A-pillar gauge pod

[whooppee777]

Originally Posted by Tonavi

Oil pressure would be useful, too, but it would always be constant (why put in a gauge that will never move?)

uhm so when ur oil pressure goes to shit and u know when exactly it happens so that u can turn off the engine before it destroys itself.

seems like a good reason to me.

my volt gauge came in handy this weekend when my belt came off the pulleys and i saw the volts drop and i stopped the car even before the ecm knew anything had happened.

[Tonavi]

Originally Posted by whooppee777

uhm so when ur oil pressure goes to shit and u know when exactly it happens so that u can turn off the engine before it destroys itself.

seems like a good reason to me.

my volt gauge came in handy this weekend when my belt came off the pulleys and i saw the volts drop and i stopped the car even before the ecm knew anything had happened.

Not that oil pressure isn't useful, but as long as it's above zero (or 20), that's a good sign. I check the oil level every time I fill up, so I'd know well in advance if I am running low. Since most oil pumps work with a straw that faces down toward the oil pan (the pickup), as long as the oil is over that straw, you'll have full pressure.

Oil temp is more useful because it tells you if your car is cold or is truly overheating. For example, a Saturn (a great oil burner) would burn all its oil off, but the water temp and oil pressure gauges would remain the same. An oil temp gauge would tell you how hot your engine is running when water doesn't tell all.