts of oil and the guys at the shop told me to be a golden eagle thing that connect where the oil filter was at a put the oil filter in the back of it i think it was a vtec conversion but i used it for that