fleurette

Could anybody point me to the location of the MAF sensor on 3VZ-E. I can't seem to find it. My reference comes from http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...tenancep5.html

That How-To is for the 3.4L though.

BTW, I cleansed the throttle body http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...throttle_body/
and I got the perception that it stabilized the iddle.

superjoe83

its the aluminum thing with the black top, its at the bottom of your pic, it sits on top of the air filter box

and its not a MAF on these engines its called an AFM

fleurette

Thanks. I saw that but I thought that it had an AFM AND a MAF.... Sorry about that. Is it "cleanable" like a MAF sensor ?

Side note: first calculated mpg is...15mpg Ouch !!!

superjoe83

i shouldn't be dirty if the air cleaner is doing its job, you can take it off and see if the flap inside moves freely thats about it

Godzilla

DO NOT take off the two little screws that keep the afm in and pull it out! you will break the connections and then you either have to solder all night or get a new sensor

Godzilla

read here

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...isaster-86171/

FredTJ

Is this Toyota new to you and is this the first tank of fuel that you've calculated the mpg ?

You really need to run several tanks through it to get an average and you need to get it from the same gas station, at least the same brand of gasoline.
The mpg will vary from several miles per gallon for different gasoline brands.





Fred

longhungsilver

you can clean the AFM.. mine was quite dusty (past owners not chaning air filters enough perhaps).. i just used a knife to cut the molding around the top housing and voila u can pop that cap right off.. Use an electrical cleaner and dont touch anythin with your fingers.. then i used an epoxy type stuff to reseal it up and hopefully she wont fail in my lifetime now lol

fleurette

I got the truck a week ago, so it's my first tank.

I feel like the 15mpg is on the low side since I drove it WOT most of the time. Highway at 150km with brand'spankin' new Revo's etc...20mpg would be good for me.

I just started "tuning" it so we'll see



I did remove the two screws of the AFM and slowly started pulling and then I told myself "that ain't right" so I stopped, put it back together, went back inside, posted and got saved by Yotatech

FredTJ

You'll be extremely lucky to get that, especially driving it the way you described and carrying that huge carrier on the roof.





Fred

fleurette

I'll try my best to reach 20mpg, I started driving accordingly. Already saw a difference, did 120km today, and the gas level didnt budge.

BTW, I dont have a carrier on the top. From my avatar, its tough to see, but it's actually a balcony that's behind the truck.

One thing is sure, I looooooooove my new truck and I'm getting rid of my Integra

thook

20mpg with a 5spd is not unheard of. An auto would be a different story, though.

fleurette

Still new to this truck, tuff for me to gauge by the ear the right rpm I should cruise at.

What kinda of rpm should I stick to, in order to maximise the fuel efficiency ?

I know, I know, it's still a 3VZE, not much room for improvement

leebee

cant help you out there but welcome to the forum! i have your 'cousin' in my driveway, v6 auto. im about 70k less kms than you and going strong, around town i average 400 km/tank and hwy i can squeeze out 650 km/tank. thats running @ 105 km/hr. not too bad for a 4800 lb behemoth!

lee

fleurette

650km/tank on the highway is a number that suits me fine.

I'm fine with low mpg in the city but for me, what's important to me is to maximise the long range.

you know, with the obvious reasons to cancel a certain upcoming election, I wanna have the confidence that I can get far enough from downtown, like 650km far.

Gonna get a couple of those beautiful
Wedco cans