How to: Oil Temperature Gauge Installation.

[MizuChi]

I just did mine a few days back.. I'd like to share with people on how I did it..

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/2416/cimg02062xd.th.jpg

More here:
http://dhost.info/mizuchi/index.php?id=oil_temp_gauge

There's also an Autogauge Boost Gauge review I did a while back. It also includes the installation procedure, although not too detailed.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/1054/103wz.th.jpg

More here:
http://dhost.info/mizuchi/index.php?id=autogauge_360

Other than that, most of the other articles are not car related, and are mostly my b*tching on people. Enjoy.

 

[kruger]

nice going there bro... 2 thumbs up!!!

 

[MizuChi]

comment a little lar.. :D you can do it at the bottom of the page..

 

[sam1741]

wah.. yours one is nice lar...

why the autogauge i buy not got such nice features.. such as :
- good connector to the guage (3 wires goes into 1 connector, where mine have to screw 3 wires in.. :( problem when wan to get it out als)
- yours got connector wire from the wire from the sensor (where u can pull off easily.. mine not got.. the wire have to be screw on the seisor)





btw.. how much u buy that sandwitch things?
i also looking for one..

 

[MizuChi]

The sandwich block costed me 7000yen (RM230?)

The Autogauge I got is from the latest series, the 360 series, and I have to say that they made a marked improvement over the previous models. The needle would even do a full turn before settling down upon ignition, just like Defi meters.

 

[sam1741]

The sandwich block costed me 7000yen (RM230?)

The Autogauge I got is from the latest series, the 360 series, and I have to say that they made a marked improvement over the previous models. The needle would even do a full turn before settling down upon ignition, just like Defi meters.

oh.. the sandwitch is quite expensive..

anyway looking at the pictures i said autogauge do a lot of improvements.. :)
u get a nice gauge there

anyway... about the crappy manual
my oil temp is older version
and the manual did mention every connection...
maybe they missed out something in the new manual.. :)

 

[MizuChi]

it was expensive because they threw in a racing oil filter with the sandwich block.. I think the sandwich block alone might be cheaper.. try looking around..

 

[sam1741]

oic...
hey i saw u calculate using yen
u buy from japan one??

my car got clearance around the filter
so i think can use back same type of oil filter...

 

[MizuChi]

yes. you can use the same filter again. but I'd empty it out first before reusing it. just turn it over and let all the oil drip out.

I use yen because I live in Japan. I just put the RM in brackets because I couldn't be bothered to check how much it is in RM..

 

[sam1741]

oic.. so cool
really appreciate u share your installation experience with us. :)

i gonna install my soon :) been sitting in the closit for some times already no time install.. :)

 

[nelsonlye]

Where to get SANDWICH?

Hi all sifu, any idea where can get d SANDWIHCH thing in Malaysia???

Thanks

 

[sam1741]

hahaha
me also still searching for the 'sandwich' thing...
no luck here

 

[nelsonlye]

Well...at last..i found d so call SANDWICH...but quite expensive le...

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/2006-08DSale3530870.htm

 

[sam1741]

oooh
is ftzone bro
i bought few item from him before... not bad.. ..

 

[nelsonlye]

Yape....i oso bought few things from him b4...FTZONE is my fren's cousin brother...can get from him..hehe...... i think u guy shd know him... wiramod11

 

[gohlex]

anyone know where can i get the sandwich adaptor for kelisa?and roughly how much is it?ftzone selling one not sure can use or not...

 

[MizuChi]

you can always ask, you know.. test to see if it fits or not.. if it doesn't cancel the buy..

 

[sam1741]

yeah... u can go find ftzone at prai, penang.
maybe he can let u test out
i dono lo

but i have ask him about the size
he say if your engine filter same size with wira 1.6
than can fit

but i have no time to check mine yet.

 

[gohlex]

too bad, i'm from east malaysia kuching, not really for me to meet up with ftzone.
infact, i do ask ftzone about the adaptor, only problem is me not sure the kelisa size is same with wira 1.6 or not...

anyway, thumb up for u MizuChi, nice work, u make me heart inchy to get my oil temp install also.hehe

 

[alexklg]

nice work guys... not sure whether i should install anything on my NA car... but installing a gauge sure looks nice especially at night...