jimedmondsfan wrote:You jinxed me jim!! My check engine light came on and I took it in to have it reset, only to be told by my mechanic that the 02 sensor is bad and I need $170 to fix it--plus I need a new wheel bearing assembly for $400!!
Thanks a LOT!!
If all it is is the sensor I think I'd keep the $170 in my pocket and live with the light.
and sell it or take it to IN when its time for an inspection, right ?
jim wrote:I'm going under because I don't buy that there was a problem with the cannister.
Good luck.
UPDATE ::
Jim, you freaking genius - my light is back on again !!! This is absolutely ridiculous..Someone is paying back my $400 for the replacing my canister (yeah, the one they replaced with a so-called ripped one, that was replaced by the good new one). Why does this have to be so hard !!
jim wrote:I'm going under because I don't buy that there was a problem with the cannister.
Good luck.
UPDATE ::
Jim, you freaking genius - my light is back on again !!! This is absolutely ridiculous..Someone is paying back my $400 for the replacing my canister (yeah, the one they replaced with a so-called ripped one, that was replaced by the good new one). Why does this have to be so hard !!
This I can answer: Because a computer is involved.
jim wrote:I'm going under because I don't buy that there was a problem with the cannister.
Good luck.
UPDATE ::
Jim, you freaking genius - my light is back on again !!! This is absolutely ridiculous..Someone is paying back my $400 for the replacing my canister (yeah, the one they replaced with a so-called ripped one, that was replaced by the good new one). Why does this have to be so hard !!
This I can answer: Because a computer is involved.
jim wrote:I'm going under because I don't buy that there was a problem with the cannister.
Good luck.
UPDATE ::
Jim, you freaking genius - my light is back on again !!! This is absolutely ridiculous..Someone is paying back my $400 for the replacing my canister (yeah, the one they replaced with a so-called ripped one, that was replaced by the good new one). Why does this have to be so hard !!
This I can answer: Because a computer is involved.
Maybe they should replace that?
The computer never says "Replace the computer". Mechanics are taught to listen to the computer. Replacing the computer would require free thought on the mechanics part.
Good luck with that.
(and I'm not blaming the mechanic, the things are so complicated I don't know what else to expect them to do).
I called my buddies at the dealership & he said he is flabbergasted...He is going to have the tech talk to toyota & get back to me. Im sure he would want me to change some sensor board or chip or something but me wonder, what about that canister that you replaced and cost me $400, chief...
Swatcat27 wrote:I called my buddies at the dealership & he said he is flabbergasted...He is going to have the tech talk to toyota & get back to me. Im sure he would want me to change some sensor board or chip or something but me wonder, what about that canister that you replaced and cost me $400, chief...
Ok..I'm back. So after driving 2 weeks with the SES light on, I call up the dealer techs & ask them for the next course of action. Apparently, the tech spoke to Toyota & asked me to bring the car back. They sent in smoke & what not into the hoses & pipes to look for leaks that is bothering the evap system & hence the codes. So, he called me back to tell me that they did find a bad hose & O-ring and the code has gone away. (at this point, I'm no longer jumping off my chair anymore)..
Back to my million dollar question of why the canister was changed, I was told that the first time I bought the car to them, it had 3 codes & that means major leak (gross code). After the canister was changed, it started popping one code meaning a minor leak. That minor leak is what was apparently fixed today. So, it was a collection of multiple failures..ala Apollo 13.
So, the question is : Over/under 30 days till the light comes back on.
