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01 toyota avalon 3.0L......help

I have a 2001 avalon 3.0L it came into my shop with p0300: random multiple cylinder misfire p0302: cyl 2 misfire p0304: cyl 4 misfire p0306: cyl 4 misfire p1354: vvt malfunction p1155: air/fuel sensor bank 2 sensor 1....... and a oil smell coming from the air vents. I changed the valve cover gaskets because they were seeping, both camshaft position sensors and it ran fine for awhile well then i noticed that the cat on the front manifold was glowing red so bingo clogged cat......nope the guy took the car home and gutted the cat and then came back in this afternoon with the same issue. the only thing i havent replaced is the oxygen sensor that is bad due to the guy doesnt want to spend 150 bucks on it. has anyone ever dealt with this issue before? if so can i get some help please because i am lost.

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    Which coil? There is one for each cylinder?

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The cat is red because of the misfire. The engine running rich causes the cats to overheat. The VVT issue is from the oil and it could be the oil switch that controls that. I would put a scope on the injectors to see if they are getting properly timed signals to open and close. If they are not, it could be the wear on the cam and crank is too high. This would throw the cam timing off and result in lost cam signal that fires the injectors.

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SOURCE: toyota mr2 roadster 2001 engine light on code po141 oxygen sens

bank 1 will be whichever side cylinder 1 of your engine is and bank 2 will be the opposite side. It's named bank 1 and bank 2 so that no matter how the engine is laid out, bank 1 is always on the same side as cylinder 1. I cannot say whether the right hand or the left hand one will be bank 1 as I do not know where your cylinder 1 is. The garage should know

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SOURCE: 2000 toyota avalon v6 multiple random misfires.....and misfire number 4 cylinder

Sounds like HT Leads as you haven't mentioned them above? not being familiar with the car I would say distributer but by the sounds of it your leads go straight to the coils. Crank sensor might be playing up aswell.

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SOURCE: 2000 toyota avalon v6 has codes p0301 p0302 and p0171

Try cleaning the injectors with professional type injector cleaning tool and cleaner..

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