aftermarket oil pressure gauges..

[OilPatch197]

Seems to me the only aftermarket oil gauges are the type that you have to run a plastic line into the inteirior of the truck.

I have always been weary of that, because if the line gets loose and melts or cracks it would litterally pump out all your oil.

So anyone make good electric oil gauges, and what do I expect to spend for that type?

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

never had any problem with the mech. gauges myself.....just be carful how you run the line.........never trusted sending unit type gauges myself.
if you are going with full electrical use the good stuff like autometer

 

[Mutant Pony]

I've kinked and split that stupid plastic line before it was even installed. If I buy a gauge kit the first thing I do is throw that crap in the garbage. our local Advance has 1/8" copper and any heating/cooling supply store should have it as well. Just remember that you want to make a coil (like older cars had on the brake lines coming off the master cylinder) between the engine and the firewall.

 

[almostclueless]

mechanical requires a line....

the nylon kinks and breaks or melts
the copper will fracture sooner or later
the braided line costs 50-60 bucks


Aftermarket electrical gauges are my preference. They run from 60-200 bucks. If money is tight there's an upstart company making low price electrical gauges. I've seen them for less than 60 bucks including sender. The company's name is glowshift. Seems like they can't be any worse than buy the 25 dollar mechanical guage set. Incidentally I bought my Autometer electric oil pressure guage off ebay for 60 bucks new.


Sure sounds better than the possibility of dumping a few quarts of oil in the passenger compartment.

 

[Jspafford]

I've used the plastic line for a couple years now with no issues. I just saw another B2 this afternoon with plastic line run to his, and he wheels the hell out of his.

I would say as long as it is supported properly and a grommit is used where it goes through the firewall, it will be fine.

 

[freebird]

Heres the thing, If you get a mech gauge deffinatly get autometer/autogauge.
they are much higher quality than anything else out there. And when you get ready to install them, go to your local autozone whatever and get one of them cheap rice burner "braided" kits. The pure cosmetic ones comes with liek 5 different rolls of braid stainless. find the right size braid And run the line through that first. That will help the kinking/melting a little bit. Thats what we do on the racecars. and them suckers get hot!