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    Tired Toyota Lexcen

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    My 1997 VS Toyota Lexcen has done 238,000 km and lacks power and going up a slight incline it drops back a gear. It needs a service with new plugs and oil filters, but my mechanic said the valves or something was sticking, and it would cost $1500 to fix. I drive around 800 km a week, mostly on LPG, but would it be worth adding an injector cleaner to the tank for a couple of fills?
    Answered by CarsGuide
    10 June 2010
    Carsguide.com.au

    No, using an injector cleaner would only help if you were running on petrol, it would have no effect at all if you were running on gas. I would suspect that the engine is tired and in need of a freshen up, particularly if it's been running on gas for some time. Installing new plugs and leads would help, but I would suggest you have the compression checked. That would tell you if the valves are sticking, or even leaking.

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