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NikNak

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  1. i have an injen cold air intake on my lexus is300 and it made a world of difference. Not only in the sound but in the horsepower/torque. I took mine down a 1/4 mile drag strip when it was stock just to see what it could do (MAJOR DOGGISH SLOW!!!). 2 weeks later replaced the air intake and it shaved almost 1.5 seconds off the time. yah i know 1 or 2 secs. no big whoop but in drag strip world that is a huge difference. So they do make a slight difference if you ask me. But you have to be careful when it comes to the oil that most cold air intakes use because that oil down the road could cause some problems with your stock parts ie, clogs,buildup,ect. Not common but can happen.
  2. that one sounds familiar. same thing happend to me when i had a bad charcoal canister. but also the evap was bad too. take it to a shop and hope it throws a code. good luck they are pretty expensive parts. Ran me around 750.00 to fix them both.
  3. the battery is an optimum yellow top. battery tested completely fine, alternator tested bad bad bad. it was at 11 volts and below the battery on the other hand when it was tested by itself was measuring above 13. although it has been 3 stereo systems and 5 years later since I replaced the battery. The self adjusting light leveler signal that comes up on dash is only occasional and started way before I had the issue with starting the car. Appreciate the comments this glorified toyota has been nothing but problems since 2 years after buying it. And the parts and labor are sooo darn expensive. I should have thought that one through before I went for a import. Maybe next time I wont be so eager to spend 38k on a knock off toyota supra, and just buy the supra for half that. I should have done my research because I'm finding more and more and more wrong with this lexus is300 when it comes to electrical. What a waste of 38k. I will be sure to check out those sites you posted. And again thank you.
  4. when my trac light came on it was because the evap sensor and the charcoal canister were both bad. When you live in a place with lots of snow, salt, wetness, ect.... the canister is completely exposed in the undercarriage so it will after about 3-5 years go bad. Both parts combined plus shop labor fees ran around 750.00 to repair. No one said imports were cheap to work on unless its a honda civic of course...
  5. I have a 2004 lexus is300 sd, 6 cyl auto/techtronic on steering wheel,around 68,000miles. about 8 months ago every time it is moist, damp, rainy, humid my dash lights up with that funny little headlamp self adjusting leveler light comes on. about 1 month ago we started having problems starting the car and when putting the car in drive it doesn't catch. It used to idle fowards on its own at almost 3 mph with out stepping on the gas, now it doesn't move at all. I have to mash the gas to even get it to move a lil above 10 mph. Then it bucks and finally catches after about 60 yards of driving it. We had an alternator test done and the alternator is def. bad it has a doid (?) in it. Are all these issues related??? or is my car just hexed with some serious serious electrical gremlins???? Also does anyone know how hard it is to change out the alternator by yourself, because I am a Do It Yourself'r and would love to save a few hundred bucks if its not too difficult.
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