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Oil Pressure Gauge?
johnny chimpo - 13/5/12 at 12:26 AM

Hi all, I'm looking to get an oil pressure gauge for my r1'd MNR. What's the best to go for electric or mechanical and can anyone recommend how best to fit it to a 5pw r1 engine?

Thanks all...

snapper - 13/5/12 at 07:09 AM

I prefer ekectronic, saves acing a tube of hot high pressure oil in the cab
Usualy you just remove the standard oil light sender put in an adaptor with two takeoffs and put the light sender and pressure sender in that.

mark chandler - 13/5/12 at 08:32 AM

electric senders do not survive well on bike engines, you need to install via a short flexible coupling, I used a spare brake pipe

rusty nuts - 13/5/12 at 09:13 AM

I suspect that the mechanical gauges possibly give a more reliable pressure reading but are more prone to leakage from the pipework, some of the sender units for electric gauges are a bit heavy and bulky , as already suggested a flexible hose to a secure mounting point is a good idea.

Wheels244 - 13/5/12 at 03:32 PM

Hi Johnny

There's some pictures of what I did with mine in this link.

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/9/viewthread.php?tid=147959

johnny chimpo - 13/5/12 at 04:24 PM

Cheers all!

Wheels that looks good and fairly simple to do. Did the fitting that you put into the oil cooler bolt come with the Racetech gauge?

Wheels244 - 13/5/12 at 04:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by johnny chimpo
Cheers all!

Wheels that looks good and fairly simple to do. Did the fitting that you put into the oil cooler bolt come with the Racetech gauge?


Bit of a memory test - I'm not totally sure, I don't think it did, but they're readily available
from places like Europa, Rally Designs etc. 1/8'' NPT if I recall.

You might need use of a lathe to drill the oil cooler bolt for tapping - I did.
It has a tit in the middle of it that would make it very hard to drill accurately
by hand.

johnny chimpo - 16/5/12 at 07:09 PM

Hi wheels, is this the bolt you used when you had your mnr? Mine looks a bit rusted so might not be the best option?



[Edited on 16/5/12 by johnny chimpo]

Wheels244 - 16/5/12 at 07:22 PM

Hi Johnny

Yes, that's the one - the oil cooler bolt.

I think it should be OK, there was a bit of meat on the bolt if my memory serves me right. so I don't think the bit of surface rust is too much to worry about.

Rob

Wheels244 - 16/5/12 at 07:23 PM

Or get another one from a breakers or even a new one ?

johnny chimpo - 16/5/12 at 07:25 PM

Cheers again Wheels, gives me something to sort on the car seeing as the weather is too crap to go out in it