swainsonsthrenody

Thanks, I will definitely give replacement of fuel filter a try, but that wasn't what the old geezer out in Oregon did. What are fuel injectors, exactly and are they easy to clean as a novice with decent ability? Do they have an atomizer which sprays fuel like in a carb and get dirty? Are they easy to replace by someone like me? Where are they located? (I will be trying to figure this out myself but any advice would be awesome) Swain

whatever the season. I did a service and told the tech about it awhile ago and he fixed it free of charge, saying it was gunk clogging something. I just forget what it was he said he did--he said it took a couple of seconds. After about six months the problem came back but I was told by three different techs three different theories which sounded like nothing the nice tech in Oregon told me he did, so I keep having to gas the idle when the engine is cold--a pain in traffic and on hills. The local Totota dealer here in NY (I now live in NY) said it was a $1000 + job to fix and I was like yeah right they don't do helpful fixes for blokes what work for their money--what did that other dude DO? SO, can anyone help tell me what gets gunked up? Fuel injector treatment seems to help a teeny tiny bit better but it still stalls when just started and for about five minutes after. After five minutes of driving, it still idles rough till a little warmer...How does the fuel injector system work--is it an atomizer? Could it get clogged? Is there just one or four? Where are they how do I get at 'em? I had this tech do that little trick every six months over the course of 18 and it worked each time but what did he do!!? hahaha --asking him is not an option or I would...heh heh...Again when the engine is warm, it idles just like paradise even in bloody cold weather