Oil Gauge Install on a 883 Evo
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Oil Gauge Install on a 883 Evo
With the reconstruction of my Sportster, all idiot lights were removed. I did want to monitor my oil pressure, but found limited options for installing a gauge on an Evo Sportster. Here is what I came up with.
I purchased the gauge on EBay for $25.00
The oil line is a 12 grease gun hose purchased at AutoZone for $7.00
1/8 NPT female brass fitting from Home Depot for $5.00
The clamp is a 2 EMT strap from Home Depot for $1.75
Toughest part of this job was bending the 2 clamp to fit the gauge. The package comes with two, which is good because I mangled the first one.
A standard grease gun hose (rated for 3,000 psi) uses 1/8 NPT male fittings on both ends. The new hose threads in directly below the oil filter to where the oil pressure sensor was installed.
I used the brass 1/8 female to make a transition from the hose to my gauge.
That spacer between the gauge and frame is from the brake or shifter forward controls (cant remember) that I removed during the rebuild.
Works great and I can read the gauge just fine when riding the bike.
Hope this helps for anybody looking to do something similar. Any questions just give me a shout.
I purchased the gauge on EBay for $25.00
The oil line is a 12 grease gun hose purchased at AutoZone for $7.00
1/8 NPT female brass fitting from Home Depot for $5.00
The clamp is a 2 EMT strap from Home Depot for $1.75
Toughest part of this job was bending the 2 clamp to fit the gauge. The package comes with two, which is good because I mangled the first one.
A standard grease gun hose (rated for 3,000 psi) uses 1/8 NPT male fittings on both ends. The new hose threads in directly below the oil filter to where the oil pressure sensor was installed.
I used the brass 1/8 female to make a transition from the hose to my gauge.
That spacer between the gauge and frame is from the brake or shifter forward controls (cant remember) that I removed during the rebuild.
Works great and I can read the gauge just fine when riding the bike.
Hope this helps for anybody looking to do something similar. Any questions just give me a shout.
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