Oil level sensor transfer to groundzero pan
02-27-07, 09:46 PM
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Oil level sensor transfer to groundzero pan
Ok, so I've recently purchased a GZ pan which, as many know, does not have a provision for a level sensor. On another thread, I had mentioned that I was going to look into just doing this myself. I took it upon myself to SEARCH first (like a good forum patron) but came up empty.
So, my dilemma is as follows...
Simply drilling a hole, beveling it off and tapping three holes for the sensor itself is cake. However, for those who've looked at their pans (and I'd imagine that this is the case for almost any stock pan) the housing for the sensor is a baffle. Obviously to prevent the oil that's sloshing around from making the low level buzzer go ballistic.
This being the case, the question is how to best approach this. The stock baffle looks a lot more complex than it probably needed to be, but I understand the design. Basically it allows for the oil to seep in the housing, presumably quickly, but prevents the level from changing too rapidly to prevent the above condition. The question is how to put that same thing in place.
The stocker is interegated into the pan itself and I don't want to hack it up. I was thinking a simple semi-cylindrical housing with no more than a slit at the bottom welded to the side would do the same thing. Since there's extra room in the pan, the placement would be a little higher for a couple of reasons.
1. Since we have the extra capacity, we can tell if we're running low sooner with potentially more room for error to shutdown in time with no ill effects
2. Make it easier to weld in there.
I don't know who may have done something like this, but let's hear your ideas.
Christian
So, my dilemma is as follows...
Simply drilling a hole, beveling it off and tapping three holes for the sensor itself is cake. However, for those who've looked at their pans (and I'd imagine that this is the case for almost any stock pan) the housing for the sensor is a baffle. Obviously to prevent the oil that's sloshing around from making the low level buzzer go ballistic.
This being the case, the question is how to best approach this. The stock baffle looks a lot more complex than it probably needed to be, but I understand the design. Basically it allows for the oil to seep in the housing, presumably quickly, but prevents the level from changing too rapidly to prevent the above condition. The question is how to put that same thing in place.
The stocker is interegated into the pan itself and I don't want to hack it up. I was thinking a simple semi-cylindrical housing with no more than a slit at the bottom welded to the side would do the same thing. Since there's extra room in the pan, the placement would be a little higher for a couple of reasons.
1. Since we have the extra capacity, we can tell if we're running low sooner with potentially more room for error to shutdown in time with no ill effects
2. Make it easier to weld in there.
I don't know who may have done something like this, but let's hear your ideas.
Christian
02-16-09, 12:05 AM
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Wow...it's been two years?
Well, this is what I came up with (though I did this a while ago) here's what I ended up with, and thanks as usual to impactwrench.
So, the goal was to just use the stock level sensor, but the key was to create a housing for it so oil slosh wouldn't cause the thing to go into a frenzy and give false positives all the damn time.
That said, the pictures pretty much speak for themselves.
Yeah, gotta keep with the rotary theme.
This is pretty self explanitory. So we created a tube and at the back of the tube close to the pan wall there's a little drain hole. It's large enough that if there was a loss of oil, it will notify me in enough time. The whole assembly is angled a little back due to the pan wall.
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The only thing I would have done differently is move it up a little higher on the wall. The reason for this is that the pickup isn't below the level so therefore I may see a loss in pressure before the light fires up. But that's an easy fix for next time. I'll just whip up a longer pickup.
Well, this is what I came up with (though I did this a while ago) here's what I ended up with, and thanks as usual to impactwrench.
So, the goal was to just use the stock level sensor, but the key was to create a housing for it so oil slosh wouldn't cause the thing to go into a frenzy and give false positives all the damn time.
That said, the pictures pretty much speak for themselves.
Yeah, gotta keep with the rotary theme.
This is pretty self explanitory. So we created a tube and at the back of the tube close to the pan wall there's a little drain hole. It's large enough that if there was a loss of oil, it will notify me in enough time. The whole assembly is angled a little back due to the pan wall.
\The only thing I would have done differently is move it up a little higher on the wall. The reason for this is that the pickup isn't below the level so therefore I may see a loss in pressure before the light fires up. But that's an easy fix for next time. I'll just whip up a longer pickup.
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