Scrambled eggs every time
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Scrambled eggs every time
I am a driver who practices "the egg between your foot and the accelerator pedal" for economy. I've had my 2003 RX300 for a few years now (70K miles)and I frequently get an instantaneous surge no matter how gently I press the accelerator. It has always done this since I bought it used, new dealer certified whatever at 27K miles. My other car, a 2006 Toyota Camry (purchased new) has the same characteristic, only more pronounced. It seems that there is a specific pedal pressure resistance that must be overcome to accelerate. Once that pressure threshold is met, the pedal resistance "releases" and accelerates according to the extra pressure applied to overcome the resistance. No matter how slowly and evenly I press the accelerator I frequently get this unwanted neck jerking result. I have pretty much "tamed" the RX300. but every time I drive the Camry, my wife thinks I am a teenager trying to burn rubber. Is this a normal characteristic in the RX and the Camry? Has anyone else experienced this?
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try lubing where your throttle springs are with silicone spray.It could also be your throttle plates sticking. Take off intake hoses,and clean in their real good.Their is a sticky on here on how to do that.
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Thanks for the response Lexmex
I'll give it a try. My more pressing task is getting my RX300 door opener actuator motor replaced. I am having difficulty trying to determine the correct replacement motor. There are numerous posts for a Mabuchi P/N but for the GS series. I'd like some confirmation of the interchangeability for my RX. I am hanging loose on that one with my door panel open.
I'll give it a try. My more pressing task is getting my RX300 door opener actuator motor replaced. I am having difficulty trying to determine the correct replacement motor. There are numerous posts for a Mabuchi P/N but for the GS series. I'd like some confirmation of the interchangeability for my RX. I am hanging loose on that one with my door panel open.
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Thanks for the response Lexmex
I'll give it a try. My more pressing task is getting my RX300 door opener actuator motor replaced. I am having difficulty trying to determine the correct replacement motor. There are numerous posts for a Mabuchi P/N but for the GS series. I'd like some confirmation of the interchangeability for my RX. I am hanging loose on that one with my door panel open.
I'll give it a try. My more pressing task is getting my RX300 door opener actuator motor replaced. I am having difficulty trying to determine the correct replacement motor. There are numerous posts for a Mabuchi P/N but for the GS series. I'd like some confirmation of the interchangeability for my RX. I am hanging loose on that one with my door panel open.
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I am a driver who practices "the egg between your foot and the accelerator pedal" for economy. I've had my 2003 RX300 for a few years now (70K miles)and I frequently get an instantaneous surge no matter how gently I press the accelerator. It has always done this since I bought it used, new dealer certified whatever at 27K miles. My other car, a 2006 Toyota Camry (purchased new) has the same characteristic, only more pronounced. It seems that there is a specific pedal pressure resistance that must be overcome to accelerate. Once that pressure threshold is met, the pedal resistance "releases" and accelerates according to the extra pressure applied to overcome the resistance. No matter how slowly and evenly I press the accelerator I frequently get this unwanted neck jerking result. I have pretty much "tamed" the RX300. but every time I drive the Camry, my wife thinks I am a teenager trying to burn rubber. Is this a normal characteristic in the RX and the Camry? Has anyone else experienced this?
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Ya know, my socks fell off. I have always worked on my cars since I was a teenager. It is only in the last few years I failed to keep up with the nitty gritty of technology. I get involved when I feel I am getting ripped off. Then I revert back to my self survival skills. I never assumed a FBW system. I had my wife pump the gas pedal and I could not see anything moving. So, I called the dealer and lo and behold, he said "Bring it in" (of course). The way he answered my question leads me to believe it is a FBW. But then again so was the Airbus A-320 that went for a swim in the Hudson River. Thanks for the hints and tips and responses. I will do a little more investigating.
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Ya know, my socks fell off. I have always worked on my cars since I was a teenager. It is only in the last few years I failed to keep up with the nitty gritty of technology. I get involved when I feel I am getting ripped off. Then I revert back to my self survival skills. I never assumed a FBW system. I had my wife pump the gas pedal and I could not see anything moving. So, I called the dealer and lo and behold, he said "Bring it in" (of course). The way he answered my question leads me to believe it is a FBW. But then again so was the Airbus A-320 that went for a swim in the Hudson River. Thanks for the hints and tips and responses. I will do a little more investigating.
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Thanks for the response Code 58. I drove a Mercedes 300SD for almost 200K miles. The only way to make that 5000 pound car move was to floor it every time. Aha he says, "you MB driving habits are still with you." But, since I haven't driven it in about 3 years (it is sitting on my driveway waiting for someone to "pry it out of my dead, cold fingers") I have broken myself of the habit. I very consciously do the egg on the gas pedal technique and it still spurts in acceleration--just momentarily and then it behaves normally. I will follow your suggestions this weekend. In the meantime, my upright freezer just blew its cool in the garage and that is a more pressing problem at the moment.
