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Hi all.
Stupid question but where would I grab one of these in Sydney?
BUNNINGS?? HARDWARE STORE??

I need one for a oil pressure gauge.

Is this what you mean? (scroll down to "ADAPTORS FOR ELECTRICAL OIL PRESSURE GAUGES")
http://www.speco.com.au/gauges_ad.html



Available from the usual suspects: Autobarn, Supercheap, Auto One, Repco, etc.

Awesome.. thanks Bryan.
I tried looking but I don't think I knew the right words to find anything useful.

Enzed / Pirtek should have them too.

I got mine from a gas/hydraulics place.

Easiest would be any brake and clutch place. they will have them on the shelf.

Dann

Thanks for all the help guys.

I picked up from JUSTJAP one of these as i was near by.



I also grabbed off a mate a set of cheapy Auto Gauge Gauges, Oil Temp and Pressure just for a test fitting.

The hole on the Shadow Sandwhich adaptor is not the correct thread for the sensors with the gauges.
They go in about 3 turns then come to a halt.

The AUTOGAUGE sensors have a sticker on them saying 1/8-27NPT, which i assume NPT thread which is 27threads per inch.
Would this mean that the Adaptor plate is 1/8BSP?
JUTSJAP assured me that AUTOGAUGE would screw straight in.

It seems that most aftermarket gauges use 1/8NPT. I will give MANIA a call in the morning to ask about there DEPO gauges, and what thread they are.
Because they are Japanese maybe they use the 1/8BSP which i believe is the stock thread on the MX5?? Please correct me if i am wrong.

One other question, if i get an adaptor, would that not affect the pressure/temp readings as the sensor would not go all the way into the direct stream of oil would it??



Thanks so much for everyones help so far.

Dweezle wrote:The hole on the Shadow Sandwhich adaptor is not the correct thread for the sensors with the gauges.
They go in about 3 turns then come to a halt.

That's the same problem I had - I had to get a fitting to convert between the two.

And that fitting doesn't interfere with the pressure or temp readings?
I am prob wrong but it seems like a fitting would place the sensor back into the recess of the oil sandwich plate.