I Vehemently Disagree.More than 20 years ago, I had a hose like you describe on Betty's car. It broke and sprayed oil all over the engine compartment. We almost lost the engine due to a loss in oil pressure. I will never put one on an engine I build. EVER.
Since then, I have run a T fitting to hook up the oil pressure sender, and the idiot light switch. It is mounted as low as possible, putting the pressure sender on its side, laying on the tin. This fixes the worry about the weight of the switch causing the fitting to crack from vibration. The idiot light switch is screwed n the top.
In over 20 years and over 300K, I have never had one break.
And Porsche used an extension on the 964 motor for the oil pressure sender/switch.
Click to view attachmentJust because everyone does it that way, doesn't mean it is the right way to do it.
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QUOTE(falcor75 @ Aug 6 2018, 12:08 AM)
I had a piece like this machined to elevate my pressure sender from the stock idiot light location. The sender has two outputs, one for the gauge and one for the idiot light.
Not a good idea. Now you have the weight of the sender and extension pipe all working on the little pipe threads in the case. The pipe acts as a lever arm, even though a short one, and the vibration can eventually damage the threads or the hole in the case.
The flexible hose is a better idea, though you do have to make sure to ground the outside of the sender.
--DD
That is dangerous. It will break and send a oil spout out of the top possible causing a fie when it hits the exhaust pipes/ Use a rear brake line from a 928 Porsche. 92835508002, $20 at 'Reilly.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/brake-sy...982/porsche/928