Problems with 22RE! IAC? TPS? Wonky idle/dying
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Okay looks like i gotta dig up my tester. But before i do that i just wanted to say something.. So i undid my airbox with the afm still attached and plugged in, i reached in underneath and played with that valve while it was still running. When i pushed it open more it idled higher but way better and smoother...... What can this mean? Maybe i do have a big vacuum leak somewhere? O_O
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Might be an air leak, by opening the AFM vane, you are bumping up the reading it is sending to the ECU telling it there is more air getting into the engine. So it could be if there is a vacuum/air leak letting in some unmetered air and causing the engine to run poorly, by pushing the AFM vane, ECU can compensate for the extra air.
Or it could be the fuel pump contact strip down at the bottom end is bad causing the pump to run erratically. Opening the vane pushes the fuel pump contact onto a part of the contact strip that is better and the pump now runs better. The fuel pump test jumper would tell you if this is the case.
Or it could be the fuel pump contact strip down at the bottom end is bad causing the pump to run erratically. Opening the vane pushes the fuel pump contact onto a part of the contact strip that is better and the pump now runs better. The fuel pump test jumper would tell you if this is the case.
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Okay thanks. The fuel pump contact strip you speak of.. Are you talking the fuel pump relay? And i don't suppose you know where i should check for vacuum leaks that are usually a high risk?
Thanks a bunch for all this awesome info btw!
Thanks a bunch for all this awesome info btw!
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Inside the AFM:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...tml#AFMtesting
That contact in the AFM turns on the Circuit Opening Relay (COR):
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#FuelPump
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...ORelayLocation
A popular vacuum leak check below:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...tml#AFMtesting
That contact in the AFM turns on the Circuit Opening Relay (COR):
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#FuelPump
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...ORelayLocation
A popular vacuum leak check below:
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If the fuel pump contact strip is faulty can this also affect fuel pressure? Because my truck has that problems as mentioned in the links you sent me where, when it sits for a few minutes after being at operating temp, it takes awhile to crank before it fires..
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Look a the diagram above. The AFM Fc contact is what turns on the CO relay and the CO relay sends power to the fuel pump. No Fc contact = no CO relay = no fuel pump power = no fuel to the engine. A quick ohm meter test will tell you if this is the case and likely there will be an ECU trouble code stored if this is the case (it did set a code on my '85 when I had a connection issue with my AFM).
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Holy crap, so much to think about. Okay well i'll test the fuel pump test jumper and do a more thorough vacuum check on my lines. Is there a way to adjust the afm? like the valve that opens and closes?
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Mine ('85) circled in red (driver's side fender - with jumper wire installed):
Details:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...CheckConnector
Details:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...CheckConnector
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Ok, thread jack for just a second. I didn't know you could use carb cleaner, I've been too cheap to buy a propane torch and haven't checked. Will do that one tomorrow night! With all the vacuum hoses in a 3vz-e, I'm sure I've got at least one leak in there.
Back to the topic, 4Crawler's got you in the right direction. I think the new TPS purchase was pre-mature, you can usually adjust them and get them to work without getting a new one. You can unplug it and the engine will run, tried that when I was diagnosing a poor idle and it idled smooth without it (and very high rpm but that's normal with no TPS). So, unless unplugging the TPS cures all your issues, keep the receipt.... Installing a TPS is a pain, you'll need a ohm meter and steady hands.
Back to the topic, 4Crawler's got you in the right direction. I think the new TPS purchase was pre-mature, you can usually adjust them and get them to work without getting a new one. You can unplug it and the engine will run, tried that when I was diagnosing a poor idle and it idled smooth without it (and very high rpm but that's normal with no TPS). So, unless unplugging the TPS cures all your issues, keep the receipt.... Installing a TPS is a pain, you'll need a ohm meter and steady hands.
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Yeah carb cleaner works great!
It was definitely a spur of the moment buy and will do more research next time when i find something going wrong..
It was definitely a spur of the moment buy and will do more research next time when i find something going wrong..
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okay guys help me out, please, i cant start a new thread cuz something about 15 post, anyways i have a 1st gen with a 22re swap, its boosted, but not the stock 22ret motor, i was sitting in it one day letting it warm up, out of no where it starts running like crap, go to give it some fuel and it dies, i can get it to idle but if i touch that throttle she wants to die and has backfired before doing so, i have checked the following..maf sensor, tps senser, cacuume lines countless times, my g pa told me to check the egr valve but i looked up symptoms of that and it sounds simalr to mine but no the same, it has fuel, but i dont know if it has enough? where do i check fuel pressure on a 22re? and what is the fuel pressure supposed to be? if you guys think of anything els please let me know, thanks
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See if there are any stored trouble codes:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...CheckConnector
Sounds like an air/vacuum leak in the intake plumbing:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#AirLeaks
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...CheckConnector
Sounds like an air/vacuum leak in the intake plumbing:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#AirLeaks
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Hey,
What I have learned (the hard way) is when all else fails, it may be cheaper to ask an expert. I had the same problems with my 86. After it was down for three months of problem investigation at my local shop, I took it to a veteran Toyota mechanic who ran diagnostics and found the knock sensor to be faulty.
Fixing is only fun if I can fix it, without spending too much.
What I have learned (the hard way) is when all else fails, it may be cheaper to ask an expert. I had the same problems with my 86. After it was down for three months of problem investigation at my local shop, I took it to a veteran Toyota mechanic who ran diagnostics and found the knock sensor to be faulty.
Fixing is only fun if I can fix it, without spending too much.
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