1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I Wood agree she's putting in work for sure

 

Winter is knocking

 

For those who don't like puns, they're welcome to Log out

 

Its going to be a cold one.

 

I'm ready

 

same, we are loaded up on fire wood propane and food and water if we get power outage for a significant amount of time. Bring on a blizzard.

 

On a Nissan, I once temporarily relocated a knock sensor to rule out the issue by getting a new harness and sensor. Toyota 5vz sensors are screwed into the block, so it will take a little more to properly ground a test sensor. Though looking back, I think this was more about testing the new replacement sensor than ruling out that the old one was bad.

 

I have to admit I've been wondering what I could get for this truck as-is in the current market. Idk if I'd come out ahead fixing the P0330 issue or not.

 

Somewhere on Tacoma World, I have seen someone make a little mount and relocate knock sensors as a temporary fix. Maybe they lived in a state that checks for engine codes. I've seen somebody temporarily fix it though.

 

It's really a minor problem in the grand scheme, if it's not financially feasible fixing it... well the bad news is anything you could afford is gonna be too expensive for you to own.

 

Yea I've heard you can splice some wires at the ECU for a temp fix

 

If the injector plug sockets crumble, O'Reilly has replacements.

 

Well I've been thinking about selling it then getting something cheaper like an older Camry or Impreza with the 2.2l motors. 4x4s always seem to have the most issues; I guess since they get driven hard and have more to go wrong.

 

Yea some of those plugs are stuck on mine.

 

forgot to mention I'm going to do the ECGS bushing on Saturday. Had this planed for a month and now it is supposed to snow....

 

If this kinda issue is a stumbling block for you, please don't buy a subaru. Old ones are just money pits, and unlike a toyota, even when it's fixed... you only have a Subaru haha

 

The older ones with the EJ22 are pretty solid IME and take a beating. I just like Subarus.

But yea the newer ones have a lot of electrical issues.

 

This.advice.times.ten.

Toyota's are by far the most forgiving vehicles to work on, and I've owned and worked on a lot of "reliable" vehicles.