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Originally Posted by Hammer0313
Only time I seen my oil temps get up in the 220-230’s is in the Rocky Mountains ... As for how or why the oil temps are the way they are I don’t know, all I know is when I cross reference the oil temps on the scanner with a thermal gun reading the oil pan it’s within an acceptable range for me. The transmission pan temps are Spot On between the scanner and the thermal gun, the engine oil pan temps can be up to 5-20 degrees hotter than the scanner.
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I went to the OBDLink MX+ forum and asked this question, "The 5th generation 4Runner doesn't have a Engine Oil Temperature Sensor and yet there is a Toyota Specific PID that displays Engine Oil Temperature. Is the value calculated? If so, how is it calculated?"
Their reply, "EOT is obtained directly from a sensor, or inferred by a control strategy using other sensor inputs. The Toyota specific PIDs are supplied directly by Toyota and unfortunately, do not come with any explanations."
Apparently, Engine Oil Temperature is a value calculated from other sensor data. Perhaps someone with a TIS subscription may find information about this Toyota specific PID and how it is used by the ECU.