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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Oil pressure/Water Temp Sender Help

I bought some autometer gauges and plan on installing them . The new gauges will probably be more accurate as well compared to stock. Can anyone help me locate the water temp sender and the oil press sender? This is what i got. small, convenient and inexpensive .

http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugede...gid=3363&sid=1
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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what motor?
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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what motor?
sorry, 4 cyl
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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There's lots of post here that show where all the senders and what not are.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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oil - passenger side; look straight down from the oil filter

(SR5 sender shown here)





temp - lower intake manifold, between intake runners 2 and 3, pointing upwards






but I HIGHLY doubt the stock senders are going to work with the aftermarket gauges...

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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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oil - passenger side; look right by the oil filter

temp - lower intake manifold, between intake runners 2 and 3, pointing upwards



but I HIGHLY doubt the stock senders are going to work with the aftermarket gauges...
Thanks iamsuperbleeder, i got aftermarket senders as well. They come with the gauges.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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I replaced my idiot light with a mechanical gauge.


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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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I replaced my idiot light with a mechanical gauge.

https://www.yotatech.com/gallery/sho...8&ppuser=40951
I had both the idiot light AND mechanical gauge at one time
















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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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I am both an idiot AND a...
There, I fixed it for you.

j/k

I got a big bucket of sending units for 22REs.

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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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aw that's messed up Wabbit...

you're lucky I still like my shackles

lol
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
There, I fixed it for you.

j/k

I got a big bucket of sending units for 22REs.

send one over, i think mines poooched.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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anyone know the thread size for the water temp sender? The sender that I have is 3/8 and it's just a little too big t seems. Or if anyone installed a autometer temp gauge with a sender, did you use some kind of an adapter to make it fit?

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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by clk_cpa
anyone know the thread size for the water temp sender? The sender that I have is 3/8 and it's just a little too big t seems. Or if anyone installed a autometer temp gauge with a sender, did you use some kind of an adapter to make it fit?
I had a buddy at work enlage and tap the hole, and then screw a fitting that came with the gauge into a used thermostat housing that I picked up off eBay





had to go that route because I didn't know the thread size either and none of the fittings I had would fit, lol, so I had it MADE to fit one

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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
I had a buddy at work enlage and tap the hole, and then screw a fitting that came with the gauge into a used thermostat housing that I picked up off eBay





had to go that route because I didn't know the thread size either and none of the fittings I had would fit, lol, so I had it MADE to fit one
Nice job and making it work. I dont think I can go that route though. I'm thinking about getting a hose adapter. Seems the easiest solution
http://www.autometer.com/cat_accesso...st.aspx?pid=15

Now if someone could just tell me the dia of the radiator hose...
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Here:

http://www.toyotacatalog.net/m1webge...0-5C22F7B2AACD

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It's what I used. Worked great.
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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It's what I used. Worked great.
Thanks, I just ordered it. Stupid question, it goes on the upper radiator hose rght?
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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yup, you'll have to run a ground wire to it so the sender will work if you plan on using an electric guage. Not so much if its a mechnical one.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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cool. thanks for the help. I want to replace the stock sending unit as well since it doesnt function well, looks really old and I'm going to be draining the coolant anyways. I looked on the Autozone site and I'm a little confused. They have 2 products listed. One is a coolant temp sensor and the other is temp switch. The stock sending unit looks like the temp switch. Where does the coolant temp sensor go? Isn't there only one temp sensor for the 2.4l's?

Temp Switch:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...erature+Switch

Coolant temp sensor:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...erature+sensor
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 09:32 AM
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Oil Pressure

Ok people, need help Please. I purchased a new OEm oil sending unit for my 3VZE but it will not register on my factory gage. I have tried 2 different gage clusters and get same from both. Max out on startup then die to zero reading.
Any ideas?
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