vinniekhosla

This forum is great !!! Could any of the Lexus experts
please provide me with some insight regarding the CEL code 1349! I have a 2000
Lexus ES300 which appears to be having problems with the variable timing system
after having a recent oil system flush. I am receiving a CEL code P1349 and the
car is idling rough, along with hard shifting and a stiff brake pedal. The code
and the symptoms appear to be related to the VVT system. I read some of the
posts and started with OCV. I removed both OCVs, cleaned them and tested them
by hooking directly to the battery and they both seemed to be working. I also
removed both the OCV filters and cleaned them thoroughly, re installed everything and reset
the code. It ran fine for a few minutes and it started idling rough and the
dreaded 1349 code reappeared its ugly head again. By the way I am not getting
the P1354 code like some people have reported.

Are there any other areas I can check without doing a major
overhaul.

Was I supposed to manually advance the timing after cleaning
the OCV valves.

What else can cause the dreaded P1349 code. Thanks for any
input.

Could you please tell me if anyone makes ES 300 splash guards for year 2000 thanks