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1994 Toyota Corolla Repair Question


Topics covered: Engine, Backfire, Check engine light.
Mileage: 24,560 miles.

Asked on July 19, 2012

When my car riches at its warm operating temperature the service engine light comes on and it starts to backfire when I take my foot of the exhilarato

When my car riches at its warm operating temperature the service engine light comes on and it starts to backfire when I take my foot of the exhilarator paddle what can be the cause of this seeing that I just overhauled my car?
Avatar Asked by jcwilly

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Replied on July 19, 2012

It is a toytota conquest 4AFE engine.

Tiny Response from jcwilly
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Replied on July 19, 2012

The "check engine" light is an indicator for a system that monitors many electronic functions in the system, also called the "malfunction indicator lamp" (MIL). It can come on for any of hundreds of different causes from any of the systems that the computer monitors. Some are very important and can lead to further component or engine damage and some are emissions related not as serious but still a problem and need to be repaired.

Your first step is to have the computer scanned to retrieve the trouble codes that were set when the check engine light came on. Those codes will give you specific information about what the computer saw and will get you pointed in the right direction to find your problem. Once you have these code numbers, we can be a lot more specific about what your problem may be.

Tiny Answered by Wrenchtech (expert)
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Replied on July 19, 2012

http://www.2carpros.com/articles/toyota-trouble-code-definitions-and-code-gathering-method-1990-1995

Try above for code retrieval.

Tiny Answered by KHLow2008 (expert)
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