i think i did something bad to my truck

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 01:58 PM

so my bf made a custom intake for his truck to save money so i asked him to make one for mine...unfortunately my truck wouldn't run with the intake so we just decided to put the stock back in. as soon as i got on the road coming back to sacramento the check engine light went on and i noticed my truck was driving weird. it was shaking and having a hard time accelerating. i drove like this for awhile but decided to pull over and see if we didn't plug something back into the intake. It was dark and i couldn't take the cover off so i obviously couldn't see much so i decided to get back on the road. as soon as i got back on the freeway the check engine light went off and yay my truck was back to normal! but then...

when i was about to take my exit the maintenance required light turned on and again my truck started driving weird. Today before class i popped the hood, took a quick look and didn't see anything too noticeable but when i pressed on the gas it made a whiny noise, like it was struggling a lot.

any suggestions on what could be wrong or anything i can check?

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:01 PM

you can possibly take it to the dealer and say something is wrong and see if they will check it

mjp2 · 10-13-2008, 02:02 PM

Post pictures, check the Mass Air Flow sensor wiring, and possibly clean the MAF assembly. It's extremely sensitive to oil and stuff and can get gummed up easily.

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:02 PM

wow i completely skipped the part were you say your from sac town. im like an hour and a half away form you lol

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mjp2

Post pictures, check the Mass Air Flow sensor wiring, and possibly clean the MAF assembly. It's extremely sensitive to oil and stuff and can get gummed up easily.

i'll try to get some pictures later. my first thought was the MAF but i haven't had the time to pull off the cover to take a good look.

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Originally Posted by Casey05Taco

wow i completely skipped the part were you say your from sac town. im like an hour and a half away form you lol

yeah i had to move to this hell hole over the summer

where are you?

05TacoTRD · 10-13-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mjp2

Post pictures, check the Mass Air Flow sensor wiring, and possibly clean the MAF assembly. It's extremely sensitive to oil and stuff and can get gummed up easily.

Beat me to it.

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MsTrd

i'll try to get some pictures later. my first thought was the MAF but i haven't had the time to pull off the cover to take a good look.

yeah i had to move to this hell hole over the summer

where are you?

I live in Rohnert Park which is about 45 minutes south of SF. WEll if you go to Sac State then you preobably konw were Sonoma State University is?

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:20 PM

yepp, i'm from petaluma

Swwacoma · 10-13-2008, 02:20 PM

Sounds like MAF. If there isn't a tight seal around the filter and the piping it could be getting too much air in for the MAF to properly read.

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Swwacoma

Sounds like MAF. If there isn't a tight seal around the filter and the piping it could be getting too much air in for the MAF to properly read.

alright thanks!

i wish i wasn't in class so i could check! i want to figure this out!

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MsTrd

yepp, i'm from petaluma

Holy crap i have family in petaluma. thats kinda crazy. So how is hte hottness in Sac treating you? lol

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey05Taco

Holy crap i have family in petaluma. thats kinda crazy. So how is hte hottness in Sac treating you? lol

oh man i am hating it! i was in petaluma this weekend and it felt so good to have to wear a sweatshirt again!

i guess its something i unfortunately have to get used to

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:25 PM

and you only there for fall right now. Just wait till spring time. I had a baseball tournament at Sac State and it was like 105. lol

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:28 PM

yeah i know how hot it gets, i have family up here and i used to play in softball tournaments up here too

i'm basically living in hell!

norcalbb11 · 10-13-2008, 02:29 PM

seriously man i played for the santa rosa jc and everytime i went up to sac it was hot but fresno was even worse haha sorry to butt in

Casey05Taco · 10-13-2008, 02:29 PM

oh adn the bugs. lol. oh crap speaking of baseball i have practice soon. GOod luck on your intake situation

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by norcalbb11

seriously man i played for the santa rosa jc and everytime i went up to sac it was hot but fresno was even worse haha sorry to butt in

hah no worries. yeah this place basically sucks, i miss my ocean breeze!

one good thing is the gas is like 20 cents cheaper

norcalbb11 · 10-13-2008, 02:32 PM

yeah im good with sr cause its not as cold yet still gets pretty cold, the races in ptown are always freezing haha

MsTrd · 10-13-2008, 02:33 PM

oh man why didn't anyone stop me from moving here. you guys are making me jealous!

10-13-2008, 01:58 PM	#1
MsTrd Doomsday Squad Joined: Sep 2008, #9244 Location: Sacramento Age: 18 Gender: Girl Posts: 1,133 05 PreRunner SR5 TRD Off Road 2005 Double Cab Automatic BHLM, Black emblems, Grillcraft upper and lower mesh grill, 2 Hella 500s behind the grill, Camburg coilovers and UCAs, K&N intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Scanguage II	i think i did something bad to my truck so my bf made a custom intake for his truck to save money so i asked him to make one for mine...unfortunately my truck wouldn't run with the intake so we just decided to put the stock back in. as soon as i got on the road coming back to sacramento the check engine light went on and i noticed my truck was driving weird. it was shaking and having a hard time accelerating. i drove like this for awhile but decided to pull over and see if we didn't plug something back into the intake. It was dark and i couldn't take the cover off so i obviously couldn't see much so i decided to get back on the road. as soon as i got back on the freeway the check engine light went off and yay my truck was back to normal! but then... when i was about to take my exit the maintenance required light turned on and again my truck started driving weird. Today before class i popped the hood, took a quick look and didn't see anything too noticeable but when i pressed on the gas it made a whiny noise, like it was struggling a lot. any suggestions on what could be wrong or anything i can check? __________________ 2005 Silver PreRunner Double Cab SR5 TRD Off Road

10-13-2008, 02:20 PM	#8
MsTrd Doomsday Squad Joined: Sep 2008, #9244 Location: Sacramento Age: 18 Gender: Girl Posts: 1,133 05 PreRunner SR5 TRD Off Road 2005 Double Cab Automatic BHLM, Black emblems, Grillcraft upper and lower mesh grill, 2 Hella 500s behind the grill, Camburg coilovers and UCAs, K&N intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Scanguage II	yepp, i'm from petaluma __________________ 2005 Silver PreRunner Double Cab SR5 TRD Off Road

10-13-2008, 02:20 PM	#9
Swwacoma Doomsday Squad Joined: Aug 2008, #8516 Location: Estero, FL Age: 23 Posts: 200 08 PreRunner SR5. 2008 Double Cab Automatic	Sounds like MAF. If there isn't a tight seal around the filter and the piping it could be getting too much air in for the MAF to properly read. __________________ Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

10-13-2008, 02:28 PM	#14
MsTrd Doomsday Squad Joined: Sep 2008, #9244 Location: Sacramento Age: 18 Gender: Girl Posts: 1,133 05 PreRunner SR5 TRD Off Road 2005 Double Cab Automatic BHLM, Black emblems, Grillcraft upper and lower mesh grill, 2 Hella 500s behind the grill, Camburg coilovers and UCAs, K&N intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Scanguage II	yeah i know how hot it gets, i have family up here and i used to play in softball tournaments up here too i'm basically living in hell! __________________ 2005 Silver PreRunner Double Cab SR5 TRD Off Road

10-13-2008, 02:33 PM	#19
MsTrd Doomsday Squad Joined: Sep 2008, #9244 Location: Sacramento Age: 18 Gender: Girl Posts: 1,133 05 PreRunner SR5 TRD Off Road 2005 Double Cab Automatic BHLM, Black emblems, Grillcraft upper and lower mesh grill, 2 Hella 500s behind the grill, Camburg coilovers and UCAs, K&N intake, Flowmaster 40 series, Scanguage II	oh man why didn't anyone stop me from moving here. you guys are making me jealous! __________________ 2005 Silver PreRunner Double Cab SR5 TRD Off Road

10-13-2008, 02:01 PM	#2
Casey05Taco Senior Member Joined: Aug 2008, #8781 Location: Nor Cal Age: 19 Posts: 704 05 Tacoma Prerunner 2005 Access Cab Automatic V6 4.0L trd seat covers, bed mat, tinted windows, debadged, mud flaps removed	you can possibly take it to the dealer and say something is wrong and see if they will check it

10-13-2008, 02:02 PM	#3
mjp2 I'm just sayin'... Joined: Feb 2007, #924 Location: NJ Gender: Dude Posts: 2,597 '06 TRD Access Cab, v6, 6-speed 2006 Access Cab Manual 4.0 Painted grill	Post pictures, check the Mass Air Flow sensor wiring, and possibly clean the MAF assembly. It's extremely sensitive to oil and stuff and can get gummed up easily.

10-13-2008, 02:25 PM	#13
Casey05Taco Senior Member Joined: Aug 2008, #8781 Location: Nor Cal Age: 19 Posts: 704 05 Tacoma Prerunner 2005 Access Cab Automatic V6 4.0L trd seat covers, bed mat, tinted windows, debadged, mud flaps removed	and you only there for fall right now. Just wait till spring time. I had a baseball tournament at Sac State and it was like 105. lol

10-13-2008, 02:29 PM	#15
norcalbb11 NorCal Joined: May 2008, #6753 Location: Cali Age: 22 Gender: Dude Posts: 922 09 Taco Sport 4x4 2009 Access Cab Automatic V6 4.0L* flowmaster 40 series, tinted windows, airaid CAI, removed 2nd filter, aries black bull bar	seriously man i played for the santa rosa jc and everytime i went up to sac it was hot but fresno was even worse haha sorry to butt in

10-13-2008, 02:32 PM	#18
norcalbb11 NorCal Joined: May 2008, #6753 Location: Cali Age: 22 Gender: Dude Posts: 922 09 Taco Sport 4x4 2009 Access Cab Automatic V6 4.0L* flowmaster 40 series, tinted windows, airaid CAI, removed 2nd filter, aries black bull bar	yeah im good with sr cause its not as cold yet still gets pretty cold, the races in ptown are always freezing haha

10-13-2008, 02:35 PM	#20
norcalbb11 Nor*Cal Joined: May 2008, #6753 Location: Cali Age: 22 Gender: Dude Posts: 922