Oil temp capillary in a beetle?

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 13 May 2006, 1:51 pm

#487947

Just wondering what length people estimate an oil temp capillary in a beetle would need to be?

(think I estimated about 3-3.5 meters but want to know if I'm way off)

Cheers

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 13 May 2006, 2:08 pm

#487951

sounds about right... would need to be long enough from engine bay to dash then one side of the car to the other.

generally the capillaries are pretty small and flimsy even tho they are made of steel tubing so short sharp turns should be avoided and the capillary should be supported at regular short intervals to stop it from being able to move around.

hth

[ Edited on 13-5-06 by blutopless2 ]

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 May 2006, 6:45 pm

#488032

Hi

Better off with an electric one on a rear engine car.

Steve

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 May 2006, 8:23 pm

#488075

like steve said ^ go electric much easier and they respond quicker in a vw i find cause they're not 3m from the engine

my first bug came with one and it was mounted under the ash tray and i removed it due to visions of hot oil pissing all over my interior
they would be a bitch to feed through from the engine bay to the cabin as well when i pulled my old one out it was nealy 4 meters

Joel

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 13 May 2006, 10:15 pm

#488143

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Better off with an electric one on a rear engine car.

Steve

yep, same here, same as a an oil pressure sender, use the lecky ones. much much easier. :thumb

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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 14 May 2006, 7:38 pm

#488497

Yes well the same could be said for heaps of the stuff we do on dubs guys. I've got four matching guages, so it's more for looks than functionality I guess. Cheers for the info.