Ok... So I posted here a couple of months about about three sensors on my truck being stuck in not ready status. (1996 Toyota Tacoma X-Cab, manual) I've been patient hoping that it's just a drive cycle issue. Well I've gone over 2,000 miles and still no go. They are still "Not ready". I broke down and took it to a mechanic. They said that all of the sensors are testing fine and that it must be a problem with the ECM. He mentioned that the dealership might possibly be able to "re-flash" the computer. Otherwise I would need a new ECM. So I called the dealership and they said that they don't know of any flash update for my vehicle and to bring it in so they can look it up by VIN and see whats going on. They said that if they could flash it that it would cost about $125.00. Well I've looked around and I think I can find a used and tested ECM for about the same price. The problem is that I don't want to order one and find out that it doesn't work because it doesn't match my trucks features exactly.What would you guys do? Any suggestions? HELP!Thanks,Dante

During my time as a district service manager, I encountered exactly ZERO ECM's that were actually bad, and in speaking with the person who was in charge of the facility that tested and repaired ECM's that were returned under warranty, only 1 or 2 ECM's every 2 years or so were actually bad. In other words, it is literally something like a one in a million chance that the ECM is actually bad.In most cases where changing the ECM fixed a problem, it was probably a loose connection between the ECM and the harness, and the process of swapping ECM's cured the problem.My recommendation is that you unplug the ECM, carefully check each connector pin on the wire harness side, and then re-plug the harness into the ECM, and if that does not work, take a look at the factory service manual.Drive cycles are specific to each vehicle so unfortunately, there is no generic drive cycle that will get any OBD II-equipped vehicle in a ready state. To make things more difficult, part of the drive cycle...

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TeGGeRÂ® 19 years ago

snipped-for-privacy@deltrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@deltrak.demon.co.uk:

Jeez, you guys are making a big deal out of nothing. To shrink shrink- tubing, just wave a cigarette lighter under it. You'll have to turn the wire so all sides get heated. If a part starts to discolor, it's too hot, so move the lighter.

Also make sure you use the correct size so it won't be too big once it shrinks down. Each size can only shrink so far. Make a nice, flat solder join and use tubing that just fits over the solder.

Put the piece of tubing on BEFORE you make your join!!!!

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Ray O 19 years ago

Hey Teg! Where have you been?

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TeGGeRÂ® 19 years ago

"Ray O" wrote in news:d5931$4508d8d9$47c97f29$ snipped-for-privacy@msgid.meganewsservers.com:

Been away. Not a lot ON-topic going on in this group any more. And what little there is is well-handled by you. You are the last knowledgeable person here. Everybody else has left for sunnier climes, including me (not that I knew much anyway). I lurk here once in a while more for old-time's sake than anything else.

We could use you in the Yahoo group. I know Rick Jones would be glad to hear from you again.

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Ray O 19 years ago

I could learn a lot from Rick! Tell him I said hi, and will have to do some digging to find the group.

Thanks

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TeGGeRÂ® 19 years ago

"Ray O" wrote in news:4da26$4509ef3e$44a4a10d$ snipped-for-privacy@msgid.meganewsservers.com:

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This is the group that was originally founded as a rebuttal to Charlene Blake. Remember her? The sludge lady?

Membership is subject to approval, for the purposes of keeping out spam and OT stuff.

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Ray O 19 years ago

We haven't heard from Ms. Blake in a long time. Hopefully, she is driving something other than a Toyota.

I'll give the group a shot.

Thanks,

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Coyoteboy 19 years ago

Bastard :-) Ive noted that lol, ok so im not in the league of Ray but I try.

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Andrew Stephenson 19 years ago

(Posted from alt.autos.toyota)

A few others of us are also very trying. ;-)

IMHO much of the problem is that most of the people who take this NG (and others like it) own vehicles which mostly perform without major problems. So, being afraid of silence, between crises they discuss (if I'm not stretching the meaning of the word), er, non- Toyota subjects. We should work on our impulse control, folkses.

Regrettably, both the art of conversing entertainingly with those whose opinions you oppose (and the craft of applying invective to those you cannot bear) seem to be fading from the world.

-- Andrew Stephenson

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