Toyota Repair: 93 Toy V6 3VZE - stalls while driving, vacuum problem, aloha from hawaii


Question
Aloha from Hawaii:

My 93 xcab with a 3vz-e stalled suddenly while going down the road.

I thought it was a fuel problem, so I changed the filter and tested the fuel pump by seeing if the pump sends fuel at the driver's side rail connection:  it worked.  This does not address an intermittent problem, such as a fuel pump that is going bad.  Should this be checked?  If so, how?  But before you answer, please read on...

I was towed home. Through this site, I learned how to look for an error code, as the Check Engine light came on while I was driving.

Code 14 = Ignitor or Distributor.

The truck only dies when the engine warms up, and I read in other posts that it could be a vacuum problem.  Should I still check, or is this issue most likely caused by in fact a dying Ignitor or Distributor?

What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

Kelii

Answer
I just had another post with with the same exact problem.
The 14 code indicates a loss of a signal from the distributor to the igniter which tells the computer that there is a loss of ignition to the spark plugs, when this happens the computer turns the fuel injectors off, there are a lot more distributor failures than igniter failures on these engines so I would recommend replacing the distributor.