Check Engine Light/O2 sensor??

I have not read all of what was posted but did you clean your MAF sensor?

 

No not yet, do i just take it off and spray air intake cleaner on it??

BTW, i looooove your truck in your sig =)

 

Unplug the pigtail that is connected to it. Then it will be two tiny screws undo them and carefuly take it out. Get some electric contact cleaner and spray real good on the outside as well as in since that is where the actual sensor is. I will try to find a pic for you.


Thanks! Lots of $$ to get it there but well worth it. Once you fix your issues you should put up a build page of yours.

 

When you take it out spray the lil bulb and inside where the arrows are pointing.

 

Ok will do.


I dont have a good job right now, im barely getting by. So there wont be a build page of my tacoma for awhile. I gotta finish school and get a good job. And to start would be my engine, and that would cost 4,500 to rebuild, although i really want a 4 banger to swap it out with, but im not sure if i would have to do any mods to make it fit.

 

Ok thanks for your help/time!!

 

Lol not a problem besides I am at work bored out of my mind. Another thing to think about also is cleanng the throtle body and IAC valve if you are good with your hands and a few tools shouldn't be hard to do.

 

Yeah i was planning to do those too.

 

Should be good to go with just doing that sometimes hope it works out for the best.

 

okie doke... yeah it probably needs to be cleaned, it has a high idle with a cold start. And its probably never been cleaned nd with 267k miles im sure it needs it lol

 

How high of an idle? That is normal for out trucks my 97 and now my 02 both had a high idle at the start up before it was warm it is always around 1000-1100 rpms then should drop to around 700-800 once it is warm.

 

i dont know, because i dont have a RPM gauge.

 

Oh wow lol I forgot about that on the older ones.

 

LOL IT SUCKS!!! I hate not having one and i hate that its older, but when i bought it, i was tired of looking for tacomas under 5k. ITs all i had and everyone thinks theyre gold!

 

You can always get a tach later. Yea it is hard to find a well priced one but in a way they are gold. Once you get all the kinks worked out that will be a great truck.

 

I hope so, lol... i know in a way they are, look how many miles are on it lol

 

Ok....somy C.E.L. went away this morning.. havent done anything else to it yet (havent gotten around to cleaning the sensors yet) The only thing i can think of is that i went through a whole tank of gas with the SeaFoam in it... maybe that had something to do with it...not sure, just glad the light is gone!

Do yall think its a Good thing it went away and it means its no longer throwing the code or.... something else?? lol

 

Ok. well it came back on Friday morning, still gotta see if its the same codes being thrown... =/

 

Definitly clean your Throttle body. my 97 has 175K and I cleaned it recently and it was FILTHLY. When you clean it take it off the intake, it makes it much easier. Its a few hoses and two electrical connectors and four nuts to take it off...and it so much easier and you get it a lot cleaner with it off. And before you do that go to autozone and get a feltpro TB gasket because the stock one will fall apart when you take the TB off the truck (lol....trust me). And clean the IAC valve which is on the bottom of the TB held on with 4 philips scews. Take it off before you clean the TB because all the crap from the TB will drain down into the IAC. And the four screws on the IAC strip very easy so be careful. Clean the IAC with some electrical contact cleaner because you dont want to mess with the valve and break it.