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Originally Posted by catrains
Toyota only has a oil switch this is also used on other vehicles so when you smash up in accident the fuel pump will shutdown.
with this Toyota oil switch it is not gonna help if your low on oil .
oil pressure gauge is good to see how well the flow/wear of the oil and bearings. never seen an oil temp gauge but no problem to do that.
on some engines I have seen these oil sensors/switches in very tight spots could be a problem installing a brass T fitting so you have both the switch and the oil temp/pressure.
buy the Toyota oil pressure switch then see what thread is used probably some odd ball metric , that can be the PITA part.
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What I did was...
I didn't want to pull out the oil pressure idiot light switch just in order to have it available while shopping around for an appropriate sender and/or adapter - thereby disabling the vehicle - then have to re-install it while waiting for the sender and/or adapter to show up. I needed a switch in hand so I could see the threads, then I would know what I needed in terms of threads on the gauge sender and/or adapter. Saw one at Toyota, but they said I wouldn't be able to return it. Since I wouldn't need it once the gauge sender had been installed, and I didn't want to pay $60 for something I wouldn't need and couldn't return, I went to O'Reilly's and picked one up for $13, and they said I could return it if I didn't install it. For confirmation, went to AutoZone, got my hands on one, held it up in profile against the one from O'Reilly's - same diameter threads, same taper, same threads per inch. Went back to Toyota, asked to see their switch. Held it up in profile against the one from O'Reilly's: same diameter threads, same taper, same threads per inch. So now I have a thread sample to use while looking around for a sender and/or adapter, and the vehicle is not out of commission. The long way from A to B, but saved a few bucks. The Toyota parts guy was less than happy with me.
