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Truck feeling sluggish

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 99TacoDriver, May 27, 2017.

  1. May 28, 2017 at 8:50 AM
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    99TacoDriver

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    Got an update kind of...
    I haven't drove it since I made this post, mainly because I didn't need to drive anywhere.
    I just drove it about 20 miles with no issue at all. Drove it on the same track that I drove it Friday night.
    This kind of stumped me. Maybe its just bad gas or a clogged injector that has unclogged?

    I will update you guys later when I have to male the 20 mile track back home.
     
  2. May 28, 2017 at 8:56 AM
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    Try:
    Clean your battery connection very good and tighten nice and snug.
    Change your serpentine belt (OEM only)
    Change spark plugs
    Maybe even change your idler pulleys.

    I noticed a power difference when I change my belt and idler pulley.
     
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  3. May 28, 2017 at 10:43 AM
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    You know...now that I think of it, it may be time to start doing maintenance on those types of things. I did jump start a car Thursday night. I reved the engine to 3200rpm to get the alternator moving quicker so maybe something happened there
     
  4. May 28, 2017 at 4:06 PM
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    I was feeling sluggish one time and my idling was horrible and then i noticed my battery connections were loose. I cleaned them and tightened them and truck ran brand new again.
     
  5. May 28, 2017 at 4:08 PM
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    I'm going to have to check that when I get the chance
     
  6. May 28, 2017 at 4:09 PM
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    Hopefully that's it. Let me know what happens.
     
  7. May 28, 2017 at 4:12 PM
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    Will do, but at the same time it didn't give me trouble driving it earlier today. So if I clean the terminals and everything runs right I can't really say that was the problem
     
  8. May 28, 2017 at 4:52 PM
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    That might be the problem. Loose connection and went back into place.
     
  9. May 28, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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    It would make sense too because I did clamp jumper cables to it Thursday after work. Maybe I loosened the connection somehow
     
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  10. May 28, 2017 at 5:02 PM
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    Unaccounted air going into your engine via a cracked air intake tube?
     
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  11. May 28, 2017 at 7:21 PM
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    Can't say for sure but I did give the air intake a visual inspection and it looked ok
     
  12. May 28, 2017 at 8:32 PM
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    Alright so I drove the truck back on the same track as last time and it gave me the same problem again. Except this time I didn't have a problem getting on the highway. The only problem I had was the hesitation when starting slow and then it reved up and took off. Maybe its only after a cold start up?
    I haven't had time to get under the hood and clean battery terminals yet so I'll do that tomorrow and keep you guys posted. Although you at not hear from me until the end of the day
     
  13. May 28, 2017 at 8:49 PM
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    Throttle body could have some carbon build up too. Same type of symptoms.
     
  14. May 29, 2017 at 11:34 AM
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    Just found this :(

    20170529_132639.jpg
     
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    My 98 Toyota tacoma is doing this now! Did you ever figure out what was wrong?
     
  16. Aug 22, 2020 at 5:20 PM
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    Hmm . . . none as yet, that's why i'm here . . .
    yaw truck got the Covid . . .
     
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  17. Aug 22, 2020 at 5:40 PM
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    I always felt sluggish after a night of drinking Falstaff and eating pigs feet.
     
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