TStango

On my way home from work today something happened to the engine. It isn't running properly and the best way to describe it is it's skipping. The check engine light eventually came on but there were no signs of overheating. I'm thinking it's a bad wire/coil pack or a sensor went. Anyone else ever experience this or have any ideas?

4runner4me

mine is doing the same thing. I got my plugs changed yesterday. It got better but it is still missing. I bought some wires today but havent got a chance to put them on.

Glenn

I was having the same problem, and it turned out to be that the intake tract was gummed up with fuel residue. A procedure called "carbon tune" was done by my mechanic, and that really fixed the problem.

But it could be a number of things. Bad gas. Ignition component trouble. Etc.

TStango

Could that amsoil air filter finally have gummed up the MAF sensor?

runnerboy97

Mine did the same thing a while back. It was a bad plug. I changed the plugs and wires, and now all is well. Good luck with it.

TStango

Was the engine running rough and vibrating the whole truck? Mine is and the exhaust sounds like an old school Subaru. I hope it's a simple fix like yours.

runnerboy97

YUP

HaveBlue

How does the exhaust smell? Rich?
Clean the MAF. Use a good quick dry electric parts cleaner and spray it in there. You might have some debris (dust, oil, etc) causing a faulty connection.

MTL_4runner

Pull the codes to find out what it is!!!
Then post back and we can help ya out.