Fitted gauges in the inside of the car yest now tonight thought id connect them up mechanically .
Boost easy on to other 2 a different story
Oil temp and pressure , now I got the bolt out with hex on top of number 3 easy but putting one back in ! It's impossible
Any advice please

 

are you using the one on 3rd cylinder?

 

Yes mate but so bloody akward and need yet another adapter or nut as one supplied is way too small.
Peed off with it

 

Yes, it needs an adaptor, your gauge supplier ought to be able to supply, what gauges do you have?

I put mine in by screwing a plastic ballpoint pen barrel temporarily into the adaptor, which gave me enough reach to start it in the threads, then finished it off with a socket. It has PTFE tape wrapped round it and doesn't need forcing home. Sender was long enough to start it, then spanner.

 

Try and use some long tongs, is this the sender unit adapter your trying to fit?

 

It won't go in as I took it out looked like had been paint marked
Like some
Bolts are but just won't spin in
****tin it now incase I've ruined threads

 

Yes just took nut out to see fit what I had would fit and it wouldn't so went to put it straight back in as obviously I'll be waiting for other bolt adapter and it won't go

 

Bought the gauges ages ago off here shadow gauges look nice but struggling mechanically ere

 

 

Are you sure its the right size? LMA motorsport are good people to deal with when buying sender unit adapters.

 

Does the black plastic t hose adapter in pic pull out?

 

It original one I'm putting back mate as didn't no o needed one for this too but after removing it was way too big a hole for little thread I had to put in?
No jokes please lol

 

Lool

Ye it can be removed, thats the T for crank case & PCV. I cant comment further as you have got me aswell. Hopefully someone else might know more about it. Sorry geez

 

no worry matey
thanks for your time

 

Do you think I've cross treaded first thread and that why won't go in?

 

Did you say there is paint on the threads? Sure it's not threadlock?

Try cleaning it off gently with a sharp instrument before refitting, DO use PTFE tape.

If you put PTFE tape on, you can usually turn the first few threads by hand, then it needs a spanner, with not much force, but is beyong hand tightening.

If you took the sender out of one adaptor, are you sure your new threads are the same as the sender?

 

Hi I'm waiting on adaptor mate as until I took bolt out didn't realise one I had was way to small .
So it's original bolt as piccy.
Waiting for adaptor now and leaving bolt out as new one may go in easy ( he says praying and with crossed fingers toes etc)
But think the plastic t in pic made me scew at wrong angle so I'll remove this then refit .
Group prayer please