Oil Galley Plugs

[Guggenheim99]

Besides the one where the oil pressure switch is located, does anyone know if there are any other galley plugs on the engine? Looking to add oil pressure and temperature gauges on and need a location to put the senders. I looked in the shop manual but could not find any info. Thanks

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I've teed off for oil pressure on a 5.4l. Can't see why you can't do the same. Why do you want oil temp? Wouldn't rad fluid temp be the same?

 

[Guggenheim99]

I've teed off for oil pressure on a 5.4l. Can't see why you can't do the same. Why do you want oil temp? Wouldn't rad fluid temp be the same?

That was my plan if there wasn't another one located somewhere else. I just would like to monitor it. I tow quite frequently too. I already can monitor coolant, transmission, and intake air temperatures on my ScanGauge I have installed.

 

[Curious Hound]

A tee should be fine for pressure. If I wanted to monitor oil temperature, I would put a sensor in the side of the oil pan.

On my 3.0l, I removed the oil pressure switch. Then I attached a steel braided hose to a pressure sensor in a more convenient location.