Soon to be Taco owner

Just waiting on probate to end so I can purchase a one-owner '02 Tacoma TRD, extended cab, 4WD, 3400 V6, 5 speed with 115K miles.
It needs new Bilsteins (RR is leaking). Has almost new BFG's. Also due is the timing belt replacement, full tune-up, and some re-balancing of tires.
It has the steering wheel/shaft popping issue which, thanks to the excellent discussion on this site, I am going to fix once I become the new owner.
One more issue: it has a CEL for the evap. emission system. The fuel cap was replaced with a new oem unit from the dealer and the light stayed out for a couple of weeks, now it is back on again, so there must be a bad sensor somewhere.

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome to TW!!

 

Welcome to TW. Do you know what the specific code is? It could very well be an 02 sensor or the cat converter.

 

DustStorm-----Don't recall the code number. I took it to AutoZone and their code reader person told me it was the evaporative emission system. This was a couple of weeks after I replaced the fuel cap-----it had the same code before I replaced the fuel cap and after the new cap, the light went away for a couple of weeks. Now it is back with the same code number (which I can't recall at this moment---a senior moment, I guess).

 

No worries. Try a higher octane gas and see if it goes away. I keep getting a P0420 code which is the cat, and if I run 89 octane, the CEL turns off.

 

Thanks for the tip. It's sure worth a try!

 

Just found the ticket from Auto Zone. The code is: P0440.