I wish.....
So they all have different threads so need adaptors and also there is no Oil pressure switch which you need to make the dash light come on so what to do....
Coolant temp sensor.
So taking out the OEM one at the front right of the engine it has a thread of M12x15 but the new sensor supplier with the Smiths Gauges is 1/8NPT so I bought an adaptor.
This seemed fine until the bore of the hole through the adaptor was not large enough to fit the temp sensor through - I drilled it out and then it fit...great....Until I screwed it in and sheared the adaptor off the thread....which was still in the engine.
(BY the way - I had done this wrong - leave the LS3 sensor in the engine as the OMEX ECU used this....put the the one mentioned here in the opposite corner - remove the hex head bolt in the side of the head at the rear right and put it in there)....hind sight would be good!!!
Luckily I managed to coax out the adaptor with a screw driver with out much problem - so now looking for another adaptors that will hopefully fit this time....we will see.
Bought one from Merlinmotorsport so its on it was we will see if it fits when it gets here. The internal bore size is not listed on any of them so its all a bit of trial an error.
So the new part arrived and its exactly the same as the old one so I drilled it out once again - I did speak to Jon at AK and this seems to the be how they do it also so just need to tighten a little less this time!!
we will see how I get on.
Oil Pressure Switch and Sensor
So this is another messy job as you need a 'T' piece that is M16x1.5 to 2x 1/8NPT - which don't exist hat I could find so I ended up with a 18/NPT adaptor T with then a 1/8NPT to M16x1.5 adaptor....
the sensor goes in the side and the switch in the top.....this is a relatively tight fit due to the proximity to the engine - but all went in ok with thread lock placed on all to ensure it is all water tight.
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