I hooked up my Electric Autometer Oil Pressure Gauge... and it reads 50 at start up (sometimes) and 25 for the rest of the time the car is off.... it is a brand new gauge purchased from autozone, and it is the 3rd replacement because i kept thinking it was a problem with the product.... but now im pretty sure its the install... the sender is on the side of the block



and i grounded it somewhere under the dash, i forget where and i dont have a pic...

i think my ground is the problem.... what do you guys think?? I'd love to get the gauge working...


my SECOND question

I have hpt... i tried adding the oil pressure gauge and it read -16 all the time or just crashed the program and said invalid value (i dont have the exact error)

I know ecotecs have a stock oil pressure sender... why cant hpt see it?? Can someone that has it working how me which sensor/pid they have attached to the gauge that makes it work??

thanks guys



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The stock oil pressure "sender" just tells the computer if there's pressure or not. It's basically an on/off switch that triggers at 4 or 5PSI. Not a real sending unit.



I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26

that would be why hptuners doesnt pick anything up

any ideas on the autometer gauge with the autometer after market oil pressure sender??? help please!!!!!



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Yeah...Autometer sucks...but that's just my opinion. Stewart Warner > Autometer.



I used to race cars, now I race myself.
5K PB: 24:50
10K PB: 54:26

i agree... it was a gift, so im tryin to make it work, plus im broke

any ideas? is there a specific place to ground for optimal read out? or does it matter?



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ground it out on the metal brace under the dash...

that is the one place i was hoping no one said thats where it is currently grounded... i guess i can double check my ground.... thanks man!



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All of my grounds to my gauges and important devices in the car are grounded to ONE 8 gauge wire that heads over to the battery and is connected to the negative terminal.

One of the best grounds on the car.

-Chris-



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