I kept my last car ('05 Mazda3) alive for 419k miles and needed to find something a little bigger now that kids are getting older. I've always wanted an overland vehicle and passively searched for fj80's for years, but never pulled the trigger. I got honest with myself, though, and realized that I would drive it on the streets for 99% of it's life, so why not find something a little more comfortable. Gen3 was the perfect fit all around. I wanted an 01-02 Limited for the leather, 5 speed, lsd, and no throttle by wire/traction control/ASC/electronic doohickory. ASC might be awesome, but I'm so tired of dealing with old faulty electronics disabling my vehicles - and I had to do a lot of maintenance to keep the mazda alive that long so I was leery of having to diagnose faulty traction control issues. Found this one about 2 hours away with 170k on the clock. It was a 2 owner vehicle, but the first owner drove it for 166k if its life. Everything looks great inside and out. As much as I want to start with new wheels and tires and suspension, I have to tackle quite a few maintenance items first. It has a CEL for the following:
P0431 Warm Up Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold
P0174 System Too Lean Bank 2
P0154 Bank2 Heated Oxygen (front) Sensor No Activity Detected
I fogged the engine, especially driver side (bank2) with carb cleaner while it was running and never registered any change in RPM, so I don't think it's an intake leak. My thoughts are (in order of likelihood I think) 1. Bad bank 2 O2 sensor 2. EGR valve stuck open 3. Cat converter is clogged from burning oil.
It smokes sometimes on startup, leaks quite a bit of oil and I smell burning oil sometimes when I stop. Cam seals need replacing? Valve stem seals need replacing? Probably front main as well. Ohh and I should probably change all the fluids, replace timing belt/water pump, brakes, rotors, struts, bushings ... Cars aren't cheap when you buy them new and when you buy them old. But I like this one I found.
P0431 Warm Up Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold
P0174 System Too Lean Bank 2
P0154 Bank2 Heated Oxygen (front) Sensor No Activity Detected
I fogged the engine, especially driver side (bank2) with carb cleaner while it was running and never registered any change in RPM, so I don't think it's an intake leak. My thoughts are (in order of likelihood I think) 1. Bad bank 2 O2 sensor 2. EGR valve stuck open 3. Cat converter is clogged from burning oil.
It smokes sometimes on startup, leaks quite a bit of oil and I smell burning oil sometimes when I stop. Cam seals need replacing? Valve stem seals need replacing? Probably front main as well. Ohh and I should probably change all the fluids, replace timing belt/water pump, brakes, rotors, struts, bushings ... Cars aren't cheap when you buy them new and when you buy them old. But I like this one I found.