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Hi As a new owner I noticed the grille on my 2018 is has large gaps. I have seen some BMW owners on forums put plastic garden mesh behind their grille to protect against stone hitting the ac condensor radiators does any one do this on their cars here?

New egr fitted. MIL lights after 15 min driving.txt Hi I've fitted a new EGR valve to IS220d 2006 as i was regularly getting the MIL lamp, and when i checked via OB2 it was EGR fault But after 15 mins driving with the new EGR, the MIL lamp comes back on. EGR fault again, according to OB2 I had cleaned the MAF sensor too Any ideas why the EGR fault keeps coming up The car is on about 210,000 miles

Sorry I’ve found over the years there is no loyalty with any insurance company there out there for one thing much money as possible

Hi all, I have 4 Lexus SC430 alloys, not a scratch on them, I would like £200 per wheel, buyer could collect or arrange collection from Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire. The alloys were removed not long after purchase and stored in a garage, as I said, no scratches, dents, dings or curb rash. Thanks for looking, hopefully someone will enjoy a trip to Pembrokeshire soon. Jim

I bought mine in Jan, 4800miles since, Avg 31.44mpg ... I found it took about 4 weeks for me to adjust to how to drive these for best mpg, ECO mode on/off doesn't seem to matter. On the majority of my longer distance journeys I pull either a boat or a tall covered trailer so factor that in. 60mph+ really hits mpg, scooting around town it'll easily go to 34mpg average. My best over a tank was 35mpg.

48531-48164 for anyone looking for it in future.

That one is parked at newton auctioneers in hyde according to a supplied photo. Get your sherlock holmes hat on and do the necessary due diligence.

Because i purchased the tyres 'as new' from a very nice gent on here. My local Lexus dealership isn't exactly on the doorstep, so use a tyre place 20 yards from where i work

There are now two sites shown for Lexus Bournemouth - the aftersales centre shared with Toyota (where I went in February and was underwhelmed) plus the old Lexus Poole site in Poole for sales, although it also seems to have a workshop. Suggest you check which one you contacted, and try the other one. I am a distance from either, so would appreciate feedback / comments from anybody with recent experience of Lexus Bournemouth - either site.

lol, i thought it sounded a bit rough

Yeah i did a lot of research on this and sounds like its normal. The ECU deliberately decides to run the engine lean to generate more heat faster. This made no sense to me as i always thought more fuel=more energy and hence more heat. But apparently that is not the case. A lean mixture generates more heat because there is a more complete burning of fuel taking place vs a rich mixture where relatively speaking more fuel is wasted also in a rich mixture the unburnt fuel conducts some of the heat away. So i guess it makes sense that under certain situations where power demand is low e.g in traffic and when the engine wants to warm up fast that the ecu decides to run it lean. Strangely i was in the same situation today but it didn't do it and everything was smooth as always. Sometime in the next few weeks I'll still clean the throttle body, MAF sensor and replace the PCV valve just for good measure. Its also strange that cars these days dont come with replaceable fuel filters. Ive seen videos of people opening up the pump assembly to get at these "lifetime" filters and what comes out is nasty.

Well after 20 mile back from tacky coast to mountain loveliness with the top down, I can confirm that Panama hats stay put without recourse to string or velcro. Road was in middle of pic, dodging the mountains.

Maybe it hasn’t been changed! If that is the case, the belt has lasted very well. Not really any cause for concern when it is a non-interference engine if the belt does snap.

I'll certainly try this, however the radio is always on. It suddenly went crazy after starting up today. I've tried switching off and restarting but no change to the fault

The car is now running. It does however have a misfire and one AVC/LAN bus is down. All systems are up, except the radio. I will do a more comprehensive report soon. Apart from the new battery and the 140A fuse, there were nine other fuses and arc damage to one the ECU plugs. One pin to be precises must have been hit with a fair bit of current. When I took the ECU out I could smell it. I am going to scope the coil triggers to see if the misfire is a FET issue or loom/coil coincidence. I do not believe the monster reverse surge would have gone through the ECU to a coil without killing the ECU forst. On inspection it looks fine inside. Anyway I have been documenting my finds so I will publish soon.

Hi all, I have 4 Lexus SC430 alloys, not a scratch on them, I would like £200 per wheel, buyer could collect or arrange collection from Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire. The alloys were removed not long after purchase and stored in a garage, as I said, no scratches, dents, dings or curb rash.

"Had the new screen fitted yesterday, a date chosen to coincide with my latest hospital visit." Sound planning ! Be where they can resuscitate you in case the bill is bigger than expected.

Picture 44, torch is missing, I’m out!

I wonder if they follow the same style of announcements as most TV competitions? ”In no particular order……..the Lexus dealer leaving the competition tonight is”……………………………………………….zzz…………………………..

I'm not attempting to start a row here and I generally agree with the comments in this thread but I'd argue that 2 Grandchildren and two adult spaces do make it a 'Family' car. We've become used to huge cars that we drag around mostly with just a driver on-board especially when going to and from work. I realise the boot isn't huge but 90% + of the time I use the UX it's more than adequate. I've sat in the back, with a Grandchild in one of these huge modern safety seats, and I had no issue with leg or head room and I'm just over 6 feet tall. I moved from an NX to the UX for the very reason that I couldn't justify having such a large but wonderful vehicle that was going to sit around most of the day. Even though there is a view on this site that the UX isn't a 'real' Lexus I think they are an excellent car with many benefits in this modern and expensive motoring age.

To give you an idea, I phoned Lexus to get a price for a pair of upper control arms, over £1,100. The pair from Rock were (and these weren't their cheapest) less than £100 including taxes and delivery for the pair. Regardless of what others might say, I knew when the parts arrived they were excellent quality, and three years on still fine. The parts not to buy from Rock are heavy items like brake discs because shipping goes by weight.

Hello Hris and welcome to the LOC, hope you find the forum informative and educational 👍

Vacuum bleeder not blender!!

We have a NX300h 2021 which has just had its 3rd service and MOT at a Lexus Service Centre. On each service we have been told that the rear wheel alignment is out and needs re-tracking. We had it done last year (2nd service) and it was reported again this time but we told them to leave it. The car has been fine and is in fact a lovely drive. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is this a fault or a service sales add on? We are low mileage users and drive carefully. We are usually told about the tracking or told we need an air con top up.

AVIVA are now quoting for the LBX all variants, Reasonable prices.