Check Engine Light...
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Check Engine Light...
My wife was driving in the rain last night. Right when she pulled into the driveway the "check engine light" came on.
The truck runs great, just the light on. Any opinions???
BTW the filter is bone dry.
The truck runs great, just the light on. Any opinions???
BTW the filter is bone dry.
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Go to Autozone or some other auto store and have them pull the code. They'll do it for free. It could be most anything, but if you're running a stock paper air filter, my bet is it's an O2 sensor. That's one of the more common nuisance CEL's. You can reset it by pulling the ECU fuse for a few minutes. If the CEL comes back on then it's probably for real.
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Hey Jonathan, my truck did the same thing once when I drove through a pretty deep puddle... After a night of sitting, the light never came on again... I haven't been in as severe a rain storm since, but my guess at the time was it was the 02 sensor or the temp sensor. Just wanted you to know you weren't the only one...
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I am having the same problem with the check engine light. Had the code read and it was PO171, System Too Lean Bank 1 which they said was the oxygen sensor before the cat. I changed it out but the same code came back. The oxygen sensor was purchased from NAPA. Could it be a bad oxygen sensor or something else? Truck is a 99 4RUnner limited with 77k miles. Truck runs fine. I have 2 friends with the same problem but don't know their codes. I have checked the throttle body and it looks clean and have used some injector cleaner. Plugs look fine. Any ideas?
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Did you clear the code and it reappears?
Originally Posted by boluca
I am having the same problem with the check engine light. Had the code read and it was PO171, System Too Lean Bank 1 which they said was the oxygen sensor before the cat. I changed it out but the same code came back. The oxygen sensor was purchased from NAPA. Could it be a bad oxygen sensor or something else? Truck is a 99 4RUnner limited with 77k miles. Truck runs fine. I have 2 friends with the same problem but don't know their codes. I have checked the throttle body and it looks clean and have used some injector cleaner. Plugs look fine. Any ideas?
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Did you clear the code and it reappears?
Originally Posted by boluca
I am having the same problem with the check engine light. Had the code read and it was PO171, System Too Lean Bank 1 which they said was the oxygen sensor before the cat. I changed it out but the same code came back. The oxygen sensor was purchased from NAPA. Could it be a bad oxygen sensor or something else? Truck is a 99 4RUnner limited with 77k miles. Truck runs fine. I have 2 friends with the same problem but don't know their codes. I have checked the throttle body and it looks clean and have used some injector cleaner. Plugs look fine. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by boluca
I am having the same problem with the check engine light. Had the code read and it was PO171, System Too Lean Bank 1 which they said was the oxygen sensor before the cat. I changed it out but the same code came back. The oxygen sensor was purchased from NAPA. Could it be a bad oxygen sensor or something else? Truck is a 99 4RUnner limited with 77k miles. Truck runs fine. I have 2 friends with the same problem but don't know their codes. I have checked the throttle body and it looks clean and have used some injector cleaner. Plugs look fine. Any ideas?
Do a search on cleaning the MAF sensor and you should find what you need.
Do you have a K&N filter that you recently cleaned and re-oiled? If so, that is probably what caused the problem. If not, then ??
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Stock air filter and it was replaced about a month before the light came on. I had the code read and cleared before and after the new oxy sensor and the light comes back on in about 30 miles. Always the same code, PO171. Of course I checked the gas cap first. Let me do a search on the MAF and see if I can clean it.
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Originally Posted by jrallan26
code 128 tempature sensor
*Edit* Found this for you.....specifically for the 5VZ-FE
http://www.parksoffroad.com/tacomamo...de/cip0128.pdf
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Similar situation here - I had a friend of a friend Yota mechanic tell me it was definitely the O2 sensor - ended up being MAF after replacing the O2. Atleast I know my O2 is new!??!
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Originally Posted by gpcollen1
Similar situation here - I had a friend of a friend Yota mechanic tell me it was definitely the O2 sensor - ended up being MAF after replacing the O2. Atleast I know my O2 is new!??!
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Update:
The check engine light showed up again so I took it to the shop. Found out the thermostat was stuck open. Is that bad???
Anyway the truck is getting fixed plus getting everything else serviced.
Anyway the truck is getting fixed plus getting everything else serviced.
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Originally Posted by jrallan26
The check engine light showed up again so I took it to the shop. Found out the thermostat was stuck open. Is that bad???
Anyway the truck is getting fixed plus getting everything else serviced.
Anyway the truck is getting fixed plus getting everything else serviced.
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Update on the PO171. After replacing the oxygen sensor the CEL kept coming back on with PO171, within a few miles. Cleaned the MAF with contact cleaner and the light has stayed off for 2 days so far.
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Originally Posted by blzorro
How do you know which o2 sensor needs to be replaced since there are two??
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