[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Archrms

Got tired of the constantly leaking nylon to brass fitting at the engine block, so I ordered a braided steel line from BAT. I got the entire line and both terminal ends assembled by BAT. I will have to find my paperwork for all of the part numbers.

Access to the guage is easy once the speedometer was removed. Diconnected the nylon line from the back of the guage and pulled it through the firewall. I removed the grommet at the firewall and was able to pull the line with the terminal fitting through the existing opening even with three other lines passing through the same hole. Access is tight as it is in the upper driver side corner of the fire wall below the cowl and under top of the fender. There is a large bundle of wires that pass through the firewall directly in front of the hole with the oil pressure line, but I was still able to access the other lines without removing the electric connectors.

I connected the new braided steel line to the guage and routed the other end under the dash and through the firewall, same as the nylon line. The new terminal connector is actually smaller than the stock unit, so was much easier to get through the firewall opening.

Next step is to finish routing the other end of the braided steel line through the engine compartment and connect to the block, which I hope to get to one of these nights. So far it has been much easier than I anticipated. I will try to take some pics before I finish, while everything is still open.

Upgrade is well worth it. As Blas pointed out in the past, there's a little copper washer that needs to be replaced on the gauge side.

Here's a link to the parts list:

Best way to access back of oil pressure gauge