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Discussion in '1st Gen Tacoma Parts Marketplace (1995-2004)' started by whoareyou133, Jun 12, 2020.

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  1. Jun 17, 2020 at 6:23 AM
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    Carole Baskin has plenty of cats


    ..wait...wrong thread :p
     
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  2. Jun 17, 2020 at 6:56 AM
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    ROFLMAO
     
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  3. Jun 17, 2020 at 9:37 AM
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    If you know for sure it's the cats, replace them with CA approved Magnaflows and you'll be fine.

    Do you have the dreaded P0420 code
     
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  4. Jun 17, 2020 at 9:44 AM
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    unless your 4Runner is just crazy off, you will almost always pass with new cats (found this out on my 84 mustang) but make sure all your sensors are good. My o2 sensor went bad and when I went back two years later I had nothing left in my cat. Just an empty shell lol
     
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  5. Jun 17, 2020 at 6:12 PM
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    My truck had a p0171 code for awhile tried a few different things and replacing the maf sensor fixed that. Still have the p0420 code though. I think maybe the lean running condition might’ve damaged my upstream cat. It rattles inside if I bang on it. Really need to get someone to read some live data on it though. I don’t have smog testing where I live so I’ve just been clearing the code until I get around to fixing it.
     
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  6. Jun 22, 2020 at 10:32 PM
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    TacomaEli thank you that’s very helpful I’ll go ahead and buy one rn and see do that fixes it I’m sure it could stand a fresh one. That darn deck plate mod, I usually just keep the cap on it to keep crap out now days
     
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  7. Jun 22, 2020 at 10:35 PM
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    No smog check too that’s bad a$$!
     
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  8. Jun 22, 2020 at 10:45 PM
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    list is growing fast
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  9. Jun 22, 2020 at 10:47 PM
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    Fernando Omg carol baskin hahaha just saw that!!! Im dying haha :rofl:



    airmax I think I’m gonna end up doing two new ones from either of the companies on this thread referenced, the prices weren’t too steep so if it doesn’t pass again I can figure it out from there but at least fresh cats
     
    whoareyou133, Jun 22, 2020
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  10. Jun 22, 2020 at 10:51 PM
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    No pre runner trim, no mud flaps,no step ups,I do have the Deck plate though. Kings @ 0 and 5100's in rear. stock leafs. Total chaos UCA.
    Katy Perry knows the struggle is real with the emissions in Cali, one of the many perks/hoop I have to jump through To keep our beautiful state clean :D
     
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  11. Jun 22, 2020 at 11:04 PM
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    I’m going to try to get away with just replacing the downstream cat. Hopefully that solves the issue. Will report back to this thread with results
     
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  12. Jun 30, 2020 at 5:56 PM
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    No pre runner trim, no mud flaps,no step ups,I do have the Deck plate though. Kings @ 0 and 5100's in rear. stock leafs. Total chaos UCA.
    Update, I bit the bullet and took to my local shop had them replace all three sensors (MAF, up and down stream o2)

    CEL is currently off. he said the cats could still be good only a few hwy miles will tell.

    also my locker hasn’t been working I narrowed it down to electrical and realized the igreen and white is tore right at the harness. I’m excited I’ll soon have a locker again. Once I find a replacement

    A620BC25-B17A-43B4-A4FE-DF2EC9DF974F.jpg
     
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  13. Jun 30, 2020 at 6:29 PM
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    How much did they charge you for both sensors and the MAF? Hopefully your light won’t turn on.
     
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  14. Jun 30, 2020 at 6:44 PM
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    Lmao I had the price typed out and then got embarrassed 695 for all three densos..
     
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  15. Jun 30, 2020 at 6:47 PM
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    I’ll try and justify, I just needed to get it figured out fast, and originally I went there to get cats but they wanted to address the lean problem first, like mentioned here in this thread. So plus side at least he didn’t sell me on cats yet hah..
     
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  16. Jun 30, 2020 at 11:31 PM
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    Ouch! Lol the sensor are extremely easy to swap out pretty much unplug and remove two screws. The MAF sensor as well honestly. How much did they say to drive it for?
     
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  17. Jul 1, 2020 at 9:32 AM
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    Wouldn't say that's too bad for all 3 OEM sensors plus install...the O2s take more time to install than the MAF but all 3 are pretty easy to do. But they definitely aren't cheap
     
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  18. Jul 1, 2020 at 12:40 PM
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    Thanks guys, yea he said drive it for like 25 miles at like 55-60 and come back later Today. After I had dropped it off I started looking up videos and saw how easy it looked. I was hoping if they noticed anything else was wrong or if it wasn’t the sensors It would save me from doing all of them, but at least it’s good for the truck.
     
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  19. Jul 16, 2020 at 11:12 AM
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    What’s the update?...
     
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  20. Jul 16, 2020 at 12:47 PM
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    Update!!! My cat didn’t have a code on it for whatever reason so I had to get a new one, no more CEL!!!! For like a couple weeks now! Also have a black widow neighbor hater put on last week also sounds like a tractor now hahaha :p:D
     
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