Struggling for power
Struggling for power
I was out again at night and the car was back to its usual self, so it has to be the heat that was causing it, but having said that it's been hot before and while you do feel a slight loss of power when the AC is working hard, it's never been as bad as it was yesterday.
Was anyone else suffering the same thing, or could there be something wrong with the car, and if so what?
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I was out yesterday and had to make a fairly long trip out to kent and back, and not sure if it was the heat, but the car was really down on power........on steepish hills, the car was actually slowing down going up the hill which I've never experienced before.
I was out again at night and the car was back to its usual self, so it has to be the heat that was causing it, but having said that it's been hot before and while you do feel a slight loss of power when the AC is working hard, it's never been as bad as it was yesterday.
Was anyone else suffering the same thing, or could there be something wrong with the car, and if so what?
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
Wonder if its worth checking your air filter, seeing if it's perhaps really clogged up or perhaps something big got into the air intake ?
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steviewevie
14-05-2016, 11:58 PM #2Wow that certainly doesn't sound right. It does sound like the heat but the heat certainly shouldn't be causing a problem that bad (unless the other auto owners say they all had the same problem yesterday ?).
Wonder if its worth checking your air filter, seeing if it's perhaps really clogged up or perhaps something big got into the air intake ?
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I have noticed in other cars I have driven, that on hot and humid days the cars lose their edge, simple as engine run better on cold air.
As Steve suggested, check your air filter.
alamkhan3980
15-05-2016, 12:13 AM #3I drove to Southampton and back yesterday with the a/c on and did not have any issue with my auto IS300.
I have noticed in other cars I have driven, that on hot and humid days the cars lose their edge, simple as engine run better on cold air.
As Steve suggested, check your air filter.
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Cheers guys, where is the air filter and what should I be looking for? :o
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There is a clip holding it down at the front edge and rear edge. Release those, and it should lift up and out as below. The OEM filter is white in colour (though poss grey or black depending on how dirty it is lol !), my one pictured is a K&N filter.
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The left side as you look at it is where the air is coming in, so where the dirt should all be trapped try and shake/blow/etc the dirt out from that side (i.e. don't drive it through to the right side, which is the engine side).
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steviewevie
15-05-2016, 12:40 AM #5It's under the bit with the chrome strips and Lexus logo in the pic below :
There is a clip holding it down at the front edge and rear edge. Release those, and it should lift up and out as below. The OEM filter is white in colour (though poss grey or black depending on how dirty it is lol !), my one pictured is a K&N filter.
The left side as you look at it is where the air is coming in, so where the dirt should all be trapped try and shake/blow/etc the dirt out from that side (i.e. don't drive it through to the right side, which is the engine side).
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
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Thanks Steve, here's what my filter looks like, any cause for concern?
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
15-05-2016, 01:53 AM #7That does look very dirty (though not disastrous), how long since it's been changed ? The second picture shows the dirtier side, which you would expect, that's the intake side (i.e. the side where you'd expect all the rubbish to build up). Seems particularly dirty in the middle of that second pic.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
No idea to be honest, just had a look back at my service receipts, the one in Nov 2004 says "AIR FILTER" on it, none of the others do..........does that mean it hasn't been replaced since then or is just hasn't been billed for separately?
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
http://www.fasterfilters.co.uk/airfilterlexus.html
the 5th one down
hover it for the time being and then get KnN
http://www.fasterfilters.co.uk/airfilterlexus.html
the 5th one down
I agree with Y2KANJAR, clean it out for now (if you use a hoover, do it from the side that's uppermost in your second picture) and replace with a K&N at some point.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
15-05-2016, 02:02 AM #10Air filter is normally changed every 30K by Lexus I think, which IMHO is not often enough.
I agree with Y2KANJAR, clean it out for now (if you use a hoover, do it from the side that's uppermost in your second picture) and replace with a K&N at some point.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
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