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I would start with cleaning the spark plugs, short run may have "fouled" them.
Had the same thing with the Tezza and just replaced all the plugs anyway, still OK so far.
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More likely the cambelt is not properly fitted, could be a tooth out making the VTTi adjustment go "out of range".
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Hi and welcome to LOC :)
Lovely car but really needs a bit of lowering
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You need THE DOCTOR if you lower the car the negative camber puts all the load on the insides of the tyres. So if adjustable he will correct the camber as much as possible.
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lol fair point actually! that will probs happen to me aswell knowing my luck! sound advice. shame they have it set up like that
Not done it but been close a couple of times!
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How far did you lower it?
Too much negative camber will do the insides of the tyres, forget tracking you need a geo check.
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Hi and welcome to LOC :)
Can we take it that it was the fronts that you did both times?
I would doubt that you bought 2 sets of warped disks.
Have you checked that the hubs are clean, the caliper pins are free and that you don't have a "sticky" caliper?
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About 6 months between the pics as well?
Agree on the wheels though, the rears are different in the pics.
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Wait till you try to slam it in 1st and hit reverse instead. Then when you drop the clutch and hit the car behind tell me you don't need it!
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That was a great read, wonder that I did not pick up on this thread before.
Lovely work and a great looking and sounding car you got there.
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Very disappointing for you. I would have been raging mad having travelled all that way.
Seems a bit strange that they mapped it without even fixing the ECU in the engine bay. Sounds like the install was not complete and the mapping probably not done.
Hope for better news soon :-)
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Like Tony said I think the warning is oil pressure.
I would assume that the air temperatures and fairly low where you are right now, if so 5W40 should be ok.
Top the oil up as I know that when the level is lowish in my car it will light up when braking because the oil is moving around in the sump.
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It could just be that the snow where you are is fluffier than normal and condensation has messed up your electrics. Thats what the channel tunnel guys are using as an excuse.
Anyway theres some pretty agresive answers on here that are making me laugh so keep them up guys its fun. Especially the ones that are wrong. The traction control does not cut the spark off it may retard the timing it also may limit the engine revs by over ruling the throttle pertensiometer but it definaly does not cut the spark off. If your traction control cuts in and your engine stalls your cars not working.
My traction control doesnt kill my engine i know i have tried it, i can keep my foot planted whilst left foot braking keeping the wheels spinning as long as i like or for a much as the trc will let me but mine engine doesnt stall. Imagine the senario. your sitting at a junction just about to turn left. The roads abit icey but your traction control gives you piece of mind. You look both ways nothing so you pull out as you emerge past the parked car on your left you see some fool bearing down on you. you decide to go for it as your way out of the junction by now, you put your foot down in panic your traction control kicks in oooohhhhhh no your engines just been turned of by the traction control now your really stuck. You have a fool speeding towards you and you just stalled your car and your in the middle of a junction. This situation is exactly why theres nothing on any car which will ever make your car stall. TRC is a saftey device designed to keep you safe, killing your engine therefore power assisted steering goes as well no engine no steering is not a saftey device. So i say it again if your trc stalls your car your trc doesnt work or you cant drive.
Having said that the new bmw has a realy stupid system that turns your engine of everytime you stop and then restarts it again for you but this is an enviromental thing not a saftey thing.
So to drive round in the snow leave any or all electronic aids turned on, drive gentley and smoothly on the controls dont get into trouble in the first place and you will be fine.
Just love an expert!
You are the first IS200 driver on here that rates the TRC.
ps Phil how come the engine on an IS200 kept cutting out on a hill about 4 years ago until I switched the TRC off and got moving again?
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Cutting the spark would also cause the engine to stall. If you keep your foot planted and let the trc cut in you can keep it cut in for a considerable time period, if the spark was cut for this long the engine would stall compleatly.
You are confusing TRC with the rev limiter which is there to stop you melting the bearings and generally wrecking the engine if you plant your foot when there is little or no load. TRC in snow mode dulls the throttle response and applies different programming to the ECU to reduce torque and power output - it just makes the engine a bit more docile and the brakes less aggressive to make the car react less to knee-jerk violent foot movements when you s**t yourself as the car starts to slide or go the wrong way. It is up to you if you think you can do better without it - but you are probably wrong.
I am most definately not confusing TRC with the rev limiter, you don't even know the difference between the traction control and snow mode FFS.
Neither of them have got any thing to do with the brakes either.
And finally I am not wrong I HAVE BEEN THERE, FOR ABOUT THE THIRD TIME OF SAYING IN THIS THREAD. The traction control kills the engine stone dead if you keep it cut in, end of. If you know better go out and try it for yourself and learn what you are talking about before you post up.
Oh and the quote you have above is not from me.
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Cutting the spark would also cause the engine to stall. If you keep your foot planted and let the trc cut in you can keep it cut in for a considerable time period, if the spark was cut for this long the engine would stall compleatly.
And that is exactly what happens when you "keep the your foot planted". I know because I've been there!
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I can handle a rear wheel drive car mastering a power slide was an early Depends on what you have drove in before i guess. I prefer a rear wheel drive cars you can steer the car with the throttle if it starts to understeer in the snow a little throttle will slide the back end back into line.
You won't keep the wheels turning when the TRC cuts in, you got no engine mate it cuts the sparks and is total crap.
Be light and smooth on the controls and keep the electric aids on, i would like to see the insurance claim form " i crashed, i turned my traction control off and the snow button !!! well i didnt think i would bother with that""Sound advice there.
I Cut my teeth in rear wheel drive cars in Scotland where we had loads of snow and an IS200 on summer tyres is the only car I have been stuck in no matter what I did with the "electric aids".
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Hi and welcome to LOC :D
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Sure I read on here that the GS has 2 washer bottles, one for the screen and one for the headlights?
Someone will come along soon that knows for sure :D
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Welcome to LOC :D
Wheels are wheels as long as they are round they will do for a while
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Agree with Bazza, Halfords Professional stuff is good quality for the money and more than adequate for amateur use.
All covered by a lifetime guarantee, you break it they replace it. Never had to do that with the tools I have but I know people who have and they have had no quibbles about it.
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Think you will find that it originated HERE
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Hi all,
My engine malfunction light came on the other day, I hooked it up to the OBD2 reader and the fault code I'm getting is P1651..
I've been scrolling through the codes lists here on the forum but I can't seem to find this code on the list..
When I google it I end up with : DTC P1651 Fan 1 Relay Control Circuit (MAZDA) OR P1651 Power Steering Pressure Switch Input fault (FORD)But nothing specific for the Lexus..
I can't fault the car to be honest but obviously I would like to know whether it's something serious or not, these things always worry me!
Can anyone help? Car I've got is a 01' GS 430
Thanks!
Chris
Have a look HERE :winky:
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Thought it was a game of spot the belt?
GET IT DONE NOW!
Is200/300/sc Front Inner Tyre Wear
in Brakes & Suspension
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Know that this is a old thread but only just read it cos not been on here for a long time!
Only taken me 7 years but finally I understand :-)