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why doesnt my car have an oil pressure gauge?


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i really dont know anything about there cars and what got what, but this lumina( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Lumina-Z34-1992-CHEVROLET-LUMINA-Z34-RARE-FIND-LETS-MAKE-A-DEAL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1171Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3352c60dbfQQitemZ220432043455QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks ) has an oil pressure ggauge and mine have temp and volt meter. is this a 5spd vs auto thing? this one is also a 92 and mine is a 93. im kind of jealous. :question:

 

 

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90-92 luminas had the temp/oil pressure gauge and 93-94 had the temp/volts. supposedly some late build 92's had the volts as well. Honestly I think the volts is far more useful in a 3.4 car then oil psi. helps you keep tabs on that alternator.

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90-92 luminas had the temp/oil pressure gauge and 93-94 had the temp/volts. supposedly some late build 92's had the volts as well. Honestly I think the volts is far more useful in a 3.4 car then oil psi. helps you keep tabs on that alternator.

 

a volt meter is easier for me to install though.

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a volt meter is easier for me to install though.

 

i think a voltmeter has to be the easiest guage to install, ever.

 

i wonder if your car has the oil pressure sensor or switch? i'm assuming since there's no guage, just an idiot light, its probably just a switch...

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im sure it has a dummy light. i would like to have one in the dash just for piece of mind. o well.

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... you CAN swap clusters to get one that has an oil gauge...

 

there is one single pin wire difference between the clusters... I have a write-up of the pinouts in the FAQ section...

 

and then all you need to do is change the short oil switch to a long oil sender....

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yeah it kind of sucks that luminas could never get all 6 gauges. still irritates me even some 5 years later.

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Personaly I want OIL pressure. The DOHC's leak oil. At least mine do. PLus its easier to install after market volt gauge then oil pressure IMO.

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I've suggested in all seriousness that someone with a lumina should have the oil gauge cluster and get a voltmeter that can fit where the gear indicator goes.... perfect for anyone with a floor-shift... :twisted:

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Odd...My 1990 Lumina Euro Coupe had an oil pressure gauge and my 1991 Lumina Euro Coupe had a voltmeter.

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Odd...My 1990 Lumina Euro Coupe had an oil pressure gauge and my 1991 Lumina Euro Coupe had a voltmeter.

you sure?

 

if the wrong cluster is put in, you will simply have no working oil gauge.

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Positive. I am not sure as to whom I sold the 1990s cluster to here...I want to say it was Grand Moff Joseph...

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I keep kicking around ways to morph all 6 gauges into one cluster but have it stay 100% stock looking

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