1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Was going to go that route with the wife's daily but they are diligent with visual inspections here. Ended up replacing the exhaust manifold cat with a bolt on Magnaflow (CA Compliant of course). Everything was good, about to take it in for smog to renew registration and what do I find, damn coolant leak. Radiator was leaking. Replaced radiator and decided to do a trans drain/fill. Next thing I know, oil change, plugs/coils/wires, air and cabin filters... hell, nearly everything done in the routine maint department. Smog/registration done. Now I have an intermittent hard start with rough idle when cold. wtf.

 

As long as there's no codes and it passes visual you'll be good. Fuck I have to get the star test done this year.

 

Passed with flying colors. The dude freaked out when I told him how cheap the car was hahaha

 

the cat would throw a code. cleared, drove it until the drive cycles were green then it would throw a check engine again nearly immediately. So a new cat was required if I wanted to keep that little gas saver going. Yep, it was a star test as well.

 

Did you replace the battery? Try cleaning the throttle

 

Yeah that's what I went through before my last smog test a couple years ago. Had to get 2 new cats installed (Carb Magnaflows).

Goddamn p0420 code

 

the batt tests good - did the throttle body cleaning and MAF clean as well.

i hate to think --- fuel pump?

 

Doubtful

 

Leaky fuel injector is more likely

 

well, im at a loss. Only other thing I can think of that is left is timing belt. Last done at 90k and its at 172k now. It's weird - when cold, go to start and the starter cranks and sometimes it takes a good 2 or 3 secs before it fires up. When it does start, idle is wonky. Once warm, all is fine. Shut it off, starts right back up. I've tried turning the ignition from lock to on back to lock back to on several times before trying to start it when cold. Same behavior so guess not the pump.

 

f-ing fuel injectors.

 

I would think if it was a leaky injector itd be the other way around, hard start when warm and easy when cold

 

Wait what engine do you have?

 

Not all the time.

 

News is going crazy here in SoCal following the earthquake yesterday, saying the big one is closer now lol. Does make me feel like I should go fill up my Jerry cans just to be safe.

 

The fuel pump doesn’t prime with key on that’s for all toyotas. That’s why the typically start slower

 

oops - should've been clear. this is the WIFE's daily. Mitsubishi - little 2.0 4cyl.

 

I’m so Glad my gf is out of there. But now it’s Santa Fe New Mexico.. it’s going to be a long rest of the year

 

When mpg’s matter, but living that #overlandingaflifestyle

 

Ohhh. God. Uh... yea fuck that engine. My gfs old car had that. I could never figure out its idle issue.