True Gauge Readings

[Jason]

I have fitted new water temp, oil temp and oil pressure gauges today.
I just wondered now that I have all pretty lights and numbers in front of me, what are the correct values for each of the gauges? My car is a standard J-Spec if that should make any difference.

Thanks,
Jason

[Rory]

Did you find it difficult to tap into oil and water feeds for the senders? This is something I would like to do at some point.

[Jason]

I used a sandwich plate for the oil senders, but becaue I have stainless pipes, I had to have a nut welded on for the water sender to screw into.

[AlanM]

Did you get the sandwich plate from eBay, one with 4 points for offtake of readings?

[Jason]

I got the plate from Nick at www.gaugeplace.co.uk It is the one with 4 points and comes with blanking screws aswell.

[AlanM]

is there o-rings on the blanking screws? And why would anyone want 4 points?

[Jason]

I put PTFE tape on the screws and senders, there is 4 holes so that the sendres are easy to put in and get to when you connect the wires.
But, does anybody know what the true readings should be?

[supra matt]

water temp should be 80 to 90 deg oil should be 80 when hot and anything upto 120 when your raging the car , oil pressure any thing over 18 psi on idle's good

[Jason]

Cheers Matt, my gauges are reading about right then.

[supra matt]

no worrys mate nice car to ,

[merckx]

Did you get the sandwich plate from eBay, one with 4 points for offtake of readings?
I did, fitted it on Friday. :)

[Rory]

Id really like to do this, would like to fit them in the space I have above my radio in the spare DIN slot.