luvmy280zxt Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Well in the process of messing with the sandwich plate on my 81 zxt i managed to break my oil pressure sending unit. I was wondering if there is an after market unit out there or is there a different way of setting up an oil pressure gauge to the engine itself? Plz go easy on me with this question. LOL Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool2 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Well in the process of messing with the sandwich plate on my 81 zxt i managed to break my oil pressure sending unit. I was wondering if there is an after market unit out there or is there a different way of setting up an oil pressure gauge to the engine itself? Plz go easy on me with this question. LOL Thanx Oil Pressure Sending Units are available on Ebay, www.motorsportauto.com and www.blackdragonauto.com to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleachZee Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I've found that the Nissan brand sender units will send out a slightly different signal on the non-turbo vs the turbo unit. I used a turbo sender (engine swap) with my non-turbo 280ZX gauges and the gauge reads funny. I switched it back to the non-turbo sender and it read like it should. You may find different results with various aftermarket senders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmy280zxt Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 I've found that the Nissan brand sender units will send out a slightly different signal on the non-turbo vs the turbo unit. I used a turbo sender (engine swap) with my non-turbo 280ZX gauges and the gauge reads funny. I switched it back to the non-turbo sender and it read like it should. You may find different results with various aftermarket senders. So the turbo sender and the n/a sender are different? I went to the junk yard in Arlington and robbed 3 of then from n/a cars. Havent install any of them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleachZee Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 They will screw into the block just fine. The signal they send it meant to work with the appropriate oil pressure gauge. so I'm saying those non-turbo senders will show a slightly different reading on your gauge. If you want it accurate, run the non-turbo gauges. (you lose the oil temp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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