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chengsta
01-03-2005, 10:30 PM
i just received my autometer MECHANICAL oil pressure gauge and was wondering if anyone knows which oil line is best to tap.....

ps - my car is a 1990 eagle talon tsi

Goat Blower
01-03-2005, 10:40 PM
Look on the VFAQ for a picture, it should be the bottom plug on the oil filter housing where the stock sender is. BTW, I hope you're not running that gauge inside the cockpit. A leak would really suck. Most of us clowns run an electric oil pressure gauge.

chengsta
01-03-2005, 10:57 PM
so going with an electric oil pressure gauge might be a better choice? i was told a mechanical was the way to go... which one is more precise or should i say more reliable?

Shane@DBPerformance
01-03-2005, 11:08 PM
Mechanical ones are not usually mounted inside the car. You see mechanical gauges mounted on the hoods of Mustangs and such. If a mechanical gauge were to get a leak in the A-pillar, the possiblity of burning hot pressurized oil spraying on your face wouldn't be all thaty nice.

chengsta
01-03-2005, 11:10 PM
okay thanks for your replys.. looks like i'll juss turn around and sell my mechanical gauge for an electronic one :D.......