Tdi 300 oil preassure

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Originally Posted by 2stroke

Thanks in advance Rick 130 if I can get the adaptor tee I'll reinstate the warning light. From memory I think I silver soldered a 10mm x 1 mm brass fitting from a SEW industrial gearbox to the 1/8 npt socket. Naturally I was a little nervous about the extra leverage of a tee and pressure switch as well as Diesel vibration and corrugated roads.

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You do not need to do any welding if you get the VDO adapter. It is a very simple job at the end of the adapter you screw the onriginal sender and on one side the VDO sender. There is room for both

This is Rustic dash setup on a MUD centre console

On the LHS at the top is the 12VDC power outlet running from the main battery
Under it is the DC VDO volt meter monitoring the secnd battery under it is the 12vDC power outlet from the second battery
At the centr4 top is the UHF GME TX3440 speaker and controls and the swithches for lights
On the RHS at the top is the oil preassure gauge under it the manin battery VDO volt meter and uder the controls for the rear wipers.

Cheers

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/09/1604.jpg

Installation view of a VDO adapter and oil pressure sender on a Tdi 300 engine.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/02/378.jpg

Thanks Chucaro, don't suppose you know the VDO part#?

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Originally Posted by 2stroke

Thanks Chucaro, don't suppose you know the VDO part#?

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I will try to find out tomorrow.
Cheers

Taken from lr4x4.com

vdo gauge 300 tdi - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

300 Tdi:

350-104 2 1/16 80 PSI Elec. engine pressure gauge Vision $25.75

360-006 Pressure Sender: 0-80 PSI/5 Bar - M10x1K - 7.0 PSI $28.37

333-156 2 1/16 4,000 RPM Tachometer Vision $74.81

310-105 2 1/16 250F Elec. engine temp gauge Vision $25.55

323-095 Temperature Sender: 250F/120C - 1/8-27 NPT - $7.31

310-153 2 1/16 250F-1650F Pyrometer (EGT) Vision Marine $153.75

1994 3.9 V8

323-417 Temperature Sender: 250F/120C - M16x1.5 - $18.82

310-105 2 1/16 250F Elec. engine temp gauge Vision $25.55

350-104 2 1/16 80 PSI Elec. engine pressure gauge Vision $25.75

360-009 Pressure Sender, 0-80PSI/5 Bar - 1/8-27 NPT $33.34

5-1/8 F50G-S Adapter Fitting: Parker Hydraulics - $11

All these parts were sourced from eguages.com, which is a US company, so all the readings are psi, fahrenheit, etc. Also, these guages have words like "temp" "pressure" etc, because its a US requirement to have actual words. We're not smart enough for icons. The senders are the really important stuff though, the sizes being the main challenge. I've personally used each of these parts and can vouch for the correcness of the list.

Note that an old oil pressure sender can have the center knocked out and a bung can be welded on to create a cheap adapter.


And this baby comes with a thread that will fit your npt thread.

80PSI Oil Pressure Sender 1/8" NPT
# 360-003

This are the details of my setup:

Adapter: VDO 230-033 (10mm x1 )
Sender: VDO 360-001
Gauge: VDO 350-010016

My supplier:
Instrument Service
07 4151 2088
96 Targo St, Bundaberg 4670 Qld

Just a follow-up on this thread for those using VDO pressure senders and the brass tee piece to measure oil pressure.

I found i had a poor earth at the sender that was giving me lower pressures than actual. The sender relies on the earth of the connections back to the block.

I ran a hose clamp around the outside of the VDO sender with a wire directly back to the engine block and improved my oil pressure figures.

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Originally Posted by 2stroke

The gauge is just a 2" VDO electric gauge and I installed it in place of that useless clock Rover put in the dash. Only problem was I couldn't seem to buy a sender or adaptor to fit the 10mm x 1mm thread for the existing oil pressure switch so I had to make one.

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Hi All
I found that the oil switch / gauge adaptor for a VW motor was exactlly what I needed for the 300TDi.
Cheers Arthur