Recent content by philbo_baggins

jbtvt thanks for the response! So, passing inspection is a problem that I would like to fix. Have a few more months before I cross that bridge though. I saw ETCS in the engine code (Toyota P1633) which gets thrown in the scenario in my original post (starting it up the second time w/out...

Just as an update to anyone looking at this thread later on down the road: I haven't made much more progress on the ECM malfunctioning. I tried getting a "new" used ECM from ecmoutlet. com and was very unimpressed with them. Long story short they said they had the right one in stock, I paid for...

Yeah, I'll definitely check that. Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately that is a lot of what I've been seeing too...just replace the ECM

Hm, interesting. Thanks for looking for me. That's not a website that I found or info that I've been looking at. The only thing I'd say is that I've read that this engine code means different things for different maufacturers, and toyota is the "ECM malfunction (ECTS circuit" As for the other...

Hello all, I would like to pick your brain before I go about getting a refurb ECM for my 2002 4runner. I have searched anything I could think of and tried everything I found within my ability, so here goes... '02 SR5 with 156k miles, new to me. I bought it and was told that the ECM was bad and...

Aw, man, this is making me want to get a dog...

Cool truck!

Awesome man! Keep at it! Practice makes perfect

Love the stock look of the front! Planning any aftermarket light upgrades any time?

Congrats! Working on mine myself..

Hi :spam2:

First mod is going to be get my runner in working condition...

purchased an '02 that needs some work, and I need some help (which I have searched for), but alas I must make 15 posts first :rockthrow:

Yup needing to burn up these posts...

New here - guess I'm going to have to work on my 15 posts. Have a p1633 code on an '02 4runner that I wanted some advice on before dropping $400 on a new ecm...have searched hours for content but am pretty stuck...