chrsgrain
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| posted on 29/4/06 at 12:07 PM |
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Oil connections for XE engine
Hi all,
I'm off to Stoneleigh tomorrow and want to get a capillary tube to connect the oil pressure guage up. Does anyone know what size / type of
thread is on the back of the standard XE oil pump for me to buy a connector of the right size?
Thanks
Chris
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gregf27
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| posted on 29/4/06 at 07:55 PM |
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Hi Chris, I'm told the thread size is M14 x 1.5 , Europa sell various adaptors and will be at the show , cost is about £3 or so, - I'm
after one for mine too!!
cheers ,
Greg
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ned
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| posted on 1/5/06 at 04:27 PM |
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i got that size from etb but it doesn't fit. i thinkt its 1/4npt - i bought an adapter for this size at the show and will go see if it fits in a
minute
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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ned
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| posted on 1/5/06 at 05:34 PM |
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just to confirm the bit i bought fits, so its 1/4"npt. i got an adapter from the merlinmotorsport stand at stoneleigh to 1/8"npt for the
hose to remote mount my sender. thinkauto etc could also supply, think it was about £3 or so +vat on the stand.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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gregf27
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| posted on 1/5/06 at 05:39 PM |
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Ned , you got me worried now!!
I ordered one from Europa whilst I was at the show,
my oil pressure sender was also from ETB, it was listed on the receipt as - 0-6 bar 1/8"NPTF ,
page no- 68 europa catalogue ref no- LMA065 £4,1/8" NPTfemale to M14 x 1.5male,
Hope it fits when it arrives!!,
let me know how you get on!
Greg
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ned
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| posted on 1/5/06 at 05:45 PM |
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to doule confirm my 1/8"npt female to 1/4"npt male adapter fits the back of my oil pump housing for the sender take off.
It is a standard housing off a donor engine with a steel pump gear fitted.
I think etb and hence those they supply have it listed wrong myself. Either that or there is a cut off date when they went metric on those
fittings.
Ned.
ps the m14 was close and i tried it a few times but its too big - needs the taper to get the thread going - the thread itself is very close but the
npt one is actually slightly finer. it was hard to tell even with them side by side.
[Edited on 1/5/06 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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gregf27
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| posted on 1/5/06 at 06:08 PM |
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Ned, Cheers for that.
I've just e-mailed them , changed my order!!
just saved me a few quid!!
Greg
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