BMC 1500 oil pressure gauge

[BMC problems]

The sender is the one at the front of the engine yes?

 

Electrical?

 

Takes one wire, earths through the block?

 

Which gauge? where do I get it (cheapest)?

 

Test the gauge by 1. shorting? 2. going open circuit?

[Thewatchmaker]

Bin it and get a mechanical smiths one along with warning light/ buzzer

[BMC problems]

mechanical? I assume you mean hydraulic?

 

Where do I get one of those from?

And the pipe run could be quite tortuous though not too far up, will that matter?

so this gauge;

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-oil-gauge-Mini-Cooper-Triumph-Austin-MG-Morris-Lotus-Elan-7-Healey-/301180931244

Will this fit;

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini-MG-Smiths-Oil-Pressure-Gauge-Fitting-Kit-1275-998-848-1098-/110770295755

 

(1500 D not listed)

 

or do I need an adaptor?

 

and where does the warning light happen?

[Thewatchmaker]

Yes those will be ideal

You will also need an oil pressure warning light switch, one from any A or B series BMC should fit

Wire in a buzzer too. Mine saved the engine last year when an oil feed pipe broke and dumped the oil int the engine bay!

[springy]

The sender is the one at the front of the engine yes?

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Sender at top front (on thermostat housing) is water temperature, oil pressure sender will be

at the back of the engine, just above the starter motor.

 

springy

[roggie]

See the photo I posted in http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=65775 FYI it doesn't seem to be seeping on my engine at the moment - will keep a eye on it though.

[Tony Brooks]

I can't think of any BMC that has an oil pressure switch or sender on the front of the engine. Has the OP misidentified a Misubishi unit by any chance, possibly from Thornycroft?

 

Lets have a photo.

[BMC problems]

No Tony I think I've got my pressure gauge and temperature sender mixed up.

 

From the posts on these topics that i now realsie i should have done 1

 

Have I got this right;

 

There is a temperature sender front top

 

and oil pressure outlet back left behind the DPA pump

 

the thing I'm not clear on because it will be a while before I get to the boat is whether there's a separate oil pressure switch

 

if it's not separate how does the oil pressure gauge / warning light work?

[alan_fincher]

If you have both an oil pressure switch and an oil pressure gauge, you will normally need a sender/sensor for each, which usually means you need a T piece as the first thing screwed into the block, to provide the required two holes.

 

Don't know about a 1500, but on an 1800, this is all very close to the screw on canister type oil filter, so a bit of juggling may be required to fit it all in.

 

The Faria sender I had for a gauge for a while, (not currently fitted, as it started leaking), was a surprisingly large canister, and rather got in the way of filter changes.

[Tony Brooks]

We had 1.5s with T pieces for the oil but I would go for a two or three terminal sender. ASAP have them in both US and Eu standards.