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2008 Rav4 V6 Limited 4x4 with 92000 miles.
I tried pulling codes today with an OBDII code reader and got nothing. I need to do the paperclip option outlined but how are the pins numbered? Across then down and across again or top, bottom, top, bottom, etc..
My symptoms are it only acts up when in slushy snowy conditions. The 4x4 light will come on but not the CEL as best as I can remember. It will start surging the engine and I will see the tach jump a couple hundred rpm's at a regular interval. The headlights and dash lights will also dim at the same time.
On a very snowy morning I had it get to where the engine would not even speed up. I was just stuck there at an idle in the road for several minutes then it just started working again and the lights went out and I drove off.
EDIT: Just to clarify I should state that when it refused to move it was because the engine would not speed up at all. If it was in drive I could floor it and it would just continue to idle. Put it in park and then the engine would rev up again like normal. This past winter was very very muddy at times and I live on some crappy roads. Lots of mud got packed up under the car I had to clean out as well.
After it dries out all is OK again.
Any ideas on where to start?
I tried pulling codes today with an OBDII code reader and got nothing. I need to do the paperclip option outlined but how are the pins numbered? Across then down and across again or top, bottom, top, bottom, etc..
My symptoms are it only acts up when in slushy snowy conditions. The 4x4 light will come on but not the CEL as best as I can remember. It will start surging the engine and I will see the tach jump a couple hundred rpm's at a regular interval. The headlights and dash lights will also dim at the same time.
On a very snowy morning I had it get to where the engine would not even speed up. I was just stuck there at an idle in the road for several minutes then it just started working again and the lights went out and I drove off.
EDIT: Just to clarify I should state that when it refused to move it was because the engine would not speed up at all. If it was in drive I could floor it and it would just continue to idle. Put it in park and then the engine would rev up again like normal. This past winter was very very muddy at times and I live on some crappy roads. Lots of mud got packed up under the car I had to clean out as well.
After it dries out all is OK again.
Any ideas on where to start?