[s-cars] Re; Adding Oil pressure gauge to 95 S6

[Tom Green]

Congratulations to your wife, Peter.

This subject comes up every couple of years, mostly with a plan to
eliminate the clock, but I think most soon weary of the prospect of
trashing the instrument cluster or other dash areas.  The ash tray
or under has been transformed into an auxiliary gage panel that can
be close to the OEM panel.  Choosing the right gage is part of the key
as well so it appears stock.

A boost gage is what you really want and need.  The A-pillar pod is the
favorite for that option.  I suppose you could put a oil pressure  
gage there
too, but you don't  have oil quantity either, which is the  
predominant reason
most folks don't have any oil pressure.:-)  By the time you see and  
react to
a pressure gage the light has come on and it's too late anyway.  The  
rest of
the time someone is always asking "why is the oil pressure so low, or  
why is
the oil pressure so high?".  :-)

Look here for some installations:    < http://www.2bennett.com/>  If  
you are in
the area, go see them.  They are great Audi folks.  No affiliation,etc.

Just my $.02

Tom  '95 S6
           '95 S6 avant


Original message:
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 14:29:54 -0600
> From: "Peter Golledge" <petergolledge at gmail.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Adding Oil pressure gauge to 95 S6
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> Listers,
>
> My wife's "new" daily driver is an 95.5 S6 Avant, the only thing  
> that bugs
> her (and me.) is that it has no oil pressure gauge.   The 89 200TQA  
> had this
> as does the LT-1Q.
>
> Any BTDT on adding a new gauge?  I mounted an Autometer unit into  
> the LT-1Q
> but I did not mind "modifying" the console in a mostly track car.   
> I am
> considering using the "spare" switch area for the Gauge end of things.
> Where is the best point to tap in a pressure sensor to the oil system?
>
> Regards
> -- 
> Peter Golledge