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2006 Tacoma 1GR-FE Engine Swap

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by sikruis, Jan 14, 2025.

  1. Mar 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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    I want to say that someone in this thread may have mentioned this, but if not, definitely worth a try, to bypass that resistor for high mode only.
     
  3. Mar 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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    I swapped #6 coil with #1 and am still getting the misfire code. I even swapped a used coil in #6.

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  4. Mar 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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    Tried this one already.
     
  5. Mar 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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    I swapped coils, one and five, now getting misfire on 4 and 5. Wack-a-mole!

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  6. Mar 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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    I’m beginning to wonder if that old gas may have fouled an injector.
     
  7. Mar 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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    I just removed the fuel injectors. It looked pretty dirty to me, but, I’m no expert.

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  8. Mar 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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    Do you have spares?
     
  9. Mar 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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    I ordered new injectors, these are original.
     
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    Maybe the bad fuel will beat the crap out of them?
     
  11. Mar 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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    Maybe. Either way they have over 200k on them so, won't hurt. Also, I was just thinking; these are the injectors that were on when the head gaskets blew. It was pretty catastrophic and may have fouled them with the dreaded "chocolate milk"...
     
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  12. Mar 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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    I'm still stuck on the hissing around the booster - large vacuum leak? Has this been addressed or eliminated as a cause? I guess it could be a few things but might be worth ruling out.
     
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  13. Mar 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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    I have checked all the hoses but I don't have a smoke machine to test.
     
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    Have you installed the new injectors yet?
     
  15. Mar 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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    Waiting on them to be delivered. I did take off the fuel rail and clean the injectors. There were a couple that with broken gaskets stays.
     
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  16. Mar 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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    I've ordered some lower/upper gaskets. Hopefully it'll be running again once the injectors arrive.

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  17. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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  18. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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    I think that's just the throttle opening and closing but it still doesn't sound too happy.
     
  19. Mar 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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    I'm still seeing random misfires and even got a new code, P0355 "Ignition Coil ""E"" Primary/Secondary Circuit". Thinking it's more with the wiring harness. I'm gonna have to check the wiring harness.
     
  20. Mar 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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    That's coil #5, are you sure it's plugged in?
     

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