Fuel Injector Pipe Leaking Diesel

[jeddati]

Hi Took my IS220d in for a winter check on promo at my local dealer, they found that my car is leaking Diesel for the injector pipe 3 + 4 also the common rail needs replacing parts alone cost £1200 :o has anyone else experienced this ?

They tightened the blots but it's still leaking, the pipes don't cost much around £30-40 but the rail costs almost £1000 :tsktsk:

I've had my IS220d for 2.5 years second major problem to occur.

[Prash]

I have not yet had these dreaded issues that I am reading on these forums about the 220D. There is hardly anything out there on the IS 250, must be a dream to own!

Some of these problems are well known to the dealers and if you are insistent,they will admit a lot. Mine has had the usual recall stuff, but no problems with pistons, oil leaks, common rail etc, but have been advised to keep an eye on the warning indicators. The engine has an extended 7yr, 100K warranty.

These are serious build quality issues. I think the warranty should be extended further!

Sorry to hear about your troubles. You should really get these done for free.

[fonserg]

Fuel proceeds in a junction a tube - an injector?

[gavin richards]

Hi I Own a IS220D it has covered 102k on a 07 plate and the car has had the following problems,

I received the car with 22k on the clock and it went straight in for warranty work on the EGR valve, 5th injector replaced and clutch ( i think) as it wouldnt accelerate away from a junction there was also an amount of clutch judder and was dangerous. At Lexus Canterbury.

Then it went to Lexus Tunbridge wells beacuse it was playing up with over heating, they fixed the problem and also sorted a new set of alloy wheels as they were corroding.

At 45k (Summer 2010) the engine was over heating so it went back in for 6 weeks and had a complete engine rebuild with a new block etc oh and a new EGR valve again! (all under warranty).

The car also splutters if lift off the accelerator which they have said is normal as it is the car burning off fuel in the CAT well, my Skoda superb or my AudiA4 never did that.

If you get stuck in a traffic jam the car also likes to leave a cloud of smoke behind if you accelerate and i ahve been told this is unburnt fuel and is normal......Come On!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In December 2011 the car broke down with engine management putting the car into safe mode so it went back in and i was told it needed a service, so thay releaved me of about £300 quid did a filter change and decoke the cat and EGR valve and i took it home, well 300 yards up the road no accerlation and so it went straight back. This time they changed the EGR valve (again) the pipework to the valve and releaved me of another £400 quid, I also had to pay for it to be transported to them from essex and hire a car, so it cost me around a £1,000 merry christmas. they delivered it back to me at my office and all WAS well apart from annoying dour coming in from the engine bay, which I thought maybe the car in front type of thing.

Having been getting headaches now for a while and remembering that i travel around 2k a month with work I thought enoughs enough it has to be my car with odour so i checked under the bonnet and because it cold outside i can see a spray coming from the fourth injector and a worring black mass between the second and third injector. it goes into lexus to check to see if the fault is their handy work on friday after which i am going to compalin to Lexus Head office about the build quality and unacceptable problems with the car.

So in answer to your question has anyone else had issues OH YES the car is a DOG hence why Lexus/Toyota have just done deal with BMW to supply them with Diesel Engines in exchange for Hybrid Tech. It is also why they have dropped the power of the new IS 220D from 174 - 150 and that a fact!!