finally found the cause of my noisy engine. mechanic who had it on a ramp said the egr valve pipe was split and needs a new one putting on. has anyone else had this problem and is it an easy/cheap fix for sopmeone with a bad back and a bag of spanners to do? also would the dealers have a pipe only ?

thanks forr any help

ps the mechanic was looking up through underneath of car on drivers side at rear of engine

hi, im in the same boat with my pipe.

it costs about £67 for the pipe.
Another member posted how to fix ages ago, ive got the page saved in my favs but dont know how to link it to you .
ive tried a search using the title " egr pipe how to fit fast" but i cant find it . that is the title though.

If someone can tell me how to send you the link that would be gtreat ... thanks
steve

also try google ......ls400 egr pipe.

it should be fourth item down for a 95 ls400 posted by a rac member.

steve

Steve,

Open the page, then right click on the address on the top line, the bit that starts with http://, it should all go blue when you right click on it and a drop down box will appear, one of the options is "copy" left click on that.

Answer this thread and when you get to the point where you want to put it in, put your mouse bar where you want it and right click again, another drop down box appears, left click on "paste" and the link will appear as if by magic!!!!

Have a go

Pete

smashing,thanks. found it. i take it the pipe is only available from the main stealers then?

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...mp;#entry473216

That should be it !!!

Thanks pete.

been on pc's for years and still learnin lol.

steve.

Ive no looked into getting the pipe yet but would think lexus only.
i need to get mine done before my mot in dec, the noise is annoying me now.

steve

ill give them a ring in the morning and compare prices! my mot is due november so ill have to raid the piggy bank again. so much for the trouble free car i thought i was buying

gave them a call and its £90.25 inc vat!! can anyone beat that?

You could ask for a quote from these guys:
http://www.cheaptoyotaparts.co.uk/

They supply genuine Toyota/Lexus parts but with a discount.

these guys might be able to help - if not useful info here:


http://www.lextreme.com/egr.html


miq

thanks a lot. ill give it a try

I can vouch for http://www.cheaptoyotaparts.co.uk/

Chris is very helpful, and they are genuine Lexus parts but cheaper. and he will DHL them to you!

This article on lexextreme refers to the UCF10 engine (mkii and mkii)

On the MKiii the EGR pipe comes in 2 halves. I beleive it was an updated design to make replacement a little easier. (questionable???)

I too had a blowing pipe and it is VERY annoying after a couple of thousand miles.
It took about 6 hours for me to replece it and the part was about £60 back in Dec 05.

Like "RAC" says, it is having the tools that helps.

I too managed it by getting on top of the engine, also did part from underneath, with a "string hoist" acting like a second hand because access is so limited. PM me and I will email a set of pics over.

i got my part today. its in one piece with two gaskets. thats from lexus main stealers after giving my reg no so i hope its the right part! now to fix it on.