Issues with Lexus ES 300 possibly transmission, I think not
I’ve had many issues with the a 1999 Lexus ES 300 recently. It all started when the car started to drive funny; when at a constant 60 MPH, the car’s RPMs would be higher than normal, at about 4000 RPM instead of being around 2500 RPM. This occurred at any speed, even at 30 MPH, the car’s engine felt and sounded like it was doing too much work. To top things off, the check engine sign and traction sign have been light on for an even longer time.
When attaching the scanner to the car, the codes that were FIRST appearing was for misfiring (this is what my mechanic told me). I had to change 3 coils (located above the spark plugs I believe); and I went ahead and got those replaced. A few weeks later, another coil had to be replaced – I went ahead and got this changed as well. This car has 6 in total, so I ended up changing 4 out of the 6 coils.
Even after those repairs, the car still seemed to be riding the same – at times, after accelerating from a traffic light, the car would ‘slip’ and wouldn’t speed up until I quickly shift from neutral then back to drive. This seemed like a transmission issue (according to my mechanic after explaining to him what had happened). After doing research online, I found that this didn’t seem to be a transmission problem but a knock sensor problem. I had the mechanic scan the car again, and found the codes P0171 and P0330 appear.
After reading various articles online, I found that P0330 = knock sensor and fixing this would fix the ‘slipping’ issue. After replacing one of the knock sensors (this car has two of them I believe), the ‘slipping’ went away and the gas mileage was much better as well. Thank you, it’s a great feeling not having to change the transmission and spending around $2000 more for nothing. Along with this knock sensor replacement though, there were a few other requirements: changed 2 intake mainfold gaskets, 1 pyaman gasket, and 1 mass inflow sensor.
Even though the car runs great now, the lights for check engine and traction sign are still on. Running the car through the scanner again, I see a P0446 code which seems like something to do with an Evaporative Emmission Control System Vent Control Circuit or EVAP. Hopefully this will be a quick fix such as changing the gas cap but if not, my mechanic will let me know what to change/replace.
German Sports Tower 2 updates for August 2011 – office moving again?
I called Pyamod / SKE Holdings on 011 971 4323 5720 (calling from U.S.) – there is a message system that states they are shifting offices now. For ‘customer support’ they provided a number 011 971 4338 7769 for ‘Landmark Properties.’ I called this new number for Landmark Properties (http://www.landmark-dubai.com) and spoke with Lydia on the phone (this is after their annoying message system not responding to the option number you enter – so be patient for about a minute or so and someone should answer the phone). I asked a few questions, and of course Lydia could not answer any of the questions I asked, but mentioned that ‘Mohammad Abu Sidu’ will call or e-mail me sometime tomorrow about the questions you have on German Sports Tower 2.
Here are the questions I asked:
- Where is Pyamod and SKE Holdings currently?
- Are there any updates to German Sports Tower 2?
- Why are we calling Landmark Properties now and how is this company involved?
- Do you have any answers?
Perhaps someone can call 011 971 4338 7769 for Landmark Properties and find out details. Everyone needs to keep calling and keep pushing them to give us some answers. If we call work together, we can get some results. As you all can see, I’ve received many responses from people/investors all over the world who have invested in this property, please call – let’s get some answers!!! And of course, I’ll post my answers (if I get any).
How to edit and test javascript / jquery online
Ever hear of jsFiddle? Try it – it’s a really cool tool to use for developing javascript and even sharing your code by just passing a URL. Here’s a simple example: http://jsfiddle.net/r7MgY/. Add your HTML, CSS, and Javascript; hit run at the very top, and see the executed result. Now since they are in Alpha release, there may be a few kinks such as using javascript alerts to test if an onclick is working. But other than the minor issues, it’s a really neat sandbox to not only edit/test code, but to share as well.
How to add Drupal data to Javascript using drupal_add_js
There are times when one will need to pass Drupal data in Javascript or JQuery. One example that comes to mind is for analytics purposes, say after a user clicks on a specific link, you’d want to find the node type of the page the user made this click.
In your .tpl.php, template.php file or anything similar that deals with your theme, you can add the following (Drupal 6 installation):
drupal_add_js(array('myvar' => $node->type.'|sometextifneeded'), 'setting');
Then, in your JavaScript file, using JQuery, you can add the following within a specified namespace (remember to reference your jquery file):
Drupal.behaviors.mynamespace = function () {
$("#nav li.about").bind("click", function() {
var100 = Drupal.settings.myvar;
alert(var100);
});
}
Please comment if you have questions!
Budweiser poster shows opening day for MLB up at NYSE
I’m really not a fan of baseball – but to kickoff the 2011 MLB season, I thought this would be cool to share. The banner says ‘Grab some Buds,’ makes me wonder if they are giving out Buds in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
Budweiser banner for MLB at NYSE
Wonder if their horse drinks Buds?
Budweiser horse
If they are giving out Buds (which I doubt), do let me know so I can grab one to go!
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