Well, we appear to be kindred spirits. We don't have emission testing,
but I am keeping up a 94 Chevy S-10 P/U as a second car. My last set of
Michelins, including a spare, probably make up a third of the value of
the truck.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 1/12/2017 6:51 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
Well, it finally happened. Something here broke and I couldn't fix it. My 2000
Toyota pickup did not pass emissions, and I was not surprised. I've had an intermittent
"check engine" light for the past year and a half, but when I go to look it's
still there. I had the problem checked and I knew it was one of the two oxygen sensors,
but it wasn't burning oil and the fuel economy actually improved.
But, not passing emissions is a serious matter, so I took it to a nearby
Toyota dealership. They found that the EGR valve had failed in the closed
position, so the exhaust was not being recirculated to the intake. That
explains why my fuel economy had improved and why the spark plugs were clean.
Replacing the EGR valve and a couple of associated parts that had also failed
is going to cost me around $1,000. Not bad, considering that it's 17 years old
(almost to the day), has 209,000 miles, not burning any oil, and has never had
any work done on it other than me doing the oil changes and tuneups and having
a shop do the chassis lube, front bearing repack, and brakes.
It's actually a pretty good testimony to the overall quality of the
Toyota product of that time. It's no wonder that I'm occasionally asked if I
would sell it.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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