Recent content by ryguy1st

Frustratingly Afraid So Yes, this started acting up about 1 month ago and progressively worsened to the point, on a rainy cool day, every time I released the accelerator it went into limp mode and I would have to jam the pedal to the floor to release something that I would describe as kind of...

Throttle Body Replacement Instructions The Throttle Body should be here today. Does anyone have information (i.e. links, instructions, pictorals, manual references, etc.) for replacing the Throttle Body and is it something a rookie to intermediate tinkerer could manage?!

Replacement on it's way Thanks for the extra persuasion, I just ordered the whole throttle body and will attempt a drop-in replacement. Fingers crossed...

'99 LX470 w/74k Apps or TPS??! HELP PLEASE! My newly acquired LX470 is acting up as described in some of the previous threads. Occasionally when I would start the engine and shift into Drive, the car would not accelerate. Sometimes putting it into Park and re-shifting into Drive would allow...

Thanks Matt! The pictures and description from Dan's Saga were hauntingly familiar. I will perform a deeper investigation in the next couple of days and hope it is just the plug and not the ball that is causing all the trouble.

Engine Swap I may need to replace my 1994 1FZ-FE. Do you happen to know if your engine is equivalent and completely compatible with mine?

Good Eye Matt, Thanks for the reference! Same exact thing happened to me (cruising the interstate and saw/smelled burning oil), but he never posted his solution. I'm also hoping to make the repair without having to pull the engine like he suggested he may do. I'll keep my fingers crossed...

* I have a 1994 LC with 175k miles that started blowing/leaking a large amount of oil out of the lower right hand side of the timing cover. At fist, it was hard to tell where the oil leak originated because the underside of the engine/compartment had a lot of oil dripping off it...