Hi,

I have the autometer elec oil pres and temp gauge,and also have the cravenspeed adapter..Only thing is ,it's not installed yet..

There's a few things i wanna ask though,

First,i can't find any pics of the elec install..

Second,how do you connect the sender to the gauge?

Thanks in advance!

Tom.

 

You need to run the AM wire through the fire wall behind the air filter. Here are some pix of my routing.

This is below the oil filter (you can see where the wire loom has melted from the exhaust manifold):












This is behind the air filter:


This is under the dash:

 

@ chuckt

Thanks,for posting some pics of your install!

Im still confused though cause i can't see the sender that i got with my autometer gauge.

Included in package i recieved,

-Gauge
-Sender www.autometer.com/cat_accessoriesdetail.aspx?vid=24
-No wire at all,except for the light bulb

So what's that AM wire?

Appreciate the help Chuckt

Tom.

 

You can see mine in the first pic. It came with the AM 4953 kit. The sender that comes with it is different than yours.

It looks like this:


The wire harness looks like this:

 

Hmm,..

I have the short sweep and looks like i have a total different sender

Anyone else who got my setup?

Thanks in advance

Tom.

 

Greetings to all and many thanks to those who gave instructions for the oil pressure and boost gauge installation process. I humbly add a few further "tips":
1.There is "more real estate" if the top heat shield is taken off. Just two small bolts into the head. After taking this off one can actulally see the oil sending unit etc. If you use a mirror you can see the whole unit.
2. If you gently pull on the wire from the sending unit you'll probably have enough to reconnect after putting on the tapless adaptor; mine did. The one from Mini mania was well constructed and fit perfectly.
3.I would suggest putting a heat shield over the sending unit because it will be directly in the way of the exhaust.
4.Use copper tubing only, nylon is a thermal plastic; living dangerously is one thing but it's not a worthwhile risk in this case. Copper only!
5. The power wire is gray and red so the gauges dim as should be.
6. Thank you, a heart felt thanks again to all who posted pictures and detailed writeups they were very valuable and made the job possible for an otherwise backyard wrencho.
work 03

 

I might be adding this to my R53 as well, thanks for the info.

 

when you do the autometer electrics you may find the back (thus the wires ) are exposed and can be seen from the windshield. ugly. i got some pvc pipe and cut sleeves to length then capped them and pulled wires through drilled holes in caps . sand to scuff and spray the whole set up with flat black and it looks like metal . 4 yrs later and still not loose .

 

the sender and gauge must come together as a kit . they are calibrated to oneanother . the kit will have a diagram .