Recent content by daviddep

my mechanic installed the spacer. my check engine light had come back on and stayed on over the past several weeks so we finally did the fix and it went out. hopefully it will stay out for good I will update this post if it doesn't. thanks for the spacer advice

Thats what my guy is going to put in.... Today, the light went out... if it comes back on, we'll do it.. Wish i would hve non that before i bought a new cat..

I used Toyota Cat. At this point were not gonna recreate an exhaust leak. He's gonna use an O2 adapter for the down stream sensor and relocate it further down..... Hopefully that will work...

03 4Runner V8 Limited. 220K miles.. Check Engine P0420 Code has been troubleshooting for over a year... Replaced: Up and Down Stream 02 sensors. Replaced Bank 1 Cat with OEM. No codes for many months..... A few days ago, i started car and 1/4 inch hole in exhaust pipe blew out. Drove...

LMAO- Um.. yeah that was it....the window lock switch was in the "on" position... Crisis averted... I was about to start ripping the tailgate apart looking for fuses....

my 03 V8 4Runner 212K was in the shop for Rack & Pinion replacement. When I got it back , i noticed my radio memory was cleared out. Maybe they disconnected the battery during service? I went to lower the tailgate window and nothing. Rear wiper is dead too. But, the tailgate latch is...

Not compared to original Bank 1 Cat.... never took the temperature reading on the original.. Did temperature reading on the new used cat and comparing it to do existing bank 2 cat.. so the replacement cat is running significantly cooler then the bank 2 cat... so that tells me that the new...

I measured the Replaced Bank 1 Cat downstream temperature, versus the Bank 2 Cat. The replaced Cat was 50-75 degrees cooler. So that tells me that the Bank 1 Cat is doing it job... It must be something else.. I was thinking to replace the Bank 1 with a NEW OEM, but its not gonna help I...

we replaced the gaskets when replaced the Cat... Thanks

Check Engine Light intermittently comes on and off, for almost a year. Done the following: 1. Replaced Bank 1 Exhaust Catalytic converter manifold. (with Used one, from reputable Ebay dealer, who says it is good working order.) 2. Replaced Up& Down Stream Bank 1 O2 sensors. 3. Ran cataclean...

FYI... Bought the BlueTooth BlueDriver OBD2 . Been chasing down a Check Engine Code for months... Finally got my own scanner.. BEST THING, not only will it clear the Check Engine, but it also will Reset the VSC Trak control. Certain 4runners when connected to the OBD2, the Skid control...

It Worked! Reset and VSC lights off. There is youtube vid, and using the TSB as a guide, very helpful. I used two copper wires from an old electrical outlet.. for final step, i used wire nut to connect them together, while putting in terminals.. I made a video as well to help...

CODE: p0420

Would replacing the Computer Assembly Skid control with a modified unit even help? or would we still run into the same issue.... Used ones on EBAY....

I can confirm that based on my VIN #, my 4runner was produced BeFore the Modification... "Some 2003 model year 4Runner vehicles may experience a VSC light ON condition and DTC C1203 in the Skid Control Computer memory. A modification to the Skid Control Computer logic has been made to prevent...