Comments on oil filter take off plates?

[ben_r1]

Have bought and intend to use an oil filter sandwich plate to use as a means of installing sensors for oil gauges.

Has anybody used these before for that purpose? Experiences in how well they work, leakage, restricting oil to filter/block etc?

Any advice or praise would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[sideways danny]

never been a fan of using a plate for gauge sensors. They always leak, and I think it puts the sensors in the wrong place

 

[ben_r1]

I suspected they may have been a source for an easy leak as the one I have has a vert flimsy seal on it.

I do have the t piece for pressure and sump plug adaptor for temp however space is extremely limited in mounting these and the sandwich plate would be a far easier option.

 

[sideways danny]

pressure sensor would definitely be best where the original was with an adaptor.
Temperature is a tricky one. Ideally into the side of the sump so it sits in the oil, but obviously it needs removing to drill and weld in a boss. Sump plug adaptors work if you're not too low

 

[ben_r1]

Well i have the plastic undertray anyway so hopefully will keep the temp sensor protected! Just means I need an oil change to change the plug, unless I do it real quick and top up lol.

May invest in a remote t piece then as I don't think I'll get mine to fit in the cramped 197 bay.

 

[sideways danny]

remote T-piece is fine, fitted a couple

 

[geesus69]

i'm using a sandwich plate, and yes there is a slight leak from it, but no worse than the one on my cam cover, or the gearbox one i have from the n/s driveshaft seal lol

i did a bit of research before i purchased mine, and it was a bit of swings and roundabouts, some saying that using a T piece can affect readings, others saying that using a sandwich plate will do the same

ideally as said, you would want to fit them in the original locations, however this isn't an option for most people

so far my gauges have been giving pretty consistant readings, although i don't have anything to compare it to lol

 

[ben_r1]

After a long morning in the garage with bruised fingers, a £10 socket from halfrauds and a slightly damaged top hose i managed to get the t-piece fitted and leak free in the smallest space renault could make.

Now all i need is fresh oil to change the sump plug over for the adapted sensor one, another £50 this is costing me lol.

 

[Jonny1*2]

lol is it really worth it

 

[ben_r1]

yes

 

[Jonny1*2]

presume there is an oil temp sensor standard anyway? if so will something like the rs tuner not tell you all you'd need to know?

 

[stan*]

If you were clever about it, you could probably retrofit a Williams/valver combined oil level and oil temp sensor in place of the f4 oil level sensor....

 

[sideways danny]

If you were clever about it, you could probably retrofit a Williams/valver combined oil level and oil temp sensor in place of the f4 oil level sensor....

good idea TBH. Just have to calibrate it somehow, so a cheap gauge wont work with it

 

[stan*]

I'm 89% sure a racelogic gauge works with it!

If not then yeah you'd have to f**k about with calibration via altering resistence, it's only a two wire sensor so wouldn't be too hard.

 

[ben_r1]

I wasnt clever about it lol, i have an oil pressure sensor in the T-piece with original low pressure switch.

And an adapted sump plug with an oil temp sensor in it