Sugarkryptonite
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Insane work on that oil pan, nice job man lol
I think you are correct. Now that I look back at the pics I remember that the switch was a little funny going in, but it did tighten up. The truck has now completed two winter driving seasons. I was looking around the engine bay the other day because I am planning to do some mods this summer and I noticed that there was a little oil residue on the housing below the switch. I think I am just going to pull it and put some teflon tape on there and tighten it back down.careful, thread ain't the same, it is m10x1.0 on the VW sender, like a glow plug, where the nissan one is 1/8" tapered pipe (probably BSP knowing the japanese)
however, it will probably hold, I mean I've used that trick to do compression testing on glowplug holes.
Hmmm interesting, too bad I didn't find that before I gently rammed that oil pressure switch in, lol.You need this! https://www.amazon.com/Auto-Meter-2...2265&qid=1554700710&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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Good to know! There is always a way to make it work.I can vouch the teflon tape works, I've used the similar yet different threaded sensors on several engine swaps and/or aftermarket gauge sensor installs.
No problem! I ghosted on tdiclub for a while and gathered most of the information I needed to do the swap. It is a great resource for everyone. Now I feel like it is my turn to put some info back into it.Thank you for documenting this!
Its actually not that bad. The engine doesn't have any leaks since I re gasketed the whole thing before it went into the truck. I just recently re sprayed the valve cover because it got chipped during the install and was annoying me. Honestly the pics kind of hide how dirty it is as well.How in the world do you get anything done and still keep that white clean? I'd spend 40% of any one work session cleaning
I thought a sensor might be good also, but I didn't know how I wanted to activate it, whether it be temp or maybe boost pressure based. That all seemed complicated so I just have it wired to come on with all the other accessories. It runs constantly when the vehicle is on. With it on all the time I thought there might be a problem in the winter with it getting too cold and something possibly icing up, but that has not happened so I think I am just going to leave it alone.For your air to water intercooler pump, how did you do the wiring? Does it run off of a sensor, switch, or all the time?
Right now I have mine off of the battery with a switch in the cab. Future I will add a fuse and relay that will trigger off of an ignition source. Have thought about a sensor, but haven't found a good solution.
Thanks! I agree that a grease nipple would be a good idea. Maybe a few of them spaced along the length of the top tube. I did grease the pipe as I slid it into the other one and that seems to work. Next time I pull it apart I think I will add some grease fittings though.Nice antiwrap bar. If you can put a grease nipple in the slip joint it would probably do wonders for longevity of it. Most people use a shackle but im liking this better.