What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

No wires to get if your coil on plug.

 

Is the check engine light supposed to come on when you first start up with the rest of the lights?

 

pretty sure mine does

 

Well. He doesn’t: it’s a gamble lol. Unless you tested the coil bad

 

Changed the spark plugs and wires and cleaned the MAF.

The plugs I pulled out didn't seem too bad but one of the MAF wires was really covered in crap. About to take it for a test drive.

 

My retros went out again. Coincident that they both went out same day or maybe i have another issue? Checked fuses. Good to go

 

pretty sure it was EBAY

 

Megan ordered it for me. I’ll ask her

Edit:

https://www.yotahmclub.com/

 

Not a super detailed pic but the spark plug looks to be wearing like a healthy one should. So that's always good news to see the plugs looking healthy.
And that cleaned up MAF sensor is now looking nice and resin-y like it should too.
Preventive maintenance goes a long ways. Not only the parts and fluids that get replaced, but you get to put your eyes on and take note of much other stuff while you're doing it.

Edit: zoomed in on pic, oops
But that used spark plug looks very good. How many miles are on it?

 

Hmm, 3k is special for some reason

After i dunked my truck it idled at 3k rpm, my buddies truck and one ive test driven redlines (obvious fuel cut) at 3k rpm

Only way i fixed my truck was by replacing the ecu

 

Weird they both went out? My retros have had several issues over the last two years. I’ve replaced the igniters on both, both bulbs and one of the computers. I would check the power at the lights. Maybe your power shorted somewhere after the fuse

 

Why does everyone but me seem to have issues with their retros first tyler now you, thats cause mine are from wish ... still light years better then factory

 

3k is where the ecu goes to open loop.

 

sooooo my radio decided to shit the bed. It was fine until i got a new phone on Tuesday, then it wouldn't stay paired and kept having all sorts of issues. Took it to Car Toys today and they basically said it was dickered, so i drove to another location where they had one in stock (old one was from March so it was still under warranty). they wouldn't give me the new one without the old one, so i went and pulled the radio in the parking lot cause the techs wouldn't touch it (i did the original install myself). Overall it went well and I had the old one out and the new one in within 35 minutes. i'm just glad i keep tools in my truck, perfect example of why I do.

 

my bet is the relay.

 

Found it, Thanks!

 

Just watched a video and i get what u mean now. Will be swinging by autozone for a spark plug wrench and a set of 4 plugs

 

No test on the coil. He had me use the obII reader and it was that code then he insisted on the coil when i i mention plugs at the start before reading it lol. Course he wanted me to buy the 80 dollar shit instead of the 5 dollar spark plugs

 

The equivalent of them are the coil insulators, every autozone only has one to my knowledge

 

Damn. Just weird that they crapped out just like that. Haven't really been driving her

way to rub it in. Lol

Ill check that. But i dont recall a relay on these.