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postcoke2
09-09-2005, 06:07 PM
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated here! I have a 2001 Tacoma reg cab 4 wheel drive and recently the check engine light came on. It shakes roughly when it idles and has lost power. I assume it is running on three cylinders and have had the spark plugs changed. no help there. Brought to the dealership and they cleaned cylinder 4 connection at coil insulator. This helped for about 3 miles then back to shaking and check engine.... Anyone have any ideas and is anyone else fed up with their Toyota dealership service actions?

Brian R.
09-09-2005, 11:21 PM
What code is stored in your computer - related to the "Check Engine" light?

postcoke2
09-09-2005, 11:38 PM
What code is stored in your computer - related to the "Check Engine" light?

Not quite sure how do go about getting that code i guess... the dealership didnt even bother doing a diagnostic on it. where do i find it?

Brian R.
09-10-2005, 12:17 AM
Bring it to Autozone if you have one in the vicinity. Dealer or a friendly mechanic would be able to get that for you also.

cts24
09-13-2005, 11:45 AM
I have a 95 Taco and had a similar thing happen to me. Took it to Auto Zone, put it on a code reader and found out the cat. converter was going bad. Don't know if this helps but it might give you a starting point.
Good luck!!

postcoke2
09-13-2005, 11:49 AM
I have a 95 Taco and had a similar thing happen to me. Took it to Auto Zone, put it on a code reader and found out the cat. converter was going bad. Don't know if this helps but it might give you a starting point.
Good luck!!

Thanks all, seemed to be a bad injector of all things.

Brian R.
09-13-2005, 05:10 PM
That's a cheap fix. Good luck...

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