1992 celsior (Ls400) running rich and not much power
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1992 celsior (Ls400) running rich and not much power
Hi every one. I have a 1992 Toyota celsior (imported version of a Ls400 and exactly the same)
Late last year (mid December) on my way in to work my car was driving mint. No issues at all. I then wanted to over take the person In front of me and put my foot down to find there was barely any power. I took it to my friend who is a mechanic and experienced in these vehicles who told me that the exhaust manifold was leaking quite badly and that the oxygen sensor wouldn't be reading right because of this. So I got a new set and installed them but the vehicle runs the same (albeit a little quieter but you get what I mean) and I find myself at a loss as to what it could be. It will use a full tank in 130km and just doesn't sound as if it is running right in general (low idol and kind of like a pinking sound from the exhaust) if anyone has had this issue and thinks that they can help I would greatly appreciate your input. I have also taken the cats out and removed the inside of them and replaced another part of the exhaust that was also leaking.
Late last year (mid December) on my way in to work my car was driving mint. No issues at all. I then wanted to over take the person In front of me and put my foot down to find there was barely any power. I took it to my friend who is a mechanic and experienced in these vehicles who told me that the exhaust manifold was leaking quite badly and that the oxygen sensor wouldn't be reading right because of this. So I got a new set and installed them but the vehicle runs the same (albeit a little quieter but you get what I mean) and I find myself at a loss as to what it could be. It will use a full tank in 130km and just doesn't sound as if it is running right in general (low idol and kind of like a pinking sound from the exhaust) if anyone has had this issue and thinks that they can help I would greatly appreciate your input. I have also taken the cats out and removed the inside of them and replaced another part of the exhaust that was also leaking.
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There was a strong fuel smell but now that the manifolds have been done it there is no fuel smell inside. But if you stand near it there is a strong smell. I also haven't had any codes scanned as yet (I live in New Zealand and everything is closed for Anzac weekend)
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The car runs ok. I find once it's warm and you stop at a set of lights it will misfire quite badly. I have also replaced 1000 km ago the cam belt distributor coils and spark plugs (plugs are platinum ngkr) just as maintainence and it still seems to do it. However the maf sensor didn't really occur to me so I will get that tested asap
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Ok. So being that I am a bit of a noob with cars I kept searching through Google to find a simple way to check maf problems and stumbled across this which was extremely helpful. http://www.troublecodes.net/lexus/
My car came up with code 24 (IAT sensor signal failure) and code 31(maf sensor signal failure)
So does this mean replacing the entire part or cleaning it out
My car came up with code 24 (IAT sensor signal failure) and code 31(maf sensor signal failure)
So does this mean replacing the entire part or cleaning it out
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Ok. So being that I am a bit of a noob with cars I kept searching through Google to find a simple way to check maf problems and stumbled across this which was extremely helpful. http://www.troublecodes.net/lexus/
My car came up with code 24 (IAT sensor signal failure) and code 31(maf sensor signal failure)
So does this mean replacing the entire part or cleaning it out
My car came up with code 24 (IAT sensor signal failure) and code 31(maf sensor signal failure)
So does this mean replacing the entire part or cleaning it out
http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/
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