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All things considered with lexus, the tensioner does seem like the likely cause, And as someone with history working with (much simpler) engines, I had no problems agreeing with the lexus tech that this is a likely symptom, however I just hate the idea of chasing a problem around this engine not knowing whether it will be a problem again, also if bank 1 has this issue.. how long before bank 2 shows the same issue! I spoke to Lee at srd this morning, And I realised that love this car and realistically the only thing I would chop it in for realistically is a gsf... and i think thay might give the mrs a brain aneurysm, so I think theres only one way forward really, engine swap it is for me! So I'm on the lookout for an engine, any help from you guys on this front would be much appreciated.... I've seen the ads for the scrapped vehicles and talked to them, the 2010 already has it's engine sold and the 2008 is certainly expensive so I've got to keep my mind open and hope that something will come up, If anyone knows of any engines collecting dust somewhere im happy to give it a loving home where it will be pampered!! Honestly thanks for all your help so far and hopefully in advance for the help going forward Andy

so the car has been in with lexus main dealer for diagnosis because i have spoken to 5 indies who all have told me they absolutely dont want this work, even the guy at lexus service dept that has dealt with this car for years sat me down and said they were scared when i brought it in. essentially told them all the issues, the code being tripped is P0012 - camshaft bank A running too retarded. I was hopeful that this may have been the controllers playing up, though having had the diagnosis back today, both controllers appear to be working fine. The lexus master tech has said that there is a little bit of a chattering coming from the engine when hot, and because of this he wants to change the small chain that links the cams on bank a. £1600 + vat for this, which for me was swallowable and i didnt really have a problem when they dropped this on me until they said that they werent sure and that they will not be covering the cost if it is the wrong diagnosis. So essentially, lexus want me to throw the best part of 2k at this car without knowing if it is actually going to solve the problem, and it will be at my cost if it isnt the fault. All your thoughts are much appreciated. Im tempted to buy one of these spare engines and get it worked in.

Hi guys- I am new to the forum though have owned my IS-F for 3 years now, I wanted to ask your advice on whether anyone has experienced cam chain stretch/ tensioner wear on their ISF yet? Im running a 2008 with just shy of 110k miles and the car has been throwing cam position sensor faults that bank 2 is running retarded and in honestly especially when hot the top end sounds like a bag of bolts, I am obviously concerned with whether anyone has seen this before? Having spoken to my local dealer, they have never heard of any of this work being carried out as yet, but the quote was an eye watering 6k to get the chains and tensioners replaced which was a bit of a kick in the teeth- I had thought that lexus went to cam chains to stop the servicing of belts at around 90k. Any advice would be kindly appreciated. Many thanks Andy