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Runs o.k after warmed up? goes down highway good? Carburetor or fuel injected?Runs o.k after warmed up? goes down highway good? Carburetor or fuel injected?
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First, I'm not a Toyota representative.
* Take your car to the nearest Toyota dealer/shop.
*** Following is for information only.***
* Starting Fluid???? Did you pour this in the tank or carb? (make a difference)
* Did you read and follow the instructions for this "Starting Fluid"
* There are gas additives to improve performance, clean engine, increase octane, stabilize ethanol, etc.
* I've never heard of "starting fluid" that is poured into tank. (though I could be wrong. Maybe some "newfangled" thing from China? (hey, I'm Chinese so I can say that.)
* Most Engine Cold starts are in spray form usually called "Carb Cleaner", Cold Engine start spray, Or generic Acetone spray. Remove the air filter and couple of sprays in carb tunnel then start car. May need to do it several times in real cold weather.
* If this is not the same stuff you used then you will need to take care down to shop to drain tank, replace fuel filter, clean out carb.
* Be careful and read instructions or ask the counter guy for help.
Aloha, ukeboy57
if I'm reading this right... ... the engine starts and dies within a few seconds. ... you jumpered the fuel pump test connector and it will keep running. ... you smell fuel after trying to re-start when it dies.
Disconnect the plug to the cold start injector. Even if you have an issue with the engine running then dying after a few seconds after doing this, if you don't smell fuel after disconnecting the cold start injector and try to restart it, the cold start time injector time switch may be failing.
Buy a can of starting fluid and have someone start the engine then spray short bursts of the fluid around all the intake fittings. If spraying the fluid in any particular area keeps the engine running, I'd start looking for leaks around that area.
It does sound like an AFM or COR issue considering it dies after a few seconds, but the fuel smell when trying to restart the engine may be a separate issue that needs corrected / isolated first.it will keep running.
... you smell fuel after trying to re-start when it dies.
Disconnect the plug to the cold start injector. Even if you have an issue with the engine running then dying after a few seconds after doing this, if you don't smell fuel after disconnecting the cold start injector and try to restart it, the cold start time injector time switch may be failing.
Buy a can of starting fluid and have someone start the engine then spray short bursts of the fluid around all the intake fittings. If spraying the fluid in any particular area keeps the engine running, I'd start looking for leaks around that area.
It does sound like an AFM or COR issue considering it dies after a few seconds, but the fuel smell when trying to restart the engine may be a separate issue that needs corrected / isolated first.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE BAD SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES.YOU NEED TO CLEAN FUEL INJECTORS AND CHANGE FUEL FILTER.THIS LITTLE TUNE UP SHOULD HELP.ANY TIME YOU SPRAY ETHER DOWN AIR INTAKE TO GET ENGINE STARTED YOUR ENGINE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL OR SPARK TO COLD START.YOU NEED RICH FUEL MIXTURE ON COLD ENGINE START UP.AS ENGINE WARMS UP FUEL MIXTURE HAS TO BE LEAN.
THOSE VEHICLES HAVE A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP THAT WILL ONLY START IF IT REACHES 60 PSI OR MORE.. BUT ONCE IT IS RUNNING REQUIRES LESS PRESSURE.... MAKE SURE THE FUEL PRESSURE WHEN STARTING EXCEEDS 60 PSI OR IT WILL NOT START...
Have you had any codes pulled?
A cold start issue may be related to a coolant sensor problem. When the engine is cold the engine control module will enrich the fuel mixture for start based on the reading it receives from the coolant sensor.
You can have it checked when cold and the temperature reading should match the out door temp. A scan tool will be required. Or replace the sensor, I believe the cost is less than $20.
Good luck, let me know.
Regards.
Runs o.k after warmed up? goes down highway good? Carburetor or fuel injected?
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