Tune up?, hmmm Options

[tonytutino]

so my car had been sitting for 11 months wrecked, and i've been driving it for about a month fixed now. it seems a little more sluggish than it used to, not to mention i think my gas mileage is crap compared to what it used to be. my light comes on about 290 something. just from it sitting there for so long, do you think anything should be replaced?

[mobsterk]

i would do a complete tune up and run a thing called fuel induction.. that would clean all varnish and gunk out of the intake,injectors,combustion chamber and valves.. it would give you better gas milage and the pwer back to the engine

[Insanity-74]

I dont know if ST`s have this or not, but it might be in LIMP mode. Disconnect the battery for 10 mins and see if that sorts out the problem...this will reset the ECU to its base settings and clear any error codes that you might have. Also run some injector cleaner and see how it goes from there.

edit - added this bit -

If that dosnt help much, then check your timing and ignition circuits, spark plugs etc.

If that still dosnt help check your fuel filter, make sure it isnt fouled up with muck and stuff, replacing a fuel filter is pretty easy and not very expensive, even from the Toyota Dealers.

This post has been edited by Insanity-74: Oct 5, 2007 - 1:40 AM

[soulshadow]

Spark plugs, wires, the usual basic.

[jcbass7]

i'm a big fan of sea foam.. especially when you suck some through a vacuum hose on the intake manifold, you can literally see the results of it cleaning out the engine.