GS - 1st Gen (1993-1997) Discussion about the first generation GS300

93 GS300 rough running, stumbles when accelerating after water sprayed on engine

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Old 11-20-12 | 09:01 PM
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300 per tank .i typoed lol ghats awesome I'm only getting 265 miles per tank.that was before the mis started


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Old 11-21-12 | 04:44 PM
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I got NGK platinum plugs I got Magnecor wires already did the distributor cap and rotor and get ting it done tonight wish me luck. thanks for the a tips


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Good deal. Knock it out
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FIXED!! plugs, wires viola!


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Old 11-21-12 | 10:45 PM
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Two plugs, ceramic cracked severe burns all the way through the spark plug boot!!


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Good job!! Hopefully, i tshould have made a difference.
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Same happened here... Checked, cleaned out and cleaned off plugs... Problem FIXED...
Old 12-02-12 | 09:09 AM
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Well all is fixed 325 miles per tank ,no miss, and a very happy lexus owner.just a note Denso platinum plugs, and magnecore wires.very smooth performance.


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Old 12-02-12 | 09:11 AM
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Thanx to all, much love to all fellow lexus lovers


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Old 12-03-12 | 03:10 AM
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Hope you didn't forget to replace the oil oring on the distributor too
Old 12-03-12 | 12:30 PM
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Has anyone GS ever shut off when u come to a complete stop "red light"?
Old 12-05-12 | 02:43 PM
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Yea spark plugs are a b****, my buddies evo used to have all kinds of problems with them.
Old 09-02-14 | 08:34 PM
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I had this same problem, tried everything and it turned out it was the Idle Control Valve. Took it out and gave it a good clean which fixed it a little but eventually replaced with a new 1 and now car runs better than ever.
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