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    Engine shutting off during long trips.

    Ive been meaning to do an update but havent had time. I added the store bought heat shielding for lines and changed out the fuel pump and havent had any more issues. We had 2-3 weeks of 95 plus days in Albuquerque recently and the LX has had no issues. I did run it with only the heat sheilding...
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    VSC TRAC/ VSC OFF and center diff lock???

    Yes maybe. Im hoping my mechanic knows his toyotas and he right about dif fluid. I will keep this in mind if it happens again. Thanks for the feedback
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    VSC TRAC/ VSC OFF and center diff lock???

    First off, I have a 2007 lx470 194,000 miles on it. Its stock with no mods done to it. I just took it on a small 300 mile round trip and drove on all pavement roads. No issues! Drove it again on same journey and problems started. Live in New Mexico and was headed to Colorado. Just crossed the...
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    Engine shutting off during long trips.

    Wanted to show with the products I purchased in an earlier post. The ones I used were the velcro insulation and the metal sticky foil. Didn't use the slide over covers. Next, building a tunnel!
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    Engine shutting off during long trips.

    But when the car is off, the catalytic converter won't be radiating heat on to fuel lines when there insulated. There for the, the lines stay cooler. I might purchase a cheap laser thermometer and test this out. I too need more data, but for now the $60 worth of insulation tape I bought is way...
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    Engine shutting off during long trips.

    There is a bunch of you tube videos showing a guy with a blow torch on one side and a temp gage on the other and it stays at 85 degrees. I wanted to ask, has anyone had any luck with the bosch pump? I saw a YouTube video of a guy installing one. No one has mentioned the bosch one, only O.E.
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    Engine shutting off during long trips.

    07 lx470. New to me this year in January. First off thank you for this thread!! Had the first issue 4 weeks ago driving on a hot day. Stopped at a light after having both A.Cs going on a 95 degree day ( Albuquerque) and car lacked power and almost stalled. Got it home, took it to mechanic. He...
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