20th Jun 2016, 05:06

Hi, I bought a 2000 model, the 4jx1 engine. Knew nothing about these motors really, but anyway had problems from day one that I drove it out of the car yard. Was fine for the first 2 hours of driving around the city, and then suddenly it stalled as I was slowing down for a red traffic light. I was a bit concerned and my concerns grew more as the hours and days went by. Basically it was hard to start and I needed to keep the revs up until it warmed up, but even then it could still at times be hard to start. Long story short, it took many months of phone calls, research etc until I found the problem....it was the ORPS (Oil Rail Pressure Sensor) and since I replaced it myself the car has never gone better, idles solidly and loves the open road. Seems to me that there are many mechanics out there that won't touch these cars as they simply are not familiar with them. People in this situation have spent thousands on new injectors, oil changes, filters etc etc, but the ORPS could be the issue. It certainly was with mine.