Stock 1999 LX470. 210000 miles.
Hi all. This may be multiple issues, I will try to be as clear as possible.
I purchased the vehicle with 190k and the timing belt had not been done since 90k. There was a small gasket leak as well that needed replacing as well, so I decided to get everything done at once, Timing full fluid/greasing/rehose including T joints, water pump and pully, new plugs, coils were fine.
When I got the truck back from mechanic, two things I noticed that were off. The idle was wavering as if it could not make up its mind about where to rest. I figured this might be due to the computer figuring this out. After about 40 miles on the highway I dumped all coolant and had to pull over with an overheated engine, and fill radiator with what water i had to limp it to safety. Luckily this was a lower hose clamp that had not been tightened well and the hose came off at highway speed. After sorting that out, and yelling very loudly over the phone over several hours I was back on the road.
Upon further review, while making sure my work was sound, I noticed that the radiator fan was wobbling quite a bit, and that the idle sound had a thumpy cadence every revolution.
I can feel a cadence in the gas pedal very slightly at low speed when accelerating as well.
Also, for the this truck, is it normal to experience a loss of power when climbing in altitude? It seems like I have to fight to keep it moving uphill without it downshifting and revving over 3k rpm. I have searched for this too, and have not seen any definitive answer.
I hope that description was thorough enough. And thank you all in advance! I will attach a video tomorrow if I can get out there.
Hi all. This may be multiple issues, I will try to be as clear as possible.
I purchased the vehicle with 190k and the timing belt had not been done since 90k. There was a small gasket leak as well that needed replacing as well, so I decided to get everything done at once, Timing full fluid/greasing/rehose including T joints, water pump and pully, new plugs, coils were fine.
When I got the truck back from mechanic, two things I noticed that were off. The idle was wavering as if it could not make up its mind about where to rest. I figured this might be due to the computer figuring this out. After about 40 miles on the highway I dumped all coolant and had to pull over with an overheated engine, and fill radiator with what water i had to limp it to safety. Luckily this was a lower hose clamp that had not been tightened well and the hose came off at highway speed. After sorting that out, and yelling very loudly over the phone over several hours I was back on the road.
Upon further review, while making sure my work was sound, I noticed that the radiator fan was wobbling quite a bit, and that the idle sound had a thumpy cadence every revolution.
I can feel a cadence in the gas pedal very slightly at low speed when accelerating as well.
Also, for the this truck, is it normal to experience a loss of power when climbing in altitude? It seems like I have to fight to keep it moving uphill without it downshifting and revving over 3k rpm. I have searched for this too, and have not seen any definitive answer.
I hope that description was thorough enough. And thank you all in advance! I will attach a video tomorrow if I can get out there.