Razablade

Hi Gavin

First welcome to LOC :D and the darkside

The first question is are you used to an auto box

When I first got the Tezza I had driven auto cars before but not really "tried them out", thought it real weird. But stuck with it refusing to drive the manual IS till I found out how it worked.

Have a play and remember that the box will respond to what your right foot does as well as the buttons on the wheel. The Tezza needs revs so don't be afraid of giving it some "wellie".

Anyway have a play and have fun and to answer your question I thought the same as you  about the slow bit till I got used to it. Used properly the tip is nearly as good as a manual and just so much better in traffic jams.

You want the revs up to overtake when you know a good straight is coming, to avoid kick down on corners or roundabouts use the tip to give you the gear you want.

Hope that helps :D

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Welcome to LOC,

Did ya try pressing the power button ,

they found the problem with my car,,

its the throttle body

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Good news they found the problem.

Do you know how they isolated the issue?

Whats wrong with the throttle body?

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its good news but its costing 1400 euro,

there was a too much air going through it then the springs broke and the throttle body has to be replaced hopefully it hasnt damaged anything else

they found the problem with my car,,

its the throttle body

I got your PM Razablade, but I am still clueless as to what's wrong with mine.  What's I've had to do is buy a wrecked one very cheaply and I've transferred the engine and wiring for it last weekend, and doing the final fixings this weekend coming and I'll be rolling again.  No one could tell me what was wrong. 

I admit it was kind of a long haul thing to do but I was getting nowhere and my car's been down too long.  Also, the ECU of these cars controls almost everything in it, so you've got to get someone who has software and equipment that talks to that ecu.  That's the only way. 

Good luck.

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will getting a new ecu fix the problem. how much would it cost.

i have a spare Manual transmission ECU......

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my car is automatic

Have you tried resetting the ECU?

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yeah it has been reset but still no luck

Sounds like Mat was right.

What dealership is it?  What diagnostic equipment did they use?  What reports (if any) did they give you?

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its a toyota dealership in ireland. i dunno what they used. but i woudnt say they have the jap software

someone else on this site had the same prob but he didnt post the solution. he said he reset the ecu but it still had the same problem.

when they first hooked it up to the diagnostic equipment, it said the Battery was empty so they left it charging overnight, the next day nothing came up.

its the orange engine light, ya i kept driving and as i was overtaking the car just shut down.

the engine light is still on,

ive had it for 3 months and i serviced it straight away,

its a 99, beams engine rs200

ive had no faults and the mileage is at 83000 km.

Hi

My engine light came on 20 min before my altezza just cut out, when i tried to start it, it revved up then immediately powered off. the toyota dealer doesnt know what the problem is because nothing came up on their computer.

Can You Plz Help