Adding fuel pressure guage-any hydraulics experts?

[E34-520iSE]

Hi! I have a 50mm 0-160 psi pressure guage that I would like to occasionally add to my fuel line for troubleshooting purposes only. Now then, the guage has a 1/4" BSP thread, so I will need some sort of adaptor to suit. I saw this ad for one:-
https://www.burtonpower.com/prodpics/small/FSEFPA100%20Gauge%20Adaptor.jpg
It just seems a bit pricey to me. If I went to a hydraulics specialist what would I be asking for? Would I expect to pay less?

Thanks for any replies,

Shaun

[cschollum]

why would you occasionally need to add it to you fuel line?

[E34-520iSE]

AFAIK it's not a wise idea to leave it permanently coupled, though I'm no expert. I'm just future-proofing here. I intend to have this car running for a long time to come so anything that gives me a quick diagnostic of say, a dead fuel pump gets installed.

Cheers for the reply,

Shaun

[cschollum]

yeah but..other then a dodgy fuel pump, its hardly going to be a regular occurance here is it...i just dont get why you would feel that checking fuel pressure was going to be an ongoing excercise

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

on the fuel rail for this purpose....But not BMW.

If you like to scroung around junk yards, you could probably find an old fuel rail that could be cut up to make an inline fitting.

[E34-520iSE]

Fair comment - All I'm thinking is if I can fit an adaptor like the one I shown you, then I can forget all about it until the day comes when I do have problems (hopefully not for a long long time). I have no hidden agenda here. My car is running great and I have no fuel delivery problems.

Cheers,

Shaun

[cschollum]

I think that you have more pressing issues with a 16 year old, wait till you actually have a problem then address it.

[Gene in NC]

Standard practice is a brass tee in end of pressure guage and short piece of fuel line to "t" into the fuel line at the rail. Total cost is brass tee, three small hose clamps and two inches of fuel line. Put the guage under the wiper blade and you're good to test. Takes a flash light at night but I've done that too. See my post "Volt drop vs fuel pressure drop/stumble". You're right that rig might come in handy.

[E34-520iSE]

You're right that rig might come in handy.

Thank you! That's what I thought too.
Cheers,

Shaun

[E34-520iSE]

Well Guys I went to my local hydraulic hose manufacturer and bought:-

1 Socket BSPP x BSPP
1 Blanking Plug BSPP
1 BSPP - 5/16" connector
1 5/16" Y-Piece

Weighed in at under £8. Bargain! I'll plumb it all in next week.

Cheers,

Shaun

[Rustam]

Hi! I have a 50mm 0-160 psi pressure guage that I would like to occasionally add to my fuel line for troubleshooting purposes only. Now then, the guage has a 1/4" BSP thread, so I will need some sort of adaptor to suit. I saw this ad for one:-
https://www.burtonpower.com/prodpics/small/FSEFPA100%20Gauge%20Adaptor.jpg
It just seems a bit pricey to me. If I went to a hydraulics specialist what would I be asking for? Would I expect to pay less?

Thanks for any replies,

Shaun

I would look into my local hardware store first...

[E34-520iSE]

Have you ever been to a small UK diy shop? Unless you want a left-handed hammer & a bag of screws or an 8ft piece of timber bent like a boomerang then you're not going to find what you want! LOL

Cheers,

Shaun

[Rustam]

Have you ever been to a small UK diy shop? Unless you want a left-handed hammer & a bag of screws or an 8ft piece of timber bent like a boomerang then you're not going to find what you want! LOL

Cheers,

Shaun

why "small"? go to big one...