High Oil Temp ?

[YngTLCOwner]

Just went for a test drive w/ a friend on a 1993 FJZ80 and noticed the oil temp gauge rose all the way to H on the cluster. The truck seem to run strong still. It was not sluggish or anything major. Just wondering what could be wrong w/ the truck to have the temp rise so high when accelarating? What should I help my friend look for in this situation? Oil seemed okay but the coolant overflow tank was low.

Any ideas or suggestions on test that could be done?

Thanks
Steve

 

[topend yobbo]

Mate it's not an oil temp gauge it's an oil pressure gauge and it sounds like it's got extremely good oil pressure.
Doesent the owners manuel explain what each gauge does??
Only the coolent has a temp gauge.

 

[YngTLCOwner]

Sorry, my mistake. I don't have the owners manual on me currently.

 

[-Spike-]

You sure it wasn't the coolant temp guage? That would be bad.

-Spike

 

[Biff]

Steve, like Topend said its an oil pressure gauge. Did you check how much oil was in the rig, when I shopped for my rig I noticed the same thing in one of the rigs I test drove. Turns out the owner had put way to much oil in the rig which pushed the gauge up to really high.

 

[YngTLCOwner]

You sure it wasn't the coolant temp guage? That would be bad.

-Spike

No, the coolant temp guage was normal.

 

[YngTLCOwner]

Steve, like Topend said its an oil pressure gauge. Did you check how much oil was in the rig, when I shopped for my rig I noticed the same thing in one of tehe rigs I test drove. Turns out the owner had put way to much oil in the rig which pushed the gauge up to really high.

Victor,
Thanks. I will have my friend take a look again and see what he has to say.