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check engine light persistence

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by rmartinla, Jan 10, 2013.

  1. Jan 10, 2013 at 7:17 PM
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    rmartinla

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    Hello TW, Twice in two years my 2000 Tacoma O2 sensor has been changed at the catalytic converter and twice the check engine light returns within days, the sensors were changed after computer analysis were run indicating the O2 sensor as the problem. Am I facing a unique tacoma problem here? Other options? Thanks.
     
  2. Jan 10, 2013 at 7:18 PM
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    Kirk1589

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    I've had several cat codes but all were exhaust leaks. Check for leaks
     
  3. Jan 10, 2013 at 8:34 PM
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    BamaToy1997

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    Might help if you could post the specific code. There are a lot of O2 sensor and catalytic converter codes.
     
  4. Jan 11, 2013 at 8:09 AM
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    Aquatic Tacoma

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    Had the same problem at Toyota. Then my buddy, a mechanic dug a little deeper with his diagnostics. Turned out to be a slow openning egr solenoid, different from the egr valve. No problem since(18 mths ago).
     

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