Low RPM hesitation, no clue why

May 26, 2004 6 Replies

I recently developed a low rpm hesitation, here's the scoop....



one day, started the 3.4L Taco, when it fired, it hesitated, burped, continued to run, I bumped the pedal, it slowly reacted, the check engine light comes on.... it has continued to stay on for 1 week now, and the hesitation hasn't gotten any worse, or better....



I changed wires, plugs, oil, filters, but not coils....



I used to be able to powerbrake, and the rear end would break loose... this doesn't happen often... but Sunday, I was in dirt, and was trying to show off for some girls, and was totally embarrased when I couldn't even turn over a tire... no brakes used.... once it's rolling and the RPMs are above



1400, it rolls on very well... but not from idle to 1400-1500 or so....

I've ruled out nothing, and am very perplexed at this... any suggestions, or ideas??? Someone did ask if I had changed the coils when I changed the wires, I said no, the wires were bad, not the coils... he mentioned that bad wires can cause a coil to foul, but over time, not immediately... which seems to be the case here....


"RedForeman ©®" sez:

the check engine

Well, for cryin' out loud, take it to an Autozone, Checker, etc. and have them plug their OBDII scanner into the port and find out what codes are being set. Sure beats the hell out of swapping parts until you trip over it ...

Good wrenchin' to ya, VLJ

I had the same thing no my 99 trd. I cleaned the MAS sensor and now it's fine. try that, took 10 minutes.

Turns out it was a P0171 code, meaning engine running too lean....

Could it be?

  1. O2 sensor
  2. MAS needing a clean
  3. Fuel Filter?

I have a fuel filter I'm going to put on, tune in tomorrow to see the amazing results of our test....

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Could be sucking wind through an intake leak too ... check the intake plenum/manifold bolts for tightness & gasket integrity.

Good wrenchin' to ya, VLJ

Or even the hose running from the filter to the plenum...

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