Gs300 1998 Repairs

[Ibbo]

My Lexus dealer has just performed a VHC (Vehicle Health Check) on my car and recommended £5035 of repairs categorised as Red, Amber, Green.

Red = High Risk\Must Do Items are the following:

1 = Replace Leaking Front Power Steering Pipe (£661.96 = 3 hours labour £414 + Part £247.96)

2 = Front Bottom Ball Joints (£341.11 = 1.5 hours labour £207 + Parts £134.11)

3 = Auxiliary Belt Replacement (£72.17 = 0.3 hours labour £46.00 + Part £26.17)

The total value of the Red repairs = £1,075.24 which is very close the resale value of the car, so I really would like to find a cheaper way of having the repairs done.

Is anyone able to help provide the following:

Part numbers for:

1. Front power steering pipe (This is the pipe which goes round front of the radiator and requires the removal of the front bumper to replace - Sorry this is all the information I have)
2. Front Bottom Balls Joints
3. Auxiliary Belt

Also, can anyone recommend a Lexus authorised garage or Lexus specialist in Warwickshire around the Leamington\Warwick area that could undertake the work cheaper than the Lexus main dealer?

I really would like to keep the car on the road and in good repair, but having everything done at a main dealer now is not the best value given the depreciating value of the car.

I have attached a copy of the complete Vehicle Health Check showing all the recommended work and prices.

Any help greatly appreciated :-)

VHC_16_Jun_2015.pdf

[TigerFish]

My Lexus dealer has just performed a VHC (Vehicle Health Check) on my car and recommended £5035 of repairs categorised as Red, Amber, Green.

Red = High Risk\Must Do Items are the following:

1 = Replace Leaking Front Power Steering Pipe (£661.96 = 3 hours labour £414 + Part £247.96)

2 = Front Bottom Ball Joints (£341.11 = 1.5 hours labour £207 + Parts £134.11)

3 = Auxiliary Belt Replacement (£72.17 = 0.3 hours labour £46.00 + Part £26.17)

The total value of the Red repairs = £1,075.24 which is very close the resale value of the car, so I really would like to find a cheaper way of having the repairs done.

Is anyone able to help provide the following:

Part numbers for:

1. Front power steering pipe (This is the pipe which goes round front of the radiator and requires the removal of the front bumper to replace - Sorry this is all the information I have)
2. Front Bottom Balls Joints
3. Auxiliary Belt

Also, can anyone recommend a Lexus authorised garage or Lexus specialist in Warwickshire around the Leamington\Warwick area that could undertake the work cheaper than the Lexus main dealer?

I really would like to keep the car on the road and in good repair, but having everything done at a main dealer now is not the best value given the depreciating value of the car.

I have attached a copy of the complete Vehicle Health Check showing all the recommended work and prices.

Any help greatly appreciated :-)

eBay is a good place to start for the ball joints and aux belt. Ball joints are a failry easy job if you are a competent DIY'er. Aux belt is a doddle to do. There is a link in my signature block to a tutorial i did for the mk1 GS. Essentially the same for the mk2, but no fan to get in the way as it is electric on the mk2.

for the power steering, I would make up a new one yourself from metal tubing, and join onto the existing pipework, much cheaper.

[Ibbo]

Thank you for the ideas TigerFish - Unfortunately I currently don't have any tools etc available due to moving house and everything being in storage for the next few months, otherwise I would give it a go at doing everything myself.

I'm currently trying to find a local company\service provider to repair the power steering hose, which is on the high pressure side.

[gidrazas]

In my books it will be a perfect excuse to buy some nice tools...

Unless time is an issue, that is.

Maybe pipe would be a garage job. All the others - should fairly easy.

Giedrius