oil sending unit....85 TC

[tigerl39]

Merry Christmas to all. I,m planning on installing a electric oil guage and want to know if there is any other place to mount the sending unit but by the oil filter! I,m scared of it getting knocked off by ice or something cuz its wide open there, Any help will do.....thanks

[ekooke]

Merry Christmas to all. I,m planning on installing a electric oil guage and want to know if there is any other place to mount the sending unit but by the oil filter! I,m scared of it getting knocked off by ice or something cuz its wide open there, Any help will do.....thanks


I've had an electric oil pressure gauge on both my '90 Mark VII and '94 Mark VIII for 10 years and 6 years respectively. I kept the idiot light on each car by using a cast iron T-fitting and pipe nipple that is available at any hardware store. If "ice or something" could hit the setup hard enough to spring a leak, the factory oil pressure snap switch could get knocked off the same way, since it's really fragile. I believe you’re worrying about nothing. Just do it! :)

[tigerl39]

I've had an electric oil pressure gauge on both my '90 Mark VII and '94 Mark VIII for 10 years and 6 years respectively. I kept the idiot light on each car by using a cast iron T-fitting and pipe nipple that is available at any hardware store. If "ice or something" could hit the setup hard enough to spring a leak, the factory oil pressure snap switch could get knocked off the same way, since it's really fragile. I believe you’re worrying about nothing. Just do it! :)

thanks , had heard of them snapping off but I guess the cast iron T-fitting makes the diffence....

[gadget73]

Many people use brass, which is easy to break. The first one on my car snapped actually. The official Ford part (which is expensive and obsolete) is a steel fitting to move the sender far enough out to work. These don't have breakage issues. If you want to use the proper factory part, you can source one from many trucks, or Mustangs. I'd see about grabbing a used one from the junkyard, its not really a part that goes bad, and it would probably be a lot easier and cheaper to find than a new one.

[ekooke]

Many people use brass, which is easy to break. The first one on my car snapped actually. The official Ford part (which is expensive and obsolete) is a steel fitting to move the sender far enough out to work. These don't have breakage issues. If you want to use the proper factory part, you can source one from many trucks, or Mustangs. I'd see about grabbing a used one from the junkyard, its not really a part that goes bad, and it would probably be a lot easier and cheaper to find than a new one.


You mean that hex rod threaded on one end and a 45º cut on the other end? I have a few of those lying around from old oil pressure gauge ‘install kits'. The length of those things always made me think that the running engine would make one vibrate like a tuning fork until metal fatigue caused it to snap. Here’s an alternate sender install (looks like a lot of work) on a late-model Mustang: http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oilgauge.html

[tigerl39]

You mean that hex rod threaded on one end and a 45º cut on the other end? I have a few of those lying around from old oil pressure gauge ‘install kits'. The length of those things always made me think that the running engine would make one vibrate like a tuning fork until metal fatigue caused it to snap. Here’s an alternate sender install (looks like a lot of work) on a late-model Mustang: http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oilgauge.html

thanks alot for that ekooke,that looks like it would hold on there but sure looks like a lot of work but is it necessary. I guess what I have to do is wait till spring so I can get under the car and have a good look at it. I,d take it to my friendly garage but would probably end up w/ brass or a kit. spring is around the corner