Temp Gauge: Works & then stops working

[ryryarmstrong]

Hi everyone: I'm a newbie to owning a toyota Hilux, just got myself a 1998 2.8D double cab 4x4 sfa...my dream bakkie. I need some assistance pls, my temp gauge works and stops working for periods. Where and what must I look for? Has anybody else had this issue? From what I have read is that I should probably aim to fit a new digital temp gauge as the old gauges are not that accurate but I would still like to have the original one on the dash working. Thanks

[pietpetoors]

See if the wire on the temp sender unit makes good contact. Sometimes it is just poor contact which cause this.

[GTO]

Hi everyone: I'm a newbie to owning a toyota Hilux, just got myself a 1998 2.8D double cab 4x4 sfa...my dream bakkie. I need some assistance pls, my temp gauge works and stops working for periods. Where and what must I look for? Has anybody else had this issue? From what I have read is that I should probably aim to fit a new digital temp gauge as the old gauges are not that accurate but I would still like to have the original one on the dash working. Thanks

My 95 Hilux did exactly the same thing a few years ago, I found if I smacked the dash board it would work again.

I ended up buying a new one from Toyota, its an easy job to change it.

[Mud Dog]

Sounds like a bad connection either at the sender as Pieter suggested or at the cluster itself, could also be a dry joint on the cluster board.

[GTO]

Sounds like a bad connection either at the sender as Pieter suggested or at the cluster itself, could also be a dry joint on the cluster board.

Mine was the gauge itself, I checked all the connections/cleaned with electrical contact cleaner and put it back but it didn't improve until I changed the gauge.