MichiganFan82
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I thought this might be a better place for this thread...
Here is what the check engine light did once I did the paper clip trick.
The CEL flashed 7 times, each about a little more than a second, then there was a long pause of about 3-4 seconds and it flashed once.
Then repeated the cycle. I am a little confused on how to read these signals, but I think what it is saying is error code (71). Which this website (http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/codes/index.html)
says its the following:
EGR VALVE MALFUNCTION--EXHAUST GAS TEMPEATURE BELOW SPEC. FOR EGR CONTROL
--EGR SYSTEM
--EGR GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR/CIRCUIT
Any advice?
UPDATE: After doing some research, Seafoam is recommended as a possible quick easy fix to the problem. I suppose I could try that.
I do not know if it matters or anything but I reside in MN and it has been close to or around 0 degrees F over these winter months....I don't believe we have emission testing for vehicles anymore either. Would these be a problem for my acceleration on the highway? It seems a bit laggy or is the just the lack of power in the v6 I have been reading about?
Thanks for any info. guys!
Here is what the check engine light did once I did the paper clip trick.
The CEL flashed 7 times, each about a little more than a second, then there was a long pause of about 3-4 seconds and it flashed once.
Then repeated the cycle. I am a little confused on how to read these signals, but I think what it is saying is error code (71). Which this website (http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/codes/index.html)
says its the following:
EGR VALVE MALFUNCTION--EXHAUST GAS TEMPEATURE BELOW SPEC. FOR EGR CONTROL
--EGR SYSTEM
--EGR GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR/CIRCUIT
Any advice?
UPDATE: After doing some research, Seafoam is recommended as a possible quick easy fix to the problem. I suppose I could try that.
I do not know if it matters or anything but I reside in MN and it has been close to or around 0 degrees F over these winter months....I don't believe we have emission testing for vehicles anymore either. Would these be a problem for my acceleration on the highway? It seems a bit laggy or is the just the lack of power in the v6 I have been reading about?
Thanks for any info. guys!