oil pressure sending unit help!

devil358

in ur sink
Apr 6, 2005
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Richmond, VA
I intended on putting on the 7M oil pressure sending unit onto my 1JZ so I can at least have my stock gauge (no matter how inaccurate) working. I picked up the oil filter housing bolt listed on 1jz-gte.com (links to MKIV.com tech section)....

anyways...everything worked great putting engine back together but last night I went to put on the oil pressure sending unit (bell looking piece) and it didn't fit!!!

Is there a difference between the units on the pre-89 7m and the latter ones? mine came off an 87 turbo....I was going to grind down the housing just a bit, but I fear to make it fit, I'd practically have to grind it down to nothing....which I am not comfortable with....

any ideas on how to get this to work? or what I need to pick up?

~Devin
 

devil358

in ur sink
Apr 6, 2005
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Richmond, VA
I went ahead and got an electronic oil pressure gauge. it has a very small sender that fit perfectly with an npt - BTP adapter. a friend of mine just so happen to have both laying around. lol