Upgrading gauges on Beretta

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wendy peffercorn - 01 Dec 2005 02:01 GMT

I am a fan of being able to see what rpm the motor is at, and having the
full set of gauges that some Corsicas/Berettas came with. On my Toyota 4wd
pickup I did the swap from basic gauges to full set. I would like to do the
same on the Beretta. It is a '95 with the 3.1. My question: will I need a
different oil pressure sending unit than what came in the car originally?
Basically, does the car with basic gauges come with an oil pressure SWITCH
(on/off) or a sending unit that the ecu determines whether the oil pressure
is in a good or bad range? Don't want to throw new gauges in there and toast
the oil pressure gauge.

Thanks in advance to any feedback I can get on this.

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Sharon K.Cooke - 01 Dec 2005 03:19 GMT

> I am a fan of being able to see what rpm the motor is at, and having the
> full set of gauges that some Corsicas/Berettas came with. On my Toyota 4wd
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> Thanks in advance to any feedback I can get on this.

Why not just LOOK at the existing sander? The snap switch will be a 'button'
type thing just an inch or so in diameter, while an actual pressure transducer
sender will be a metal can that's 2" or more in diameter.

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wendy peffercorn - 01 Dec 2005 04:51 GMT

Considering it is 15 degrees and snowing like hell outside, I thought I
would prod the minds of those in here before rolling in the snow underneath
the car. I know what the two different units look like, as in my previous
message I said.

>> I am a fan of being able to see what rpm the motor is at, and having the
>> full set of gauges that some Corsicas/Berettas came with. On my Toyota
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> transducer
> sender will be a metal can that's 2" or more in diameter.

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sdlomi2 - 01 Dec 2005 05:18 GMT

>I am a fan of being able to see what rpm the motor is at, and having the
>full set of gauges that some Corsicas/Berettas came with. On my Toyota 4wd
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Thanks in advance to any feedback I can get on this.

Wendy, I don't have much faith in the factory light OR factory gauges,
esp. when it comes to oil pressure. You might not need to answer your
question IF you install a more reliable, in MY opinion, o-p gauge that uses
tubing-and-fittings to access pressure directly.
I'm nearly positive the Beretta-gauge uses a different (variable
pressure sensor) sender than the idiot light which uses a mere switch for
indication. You may decide to use both the upgraded o-p gauge AND a
direct-reading o-p gauge. HTH & good luck. PS: Bet those residents
appreciate your kind of snow once in a while *down there*. s

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