mattg1982@yahoo.com

i see a cold start injector sensor online for my price range buuut its from a 93 camry i have a 93 pickup 2.4 22re. now it looks almost identical to the sensor out of my truck it just has a brown connector fitting and mine is black. Same connector but diff colors. Do you think it will work in my truck????

scope103

it shouldn't.
http://www.toyotapartsoverstock.com/...326069065.html
http://www.toyotapartsoverstock.com/...326039075.html

mattg1982@yahoo.com

yeah thats what figured. I'm trying to find the cheapest ones i can so far all i can dig up is 56$ on ebay. Thanks for the reference though. lemme know if anyone comes across any maybe we can work a deal or trade.

Terrys87

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I get mine out of the boneyard. I am a cheap scape. I have never had the Cold Start Injector itself to go bad , but the Timing Switch for it, which is located just below the Thermostat Housing. It is the brown one.

scope103

My goof; I thought you wanted the Cold Start Injector (that is where my links pointed).

I think what you want is the "Switch, Start Injector Time" (sometimes called the Cold Strat Injector Timer Switch) 89462-20040.

If you look under "Product Fitment," http://www.toyotapartsoverstock.com/...946220040.html you will find that lots of other Toyota's (Celica's, MR2's) use the same part, but alas, no Camry's.

I wonder what would happen if I just put that number into Google?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/231247495217?lpid=82

mattg1982@yahoo.com

looks like I'm gonna get the one on ebay 42.00$ and the knock sensor is 40 bucks also
thanks for the help

Terrys87

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I am not sure about which part number you will need, but the connector for your Timing Switch should have this connector for it. The short brown connector.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-TRUCK-CAMRY-CELICA-COROLLA-MR2-COLD-START-SENSOR-SWITCH-/221446293590?_trksid=p2054897.l5661

mattg1982@yahoo.com

Yeah so mine is the one with the black connecter unfortunately. I wish it was that one bc i can find those for a whole lot cheaper. I asked Toyota about mine and they said they could get me one for 210$. Whooaa!!! No way hose thats close to what it cost me to rebuild the thing. So I'm going with the 40$ one on ebay. Yeah its used but its all i can afford right now. Im a specialist in the army with dependents so funds get used up fast. If u kno what i mean. Anyway I'm also interested in getting more familiar with the knock sensor. what exactly is its purpose. Can i run without or no. Im a noob but i really want to learn every little thing i can about my baby. She might be rusty but she's beautiful to me.javascript:;

mattg1982@yahoo.com

@Terry By the way i love your runner and all your pics. Im doing the same thing you did and learning soo much. @

scope103

No. Of course not.

Here's some detailed background. http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h38.pdf

The ECU constantly advances the timing, and when it starts knocking (as sensed by the knock sensor) it backs off the timing until it stops. As a result, you are running all the time at perfectly advanced timing.

What if the knock sensor stopped talking? (e.g, got disconnected) Would the ECU keep advancing the timing until you blew a hole through a piston? (That would be bad.) When the ECU "doesn't hear from" the knock sensor for a few seconds, it quickly (and dramatically) retards the timing in order to save the engine. Retarded timing: runs like crap. Fortunately, the ECU doesn't keep it a secret, it throws code 52.

mattg1982@yahoo.com

Awesome thanks a lot. Im going to install the knock and oil pressure sender now. Thanks!