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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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a few weeks ago I was driving my Xb when it started sputtering. You know you step on the
gas and it feels like its gunna stall. It only happend twice but ever since then I feel like 1st, 2nd and 3rd have less power than before. Took it to the dealership..road test with techie=yes there is a powerloss...ill check it out. Toyota Service Advisor calls me and says nothings wrong with your car...use better gas. So for 2 months I use 97...no change.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhh. I want all 108 of my ponies...not just 98 of them.
Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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change wheels? no cel's or anything like that?
dirty air filter? fouled plug? try disconnecting your battery to reset your ecu.
Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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no light, stock and clean air filter...that was my next step...
fouled plugs. But I work at a Dealership and I am very lazy with my own car....
Old Mar 26, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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Did you get bigger rims and tires?
Old Mar 26, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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wear and tear?
Old Mar 26, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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how many miles

i've done the k&n drop in filter and dc header and trd muffler and i have to hold on to my hat to keep it there when i step on it, its some what hella fast for xA and being N/A oh yeah!!!
Old Mar 27, 2005 | 03:34 AM
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sounds like the fuel is being starved.. has anyone cared to check your fuel filter? sounds like you may have gotten a bad tank of gas and it's clogging the filter and hence you're not having any power..
Old Mar 27, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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maybe there is a cat in your exhaust... (literally)
Old Mar 27, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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I second the fuel filter. This is exactally what happened with my last car. Bad gas, and a clogged fuel filter. (That's what I get for going to the Hess station.)
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fuel filter is a definite possibility, check your spark plugs too.
Old Apr 7, 2005 | 03:15 AM
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Sounds like fuel filter to me too.
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