Diagnosing "check engine" light issue

[Pyromidion]

1988 SR5 toyota 4runner, 280k miles, 3.0L v6 EFI engine.

He's gettin up there in miles, and I just had the timing belt / water pump / thermostat changed this past weekend. My engine light will become lit after about 9-10 miles of driving, sometimes sooner. It used to only do this in summer, so I assumed it was a heat related issue. If I turn the car off, and restart it, the light will reset, and it will be another 10 miles or so before it turns back on.

I looked at this site here, but not being too car saavy, I couldn't make anything
of it, as to which would come up with the above symptoms.
Toyota Engine Codes

any help would be appreciated.

-John

 

[boomerang]

That link shows you how to get the codes. You need to do that and go from there or post back with them. The code or codes will lead you to the area of the problem.

If getting the codes is more than you're comfortable with doing, you need to either take it somewhere to get it fixed or learn to ignore it.

 

[Queasy]

Yeah, just take it to any auto shop and they can pull the code for you. The alternative would be to buy one of those readers that you plug into your car that will tell you what code it is throwing.

It may be an oxygen sensor issue but I would definitely get the code first.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Yeah, just take it to any auto shop and they can pull the code for you. The alternative would be to buy one of those readers that you plug into your car that will tell you what code it is throwing.

It may be an oxygen sensor issue but I would definitely get the code first.

It's a 1988 car. No OBD-II interface. The readers from places like Auto Zone or Pep Boys cannot pull codes for that car.

The instructions he posted in the link in the OP are what he needs to do to retrieve the codes from his engine.

ZV

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Queasy
Yeah, just take it to any auto shop and they can pull the code for you. The alternative would be to buy one of those readers that you plug into your car that will tell you what code it is throwing.

It may be an oxygen sensor issue but I would definitely get the code first.

It's a 1988 car. No OBD-II interface. The readers from places like Auto Zone or Pep Boys cannot pull codes for that car.

The instructions he posted in the link in the OP are what he needs to do to retrieve the codes from his engine.

ZV

Christ I need glasses. I thought it read 1998.