Oil pressure and Oil temp Gauges.

**AKILYA666** · 28-12-2007 06:16 PM

Just a quick question has any one out there fitted these to a d16y8 sohc vtec engine and if so are i meant to use electronic or mechanical style... Thanks any help would appreciate it. Just bought a apexi gauge shroud for my dash and want to get both of these fitted but honda couldnt tell me if need electric or mechanical. And autobarn was no help.

**Lukezen27** · 28-12-2007 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by AKILYA666

Just a quick question has any one out there fitted these to a d16y8 sohc vtec engine and if so are i meant to use electronic or mechanical style... Thanks any help would appreciate it. Just bought a apexi gauge shroud for my dash and want to get both of these fitted but honda couldnt tell me if need electric or mechanical. And autobarn was no help.

I'm using this type on my D16Y1 SOHC VTec
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=140154616687

Oil Pressure and boost both electronic

Note: Its illegal to mount gauge's on your dash.. shroud or no shroud..

Must be in bedded in the dash and flush...

**AKILYA666** · 28-12-2007 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Lukezen27

I'm using this type on my D16Y1 SOHC VTec
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=140154616687

Oil Pressure and boost both electronic

Note: Its illegal to mount gauge's on your dash.. shroud or no shroud..

Must be in bedded in the dash and flush...

They will be. thanx for the input appreciate it... The shroud is the flush mount.. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HONDA-INTEGRA...QQcmdZViewItem.

**Lukezen27** · 28-12-2007 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by AKILYA666

They will be. thanx for the input appreciate it... The shroud is the flush mount.. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HONDA-INTEGRA...QQcmdZViewItem.

No problem's though why are you putting in those gauge's anyway?

I hate seeing those lol

Only coze they don't make em for my car

**Limbo** · 28-12-2007 07:45 PM

yeah i have electric ones. You get mechanical oil pressure if you have no room cos the line goes into the gauge itself

Electronic ones are more accurate as the oil does not have to travel to get a reading.

**AKILYA666** · 29-12-2007 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Lukezen27

No problem's though why are you putting in those gauge's anyway?

I hate seeing those lol

Only coze they don't make em for my car

From what ive been told oil temp is more important then water temp, and the factory temp gauge gets its reading from the water temp anyway. As for oil pressure thought i mite aswell even things out having both oil gauges in the shroud.

**Limbo** · 29-12-2007 04:10 PM

oil pressure is even more important than oil temp.
If you ever get a leak, like i did, it will notify you straight away of an issue before you loose too much and damage your engine

**Lukezen27** · 29-12-2007 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by AKILYA666

From what ive been told oil temp is more important then water temp, and the factory temp gauge gets its reading from the water temp anyway. As for oil pressure thought i mite aswell even things out having both oil gauges in the shroud.

I would not bother unless your running boost IMO

Wast of money you could put to some other mods..

I'm not even running any right now and I am boosted

Originally Posted by Limbo

oil pressure is even more important than oil temp.
If you ever get a leak, like i did, it will notify you straight away of an issue before you loose too much and damage your engine

Limbo's right!

oil pressure would be the only mod I would do on NA and even then its a wast as you already have one stock..

**EUR003act** · 29-12-2007 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Lukezen27

I'm using this type on my D16Y1 SOHC VTec
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=140154616687

Oil Pressure and boost both electronic

Note: Its illegal to mount gauge's on your dash.. shroud or no shroud..

Must be in bedded in the dash and flush...

Not true... aslong as the top of the gauges is not higher than the top of the steering wheel, then they are not illegal...

in regards to electrical and mechanical... electrical will be more acurate for oil temp, as the oil doesnt have a chance to cool... in regards to oil pressure, mechanical is more accurate, because there is less chance of grounding differences between the sender and gauge...

oil temp is more important than water temp, stock usually has water temp, and only realy tells you whether your coolant is doing its job, oil temp will gove you better diagnostics for monitoring your engine, and knowing when its all good to vtec

**EUR003act** · 29-12-2007 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lukezen27

oil pressure would be the only mod I would do on NA and even then its a wast as you already have one stock..

by the time the low oil pressure light comes on youve probably already damaged the engine! a gauge will show you instantly as you start to loose pressure, allowing you to turn off the engine, before the damage acrurs...

**Lukezen27** · 29-12-2007 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by EUR003act

Not true... aslong as the top of the gauges is not higher than the top of the steering wheel, then they are not illegal...

in regards to electrical and mechanical... electrical will be more acurate for oil temp, as the oil doesnt have a chance to cool... in regards to oil pressure, mechanical is more accurate, because there is less chance of grounding differences between the sender and gauge...

oil temp is more important than water temp, stock usually has water temp, and only realy tells you whether your coolant is doing its job, oil temp will gove you better diagnostics for monitoring your engine, and knowing when its all good to vtec

I just when through this whole thing mate..

Show me this rule?

RTA link?

Just got my car Engineering Certificate and you can't have a gauge on the dash anyway no matter what or I would have..

Originally Posted by EUR003act

by the time the low oil pressure light comes on youve probably already damaged the engine! a gauge will show you instantly as you start to loose pressure, allowing you to turn off the engine, before the damage acrurs...

Far enough and as stated the oil pressure would be the only one I would do if any.

Luke

**AKILYA666** · 29-12-2007 04:35 PM

Thanks for your feed back guys.....
I already knew that oil pressure is the more important of the 2 as low pressure can result in severe internal mechinical failure. so can high pressure for that matter.

And the oil temp is more important then water temp... as the oil usually surcombs to higher temps then the water and coolant in the engine. which can intern do alot of differrent things. Hence i want the oil temp aswell.