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The check engine light came on in my Taco yesterday.
I added some windshield washer fluid to the reservoir today but it's still on.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks
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90% chance it's your gas cap.
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Drop by Auto Zone and let them check it for free.
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Push the On Star Button and have them run a diagno....
Oh wait...
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The easiest fix is to take about 1 inch of 3M electrical tape and put it on the dash, covering the check engine light and it will quit bothering you. I don’t know how many trucks I got new and when that light came on, the electrical tape worked for years...
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I got one of these off ebay, downloaded Torque for Android, and read out the codes myself. My cars are all crap so I needed it.
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I paid about $75 for my code reader. After that, they just kept getting cheaper and better. Mine is pretty old school these days.
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Unhook the battery for a few hours and see if it goes away. It reboots the computer basically and often clears it. If it comes back best to get it plugged in and diagnosed. Try the gas cap as mentioned too.
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The easiest fix is to take about 1 inch of 3M electrical tape and put it on the dash, covering the check engine light and it will quit bothering you. I don’t know how many trucks I got new and when that light came on, the electrical tape worked for years... Yes tape but now its felt pen.
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The check engine light came on in my Taco yesterday.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks Well, duh!! It's obvious you either need to tighten or replace the check engine light bulb! Master mechanics charge big bucks for this advice.
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If it has around 100,000 miles on it , think O2 sensor.
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Drop by Auto Zone and let them check it for free. This. Need a OBD code reader.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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WTF is a Taco? I thought Tacos was dinner. 7mm
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The check engine light came on in my Taco yesterday.
I added some windshield washer fluid to the reservoir today but it's still on.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks I hope you just forgot the sarcasm font.
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Washer fluid is not going to fix that problem.
Its amazing just how often otherwise responsible people overlook the blinker fluid reservoir.
On your particular Taco, the fill cap is located under the passenger seat....immediately aft of the under slung Johnson rod mounting buttress.
You must buy the type K(p) fluid. It has the correct friction modifiers to interface properly with the optical shear pramus.
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Washer fluid is not going to fix that problem.
Its amazing just how often otherwise responsible people overlook the blinker fluid reservoir.
On your particular Taco, the fill cap is located under the passenger seat....immediately aft of the under slung Johnson rod mounting buttress.
You must buy the type K(p) fluid. It has the correct friction modifiers to interface properly with the optical shear pramus. Id go with the Maxlife for a Taco that old.
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The check engine light came on in my Taco yesterday.
I added some windshield washer fluid to the reservoir today but it's still on.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks I hope you just forgot the sarcasm font.
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I am MAGA.
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