the 3 gauges installed
nice and looks like it will match nicely with the rest of the dials in the car.
but what a pain to fit the senders.
took no time to remove the oil filter, very carefully so not to lose much oil, and bolt on the sandwich adaptor nice and tight so not to lose as this is where i thought i would have any leaks. getting the senders in place was easy as id been smart enough to remove 2 bolts so it was just a case of bolting them in place yeah all done or so i thought.
started the bloody thing up and watched the dials spin right around to show they were working and kicked it over. pressure immediately jumped to 70 psi ( 5 bar ) went and had a look for leaks and ohh yeah i found 2. The 2 spare bolts were leaking even after being done up as tight as possible. so out with the PTFE tape and wrapped around 7 or 8 times each and hey all stopped. ok me thinking i had stopped all leaks i left it idling in the drive for 5 mins while i went and washed the oil off me. came out and the filter hosing and filter itself was still dry so off for a quick drive ( 10 miles ) came back jacked it up again and yes more oil was leaking. from where ????????????? tightened up the senders, wrapped a rag around the filter and done it up as tight as i could with hands and tightened up the spare bolts as much as possible. another 20 mile run to pick some stuff up and yeah so far no more oil anywhere
