Sam
Well-Known Member
My first real "in the forum" post! I've considered about 50 so far and decided they were too soon or not quite right in some way and would end up wasting peoples time - so I've decided to start at the very beginning!
Had the '03 plate LC4 for a few weeks now (still only managed to clock up 40 of my miles though - need more time!) and I've noticed it's not sounding at all like the one I had before. Now, the one I had before was a bit newer - but this ones still only got 53,000 'fully serviced by Toyota' miles.
The difference is in the low end growl (ok ok it's not a v8 but you know what I mean). It's just a lot... how can i put it... tickier... as in tick tick tick. Closest I can get is like an old "normal person" car pinking. Gets slightly better when warm but doesn't go. I know i've been driving around in "normal folk" petrol cars for a while - but I'm convinced this is out of the norm. Difficult to know if its lost any power because i've not driven one for a few years.
I checked out the injector recall info but I get the impression that was from '04 onwards - so maybe not related?
So... this isnt so much a question (unless my lame description of the noise rings any obvious bells), more a record of what happens in case it helps anyone else. I'm gonna get it booked into Toyota for a look and I'll keep this post updated with any news.
Had the '03 plate LC4 for a few weeks now (still only managed to clock up 40 of my miles though - need more time!) and I've noticed it's not sounding at all like the one I had before. Now, the one I had before was a bit newer - but this ones still only got 53,000 'fully serviced by Toyota' miles.
The difference is in the low end growl (ok ok it's not a v8 but you know what I mean). It's just a lot... how can i put it... tickier... as in tick tick tick. Closest I can get is like an old "normal person" car pinking. Gets slightly better when warm but doesn't go. I know i've been driving around in "normal folk" petrol cars for a while - but I'm convinced this is out of the norm. Difficult to know if its lost any power because i've not driven one for a few years.
I checked out the injector recall info but I get the impression that was from '04 onwards - so maybe not related?
So... this isnt so much a question (unless my lame description of the noise rings any obvious bells), more a record of what happens in case it helps anyone else. I'm gonna get it booked into Toyota for a look and I'll keep this post updated with any news.