leedoobert

I'm still having a little bit of trouble finding the bank 1 and bank 2 sensor...maybe you can point them out for me? i'm totally clueless : /

ok...so i finally bought a factory air filter from a lexus dealership and installed the new air filter, cleaned the sensors (i.e. MAF), and reset my check engine light! is it possible that any of the sensors (for example MAF sensor) got dirty (like any of the detailing solutions/wax got onto the sensor) when the previous owner had the engine detailed? in any case, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and I hope that by changing the air filter and cleaning my MAF sensor that my check engine light STAYS off. thanks for the help! will let you guys know if the light comes back on *knock on wood* =)

Great write up. I have heard about only filling in the morning when temps are lowest, and not filling when the gasoline truck is pumping gas, but not of the others. These days I'm happy to make my gas dollar stretch as far as possible. some of the above techniques and tactics about gasoline re-fueling does make sense...but how much of it is true and whether or not its worth your time is another story: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp

where are the sensors located?

scratch that...it came back on again =(

the funniest thing happened! I was driving yesterday night and the check engine light magically turned off by itself! i didn't even attempt to fix it yet! the only 2 things that I changed in my daily rountine of driving prior to the check engine light turning off by itself is 1) it rained (it has been awhile since it has rained) 2) i was driving on the manual step-tronic "M" mode (i usually just drive it on "D") weird huh?

ok...so I haven't had the chance to buy a new air filter yet... but so far, I had my mechanic turn off my check engine light and take the old air filter out and kinda shake it around and blow compressed air into it to kind of "clean it out"...then he put the old air filter back and suggested that maybe I should try getting a new air filter... anyways, a day or two later, (still with my old air filter in) my check engine light turned on again! I will go and buy an air filter soon to replace the old one and see if the check engine light will turn off by itself...but at the moment, I am somewhat doubtful that changing the air filter will turn the check engine light off i will keep you guys posted... but in the meantime, do you guys think it could be anything else? my IS doesn't have any mods what-so-ever...

is this worth the money? K&N Air Filter or is it adequate to go with this one? Fram Air Filter

hmmm...air filter looks super dirty! does anyone know the part number for an air filter for a 2001 IS300? do they sell it at Kragen's or some place similar? or do I have to special order it online?

so I took it to my mechanic friend and I ended up getting the following error codes: P0172 System too Rich (Bank 1) P0175 System too Rich (Bank 2) could it be that the air filter (connected to the intake) is clogged up and too dirty?

so I was driving to my friend's house and as I was parking...*gasp* the malfunction indicator lamp (check engine light) suddenly came on!! I currently own a 2001 IS300 and it only has 36,500 miles on it... naturally, I went home and cracked open the IS300 manual and it tells me to make sure my gas cap is not loose as well as make sure I'm not running on an empty fuel tank...which OF COURSE is almost never the solution to this problem... I don't feel any differences in the performance of my IS...it still accelerates normally and runs smoothly...no problems at all I know this is a broad question, but any questions on what could be wrong with my IS? i'm stressed!! =(

awww...I need "a guy" for dings and dents too! that price isn't too bad either...I would be more than happy to pay someone to take a small dent out for me if he/she is professional... anyone got any good recommendations for the bay area in california?

So, it turns out that there is a small ding on the right rear passenger door of my black IS300...before it didn't really bother me, but now, the more and more I look at it, the more I'm like ahhHhhHHH (the dent is quite visible on really sunny days) probably some stupid guy opened their door too close to mine...=( but anyways, I was wondering what's the best way to remove a small dent/ding? I did some research and was wondering what the best method was...and if some of these methods actually work or not? 1) the dry ice dent removal trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6AZoN0c6lI 2) the hair dryer / compressed air trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNykNl-0NM...feature=related 3) PDR (paintless dent removal) service 4) just suck it up and live with it any thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

it has all the info i need...thanks!

does anyone have any good suggestions as to what brand/type of wax to use in order to preserve the exterior of the IS300 and keep it nice and shiny? also, how often should one wax their IS300? once a month?