Oil pressure testing tool
Posted to Technical Tips Forum on 12/24/2012
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Oil pressure testing is one that many mechanics ask me
about. The question is how do you do it? and what tool do
you use?
The problem is that if you remove or even disturb to oil
pressure sensor, you may have just temporarily masked the
problem. I always want to compare what the engine oil
pressure shows on the dash, and compare it to what a
mechanical gauge shows.
With this in mind I came up with a solution:
1) Get a new oil filter off the shelf for the car you are
working on. [Removing paint]
2) and grind the paint off the center bottom of the filter
3) Solder a fitting to the bottom of the filter. [Tools
needed] [Soldered on ]
4) Poke a small hole through the inside of the fitting.
[Poking hole]
5) Put it on the car and connect the gauge [Complete
assembly]
Now you have an easy to use oil pressure gauge that you can
drive the car and still see the oil pressure on the dash. My
collection of adapters [Saving filters] Here is the
part number for the fittings [Fitting] [Fitting]
Hope this helps someone in the future. David
David Olson Technician Rocky Mountain Tire & Auto Broomfield, Colorado, USA
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