Sandwich plates

[Danny2009]

I have a sandwich plate on mine ATM but it's only for gauges Dosent have any fittings for a oil cooler.

Now I've seen thermostatic plates around £50 but they don't seem to have the fittings for sensors for the gauges

I've seen a plate with fittings for the sensors for the gauges and fittings for a oil cooler but it's not thermostatic.

Ill only be using a small ish cooler but the question is do you NEED a thermostatic one or just wait a little longer for it to warm up?

Cheers

[Chris_90]

Carnt you just use 2 plates? So one for sensors then one on top for oil cooler?

[Danny2009]

Probably could but seems a bit pikey and means id have to buy 2 plates

[Chris_90]

Probably could but seems a bit pikey and means id have to buy 2 plates

Why buy 2 plates? You have one already, so your only buying one for oil cooler? I'm sure you can buy thermostatic plates with holes tho or take your gauges from some other place? Like sump plug adaptor for temp sensor

[Pompey306mark]

You normally need a thermostatic one and a sandwich plate for the gauges.

[Danny2009]

Cos I was going to sell mine chris.

Best to get a thermostatic one then?

[Piggy]

you may also not have space...between block and radiator

[Pompey306mark]

You do, I have thermo and sandwich plate with oil filter and there is room.

[ozonehostile]

I'm running two plates on mine with plenty of clearance between the filter and radiator. Only issue you might come across is finding the right length bolt, had to make a small spacer in the end so I could get it tight enough

[Danny2009]

What's best way to go about it then sensor plate on first then the thermostatic plate?

[ozonehostile]

What's best way to go about it then sensor plate on first then the thermostatic plate?

That's what I did yes

[r3k1355]

You can get a sandwich plate with gauge take-offs.

I saw one on eBay some time ago when I was planning it for another car.

In fact here's one, so just ask the guy if he can supply it to fit your car.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-OIL-...27d7b8ad1e

[Danny2009]

I was looking at that buy seems impossible to find a thermostatic one

[Sambarker]

I ran a cheap one off eBay that had oil cooler ports and gauge take offs. Seemed fine but was always worried oil was too cool when engine cold.

You could always get a mocal thermostatic one and then fit the gauges somewhere else?

I was planning using a later style hdi sump which has 2 sump plugs on the back and one on the front. Was going to use one of the spare ones for oil temp. I was using the original oil pressure switch hole on the front of the block for an aftermarket oil pressure gauge.

[Danny2009]

Never though of doing it that way tbh

[r3k1355]

I was looking at that buy seems impossible to find a thermostatic one

You can get an in-line thermostat from Mocal IIRC, so run a non thermostatic plate and still control the oil temp.