Actron CP8218 - Manual

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OIL PRESSURE GAUGE - INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: If your car is microprocessor (computer) controlled or has an electric cooling fan
refer to the section on the front cover titled MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED ENGINES.
Pressure gauges can measure the pressure
present in a system utilizing air or liquids. An elec-
trical pressure gauge is simpler and more versa-
tile for installation than a mechanical gauge but
is not quite as fast to respond to pressure
changes. The factory warning light sender can be
retained to operate the warning light with the use
of a T-Fitting which is commonly available at auto
parts stores and is manufactured by we.
PRECAUTIONS
1. Check the owner’s or service manual, or your
local dealer, to be sure that the normal pres-
sure during cold-start and fully-warmed op-
eration for your engine or air system are within
the gauge range.
2. Be sure the tubing kit for the mechanical
gauge is long enough for your application.
3. Follow the instructions carefully. A leak that
goes unnoticed may lead to serious engine
damage.
4. Do not use sealing tapes or compounds on
electrical senders. This will disturb their
grounding connection to the engine/system,
resulting in false low readings.
5. Be careful not to crimp the tubing while un-
rolling it. Do not use any section of tubing with
a crimp or kink in it. If the nylon tubing is a
little awkward to use because of being rolled,
heat it in boiling water and let the tubing cool
while it is unrolled.
INSTALLATION
Note: If you are planning to install an oil tempera-
ture gauge as well as an oil pressure gauge, read
the Note under INSTALLATION in TEMPERA-
TURE-WATER/OIL INSTRUCTIONS.
For Mechanical Gauges:
1. If you are monitoring a fluid system, drain the
fluid level to a level below the warning light
sender location.
2. Remove the warning light sender from the
engine and install the engine fitting in the same
location. If an adapter is required, first install
the adapter and then install the engine fitting.
3. Uncoil a few feet of tubing and slide the hex
nut and ferrule over the end of the tubbing
as in Diagram 1. Insert the tubbing into the
engine fitting, an then tighten the hex nut into
the engine fitting.
4. Optional T-Fitting (Diagram 2)- Install the nipple
into the T-Fitting and tighten the end of the
other nipple into the warning light sender lo-
cation. Install an adapter fitting first if needed.
In one of the two remaining openings in the
T-Fitting, insert the engine fitting and then
follow Step 3 to connect the pressure tub-
ing. Insert the warning light sender into the
remaining T-Fitting opening. Install an adapter
fitting first , if needed (we do not produce
metric fittings for the connection from a met-
ric warning light sender to the T-Fitting).
Diagram 3
HEX NUT ADAPTER
HEX NUT TUBING
FERRULE
1/8” NPT
GAUGE
COMPRESSION
FITTING GAUGE
Diagram 1
FERRULE TUBING
ADAPTER
ENGINE FITTING
HEX NUT
Diagram 2
TO MECHANICAL GAUGE ELECTRICAL
GAUGE SENDER
HOSE
FERRULE
WARNING LIGHT
SENDER
T-FITTING
NIPPLE
ENGINE
BLOCK
ADAPTER
ENGINE
FITTING
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INDICADORES DE PRESION DE ACEITE/AIRE -
INSTRUCCIONES TENSIÓN 12 V
MANOMÈTRE DE PRESSION D'HUILE -
INSTRUCTIONS
PARA NOMBRE, DOMICILIO Y TELEFONO DE IMPORTADOR: VER EMPAQUE.
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