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Monty

LF_A interior..... jay-ease-sus! (but please not white/ red).

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Check your tire pressure. Inflate all 4 to spec or max. Speed specific vibration is usually a wheel balance issue. 1St----- take a hose and spray all mud, dirt and debris from all four wheels/ spokes. Inside and out. Test drive at 60+ mph. If it is now smooth, then you've found the problem. If the hose trick doesn't work, get them balanced for an H, V, or Z rated tire. Also check your treadwear. If there is unusual wear, then the tires have been neglected. Look into new ones. Keep at 32+ psi. Higher means better MPG. Mine are goodyear and show a sidewall rating of 44PSI, max. I keep them at 38PSI.

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=NXMrn4R6_vk ;)

Does it sound like she's got an ohm meter in her purse? Or knows what one is? Or the correct tolerances? I'm trying to set dad on the right track here. Set the damn thing close, and get it into a shop. Tell the tech: TPS. Back charge the old tech. Done. Pics would help tho. Search threads using throttle position sensor. Did you python, read the damned post? Key-rist.

"Laws of Physics..."

Hey! That was taken just before graduation. Maybe I needed a shave. What.... you don't like it? ;)

Try to imagine a four wheel drift in this. It would last about .000000000000000000000000000000000000005 seconds...

This may or may not work. I am going to assume that the diagnoses was incorrect. I had the same problem but on the passenger side. It was caused by debris clogging the drain tube from the evaporator: Locate the end of the tube, and blow compressed air into it, in short bursts until it starts to drain. You are dislodging the debris long enough to allow it to start to drain. It may simply be that the tube has clogged for so long, that it is filling, and spilling out on the drivers side. Cost: $0.00 Time to repair: 10 minutes. Assuming that is the cause. Tube is located near passenger side front wheel.

Classic trunk hinge wire harness symptoms. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=50109 "Open the trunk. On the left side you will see a wire harness on the left hinge. After repeated openings and closings the wires inside that harness become fatigued and frayed. Then they start shorting out. Then sputtering, stalling, and everything you describe. This is a design flaw and lexus knows it. If this describes your problem, then remove the plastic bracket on the left hinge, strip down the harness, untwist all the wires, re-connect, then re-tape. Make sure to leave off the hinge bracket that ensures tension on the harness. Just let the whole mess swing free and loose. In my case, problem solved, and no spending thousands of dollars in diagnostics, parts, and tech snafus. Best of all, it's free. Takes about 30 minutes."

I think there should be an adjustment slot on it. It should be loosened, then adjusted, then set/ retightened at the sweet spot. Anyone have pics of the apprx. position in the slot it should be set at? Go by sound of revs and smoothness to get you close, initially. Anyway, if someone has em, it should be piece of cake. Or you could have someone watch the tach while adjusting it. There may even be a tutorial on it somewhere. search the term. For my 1st gen, cold idle is around 1100. Warm idle is around 600-700.

Man, did he ever. Sorry to hear it....

I'd hate to see the steering wheel. Probably a cheerio or something. ;)

Any other symptoms, weird behavior? Did you check the TPS? The fact that it happened after working on those areas leads me to suspect that is where the problem lies. But it could be coincidence. Where is wwest when ya need him? :) . Here ya go: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=50087 "This same type of problem happened to me about a year ago. This smooth world class car started balking, cutting out, lurching, wild rpms, dash flickering, radio went out when hitting the brakes, just seemed ready for the junk yard. It happened all of a sudden. No warning. I thought the engine was toast. Now it's smooth as silk w/ 255,000 miles on it. Open the trunk. On the left side you will see a wire harness on the left hinge. After repeated openings and closings the wires inside that harness become fatigued and frayed. Then they start shorting out. Then sputtering, stalling, and everything you describe. This is a design flaw and lexus knows it. If this describes your problem, then remove the plastic bracket on the left hinge, strip down the harness, untwist all the wires, re-connect, then re-tape. Make sure to leave off the hinge bracket that ensures tension on the harness. Just let the whole mess swing free and loose. In my case, problem solved, and no spending thousands of dollars in diagnostics, parts, and tech snafus. Best of all, it's free. Takes about 30 minutes."

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