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Making a oil pressure Tester
« on: 23 November 2011, 14:50:47 »
So I have this at home thanks to Debs  :y :y :y



Its a "(BNIB) 0-100 PSI gauge, 100mm diameter with a parallel 3/8" pipe-thread on the inlet"

This will be for forum use, but I'm a bit stumped as to where to go to make up connection cable to the V6, few people mentioned  a industrial hydraulic hose type place, but other than local DIY shop I've no idea where to even start  :-[

Any suggestions for London (W3 area) or Brackley?  :-\
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #1 on: 23 November 2011, 15:00:08 »
Think Automotive are right round the corner (more or less) in TW7 - not cheap, but they can probably mate anything to anything.

Pirtek are walking distance but hideously expensive.

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=hydraulic+hose&location=W3&scrambleSeed=43118812&searchType=&M=&lastKeyword=&lastClarifyIndex=&lastClarifyOptions=&lastSearchall=&lastSearchallTax=&lastbandedclarifyResults=&bandedclarifyResults=&ssm=1


Give Think Automotive a call.
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #2 on: 23 November 2011, 15:03:15 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 23 November 2011, 15:00:08
Think Automotive are right round the corner (more or less) in TW7 - not cheap, but they can probably mate anything to anything.

Pirtek are walking distance but hideously expensive.

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=hydraulic+hose&location=W3&scrambleSeed=43118812&searchType=&M=&lastKeyword=&lastClarifyIndex=&lastClarifyOptions=&lastSearchall=&lastSearchallTax=&lastbandedclarifyResults=&bandedclarifyResults=&ssm=1


Give Think Automotive a call.

Here they are Mark: http://www.thinkauto.com/
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #3 on: 23 November 2011, 15:04:41 »
I will almost certainly have a hydraulic hose, but would need an adaptor to go from imperial to metric to fit the oil pump thread.
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #4 on: 23 November 2011, 15:15:26 »
Another vote for Think Automotive. Very helpful guys IME.

You might well get it done cheaper at a pneumatic / hydraulic place, though. All you need is someone who has a drawer full of fittings and who can make up a hose.
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #5 on: 23 November 2011, 15:35:56 »
Thanks Chaps  :y :y

Perfect choice, its only a mile and half away from my office  :)

To confirm, I need a M14x1.5?
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #6 on: 23 November 2011, 15:54:05 »
 ;) I sent a 1 metre hydraulic hose too (IIRC: with tapered 1/8" npt swaged-ends)......`so it should be just fittings/reducers that will be required for the engine and gauge-thread differences. :y

...take the oil pressure sender (along with the hose and gauge I sent) when you go to any hydraulics, fluid-systems or industrial plumbing supplier. ;)

e.g: http://www.hydramex.com/agricultural.html#hydraulicRepairs

or: http://www.atecautotechnic.co.uk/
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #7 on: 23 November 2011, 15:56:46 »
Perfect, thanks Debs  :)  :y

I'll get this made up very shortly...
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #8 on: 23 November 2011, 17:13:19 »
There are plenty of M14 to 1/8 NPT adaptors on Ebay, as that's a popular conversion to fit oil pressure gauges.
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #9 on: 23 November 2011, 17:14:23 »
.. and yes, I believe M14x1.5 is the size you need but haven't verified it. Maybe someone with a breaking Omega could whip the sensor off and measure the thread?
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #10 on: 23 November 2011, 17:42:44 »
Well done to D&T. 8) :y

I'm glad that Tunnie was the other part of this equation and not Chris. :-X
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #11 on: 23 November 2011, 18:40:49 »
When its working, I suppose I should really finish this off....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=77321.msg1035389#msg1035389

::)
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #12 on: 23 November 2011, 18:56:44 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 November 2011, 18:40:49
When its working, I suppose I should really finish this off....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=77321.msg1035389#msg1035389

::)

 ::) Don`t hurry.......

.....there`s no pressure! :P

 ;D
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #13 on: 23 November 2011, 18:58:57 »
Quote from: Debs. on 23 November 2011, 18:56:44
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 November 2011, 18:40:49
When its working, I suppose I should really finish this off....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=77321.msg1035389#msg1035389

::)

 ::) Don`t hurry.......

.....there`s no pressure! :P

 ;D
17,000 miles of ignoring the problem, and now there is no problem ;D

But for the sake of seeing what it's like.... :P
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Re: Making a oil pressure Tester
« Reply #14 on: 23 November 2011, 19:10:01 »
Quote from: Debs. on 23 November 2011, 18:56:44
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 November 2011, 18:40:49
When its working, I suppose I should really finish this off....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=77321.msg1035389#msg1035389

::)

 ::) Don`t hurry.......

.....there`s no pressure! :P

 ;D

 :y ;D
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