[Mookistar]

brother is in a shop, about to buy a mechanical gauge, but guy behind counter needs to know what thread the t-peice needs to have.

please anyone know whilst brother stands in the shop

thanks
mook

 

[R32 Combat]

IIRC, 1/8 NPT

 

[Mookistar]

Top man, we'll go with that suggestion.

Greg says thank you

Mook

 

[AlexJ]

lol well iirc 1/8 BSPT

 

[R32 Combat]

Ah, yes, maybe 1/8 BSPT.:nervous:

 

[AlexJ]

tbh r32combats more like to recall correctly - i think i may just be misunderstanding what happened to RonS here RonS's Project R32 Oil gauge

 

[Mookistar]

what

behave!!

which is it!!!!

 

[R32 Combat]

I think its NPT(national pipe thread) not BSPT(British standard pipe tapered)

 

[Mookistar]

doubt it'll be BTSPBPTPSPTPBPT or whatever

thanks dude

mook

 

[AlexJ]

sorry, shouda kept my mouth shut, hehe

 

[AlexJ]

just googled this, follow the link and look at the search results ...

skyline oil pressure sender bspt - Google Search

i think its a nissan/jap thing to use bspt for oil fittings - and a US thing to us NPT

some cut and paste text on the difference;

BSPT (British Standard Pipe Tapered) fittings found on most Japanese made parts and cars, is very similar to NPT (National Pipe Tapered) fittings commonly found in the USA, the only difference is in the thread pitch. NPT threads are slightly thicker than BSPT threads. BSPT male fittings can be installed on NPT female fittings using a liberal amount of teflon tape (not recommended for high pressure applications). However, do not try to install NPT male fittings on female BSPT ports, particularly on cast/aluminum parts, as it is possible to crack the part.

 

[minifreak]

well its too late now, if i get to the point of fittin it and it dont work then ill go get the correct one using the oil pressure sender.

thanks for the help guys.

 

[Mookistar]

Alex, you were right

R32 combat.... clear your desk, your fired!



thanks for the input guys, it's a 5 minute job, so greg will sort it next weekend.

mook

 

[R32 Combat]

Mook,:sadwavey:

 

[Phil LS]

so just for clarity. was it NPT or BSPT in the end?

 

[GTR RICH]

1/8 NPT Deff 100% ,i brought a tap this size the other week to tap a oil take off on my cooler sandwich plate