My 2005 Tundra oil pressure gauge responds exactly as you describe in your video. One quarter at idle and one half when accelerating. The reading is always within that range. I was concerned it was a low reading but thank you for your excellent clarification. Yes, the engine is the 4.7L with 132,000 miles. I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil. I change the oil myself and am careful to fill to exactly 6.5 quarts each time with a new filter. Your videos have been extremely helpful to me and provide confidence that I am properly maintaining a great vehicle. This is my third Toyota truck plus I owned a Sienna (a great truck substitute) and all have been stellar, relatively easy to maintain and have had minimal depreciation compared to other vehicles I have owned. Please do continue to produce your videos. I'll be a constant viewer. If I was located near your shop you would have a customer for life.
@@BeanDip125 check your level after putting that much oil in it and starting it up and shutting off. Your way over the full line o the stick or you have the wrong dipstick in the engine!🤣
I have a question for you. So you say the oil gauge on your Toyota drops fairly low down but in the safe range while idling but moved back up near the middle when the accelerator is pushed. I understand that... but now my 08 5.7 Tundra is doing exactly what I saw in this video with the oil pressure gauge... however it never did that for the first fourteen years it's just been doing it for 2 years now.. so for 14 years stop-and-go traffic idling accelerating the oil pressure gauge always stayed near the middle now all of a sudden the last two years intermittently at idle it'll drop way down and then when I accelerate it comes back up. What do you think?
I have two vehicles with a 2UZ-FE engine and you are correct, one idles at 1/4 and the other at 3/8 after warmed up. Very dependable long lasting engines, just don’t forget to replace the timing belt every 90K.
Life long Toyota owner. I just bought a 2016 Scion Xm 6 speed manual. I love it. I have an 04 Sequoia that I was planning on selling but now I've changed my mind.
This 1st gen engine is very reliable and will last a long time. Solid cast iron block and it just runs! Only major reported issues with 1st gen Sequoia is leaking exhaust manifold welds, low ball joints after 200k, and a couple others. But as long as you do those and all regular maintenance like timing belt & oil changes, you could probably get 500k plus. Some people call it the million mile engine for a reason.
Thanks again, same engine as on land cruiser and top trucks. Boom proofing was done before they let the factory have it. Thank you for all your videos!!
Thank You!! Yesterday I bought a 2005 with 106,000 miles. I somehow missed it because I was so impressed with the engine and on my one hour drive home saw it, I PANICKED! Pulled over checked engine which sounds fantastic but worried until I did some research. Thanks again.
The 2UZFE is a great engine all around. I am at 300k miles with my well maintained 05' Sequoia. I have owned this SUV for the last 12 years and have had ZERO major mechanical issues. Great channel.
The engine never had any problems, the only issues I have had is with rusted brake lines and powersteering lines! Oh and an alternator but that is not made by toyota!
Thank you👍could of sworn i seen my oil pressure gauge go up to the top when i picked up a little speed in the past, now it's barely getting to the half way point or slightly over that when i accelerate, but i will not worry or freak out about the whole oil fluctuating deal now.
I’ve been chasing “low oil pressure” on my 04 Sequoia and I’ve come across all sorts of feedback, everything from sending units to camshaft sensors but it never sat right with me. I’m glad I kept looking.
Thank you soooo much for this!!! My boss wants to sell me his and he said it has low oil pressure. With your experience I think it’s most like just the gauge!! Appreciate it sir
Goodness, exactly what I was worried about when my search led me hear, low rpm and low pressure, high rpm and half way pressure. My worries made confusion, as you said, making me worry more. As I go through this truck I brought home, let me come back here for more insights from you experiences. (my experiences are home rebuilding and sometimes cosmetic remodeling. Let me offer tips from my experience if you need.) God Bless us all. Be Well.
Step fathers 2001 Tundra did this. I was initially concerned but monitored oil and quality and did the rpm relationship and determined it was normal. 4.7L.
Thank you very much for this video, I have a first gen 2002 Tundra and my oil was fluctuating, and was getting a little worried there. I am used to American cars that maintain a steady pressure of 40 -60. This info was very useful.
Yes! Our 05 Tundra with this same engine shows that same oil pressure. It only has 150,000 miles on it It had 47,000 when we bought it. But it shows the oil pressure just like this all the time. This 4.7 produces plenty of power for sure!
even if the oil pressure gauge reads very low on this 2uz engine don't worry is only a faulty sensor mine reads low since 600k miles now the car has 720k miles and still running smoothly without any strange noise... 1998 2uz here :3
Ty very much. I just got my 2018 tundra and noticed it got a little pass the middle line and I panicked that car was over heating. Usually stays a little under the middle line but I just noticed it today
I believe the 2uz oil pressure can be as low as 6psi at idle and still be within specs. I think this was done to help conserve gas. There are oil pumps that are modified to change the pressure by shimming as well as porting the oil pump passages. It’s popular in the hi performance 1uz community
I stay right about middle when driving. But at a red light it drops to the 1/4. Was a little worried about it. But good to know this is okay/normal. I have a 2001 tundra about 150k miles.
You are GOD SEND, Thankyou you save my family money, which we do not have, please can you do a video on Sequoia oil breathing tube. Why is it leak and how to fix it. There are two tubes
Peter, I actually have the opposite issue. My 04 Tundra with 370k miles, the oil pressure gauge is stuck at 90% on the high side. I went ahead replaced the oil sensor down at the oil filter just to rule that out and it did nothing. Any ideas on what else I should be checking? Thank you.
Great videos! Thanks for all that your doing!! Do you have any videos on the 05/06 tundra DC air-conditioning system? My return line is disconnected and wonder how to replace/fix it.
Thanks!! I Just purchased my son a 2002 Tundra and checked out your video when I noticed the pressure. It didn't clatter on startup and was smooth at idle so I knew it had sufficient pressure for the valvetrain to operate. It's somewhat disconcerting to see the needle at just a coupe of marks above bottom at idle on 5/30 German Castrol and a K/N oil filter. Thanks Again!
Thank you for the video. The other question to be asked , and answered should be why is it the oil pressure reading like this. Why did Toyota make the reading so confusing in the first place?
My 2006 Tundra Oil pressure stay at the half mark consistently regardless if I'm reving or not. My uncle tundra stay at the 3/4 mark consistently regardless rather he's reving or not too. So i don't know why some tundra oil pressure go up and down as you rev, while some like mine have a consistently equal pressure regardless of reving or not. I have question Toyota dealerships mechanic about this too while i was in for service and they told me that my truck oil pressure was running fine too. But in this video he said is fine and ok. Is so confusing but as long as they say my truck is good then ill take their word for it.
I have a 2005 Tundra with the 4.7L engine. Yesterday my oil pressure gauge dropped all the way below the lower limit mark. If I revved the engine I could get it to 1/4 pressure but that’s as high as it would get. It’s never done this before. The dipstick read full. So is this normal, too?
mine is doing that also! It used to be at half when driving then rev around 3k- 5k rpm would go to 3/4. Now at idle it is way below L and once warmed up and reved it stays at 1/4? Is it normal
I'm late with my reply but from what I've learned by way of researching the issue is that the oil pressure sensor switch on these Toyota 4.7L engines are prone to fail and cause a false low pressure reading. I have the same issue with my Tundra and just haven't got arround to addressing it but plan on ordering a relpacment sensor soon. Hope this helps.
My sequoia is the opposite. It’s shown high since I bought it with 94k miles. It’s at about 98k and I just changed the pressure switch next to the oil filter and nothing changed.
Lol.. we have a 2002 tundra 4.7 brand new but never paid attention . Anyway I just got an used engine for my 2005 sequoia it start up at cold idle at 1/4 at the pressure gauge but the 2002 tundra started cold idle at 3/4 at the gauge …. Hmmm 🤔 lol maybe they are normal cause one have vvti and the other doesn’t..???
I have a 2020 tundra and I just noticed that gauge goes up and down a little bit when I'm accelerating I've had this truck a year and I guess maybe I never noticed that hopefully that's normal. I only have thirty thousand on this truck so I hope everything is good
What could cause my 4.7L Sequoia to burn oil? I have no smoke, it's running great, but a month after an oil change, it's a quart low. 185k miles, no leaks.
My oil pressure in my 93 t100 gauge read normal when the engine was cold, but read waaaayyy low when it was warm. Never gave me issue with knock or valve train noise. Have no idea what was up with the oil pressure sensor.
Have you worked on a 2008 Toyota Tundra 4.7 ? Oil light fluctuating a little above half, and heard a small wine when engine start and drive but in 20 mins on road it went away. Sound like anything you ever heard of?? Thanks
Peter have you ever seen the VSC TRAC and Trac Off lights on without the engine light on on the 1st Gen Sequoia or Tundra? I cant seem to find any reliable info on that. Best I can find is the Yaw sensor or Steering sensor possibly being faulty.
MAN! You saved me with my Mercedes E300, now you are saving me with my Sequoia! I almost feel like sending you a whiskey bottle
Why don't you do it then?;)
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Ask the host of the video, thanks anyway. )
Thank you so much for this video. I bought a 2006 Lexus LS470 with the 2UZFE. I was worried. But was told it was normal and then found this video !
My 2005 Tundra oil pressure gauge responds exactly as you describe in your video. One quarter at idle and one half when accelerating. The reading is always within that range. I was concerned it was a low reading but thank you for your excellent clarification. Yes, the engine is the 4.7L with 132,000 miles. I use Mobil 1 synthetic oil. I change the oil myself and am careful to fill to exactly 6.5 quarts each time with a new filter.
Your videos have been extremely helpful to me and provide confidence that I am properly maintaining a great vehicle. This is my third Toyota truck plus I owned a Sienna (a great truck substitute) and all have been stellar, relatively easy to maintain and have had minimal depreciation compared to other vehicles I have owned.
Please do continue to produce your videos. I'll be a constant viewer. If I was located near your shop you would have a customer for life.
The 2uz takes 7.2 quarts of oil, you’re under filling it
@@BeanDip125 2005 Toyota Owner's Manual - page 475, Engine Lubrication for 2UZ-FE engine, 6.5 quarts with filter. What is your source?
Yours is just getting broke in!
@@BeanDip125 check your level after putting that much oil in it and starting it up and shutting off. Your way over the full line o the stick or you have the wrong dipstick in the engine!🤣
I have a question for you. So you say the oil gauge on your Toyota drops fairly low down but in the safe range while idling but moved back up near the middle when the accelerator is pushed. I understand that... but now my 08 5.7 Tundra is doing exactly what I saw in this video with the oil pressure gauge... however it never did that for the first fourteen years it's just been doing it for 2 years now.. so for 14 years stop-and-go traffic idling accelerating the oil pressure gauge always stayed near the middle now all of a sudden the last two years intermittently at idle it'll drop way down and then when I accelerate it comes back up. What do you think?
I have an 2007 380k thank you for the video. I thought I needed an oil pump. Hello from Odessa Ontario
Finding him and his channel was one of my greatest finds! Thank you so much for all the help and EXPERTISE you have leant to all of us who watch!
I have two vehicles with a 2UZ-FE engine and you are correct, one idles at 1/4 and the other at 3/8 after warmed up. Very dependable long lasting engines, just don’t forget to replace the timing belt every 90K.
Best Sequoia resource on the internet
Life long Toyota owner. I just bought a 2016 Scion Xm 6 speed manual. I love it. I have an 04 Sequoia that I was planning on selling but now I've changed my mind.
This 1st gen engine is very reliable and will last a long time. Solid cast iron block and it just runs! Only major reported issues with 1st gen Sequoia is leaking exhaust manifold welds, low ball joints after 200k, and a couple others. But as long as you do those and all regular maintenance like timing belt & oil changes, you could probably get 500k plus. Some people call it the million mile engine for a reason.
Very true. I have an '05 Tundra. Same readings.
Same readings on my 2003 Toyota Sequoia but runs perfectly fine
Those Engines are so nice I have 378,000 miles and have same oils pressure there are very good engines
Thanks again, same engine as on land cruiser and top trucks. Boom proofing was done before they let the factory have it. Thank you for all your videos!!
Dude - you have literally been making videos years ago that's answering all my questions today - thank you
Thank you so much sir for all you do for us Proud Toyota owners 🙏🏼
Can confirm this absolutely true!
Whew! Just bought a sequoia and didn't notice until the drive home the low pressure on the gauge. Huge relief!
Thank you my son has a 2004 and I changed the oil and he is stressing about the reading that you explained ,,I shared what you said
I was already freaking out seeing the oil gauge fluctuating, thank you! 👍
Want to say thank you my friend I have a 2004 Toyota Sequoia and it was doing it and pulling my hair out
This is one of the best video, this is the real purpose of the internet. I just got one, and I was freaking out!
Thank You!! Yesterday I bought a 2005 with 106,000 miles. I somehow missed it because I was so impressed with the engine and on my one hour drive home saw it, I PANICKED! Pulled over checked engine which sounds fantastic but worried until I did some research. Thanks again.
The 2UZFE is a great engine all around. I am at 300k miles with my well maintained 05' Sequoia. I have owned this SUV for the last 12 years and have had ZERO major mechanical issues. Great channel.
I've got an 04 model myself with 256000 and change and my story is the same. Great vehicle
The engine never had any problems, the only issues I have had is with rusted brake lines and powersteering lines! Oh and an alternator but that is not made by toyota!
Thank you👍could of sworn i seen my oil pressure gauge go up to the top when i picked up a little speed in the past, now it's barely getting to the half way point or slightly over that when i accelerate, but i will not worry or freak out about the whole oil fluctuating deal now.
Wow thank you, it always concerned me and would check the oil level
Thank you....I just notice that after owning my 2002 Tundra for almost 20 years...got a little worried.
I’ve been chasing “low oil pressure” on my 04 Sequoia and I’ve come across all sorts of feedback, everything from sending units to camshaft sensors but it never sat right with me. I’m glad I kept looking.
Thank you soooo much for this!!!
My boss wants to sell me his and he said it has low oil pressure. With your experience I think it’s most like just the gauge!!
Appreciate it sir
Did u end up buying it?
Thanks for all the info as we just got 04 Sequoia 147k and oil pressure shows low!!
Thank you I’ve got exactly the same thing on my truck. You put my mind at ease.
Thanks for all your effort in making these videos, thanks for sharing.
Goodness, exactly what I was worried about when my search led me hear, low rpm and low pressure, high rpm and half way pressure. My worries made confusion, as you said, making me worry more. As I go through this truck I brought home, let me come back here for more insights from you experiences. (my experiences are home rebuilding and sometimes cosmetic remodeling. Let me offer tips from my experience if you need.) God Bless us all. Be Well.
Thx. I Just purchesed a Tundra 2004 and I notes the oil gage low and I was biginin to worry. Thx for the imf.
Step fathers 2001 Tundra did this. I was initially concerned but monitored oil and quality and did the rpm relationship and determined it was normal. 4.7L.
Thank you for saving me a trip to the mechanic :)
Thank u so much for this info sr i was trying to get this kind of info for more than a year till today. Gos bless
Thank you your videos are very infometive. And your very placent, keep making videos like that.
Thank you very much for this video, I have a first gen 2002 Tundra and my oil was fluctuating, and was getting a little worried there. I am used to American cars that maintain a steady pressure of 40 -60. This info was very useful.
I owed 2 tundras 1gen and 1 seqouia 1 . every single one of them same thing, running absolutely smooth. Almost 250000 k runs like champ.
Yes! Our 05 Tundra with this same engine shows that same oil pressure.
It only has 150,000 miles on it
It had 47,000 when we bought it. But it shows the oil pressure just like this all the time. This 4.7 produces plenty of power for sure!
Thank you. I was nervous about the flucuating oil gauge while driving.. subscriber
Thank you for this! Kept me from panicking lol. I have a 2001 Sequoia
Not s Toyota owner, and probably never will due of their high resale value. But I appreciate your passion and honesty.
even if the oil pressure gauge reads very low on this 2uz engine don't worry is only a faulty sensor mine reads low since 600k miles now the car has 720k miles and still running smoothly without any strange noise... 1998 2uz here :3
Thanks for sharing this information and sharing your knowledge.
If you taking care about 2uz-fe you’re going to hit million miles.indestructible unit
As usual, you're the best.
Ty very much. I just got my 2018 tundra and noticed it got a little pass the middle line and I panicked that car was over heating. Usually stays a little under the middle line but I just noticed it today
I believe the 2uz oil pressure can be as low as 6psi at idle and still be within specs. I think this was done to help conserve gas. There are oil pumps that are modified to change the pressure by shimming as well as porting the oil pump passages. It’s popular in the hi performance 1uz community
6 psi is the specification not the minimum...🤣🤣🤣
You are so AWESOME very nice man GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Good to hear that, Thanks!
Thank you for making this video !
Great video thank you!
My wife's Toyota runs at 1/4 -3/8 all the time. I changed the sending unit and it stays at 1/4 now all the time. Still runs awesome 280,000
I stay right about middle when driving. But at a red light it drops to the 1/4. Was a little worried about it. But good to know this is okay/normal. I have a 2001 tundra about 150k miles.
My 2003 Tundra same thing.👍🏼
Same on my 2003 Toyota Sequoia but runs perfectly fine
You are GOD SEND, Thankyou you save my family money, which we do not have, please can you do a video on Sequoia oil breathing tube. Why is it leak and how to fix it. There are two tubes
Yep that's normal for these first gen Sequoias. Mine does the same thing. This is actually a gauge and not like a dummy gauge on other trucks.
I’m growing my hair out too. Looking good 👍🏻
Good looking hat,,,, great observation sir,,,, my sequoia 2004 does the same thing but notice how super quite it is. Flawless
Thanks for the video
Thank you so much, yes I was freaking out, thank you again
Peter, I actually have the opposite issue. My 04 Tundra with 370k miles, the oil pressure gauge is stuck at 90% on the high side. I went ahead replaced the oil sensor down at the oil filter just to rule that out and it did nothing. Any ideas on what else I should be checking? Thank you.
Thanks for showing us "The hooptie"
This video has literally saved me from a heart attack
Great videos! Thanks for all that your doing!!
Do you have any videos on the 05/06 tundra DC air-conditioning system?
My return line is disconnected and wonder how to replace/fix it.
Thanks!! I Just purchased my son a 2002 Tundra and checked out your video when I noticed the pressure. It didn't clatter on startup and was smooth at idle so I knew it had sufficient pressure for the valvetrain to operate. It's somewhat disconcerting to see the needle at just a coupe of marks above bottom at idle on 5/30 German Castrol and a K/N oil filter. Thanks Again!
Thanks for the video 👌
Thank you for the video.
The other question to be asked , and answered should be why is it the oil pressure reading like this.
Why did Toyota make the reading so confusing in the first place?
Did you ever figure your question out? My Sequoia oil pressure gauge is doing this nonsense.
My 2006 Tundra Oil pressure stay at the half mark consistently regardless if I'm reving or not. My uncle tundra stay at the 3/4 mark consistently regardless rather he's reving or not too.
So i don't know why some tundra oil pressure go up and down as you rev, while some like mine have a consistently equal pressure regardless of reving or not.
I have question Toyota dealerships mechanic about this too while i was in for service and they told me that my truck oil pressure was running fine too.
But in this video he said is fine and ok. Is so confusing but as long as they say my truck is good then ill take their word for it.
Thank you !! I bought a seqoiua and started to worry
Thank you so much, I was a little 😟 worried. I have a 06 sequoia and 05. The 06 is normal but the 05 is in 1/4 . Hello
Thank you!!
I have a 2005 Tundra with the 4.7L engine. Yesterday my oil pressure gauge dropped all the way below the lower limit mark. If I revved the engine I could get it to 1/4 pressure but that’s as high as it would get. It’s never done this before. The dipstick read full.
So is this normal, too?
mine is doing that also! It used to be at half when driving then rev around 3k- 5k rpm would go to 3/4. Now at idle it is way below L and once warmed up and reved it stays at 1/4? Is it normal
I'm late with my reply but from what I've learned by way of researching the issue is that the oil pressure sensor switch on these Toyota 4.7L engines are prone to fail and cause a false low pressure reading.
I have the same issue with my Tundra and just haven't got arround to addressing it but plan on ordering a relpacment sensor soon.
Hope this helps.
Duralast ps355 ($60) autozone. They have cheaper, but they're cheaper.
Excellent
Same but even less read on 95 T100...reads no pressure at idle when warm. All Fine!
My sequoia is the opposite. It’s shown high since I bought it with 94k miles. It’s at about 98k and I just changed the pressure switch next to the oil filter and nothing changed.
Lol.. we have a 2002 tundra 4.7 brand new but never paid attention . Anyway I just got an used engine for my 2005 sequoia it start up at cold idle at 1/4 at the pressure gauge but the 2002 tundra started cold idle at 3/4 at the gauge …. Hmmm 🤔 lol maybe they are normal cause one have vvti and the other doesn’t..???
Change the oil pressure sending unit...fixed. You could've showed the location SVIN
Thankyou !!!
thanks again t.m. guy
Exelent video help me for my tundra 2005
Thanks you my 2005 Toyota sequoia is same 1/4
My 2002 Tundra with the V-6 does this also.
I bought a 2000 lx470 with 166k miles and oil pressure goes from 1/4 at idle, to 1/2 at 65, and 3/4 at or above 65. This should be fine right?
Sitting and waiting for a reply.
@@chocolatetobi a year late, but yes it's normal what mathias stated. Rode 3/4 on the highway, 1/2 on city streets, and 1/4 at idle.
Thanks for ur videos 😻👌
Tnan you sir
Thanks 💯 🙏
Nice tip!
It's normal for this truck. I bought my brand new and now it has 124K but the pressure doesn't change from what you are saying.
I have a 2020 tundra and I just noticed that gauge goes up and down a little bit when I'm accelerating I've had this truck a year and I guess maybe I never noticed that hopefully that's normal. I only have thirty thousand on this truck so I hope everything is good
Awesome hat Toyota Man!!!!
Thanks for the info! Saved me some worry.
My tundra is over 1/2 in drive and over 3/4 in third gear. Should I be worried?
thankyou!!
Good to know.
my 2011 tundra 5.7 V8 oil pressure has been showing half since we bought it new.
What could cause my 4.7L Sequoia to burn oil? I have no smoke, it's running great, but a month after an oil change, it's a quart low. 185k miles, no leaks.
My oil pressure in my 93 t100 gauge read normal when the engine was cold, but read waaaayyy low when it was warm. Never gave me issue with knock or valve train noise. Have no idea what was up with the oil pressure sensor.
Why was the oil pressure fine for 25k miles on my older Tundra but then one day decided to do that?
This happens in my 2014 Tundra in tow mode at idle.
Have you worked on a 2008 Toyota Tundra 4.7 ? Oil light fluctuating a little above half, and heard a small wine when engine start and drive but in 20 mins on road it went away. Sound like anything you ever heard of?? Thanks
Peter have you ever seen the VSC TRAC and Trac Off lights on without the engine light on on the 1st Gen Sequoia or Tundra? I cant seem to find any reliable info on that. Best I can find is the Yaw sensor or Steering sensor possibly being faulty.
Love the hat 🤠