Toyota 2RZ - FE engine problems

Gabriel Alex

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I have a 2,4i Toyota 2RZ-FE on my 4x4 and I experience a lot of loss of power when it's cold outside. The engine doesn't want to rev when it is in gear and the only way to rev the engine is to push the pedal to the metal .Are these problems related whit a faulty : fuel pump , fuel pressure regulator , oxygen sensor , EGR needs cleaning or is something else .Thanks !
 

2500ak

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I don't have any experience with Toyota trucks, however the condition sounds like a temperature sensitive rich mixture condition.

My immediate assumption would be any of the several types of sensors modern computer control vehicles usually have to read temperature to adjust the mixture accordingly.

IAT usually isn't given enough sway over the tuning tables to make that kind of a difference so I'm going to guess it's an ECT. The engine coolant temp sensor. If it has one, I can't imagine it wouldn't.

Older chevys (GenII TBI) have that fail quite a lot. On those I know if you unplug the sensor and the condition improves then it's the sensor at fault. Although I'm sure the correct method would be to look up whatever the resistance at the senor would be and check it with a multimeter. Depending on how Toyota set the setup the computer the test of unplugging it may not apply.

Now if it's not that I suppose it could be a leaking injector, or an FPR. Something to that effect would be less temp sensitive and more persistent imo. It can't hurt to change the fuel filter and check fuel pressure though. Mainly because there is also a possibility that it's a lean condition.

Lastly, it could also be a clogged cat. Once again, the symptom of loss of engine power fits, but it shouldn't be temp sensitive.
 

Gabriel Alex

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Leaking injector or a clogged cat i am sure that aren-t the problem. I really don-t know how can i find out if the problem is the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump because i put a transparent hose after the FPR to see how is the fuel flowing and at 800 rpm it flows back in the fuel tank, if i increase the rpm over 2000 rpm the fuel flow starts to stop. I tested the fpr to see if it is opened all the time and it apered to be closed at a small amount of presure put on it . I didn-t had how to test at what pressure the FPR starts to open for the fuel to get in the fuel tank .
 

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