Andrew Willcox Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Does anyone have a spare oil pressure sensor for a K series available?Looking at options to replace with a mechanical gauge but would like to confirm the problem is the sensor before going too far.Advise or recommendations on a mechanical gauge also welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 just replaced my failed electric sensor with a mechanical on my k-series. I am not a spanner, but it was pretty straight forward. I bought all the bits from ThinkAuto (thinkauto.com).Gauge: OPG100 Hose: GL7 Connector: MMS5-3-45£71 all in.The hardest thing was pushing the hose/pipe through the gromet in front of the gear stick and I had to rope in the small hands of my 10yr old son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Caerbont electric senders are notoriously unreliable in this application. Go mechanical ...you won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Hot oil on you thigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Not with a good installation. Mine has been installed over 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilla Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Does anyone actually know of anyone who has actually suffered such a fate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Everyone if you believe the naysayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 no one seems to mind having a good few litres of near boiling water above your thighs though......and having had a matrix go in a tintop I can tell you thats far more of a problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Had a nylon pipe to an oil pressure gauge on a previous seven style car - driving home after work and my leg started to get hot and wet . . .Caterham has a braided hose connection . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiltsathome Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Replace with mechanical Id say. Over three years and 24k miles, sender failures were only beaten In running costs by fuel and tyres. I have lost count as to how many I had to replace, maybe my car had some freaky harmonics, but I even mounted them remotely on rubber damped mountings and still had issues. If I had kept the car I'd have gone mechanical, and with many tears of use in my Elan, Escort Twin Cam and several race cars have never had a feed pipe failure. If you are nervous go OTT and use braided hose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiltsathome Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Replace with mechanical Id say. Over three years and 24k miles, sender failures were only beaten In running costs by fuel and tyres. I have lost count as to how many I had to replace, maybe my car had some freaky harmonics, but I even mounted them remotely on rubber damped mountings and still had issues. If I had kept the car I'd have gone mechanical, and with many tears of use in my Elan, Escort Twin Cam and several race cars have never had a feed pipe failure. If you are nervous go OTT and use braided hose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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