Lexus IS250 4GR-FSE Engine Carbon Build-up (merged threads)
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Okay, I'm having these rough idle problems on my IS250, but i have no misfires or code, just a rough idle and sometimes a shaky car like it's about to die.
I've told my dealer (Sterling McCall Lexus (Houston TX)) about it, and they refuse to do anything because there no codes and they cannot "duplicate" anything.
I know i have this problem because i am the daily driver of the car, how are they going to argue that?, but they sill refuse.
What Should I do?
I've told my dealer (Sterling McCall Lexus (Houston TX)) about it, and they refuse to do anything because there no codes and they cannot "duplicate" anything.
I know i have this problem because i am the daily driver of the car, how are they going to argue that?, but they sill refuse.
What Should I do?
Call corporate and file a complaint. This accomplished nothing for me, but at this point I have to keep hoping that there's some safety in numbers.
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Okay, I'm having these rough idle problems on my IS250, but i have no misfires or code, just a rough idle and sometimes a shaky car like it's about to die.
I've told my dealer (Sterling McCall Lexus (Houston TX)) about it, and they refuse to do anything because there no codes and they cannot "duplicate" anything.
I know i have this problem because i am the daily driver of the car, how are they going to argue that?, but they sill refuse.
What Should I do?
I've told my dealer (Sterling McCall Lexus (Houston TX)) about it, and they refuse to do anything because there no codes and they cannot "duplicate" anything.
I know i have this problem because i am the daily driver of the car, how are they going to argue that?, but they sill refuse.
What Should I do?
Dang this really chaps me. Your account sounds like the exact same treatment I received from Westside Lexus. I had planned to contact Sterling McCall to see if they would be willing to remedy this but clearly now that will be a dead end too.
Call corporate and file a complaint. This accomplished nothing for me, but at this point I have to keep hoping that there's some safety in numbers.
Call corporate and file a complaint. This accomplished nothing for me, but at this point I have to keep hoping that there's some safety in numbers.
I have a 2012 ES with 400 mile on it till at least Friday!! Woohoo
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Guys, I'm no engineer or mechanic so pls don't shoot me. I was just thinking about those little rice boy crankcase breather filters (the ones that look like mini cone filters), and how they are supposed to catch the blow-by oil,gas,gunk instead of them being recirculated into the intake tract. Wouldn't putting one on be a "solution" to the carbon-build up issue, albeit a dirty and illegal one? Thanks for any input.
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No, it would promote oil contamination because you would not be pulling fresh air through the engine's crankcase. So you'd have the normal blow-by acid build up and water condensation sitting on top of your oil and killing it quickly because it isn't being sucked out and burned by the PCV system.
PCV isn't just for pollution control, it really is very beneficial for a lot of reasons.
PCV isn't just for pollution control, it really is very beneficial for a lot of reasons.
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I realize I'm bumping an older thread but I have a similar issue on my 2006 IS250. When the car is in park or neutral it runs very smooth but when in Drive and stopped (like at a light) the idle seems rough and occasionally the RPMs briefly drop like a misfire, although it doesn't throw a code. Is the fix as simple as a few bottles of fuel system cleaner? I have read on other forums that the top of the engine needs to be cleaned, and yet others say a bottle of "Seafoam" will do the trick, any advice?
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I realize I'm bumping an older thread but I have a similar issue on my 2006 IS250. When the car is in park or neutral it runs very smooth but when in Drive and stopped (like at a light) the idle seems rough and occasionally the RPMs briefly drop like a misfire, although it doesn't throw a code. Is the fix as simple as a few bottles of fuel system cleaner? I have read on other forums that the top of the engine needs to be cleaned, and yet others say a bottle of "Seafoam" will do the trick, any advice?
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Like mentioned earlier in this thread the permanent solution would be ECU reprogramming to occasionally run the cold start injector to clean the carbon build up on the intake valves.
It seems like carbon build up is a non issue for folks with cold weather starts where that seventh cold start injector is turned on and sprays the fuel into the intake track and washes off the carbon build up.
It seems like carbon build up is a non issue for folks with cold weather starts where that seventh cold start injector is turned on and sprays the fuel into the intake track and washes off the carbon build up.
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The 7th injector is never going to be programmed that way. Port injection sprays the valves directly, you cant have a small single injector upstream of the runners trying to prevent carbon build up. The point for direct injection is 'precise' control over mixture adding a 7th injector is counter productive to emission & efficiency goals
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2008 IS250, 45000 miles, about to go out of 4 year limited warranty. Had a very slight rattling noise under light acceleration from cold (never really went away but got less when the engine was hot). Didn't have a significant hot idle problem and the car never misfired or threw a code.
Dealer called today and they are going to do the piston ring fix. I was a bit leery of this as the noise was minimal but they said it would only get worse. Will post when I get the car back.
Dealer called today and they are going to do the piston ring fix. I was a bit leery of this as the noise was minimal but they said it would only get worse. Will post when I get the car back.