i am using the blitz racing dc monitor- it monitors 2temp sensors, 1 pressure sensor and 1 boost sensor. u can use the temp sensors or pressure sensor to monitor whatever u want eg fuel pressure or gearbox oil temp... but i am using it to monitor oil temp, oil pressure, coolant temp (i don't have boost to monitor not yet anyway)



parts required for install:
-blitz racing dc monitor (it comes with only 1 temp sensor and boost sensor wires)
-blitz oil temp/pressure sender adaptor part no. 19231
-blitz temp sensor part no 19210
-blitz pressure sensor part 19211
-plumbers tape with temp ok up to 300deg C
-3/8 bsb female t piece from irrigation shop
-2male 3/8 bsb adaptors
-top adaptor piece for temp sensor to screw into
-2 hose clamps to tighten hose onto t piece
-27mm socket and 1/2in square drive ratchet
-i think a 12mm socket ? can't remember for the coolant bleed nut
-some velcro
-some coolant (will lose some when u cut hose and bleed air), some engine oil (will lose some when u unscrew the oil filter)
-time and patience ! took me 3hrs from scratch
most of the bits seen here: goin clockwise
on the left 2temp sensors, top plumbers tape, middle oil pressure/temp sender and middle adaptor for it, oil pressure sensor , boost wires on the right , t piece to tap into coolant lines, dc monitor in box



one side of oil pressure/temp sender


the other side of oil pressure/temp sender.. u can see the seal


now with the thread adaptor in place.. the oil filter screws onto the bit u see here..the other side screws onto the block .. of course the seal bit goes onto the block ! from the previous pic


the t- piece with temp sensor to tap into the coolant hose... haven't put plumbers tape on any of the threads yet..


oil filter with oil pressure/temp adaptor in place with sensors plugged in.. once the adaptor screws onto the block u need to tighten the nut with a 27mm socket in this case... u definitely dont want a leak from the block to the adaptor... then screw the oil filter onto the adaptor like normal...


coolant temp sensor plugged into place.. note i cut the original hose .. note where the coolant bleeder screw is on the left ... i bypassed the stock metal pipe work u see on the right and plugged the t piece straight into the other side... can't be seen in photo very well unforturnately.... go look at your own car and u will see will i mean... as air is in the system now... u will need to bleed the air out... loosen the bleed nut on the left and add coolant to the radiator till all the bubbling stops and a steady flow of coolant comes out of the bleeder nut... i did this with the engine cold... and then again after i had everything hooked up with the car running..


where to tap for power ?
see
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...78&goto=newpost

here is coolant temp 68deg C at the moment


oil temp 60 deg atm


oil pressure atm 3.0 hkpa


boost 0


-the select button on the left cycles thru coolant temp, oil temp , oil pressure then boost, then off
-the right up and down arrows allows u to look at the peak measurement reached eg 120deg peak for oil temp or eg 7.0hkpa for oil pressure...
-u can also select the racing dc monitor to record the temp... haven't tested how long it records for tho ???
-u can set warning limits for each sensor and it will beep and the screen will go red if your measurement reaches the preset limit u set..

cost ?:
racing dc monitor- i bought 2nd hand but unused and never installed for $150AU normal retail about $400au
1 temp sensor : $179AU only need to buy 1 since it already comes with 1 temp sensor and boost hoses
1 pressure sensor $179AU
oil pressure/temp adaptor $109AU
t piece plus adaptor bits and hose clamps $14.5AU

i installed it on a 00' s2000
the coolant temp at normal driving is about 87 degC
oil temp is about 95deg C... but with some hard driving 2nd gear vtec thru some twisties up a hill it went up to 118degC within 5mins this car needs an oil cooler i think !
oil pressure seems to vary from 2.2hkpa to 7.0hkpa

the coolant temp bar in our car... goes from 1 bar to 2 bars at 55degC and 2bar to 3bars at 73degC
i'm quite happy with my mod hope this helps others installing gauges.. maybe this could go in the library ?

 

i'll put a pic of some wiring under the dash when my server lets me..dead atm

 

jesus man...resize the pics.

 

 

Great writeup. Thanks!

I had to go out & buy a bigger monitor to see the pics though.

 

was it? i didn't even read it or try to look @ the pics once i saw how huge they were. i'd like to check em out...but i refuse till they're resized (i'm know, i'm a cry baby)

 

for all those complaining about picture size ... i reckon its time for u guys to get a computer upgrade
its the yr 2004... just about every video card has 64megs ram if not more and anything <19in in monitor size just doesn't cut it ... boo hoo to all those 19in tft users stuck at 1280x1024 ... even my 15.4in laptop runs at 1600x 1050 ...
i've already recompressed the jpgs so that they r only 100k or so instead of 1.6Meg

so here's another pic of the wiring i promised nice and big
u can see where i tapped for power.. the controller unit sits velcroed on the ledge underneath the steering.. with all the sensor plugs goin into the back.. with all the wiring exiting thru the firewall (not visible) thru the hole under which all the stock wiring goes thru... u need to remove the kick panel to see it..

 

hey nice full windscreen buddy
I like the gauges too

 

Not everyone has the kind of money to upgrade to new computer stuff everytime it changes (and it changes like, what, every month?).
Anyway, it's more a matter of courtesy to have a decent size picture. Any picture viewer has a "re-sizer" (like 25% might work well here). Certainly, it's your perogative to post HUGE pics (at least until the site admins decide it's not efficient) but you must remember, if you want more people to read your thread, annoying them with big pics and your attitude when they complain won't get you those views. And that's why you posted, right? To have people take a look?

Nevertheless, this is a very interesting thread for all the DIYers out there.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by fireball
for all those complaining about picture size ... i reckon its time for u guys to get a computer upgrade