3VZE Bogging badly?
01-17-2011, 10:30 AM
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so I just got a job out of town (6 hour highway) and the 4runner is now my commuter because I don't want to mile out my car. It's got 130k miles now and I am looking to do some maintenance on it so that it lasts a little longer. We've kept on top of oil changes and it had a new rad put in a couple years ago. Just looking for ideas of what else to do?
ATF/filter? T-case? Diff fluids? Anything else I'm missing? Unfortunatly I am not willing to do any work on my own, since I am working really long shifts out of town I just don't have time or space. The truck won't fit in my garage and it's -40 out, so I am not crawling under the truck on the driveway.
ATF/filter? T-case? Diff fluids? Anything else I'm missing? Unfortunatly I am not willing to do any work on my own, since I am working really long shifts out of town I just don't have time or space. The truck won't fit in my garage and it's -40 out, so I am not crawling under the truck on the driveway.
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04-19-2011, 11:06 AM
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Ok so I figured it out, it was ignition breakdown from the distributor cap and rotor being in really bad shape. Replaced that and no more bog.
Another dumb question- why is there a cap and rotating assembly (distributor cap) if this is a FI system? It seems kind of backwards to me. I thought these type of ignition systems were called points because something actually has to rotate to make contact with different points in order to fire the plugs correctly.
Another dumb question- why is there a cap and rotating assembly (distributor cap) if this is a FI system? It seems kind of backwards to me. I thought these type of ignition systems were called points because something actually has to rotate to make contact with different points in order to fire the plugs correctly.
09-06-2011, 03:25 PM
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I hate seeing unanswered questions.
1) Fuel injection has little to do with the ignition type. True enough, most modern cars (built after about 1995) have a distributorless ignition system where a computer controlled coil pack sits on every cylinder. This system also negates a traditional single coil.
2) Breaker points were used to control spark in non-electronic ignition systems (that all but disappeared from the world by 1980). The "tune up parts" for a mechanical (as opposed to electronic) ignition system included points. But you were on the right track: you can't have points without a mechanical distributor; but you CAN have a mechanical distributor that does not use points.
Keep in mind that electronic ignition is a separate beast from electronic fuel injection.
Glad you got the problem solved. As I'm learning, the first thing to check with performance and economy problems with 3VZE engines is tune up stuff.
1) Fuel injection has little to do with the ignition type. True enough, most modern cars (built after about 1995) have a distributorless ignition system where a computer controlled coil pack sits on every cylinder. This system also negates a traditional single coil.
2) Breaker points were used to control spark in non-electronic ignition systems (that all but disappeared from the world by 1980). The "tune up parts" for a mechanical (as opposed to electronic) ignition system included points. But you were on the right track: you can't have points without a mechanical distributor; but you CAN have a mechanical distributor that does not use points.
Keep in mind that electronic ignition is a separate beast from electronic fuel injection.
Glad you got the problem solved. As I'm learning, the first thing to check with performance and economy problems with 3VZE engines is tune up stuff.
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