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K series oil pressure sender leak


jody391

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There are three ways of posting images: two by uploading them to this site, and one by linking to them on another site eg Dropbox.

They're all described in the Forum User Guide:
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Most Members now use the shortcut upload:
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That's quick and comparatively easy, but it does limit the resolution of the image. Not usually a problem for photos but can be for screen dumps, images of documents etc.

The other two methods don't have that limitation.

Please let me know if you need any help or want to practise.

Jonathan

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Most people got theirs from Think Automotive. They sell two versions - one with an extra low pressure switch so you can rig up a warning light on the dash and the other version is without the switch.

This is a link to the Demon Tweaks kit (with LP switch) that looks identical in every way to the kit I got from Think Automotive.

Demon Tweaks MOPG kit
 

My suggestion is to call Think as I expect they'll be cheaper.

When I installed mine I put heat shrink electrical insulation sleeve on the section of feed pipe that runs from the bulkhead to the gauge (behind the dashboard). There are lots of wires in there and the tube has stainless overbraid.

 

Ian

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#11:  The go-to folks are Think Automotive. Have a look here for the parts list.  The warning light is optional, but TA will advise.

That £126 price is unbelievable!

ETA: The parts list I linked above is, strictly speaking, what's needed for a full remote sender.  A simpler list is here.  But TA will advise exactly what you need.

JV

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#12 - That's the kit I used on my 1400 Supersport and it works really  well (seem to remeber oit wasn't as much as that but it was circa 3+ years ago - much more accurate readings and you get far more movement than the old electrical kit which even before it gave up the ghost didn't show much movement even when it was deciding to work - With the new gauge its 65psi on start up -moving to 70 with throttle blips, settles at 20-22 psi when fully warmed up at tick over and then  reads between 40 and 60 PSI when driving depending on revs

#12 suggestion re insulation  - definitely agree with getting some insulation around the braided pipe if you pass through the hole where various wires and the speedo cable goes through - its all a bit tight and my first attempt almost cooked the electrics -  In the end I put a separate hole in the bulkhead to feed the pipe through

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I ended up fitting one of these because it felt the closest match aesthetically  to the original  if that kind of thing bothers you. I did however decide to buy a separate braided hose although the one supplied worked fine and was a hell of a lot easier to thread than the braided one.

Mark

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