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Old Jun 7, 2002 | 06:22 PM
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can anyone tell me whats going on when i smash on the gas i her like bearings moving around like sorta some kind of knocking the engine is tight i just dont want to have and take it in to the lexus dealership?
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Old Jun 7, 2002 | 06:32 PM
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Use the best gas you can buy and see if that clears up the problem. Pinging will kill your engine over time. My advice is to get it fixed immediately before major damage occurs. Check your timing too.
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Old Jun 7, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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Im already using 91 octane from the gas stations i think it may have something to do with my intake and stock ecu not ready all the extra air... comment please
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Old Jun 7, 2002 | 06:50 PM
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Pull the fuse(s) for your ECU and wait for a while(at least 5 minutes). Turn on your engine and let it idle for a few minutes. Turn off the car and then turn on and drive the car around. You will have reset your ecu.
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Old Jun 7, 2002 | 07:45 PM
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wow that will work? seems a little scary so you think it may be the intake and ecu also huh? thanks for your responses..oh yeah how wil i know which one is the ecu fuses?

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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 09:53 AM
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you can always reset the ECU by pullig the positive on battery and leaving it off for about 20 minutes and then putting it back on, the problem is from the intake itself, your better off without it or getting an S-AFC to acompany it and fixing the air/fuel mixture, in the long run this will kill your engine if you leave it without the S-AFC
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Old Jun 8, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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hey thans again im getting a different intake next week i ordered the srt with the ecu i really hope that fixes my situation because i will bi in intakes alone almost $900 that isnt good thanks for your input
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