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EVERYBODY WITH O2 SENSOR ISSUES LISTEN!! One drunken night I ran a whole can of seafoam through my 01 Lex IS300 intake, burning up two of my O2 sensors - B1S2 and B2S2. I found an ebay store with them for $60 a piece - direct fit, no splicing required - ordered them and have thusfar replaced 1 of them, which took me from 2 CEL codes to 1. Still trying to get the time to get that exhaust sensor harness, tho. GEEZ it seems it'll take a minute to do. Anyway, just wanted to suggest ebay to those in need. thanks to flyboy and all else who helped in this thread and good luck to all.

Premium gas, right??? Just making sure, sorry

What kind of plugs did you use?? Iridiums are required for the 01s - probly the same for yours. Go to the dealer for any parts for your car, in other words...just a possibility if you let a friend do your plugs he might've used platinums which will change how the timing works. This in turn can affect mileage

Yeah, I am dealing with the same thing right now...been riding without a right headlight for a few months cuz of the cost of a new one. I ended up ordering a brand new headlight assly and HID computer on ebay...all shipped for less than $300. Way better than the dealer price fosho :D

Okay, thanks. That's the info I needed to know. I don't remember what the exact code was but I can find out like tomorrow at work - I work at a shop :) Thanks again fellas

You people do know you're not supposed to use anything but Toyota T-IV tranny fluid right? Anything else WILL cause problems, and let me explain why. Our trannies are more complex than a normal one, it's called a CVT - Constantly Variable Transmission. Basically it means it changes at different times on different roads, speeds, slopes, etc. even when the throttle position is exactly the same. This promotes efficiency with gas mileage and also makes for a totally smooth shift. About 10k miles after I bought my IS I found out that a Precision Tune in NC had put Dexron III in it and called them about it. The manager knew they had messed up and sent me a refund check for the replacement flush (with the right fluid) in the mail. Anyway, don't use Dexron anything in your IS. And if I remember correctly, T-4 is brown. I saw you put it was red and a red flag went up in my head. If you put Dexron in your Lexus, you will start having rough, slipping, or hesitated shifts, and who knows what else. That's what I felt before I caught Precision Tune's mistake and got it flushed with T-4. Now it's good to go, so STICK TO THE GOOD STUFF. Aka Toyota parts are the best :D GOOD LUCK

Yeh I gotta get a good day to troubleshoot and find which one it is. But it's not running bad or anything for now so I'm not too worried. Thx for the help

Thanks man I try :) I don't really wanna drop it cuz I like how it rides now. If I did tho I would go H&R Sports like on my last car. Great springs for the money and imo feel way smoother than my old eibachs. Bad thing about black rims is the fact that my 5% tint looks WAAAAY darker now :( cops beware lol

Ok, I have been working on cars for a while, but this is something I've never heard of or seen. Apparently the O2 sensors on the IS have warmers that monitor engine temp and activate the sensors after warming up or something. Does anyone know how to fix this? My friend scanned it and said it looked like bank 1, but what do I do? Replace the O2 sensor? Any info would help. thanks

Stick to Synthetic, lasts longer and helps keep the running temp of the engine down a bit. Also I've heard it's kinda hard on seals to go from synthetic back to conventional, just in case they did synthetic before. Yeah the filter is a pain to get out between the intake and wheel well. Never have really figured that out yet

Maxxim Guilt 17x8 38mm offset I think BFG G-Force Sport 215/40/17 (Z-rated stick REAL good ;) Stock suspension No rubbing crappy cell-phone pic...

Yes, fuel injection does cause several problems if the tank runs dry or low. If an air bubble gets in the system it will cause a mere misfire or hiccup, though, not thecar to stall. You may have had sediment in the fuel pump, locking it up and restricting the right amount of fuel to the engine. I know that it is a VERY bad idea to fill up at the pump if there's a refill truck, as the truck dumping gas in the underground tank stirs up all the sediment - sand, dirt, pebbles, etc. - at the bottom. In other words, if you see a gas truck at the gas station, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. Hope this all helps, keep us updated.

Wife discovered it too? Good for almost anything. :D I've always liked Mequiar's for the regular go to the store and buy supplies people. I mean Zaino is supposed to be good but I have never seen it in the store, just online Anyway Meguiar's is at Advance and they make interior and exterior polishes/waxes, etc. All very good stuff, too

Doop - hehe

Thanks, mate