Barry1000

Thank you for the posts. I’m still looking at the mo to see if there is anything else out there. In any event I would get it fitted as I don’t fancy taking the dash etc apart myself. I will update if I find anything.

Has anyone had experience of the new warranty arrangements that Toyota and Lexus have just issued? They now call this Lexus Relax. As long as you have the car serviced by Lexus and it has done less than 100,000 miles and is less than 10 years old they give you a years warranty. This is interesting if somewhat annoying as I have pre purchased three years of warranty and a condition of the warranty is that it needs to be serviced by Lexus. So I am now thinking of cancelling the warranties and getting a refund. Also they Lexus dealers now no longer offer a discount on servicing to Lexus Forum members since the new rules have been brought in according to my Lexus dealer so this now needs updating on the owners site. The down side of this new arrangement is that you can't warranty cars for greater than 100,000 miles where as under the old arrangement as long as you started you warranty at less than 100,000 miles then you could continue it each year provided the car was under 10 years old. Apart from this the new arrangement is cheaper than the old one.

Has anyone retro fitted a 2016 rx450h to operate apple carplay? There are some converters on the market that you can buy but I wondered if anyone had actually done this. Lexus say they wont do it on the older Rx's at all Thanks

Thank you for you replies. The error code is P1651. Has anyone had experience of a non lexus dealer fixing something trike this? thanks Barry

The engine management light came on so I took it to Lexus who said that it was the sensor that balances the smooth running of the two V’s. I asked them what effect this would have and they said the engine would run less smoothly and be less economical. I have monitored the mpg over the last few months while the light has been on and see no change in the economy and the engine performs as smoothly as it ever has. The problem is that to fix the sensor is very expensive as it is at the bottom of the V and would involve taking the head off and Lexus said it was about 5 hours work and probably about £1500. I see little point in fixing this as the car performs perfectly but it is annoying to have the light on all the time and also if another error pops up I will not know because the light is on all the time. Is there any way of stopping this error tripping the light as it does not seem to be a true error?

I wondered if anyone has used an Ls430 for towing a caravan? If so did you fit an additional oil cooler for the gearbox, I know for some automatics this is suggested. Also how did it perform and what impact did I it have on the mpg thanks Barry

Thank you for your replies. The outcome was that I had the replacement battery fitted at Halfords as it was still under warranty with them. It then didn't start and was transported to Lexus Cheltenham. They looked at it and initially said yes it was the starter, but because of the Lpg they were not sure if they could repair it. They then contacted and Lpg coy who advised them and Lexus then said they could do it. In the mean time I contacted Gas and Go who said they could fix it but we're busy for at least a week funnily enough because they are converting and ls430 to gas! When I mentioned to Lexus that I thought I would move the car because their price was too high they sharpened their pencil considerably and almost matched Gas and Go, so I told Lexus to do it. About half an hour later I had a phone call from them saying that they had just started on the job only to find that the battery had not been reconnected correctly by Halfords and that they had left off the starter connection! They put it back on again and off it went. So they only charged me for half an hour. Overall I thought Lexus were excellent. I cannot say the same for Halfords as the episode has cost me a triple journey to collect the car today, numerous phone calls and time, and difficulty managing without the car for a couple of days. In fairness they have said give them a bill and the will consider it. So in fact this excellent car continues to be highly reliable and the moral is be very careful who you let work on it!

I came home from holiday having left the car at the airport for a couple of weeks and it started fine. Drove home and left the car for a couple of days and the battery had gone flat. Called out the breakdown and they jumped it with another battery and suggested I went and got a new battery. Had battery replaced the next day, and went to start it and only got the dreaded click. It seems the solenoid has gone. Have now had car taken to Lexus , but have a feeling that they will not be able to help as I have discovered that the starter work requires removing the inlet manifold. My car has been converted to Lpg and while lexus have done all the servicing on the car they said at the outset they would not touch the Lpg system. Does any one know of anyone near Worcester that might be able to help me with this, as I understand the starter change is not a straight forward job?

Thank you both for your help Barry

Does any one know if it is possible to put a tow bar in an ls430? Does it require a specialist part? Thanks Barry

Thanks for your comments. I have discovered what it is. I had the Lpg serviced remotely by Profess and asked them about the lub as it had not been consuming fluid. They suggested I turned it up. I had turned it up too much! Now turned back down and all is well. Barry

The LS 430 has just started producing white smoke on start up which quickly clears. I've had a look on the internet and it appears it could either be a head gasket or control valve that sits under the power steering. I have checked the power steering fluid level and the coolant and oil and all seem to be normal but I have only just noticed it happening. Has anyone had a similar experience. If it is a head gasget it sounds like the end of the car which would be very sad😩 Regards Barry

Has anyone converted an Ls460? I did see a clip on utube by a company in Cork who have done it but other than that no reference anywhere Thanks Barry

I have driven an ls430 for about 50,000 miles and have found it very reliable and a pleasure to drive. Now the family are gown up i am thinking of changing to an sc430. Does anyone have experience of the two? How do they compare?. I generally use for a daily commute of about 70 miles round trip on a and B roads? Barry

I took the LS 430 in to Lexus today and they checked the air con. They added dye( they had previously said that they had added it to check it last time it was in where as in fact they clearly had not done so) and checked for leaks. There were no leaks at all. What they did discover is that the back air con is blocked off. Presumably there was a problem with it previously when the previous owner had it. However it has worked quite adequately on the front end aall the time I have had it. They were not sure what volume of gas to put in and were concerned that overfilling it may cause freezing. I have not spoken directly to them yet but I thought you could check by ensuring the correct pressure? does anyone know if my theory is correct? In any event they appear to have come clean but clearly were trying it on to the tune of £800. Overall not sure how an feel about continuing to have them service it. What do you think? Barry