How to check oil pressure?

[Deadrodent]

How exactly do you check for oil pressure? i understand i need the gauge but where exactly do you hook it up? my timing chain rattle is getting a little loud now but i also know my engine is pretty low on oil (my speedo sensor keeps popping out when i drive aggresively - and oil leaks out of it's little hole) Obviously the solution would be to fill her up with oil and remove the timing chain guides...but this is a question i've had for awhile so i might as well ask it now...thanks in advance!

[BadMojo]

You would hook it up to where the stock oil pressure sender is. Buy, borrow or DL a copy of the Factory Service Manual to find out what the specs for oil pressure are. You want to make sure you fix any problems before you end up with a useless hunk of metal under the hood.

[InsanityInc]

Uh, if the speed sensor keeps falling out and is leaking, that's gear oil, not engine oil. You should get that fixed too.

[Deadrodent]

hmmm...i might have some sort of oil leak elsewhere then....my oil is seriously low....man my car's going through it's time of the month right now. i have a tire that holds no air, either a bad alignment or blown tc rod bushings, car's low on oil, my engine's idle drops once i come to a stop but then fixes itself....i wonder what's next....gotta get this ish fixed...i really wish i hadn't got those reg violations.....aaarrrgh money!!!