Tuesday, October 25, 2011

2001 Toyota echo engine is hesitating, had tune up and carb cleaned. Does fuel injector need to be changed?

This is a 2001 Echo, standard transmission. I had the O2 sensor changed last Sept, but light came back on 2 weeks later. The tune up changed the plugs, air filter, etc in November. New battery in December. 1st to 3rd gear are really a problem to shift into. The engine hesitates, has no prower, and gassing the engine almost seems to stall it out. This is really bad when the engine is cold. Thanks for the help
2001 Toyota echo engine is hesitating, had tune up and carb cleaned. Does fuel injector need to be changed?
Frist off, if you had the carb cleaned, there is no fuel injector. Did a mechanic do the tune-up? During a tune-up you often find other things that are causing problems. Sounds like it is starving for air, check the exhaust, I would assume there are a lot of miles on it and the system could be clogged. On the expensive end, you could need a valve job. Does it use oil or smoke?
2001 Toyota echo engine is hesitating, had tune up and carb cleaned. Does fuel injector need to be changed?
Goto your local auto parts store and have them scan your cars computer. You have at least 2 or more oxygen sensors on your exhaust system. It sounds like at least one of them is bad. Anyway they will get the codes and tell you what needs to be fixed. I had the same problem with my explorer, hesitated badly, it was 2 bad oxygen sensors.
Dear Smile maker: Sweetie ,I need to know if that car has any engine code(auto zone for free)

seems to me Your tranny , is given up.(1-3 synchronizer) or Your clutch need adjusting(which I dout)
have the PCV valve replaced and or the EGR Valve



that should fix it



good luck

hope this helps



have a good weekend and be safe