Hi

i have an is200 auto and recently have been having some random engine cut outs. at first i thought it was only ever happening whilst turning right but happened yaesterday whilst in a straight line.

it doesnt happen often say once a week but when it happens its pretty dangerous as i loose my steering etc going around corners etc. aswell as being well embarrassing as being an auto i have to stop and put it in park to restart !

someone said it may be my throttle body but its very expensive to replace, i have scouted the web and seen many pages discussing cleaning it. when i have the car sat idleing say on the drive and i press the accelerator its wierd to explain but before the usual engine rev sound appears i can here a quick dry sound from the throttle body kinda like a cough sound stupid but i dunno if that is supposed to happen.

if any one has had a similar problem or knows a solution it would be appriciated

carl

Hello matey, It might be worth getting the fault codes read to see if its logged any error on the system and might point you in the right direction?

yeah i asked my m8 about doin a diagnostic check but he said as the warning light hasnt come on at all it prob wont show anything ???