P0A94 code goes into limp mode and no flow in inverter reservoir. Just swapped inverter.

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    Just swapped inverter after getting all lights lit up on dash, and throwing a P0A94 code. Car has been driving fine after a couple miles. Even getting 600 miles to the tank instead of 400. Now all of a sudden same thing happened again. Lights lit up on dash including triangle and went into limp mode. Had it towed to my house. And it had check engine light on. Put scanner on and had no codes, just in monitor it had a P0A94. Cleared check engine light with scanner and all lights went off and now drives perfectly normal. Its driving me crazy! I dont see flow in inverter reservoir. But feeling hose and listening to pump it seems to be working! Let me know what ypu think thanks
     
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    Where did you buy the pump?
     
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    You may be hearing the pump, but you don't see the water flowing. I don't think the
    pump is working. They about $120, worth changing...
     
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    Never put a new pump just new inverter
     
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    I will order new pump and replace it, thanks
    Im thinking it was never the inverter it was the coolant pump.
     
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    It's such a pain to replace the pump, you basically have to remove the inverter
    to get to it, so it's best to replace it while the inverter is out.

    It's better to do a diagnoises before replacing parts.. (y)

    Hope the new pump resolves the problem.

     
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    get an oem from the dealer, a lot of black market pumps out there
     
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    Ya i replaced pump drove it a couple hundred miles now a P0C73 just came up on my wifes commute to work! Cant win with this car!
     
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    oem from dealer? if so, maybe it's a wire/connector problem
     
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    No online.... not an oem. When i installed it after draining entire system and bleed it out with putting in ready mode. pump turned on and filled system and i did it like 3 times until sytem was full. Drove it a couple hundred miles and now this code comes up! P0C73..
     
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    You think the new pump already failed?
     
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    there have been a lot of reports here of black market chinese junk that fails quickly.
    any movement in the reservoir?
     
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    Dont see any now! Just code P0C73 keeps coming up! I guess i will replace pump again?
    Best place to buy an OEM? No dealer near me!
     
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    You’ll have to go online to camelback Toyota or other
     
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    Ya i see slight movement inside reservoir when in ready mode. Maybe trapped air bubbles? I also hear pump....
     
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    Black market pump is no good! Ordered oem pump just now will receive it Sunday!
     
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    all the best!
     
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