Haven't been on in a while. Who wants to guess why my SC400 is idling at 1,500?

MongooseGA · 01-24-06, 03:57

This thread was written for another, more 'adult' forum, so there's some edited language in it

*This is worth the read. I'm putting my e-neck on the line here.*

Wow, tonight scared the **** out of me.

I came home from school early because this is exams week. I took advantage of the gorgeous weather we're having here and decided to rid my car's exterior of winter's wrath. Wash, clay, Pinnacle ASMR, AIO, 4* UPP. Gorgeous. Tires got VRT. Looks magnificent; even, dare I say it, spectacular.

I wiped down my dash, vacuumed the seats/ mats, put the mats back in. conditioned the leather, etc... Nice and clean inside.

Then I take her for my usual after-cleaning run around the neighborhood. Uh-****ing-Oh.

I start the car and she's idling at 1,500. Normally she stays at about 6-700. I think, hmm... I'll drive slow and see if I can figure something out. The car seems quicker from a start from normal, due to the higher revs. I can't figure out why it's revving so high. I come to a slow stop and I can feel the motor revving. ****. I continue on my way, and come to a stop sign. I hold the brakes hard, and the car lunges forward.

****.

So I come home and back into my driveway, thinking how much Lexus is going to charge me to fix whatever this problem is. I did nothing to the car that would have affected it... Never got the motor wet or did anything to the brakes. As I'm backing in, I hold the brakes hard again. The car tries to jump backwards.

After carefully getting the car back in it's hole, I kill the motor. Start it again and it's still got a 1,500 RPM idle. I turned off the A/C, and it dropped to like 1,400 RPM- still double the norm.

Put the car in park, kill it, and get ready to get out. As I'm getting out, I noticed that I laid my driver's floor mat over my gas pedal, but under the brake. No ****ing wonder the brakes are making the car lunge; they're pulling the mat over the gas. The mat is pushing the pedal down some, plus more when I went to accelerate. I should have noticed a different feel the in gas pedal, but this was the first time I had driven in my Birkenstocks and attributed the different feel to the wide sandal and different fit from my tennis shoes.

Total self ownage

Cliffs: I feel like a total *******.

merci · 01-24-06, 04:25

that's funny!

White95Max · 01-24-06, 05:07

My guess is...hmm...I'll guess that your floormat was laying over your gas pedal.

MongooseGA · 01-24-06, 05:09

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Originally Posted by White95Max

My guess is...hmm...I'll guess that your floormat was laying over your gas pedal.

White95Max · 01-24-06, 05:13

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Originally Posted by MongooseGA

Yeah I'm good at guessing games.

Right now, I guess that you're going to put that poster of your Spanish teacher on your ceiling, and then refill your bottle of leather conditioner.

MongooseGA · 01-24-06, 06:45

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Originally Posted by White95Max

Yeah I'm good at guessing games.

Right now, I guess that you're going to put that poster of your Spanish teacher on your ceiling, and then refill your bottle of leather conditioner.

Wait a second... You edited that...

And I'll have you know that I only use Adam's leather conditioner now. It's more cost effective. (Free for me).

White95Max · 01-24-06, 06:52

And Adam is OK with you exploiting his resources like this?

MongooseGA · 01-24-06, 07:55

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Originally Posted by White95Max

And Adam is OK with you exploiting his resources like this?

I won't tell him if you won't.

And I have dirt on Adam.

White95Max · 01-24-06, 08:00

Well he must know, unless you put him out before collecting his leather conditioner.

1 Clean WS6 · 01-24-06, 08:05

Impressive young Jedi...most impressive indeed.

Accumulator · 01-25-06, 08:32

MongooseGA- Hey, nice to see you posting here

Glad you didn't have any serious problems with the floormat thing...just goes to show ya, huh?

What did you end up doing/not with your Lexus' suspension/wheels/tires?

pigeonbus · 01-25-06, 09:11

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Originally Posted by MongooseGA

As I'm getting out, I noticed that I laid my driver's floor mat over my gas pedal, but under the brake. No ****ing wonder the brakes are making the car lunge; they're pulling the mat over the gas. The mat is pushing the pedal down some, plus more when I went to accelerate. I should have noticed a different feel the in gas pedal, but this was the first time I had driven in my Birkenstocks and attributed the different feel to the wide sandal and different fit from my tennis shoes.

Total self ownage

Cliffs: I feel like a total *******.

Darn kids.