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ERB

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    ERB
  • Lexus Model
    IS220D
  • Year of Lexus
    2008
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    Greater London

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  1. I used SMUTTS solution and it worked for a while, probably because I do lots of motorway driving. I did a Terraclean and that helped for a bit. I've started to use better fuel and that seems to help. It recently returned (after a fill up of supermarket fuel!) and I couldn't clear the fault long enough to do a burn on the motorway. So this time I decided bite the bullet and clean out the EGR. That was the right move. It is the EGR: chock full of carbon soot. It is easy to clean out; it took me 2 hours. Before the clean, I had intermittent white smoke, and sporadic rattling and vibration in the engine, then LIMP mode (with "Check VSC" and warning lights displayed). After I cleaned it, the car was back up to power and... best of all... I didn't notice the engine. I used these videos to work out how:
  2. I had the same problem. It is the EGR: full of carbon soot. It is easy to clean out; it took me 2 hours. I used this video to work out how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-VKumMn5co Before the clean, I had intermittent white smoke, and sporadic rattling and vibration in the engine, then LIMP mode (with "Check VSC" and warning lights displayed). After I cleaned it, the car was back up to power and... best of all... I didn't notice the engine.
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