Is 220D Rear Caliper

[christopher rees]

had the rear caliper sieze on my 220, i was quoted £170 by lexus two months ago,ive seen so called 're manufactured' ones on e bay for £160 and second hand ones for £120 from breakers, however toyota have redesigned the caliper ,since joining this club have an excellent supplier- mr andy cross at westover lexus in poole ,wait for it!!!!! £75.70p inc postage! what a diamond. thanks andy. also the caliper is compatabil with the old one,so i can change that one when it siezes up!

[normski2]

Nice one.

Praise where praise is due.

[bluenose1940]

had the rear caliper sieze on my 220, i was quoted £170 by lexus two months ago,ive seen so called 're manufactured' ones on e bay for £160 and second hand ones for £120 from breakers, however toyota have redesigned the caliper ,since joining this club have an excellent supplier- mr andy cross at westover lexus in poole ,wait for it!!!!! £75.70p inc postage! what a diamond. thanks andy. also the caliper is compatabil with the old one,so i can change that one when it siezes up!

Without a doubt Andy is THE MAN, I have used him several times and he has come up trumps everytime. The latest is just this week for a simple bit of touch-up paint, he had to special order it but no problem, he then phones me to say it has arrived and that he will despatch it asap. First class service. Thanks Andy!

[DJP]

When I was advised my rear calipers had seized a couple of months ago, I recalled reading something here about it, and that it was a known issue usually sorted out by Lexus for free. I duly questioned my dealer (Croydon) who came back to me and agreed to do the work for free.

They were a little embarrassed when I questioned why I had had to ask as it was a known issue.

Would it not be worth asking??

[normski2]

Without a doubt Andy is THE MAN, I have used him several times and he has come up trumps everytime. The latest is just this week for a simple bit of touch-up paint, he had to special order it but no problem, he then phones me to say it has arrived and that he will despatch it asap. First class service. Thanks Andy!

Haha (Alan Partridge) me too!!

Picking up my paint and carpet set on Saturday!!

[Jerome K Jerome]

As with DJP.

My originals were done on recall, then required redoing at 70000 miles.

I queried this with the dealer......I'll get back to you sir..........

When they did, they told me that Lexus would be footing the bill.....'this time'

Result, but as with DJP, why did I have to ask if it's a known problem?

[steve2006]

Does anyone know where these calipers are seizing for example the caliper pins, the pistons?

Just curious to know as although my pins get a little tight between servicing I have never had one seize and the car is 18 years old.

[christopher rees]

i think its the pins siezing rather than the pistons,when car was mot'd it was picked up on uneven pressures,20% less pressure on the affected caliper at rear,front calipers dont seem to be affected.the difference is noticible as the car rolls on after breaking heavily now its been fixed. the car isa 2007,is220d se,[steve] you should be ok, i got leaking rear shocker to deal with now,which was not picked up on service but spotted when caliper changed yesterday, the dogs may bark but caravan rolls on eh!!!! lex loofah!