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RE: Engine Noise, Ticking I have a 2000 4Runner with 2.7L engine. It has 135K miles on it and lately it has a ticking noise on the engine. I took it for smog check, which it passed, and the mechanic said that the ticking sound is most likely the timing chain. Well, 1 month later, I changed the...

Hello, I need help. I adjusted 3 exhaust valves on the '00 4runner with 2.7L engine. I replaced the shims on top of the valve lifters. I was having a misfiring problem for the last 3 weeks. Anyways, I had to pull out the camshaft on the exhaust side. Instead of making marks on the camshaft, I...

Update: I checked each of the coil packs by attaching a spark plug one at a time. All of the sparks from all of the coils seemed to to be consistent in intensity and color. I also grounded a screw driver and touched it on the side of the rubber-end of the coil packs and did not see any arching...

Boomer18, Can you tell me where the engine coolant temp sensor is and how do I check the engine timing?

Boomer18: I do not think it is the coil pack. I have removed all of the coil packs, attached spark plugs at each ends, cranked the engine, and they all sparked. I switched around the coil packs and still I was getting a P0302. Now, it is even worst, I am getting P0300. I still think the problem...

Boomer18: When you mention to check for plug cable resistance, I am not quite sure what you mean. I do not have iginition wires, I have coil packs on each cylinders and are mounted directly into the spark plugs. Update: I have not checked out the Toyota Checkinfo but I will tonight. It looks...

I bought a contact cleaner with mineral lubricant at Radio Shack and cleaned the MAF and #2 coil pack connectors. Snapped the connectors right back, started the engine cold and it is still behaving the same - sluggish. I took it for a spin with the AC on while the engine is still cold. It has no...

I have an '00 4Runner with 4 cylinder engine and 106K miles. Lately I have been getting a P0302 code. It is a misfire on #2 engine. I have been reading threads about changing the ignition coil pack to fix this. I swapped the ignition coils packs around and I am still getting a P0302 code. At...