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1994 Lexus ES 300 Repair Question


Topics covered: Ignition coil, Sensor, Stalls.
Mileage: 146,000 miles.

Asked on January 26, 2011

Vehicle stalls when trting to accelerate

I have a 1994 lexus es300 and it cranks and idle find. It will pick up speed gradually but when the accelerator is pressed hard the vehicle stalls. I have put a scanner on it and got a P1300 code. Car has been running find up to now, vehicle has 14,6000 miles on it.
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Replied on January 27, 2011

potential causes are ignition coil, bad igniter, bad crack position sensor. a bad coil that doesnt fire will set this code and cause the igniter to shut down. Some testing is required.

Tiny Answered by scoll (expert)
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