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This entire thread makes no sense. First you start off talking about oil pressure. Then you talk about removing the oil pressure switch and coolant flowing out. Then you say you are looking for oil temp.
If you want oil temp? They make drain plugs with sensors to replace the drain plug in your pan. That's by far the easiest way to get a good reading. I'd also bet that toyota probably already tracks engine oil temp somewhere (usually there is a sensor by the oil filter/cooler area.
If you are looking for oil pressure, go find that switch for the idiot light and add a tee like you mentioned. I encourage you to do it and post some results, i'd much rather have the gauges than lights.
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Yeah - brain fade - sorry for the (my) confusion - meant to talk about "oil", not "coolant", flowing out. Damn keyboard - I typed "oil" but it came out "coolant". Thanks for being my proof-reader.
Two separate topics, ergo two separate paragraphs in the original post: First pressure, Second temperature. As far as I can tell, Toyota doesn't make oil pressure or temperature available on the bus - if they did I would be looking at the values on my ScanGauge, and avoid this whole thing. Might look around for the drain plug / temperature sender combo. Anybody happen to know where they're available?
