Best Parts For Service

[dbrady01]

Hi all

bought my is200 on saturday and am loving it.

I am going to give it a service this weekend so any advise on the best part to use would be great i.e what oil is best ,what air filter, brand of sparks ect

Thanks

[kam05]

Hi- welcome to LOC.

Oil- Use a good quality brand of 5w-30 fully synthetic oil, I personally use Eneos 5w-30 fully synthetic oil normally, but I will be giving Gulf XTR 5w-30 fully synthetic oil a go when I do my next oil change. Bought this last week from Opie Oils (trader on this site).

Oil filter- Stick to the OEM Lexus/Toyota oil filter.

Air filter- Replace the standard air filter with a K&N one from ebay- I think they normally sell for £36?

Spark plugs- Standard sparks fitted from factory are Denso SK20R11 (these are long-life plugs which last upto 60k). Downside of the SK20R11's are that they are be expensive, so many people use the Denso IK20's instead- these are cheaper than the long-life ones and are high performance, but they need to be replaced every 30k. You can also use NGK plugs as well, but make sure you use irdium tipped plugs (Denso or NGK), not platinum plugs. Also do not use Bosch plugs either- they don't suit Lexus/Toyota engines.

Hope this helps.

[SparkyMarky]

Hi. I just wanted to add that i recently discovered these SK20R-P11 on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170591788999&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

for £43!!! I then rang my local Lexus dealership in Hatfield (ask for Anthony) who was able to better the price! Hope this helps.