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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by nayber, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. Apr 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM
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    i just bought a 98 tacoma 4x4 with a 3.4 and i can get it to start and idle but it runs really rough i hooked a code scanner to it the only code it has is a camshaft positioning sensor circuit, the sensor is good based on the specs the book says it should ohm out to anyone have any ideas thanks
     
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