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low oil Pressure

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by allwaysbroken5, Jun 15, 2023.

  1. Jun 18, 2023 at 2:49 PM
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    allwaysbroken5

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    does the oil pressure sending unit come before or after the oil filter in the system?
     
  2. Jun 18, 2023 at 3:11 PM
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    Don't quote me, but I'm pretty darn sure it is downstream of the filter.
     
  3. Jun 20, 2023 at 8:32 AM
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    lots of metal shavings in the pan are these going to be from the top end from low oil pressure?
     
  4. Jun 20, 2023 at 8:36 AM
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    Probably bearing material from the main and rod bearings, was the engine ran low on oil when the old pan had a hole in it?
     
  5. Jun 20, 2023 at 8:40 AM
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    never ran it with a hole in the pan put a hole in it when i was pulling the trans
     
  6. Jun 20, 2023 at 9:28 AM
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    ^^^^^^^ yep..
     
  7. Jun 20, 2023 at 9:39 AM
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    Not really. Idling engines need almost nothing. The spec on some older toyota motors was 3psi @ idle iirc
     

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