Fuel System - No Start In Extreme Cold/MIL ON/DTC's Set
ENGINEEG010-06
Title:
"NO START" IN SUB-FREEZING AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES
Models:
'04 - '05 RX 330
May 9, 2006
TSIB UPDATE NOTICE:
The information contained in this TSIB supercedes TSIB No. EG014-05.
TSIB No. EG014-05 is now obsolete and should be discarded.
Introduction
Some customers may experience a "no start" condition and/or M.I.L. "ON" with DTCs P0300, P0171, and P0174 after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub-freezing ambient air temperatures. To correct this condition, a new fuel pump sub-tank assembly is now available. Follow the repair procedure to replace the fuel pump sub-tank assembly.
Applicable Vehicles
^ 2004 - 2005 model year RX 330 vehicles produced BEFORE the Production Change Effective VINs shown below.
Production Change Information
Warranty Information
Applicable Warranty*:
This repair is covered under the Lexus Emissions Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 48 months or 50,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's in-service date.
* Warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer's specific complaint.
Parts Information
Required Tools & Material
Required SSTs
Repair Procedure
If the customer experiences a "no start" and/or M.I.L. "ON" condition with DTCs P0300, P0171, and P0174 after a cold soak in sub-freezing ambient air temperatures, replace the fuel pump sub-tank assembly.
Refer to the Technical Information System (TIS), 2004 - 2005 model year RX 330 Repair Manual: Fuel: Fuel Suction Tube Assy w/Pump & Gage (3MZ-FE): Removal & Installation and Disassembly & Reassembly