How to wire up the oil pressure gauge on the 6 dial dash

[Metromartin]

Hi all, title says it all really

How do you wire up the oil pressure gauge on the 6 dial dash, its a mk1 1.2L done the rev counter fine but the oil points well to the right.
Will it be as simple as a wire to the oil light sensor on the engine block like wiring the rev counter?

TIA

Martin

[Funkdocta]

Na don't think it is that simple. My oil pressure guage on my GTE runs from a sensor that screws into the bottom end of the engine near the crank pully, think there's two wires.

Have a look and see if you've got this sensor, otherwise I think it would be a mish to fit you own sensor!

[Aragorn]

u need an oil pressure sender off a gte - your car will only have an oil pressure switch thats used to provide the warning light

[ChronoCabal]

You say the sender would have to be off a GTE? The 6-dial dash came out of a E Reg '88 SR - Does that mean that any Nova with the 6-dial dash has the correct sender unit?

Also, does anyone know the exact wiring setup I would need? I presume teh sender unit would need power from somewhere?

Cheers,

LT

[mikeoxford]

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