aft1987

Ok I'm new, ya, I know.
year: 1994
Make: Ls400(obviously because I posted in this section.)
266kish miles.
Where the issue began:
I got the car from my brother who, like an idiot, was I guess cleaning the plastic moldings with armour all . In turn the spark plugs were fouled and it has like no power. He also changed the leaky radiator which is why I drained the transmission and added new tranny fluid. (no I didn't use dex/mer. I'm not an idiot, I got spec fluid.)

The Problem:
No low end power and running rich.

The new:
8 Bosch Platnum +4 spark plugs
STP air filter
K&N Oil filter(havent changed oil yet because haven't checked compression)
(forgot brand) synthetic 5W-30 5-qt
Tranny fluid + lucas(1 bottle)

I tested the maf and got .7k resistance @ 78F which according to this:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ml?ref=esp-img
Means it's not up to spec.

What I am wondering is if: It's possible to clean the possibly dirty MAF(which didn't look dirty) and get a normal resistance test? Would a non-working/dirty o2 sensor be causing it to run rich?
Does anyone know what the compression numbers should look like?
I will be going up to advance auto to have the codes pulled or test them myself if I can find or are pointed to an appropriate page.
Thank you for looking
-Drew

Hilux22RE

First Problem I See are those Bosch Plugs..
Are the Wires in good Condition??
What About the Cap and Rotors??
Check Engine Light?
LexLS.com is going to help you a lot with all of the Tutorials.

SkulCracka

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/ you will need to pull the codes yourself. no you cant clean our type of MAF's.

aft1987

I have 2 tests tomorrow but I'll jump on the issue either tomorrow night or friday.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

did you check all the new plugs for spark? sounds like an ign issue...if the cap/wires/rotors are good, check the ignitors/coils.

aft1987

turns out the issue is the cats. rode for like 40 yrds and they're beet red.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

if they failed it's usually due to something killing them....dead cats (especially if BOTH die at the same time) are usually symptoms, not a diagnosis.