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Jul 10, 2021 14:20:14 GMT
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So mk2 son bought a driver for the electric oil pressure gauge he has, from that well known and universally adored auction site.
I should say at this point that I’m not convinced this will work, I always thought gauges and senders had to be matched?
Anyhoo, it’s helpfully* arrived without any wiring diagrams or instructions
The terminals are marked ‘G’ and ‘WK’ which in my limited electrical knowledge usually means green, and white with pink tracer?
Probably not in this case
Ideas anyone? TIA
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Jul 10, 2021 14:21:02 GMT
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Rich
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Electric oil gauge driver wiringRich
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Jul 10, 2021 15:06:06 GMT
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G is the gauge terminal. WK is the original warning lamp terminal. Assuming it’s VDO you just need to match the gauge range to the sender range, 10bar gauge uses a 10bar sensor etc.
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melle
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Jul 10, 2021 16:21:34 GMT
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If it's a VDO clone I wouldn't use the WK terminal for the warning light, but keep the original pressure sender for that (assuming that's an OEM part that switches at the correct pressure).
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Jul 10, 2021 16:26:22 GMT
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Thanks, he’s going to T onto the block, and run both switch and gauge sender, it was cheap so probably Cheap
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Rich
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Jul 10, 2021 18:57:25 GMT
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Thanks, he’s going to T onto the block, and run both switch and gauge sender, it was cheap so probably Cheap I’ve used the Chinese VDO clones, no issues with them, much cheaper than going with an actual VDO one. Much cheaper. |
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melle
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Jul 10, 2021 19:34:24 GMT
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The issue with cheapies is that they usually don't tell you at which pressure the warning light switches on. Not that it matters much, if the light comes on it's usually too late anyway.  |
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Rich
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Electric oil gauge driver wiringRich
@foxmcintyre
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Jul 10, 2021 19:38:19 GMT
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The issue with cheapies is that they usually don't tell you at which pressure the warning light switches on. Not that it matters much, if the light comes on it's usually too late anyway. Yea, if I were planning on using the built in idiot lamp terminal I'd at least like to know the switching pressure to be fair. |
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The issue with cheapies is that they usually don't tell you at which pressure the warning light switches on. Not that it matters much, if the light comes on it's usually too late anyway. The issue with this cheapy is they don't tell you ANYTHING 😀 |
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