Need Help Chasing A Gremlin...
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Need Help Chasing A Gremlin...
Apparently I have a gremlin. This Gremlin causes my 4runner's engine to cut out and die hard for approximately one second or less - so if I'm riding down the road the inertia of the engine will get it to start again - if I'm sitting at a stop light I will have to hit the starter. It is completely random - hot, cold, moving, stopped, beginning of the day, end of a long trip, day, night, turning, going straight, Tuesdays - I really can't make any sense of when or why. It is not all that often - but it really bugs me that it happens.
I can find nothing visibly wrong. I did do a tear down for the head gaskets about 5k miles ago.
I really don't like chasing issues that I can't replicate or issues that are not consistent.
I'm not looking to throw parts at the problem - I'm hoping someone else has chased this gremlin too.
Any thoughts? I'd rather find this gremlin before he causes more trouble than he already has...
I can find nothing visibly wrong. I did do a tear down for the head gaskets about 5k miles ago.
I really don't like chasing issues that I can't replicate or issues that are not consistent.
I'm not looking to throw parts at the problem - I'm hoping someone else has chased this gremlin too.
Any thoughts? I'd rather find this gremlin before he causes more trouble than he already has...
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Wouldn't the fuel pump cutting out cause more of a sputter while it runs out of fuel in the line? It is acting as if someone is turning the key off and turning it back on really fast.
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After my HG's I swapped out my stock ground wire and added a few new ones too. But I know it does not loose connectivity completely because the idiot lights on the dash are on...
Would a bad ignition switch cause intermittent issues once a week or so - not related to starting?
Would a bad ignition switch cause intermittent issues once a week or so - not related to starting?
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Check your grounds and all fuses...im thinking loose wire thats grounding out on body or frame....
If not, sorta sounds like a TPS problem...
Maybe unhook it...And run it, see if it runs better..
Let us know...
If not, sorta sounds like a TPS problem...
Maybe unhook it...And run it, see if it runs better..
Let us know...
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i had this EXACT issue with my runner...
just as you described it... idiot lights and all...
im not sure exactly what made it go away because i did several things at once, but i havent had a problem since...
replaced a stuck exhaust valve on the #4 cylinder...
new cap and rotor...
new bosch platinum +4's...
new toyota wires...
my dad and i also did a fix that he used on his old gremlin for its stalling problem...
get some electrical connection cleaner and clean every connector in the engine bay...
i havent had a problem in 8 months...
just as you described it... idiot lights and all...
im not sure exactly what made it go away because i did several things at once, but i havent had a problem since...
replaced a stuck exhaust valve on the #4 cylinder...
new cap and rotor...
new bosch platinum +4's...
new toyota wires...
my dad and i also did a fix that he used on his old gremlin for its stalling problem...
get some electrical connection cleaner and clean every connector in the engine bay...
i havent had a problem in 8 months...
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I had this exact same problem after I installed a new starter. I did not get the ground from the starter tight enough to the block. The engine would die and then start back randomly. I would bet you have a ground somewhere that is lose. Good luck finding where that would be.
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I had a gremlin similar to that in my bmw and I chased it for six months. Only after I replaced every ground in the car with quality stereo wire and connectors did I remedy the problem. One bad ground on one of your sensors could send a weird signal to the ecu and it starts going squirrely. The cheapest thing to try and the most beneficial is to change all your grounds....even if it turns out to not be the problem it never hurts to have them new
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