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  1. I know this has been mentioned in the past and it was from a previous post that I have used the following garage for my last 2 annual services. I can strongly recommend Dave at Lex-tekautos south of Sheffield.He had worked for 20 years at Lexus and has just serviced my 450h (plugs/ changed oil with filter/ pollen & air filters/rear brake pads) for a smidgen short of £400. If you're looking for an alternative give him a call.
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  2. It looks like you have a leakage of gas at the sight gauge in the picture. The green deposit being a mixture of compressor oil, and altra violet leak marker dye from the system. Difficult to prove, but very likely to have been caused by the pipe work being moved. John.
    3 points
  3. Teshoo, 1. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, the Motor Trader who sold you the car is responsible for correcting and paying for any significant problems which occur within 6 months of purchase. 2. The 6 month Warranty you bought is worthless and unecessary and has been mis-sold to you and you should ask for your money back. 3. Ask your nearest Lexus Dealer to identify the problem and detail its resolution including cost, in writing, on its official Letter Heading, to you. If the total cost is less than £10.000, then 4. Take the letter and show it to the Dealer who sold you the car and demand that he corrects the matter which has been identified by the Lexus Dealer. If necessary remind the Dealer that you have rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 5. If the Dealer refuses to honour his Statutory Responsibilities inform him in writing by Recorded Delivery (and keep a copy) that you will have the problem corrected by a Lexus Dealer and you will sue the Motor Trader via the Small Claims Track of the County Court for the recovery of all of your costs including expenses. 6. If the cost under 3. above exceeds £10,000, then seek the advice of a Solicitor and ask the Motor Trader for all of your money beck and return the car to him. Good luck.
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  4. I'm with you on this, I get much satisfaction from doing some of my own work. Sadly my 1930's garage was built for tiny Ford Populars so its all got to be done on the drive.
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  5. Maybe the mechanic had to disconnect something for easier access and missed reconnecting it? Fuse blown? I think there's a 'fail-safe' that stops the aircon working if there's no gas in there so I know you said that it was only regassed 3 months ago, but again, if something has been knocked or disturbed while the other work has been going on it could have leaked out - what does your sight glass tell you? Just found this handy chart too: AIRCON_SYSTEM_DIAGNOSIS_CHART.pdf
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  6. Not been on for a while, but since I was on I've sold my Is200t to my Uncle and I've had a 2019 Nx300h
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  7. Just collected my new RC300h, now in Azure Blue, replacing my Sonic Red 2016 model. First impressions are, it's noticeably quieter. There is much less 'milk-float' whine on deceleration. The car will accelerate much longer on electric, the car switching to battery power more readily in general driving. The Mark Levinson sounds much fuller than the standard audio in the 2016 model, which wasn't poor in any respect. The Sat Nav has been improved no end, much easier to set routes etc.. Filled the tank with V-Power and looking forward to exploring the suspension and steering upgrades
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  8. Hi folks, hope you're well. I could make this brief but I may as well give you some colour. This will also serve as therapy for me. TLDR: does anyone's RX make a high-pitched, audible (but not too loud) metallic whining noise above 45mph or so? Is my hybrid system in peril? Do any independents fix hybrid systems? Week 1 After much research on this forum, I bought a 2010 RX450h SE-L Premier with just over 104k on the clock, in "Windsor Blue" with cream interior. I think I paid a reasonable price from a dealer in Leicester. Ultimately, I was happy to risk potential air suspension costs for all the toys and the trim I wanted. Good vibes from the dealer - not spivvy. Single owner from new, the dealer says. Full Lexus service history. He even gave me the VIN so I could look it up online. Confident in his wares! Service and hybrid health check only 6 months prior (albeit over 10k miles ago). Only trivial warranty claims in the history. Faded Lexus badge anyone? Car comes with a 6 month warranty from "Handler Protect". Who knows how comprehensive this is, but it's better than nothing. Didn't notice anything on the (low speed) test drive, and yes, the dealer was willing to give a little on price, so decided to take the plunge. The car screamed "motorway miles" to me. Given Lexus' well-earned reputation, I was comfortable with the mileage. I didn't notice anything on my drive home down the M1. Week 2 Some impressions. It's a stunning vehicle in my view. It's a credit to Lexus design that it still looks contemporary (sans aggressive front end, so fashionable in 2019). Apart from the gently worn (but undamaged) leather, you might mistake it for a new car, inside and out. I've attached some of the dealer photos. It drives beautifully. I like the air suspension. It doesn't feel floaty on the motorway at all (because it auto-lowers at speed I believe). There's surprisingly little roll when cornering. Doesn't feel good over speed bumps though! The reviewers got that one right. I really like the rumble of the V6 just as much as the silence of the electric glide. Apart from when I almost reversed into a bloke for the first time. That was startling for us both. You really must prepare for pedestrians crossing when they would otherwise remain staring at their phone. You don't realise you need a HUD until you have one. Being able to keep your head up and eyes somewhat on the road for speedo and satnav seems to make driving less fatiguing. With £150 VED and a free parking permit (a privilege Westminster Council reserves for "alternative fuel" vehicles), I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I've been patting myself on the back. Week 3 The car had an odd combo of Dunlops and Bridgestones on; the Bridgestones were worn and I don't like either of them anyway. The alignment was out too. So I had my trusted local garage fit Crossclimates all round and do an alignment. These guys were servicing a classic Rolls as they complimented me on my purchase. They thought I'd bought well. ULEZ expansion was the talk of the garage. It's really going to hit the many pre-2015 Range Rover drivers hard. What a crying shame. In fact, as I write these words with my window wide open, a Land Rover Disco is making a drop off (people and/or drugs) across the street. It sounds like a piece of farm equipment while idling. In any case, these changes seemed to reduce road noise even further and certainly improved the general feel. It also seemed to help my mpg. I'm getting what I consider amazing economy between fills, including one at 39 mpg, all with the AC on. This is due in part to the prevalence of 50mph zones on the M1 (radar cruise, how did I ever live without you?) and some basic hypermiling techniques gleaned from YouTube. Without AC and improved technique, I actually think I could get near the official ratings. I was so very chuffed with myself. Until... Week 4 V5C finally arrived. 3 former keepers. Hmph. Limited Company, to husband, to wife, perhaps? Or was the dealer just spivving it up? I'm ****** off, but the car is perfect, so far. Week 5 I strap my dog into his nifty booster seat in the back, and take a run up to Lancashire to visit the folks. Traffic is absolutely horrendous, but for the first time in my life, it doesn't bother me. I think this is the Lexus way. It's also the first time I've owned an automatic, so that helps. But this is different to previous autos I've rented. On the smoother surfaces, there is very little noise in the cabin. I start to hear a strange sound. A high-pitched, metallic, whining, whirring noise. It's constant, but seems to spin up and spin down with speed, above about 45mph. It's not very loud, but once you've focused your attention on it, it can't be ignored. My general paranoia is now in full bloom, and the sound begins to grow in significance. It's not a pleasant sound. It's not the distinctive regeneration whir, which I actually quite like for some reason. I never read about it in reviews or road tests. It seems to be coming from the near side front area. I take my dad for a test on the local 50mph bypass. He can't hear the noise and calls me paranoid (which I am), but then, he's no spring chicken. He doesn't exactly have the ears of a bat either. Week 6 I take it to JEM in NW London for a full service and a range of consumables. Some early (spark plugs, last done 53k), some late (coolant), brake fluid right on time. I also go for a transmission fluid change, since it's cheap. Not the cheapest place in the world I think, but I successfully negotiate the total down, and they agree to try and diagnose the dreaded noise for free. JEM were pleasant to deal with. A courtesy car was offered, but declined (I work from home). Work seems to have been successful (they said the spark plugs were an absolute ***** of a job) and everything is running well. They did a full inspection and confirm the car is indeed in A1 condition, including the suspension. Unfortunately the noise is still present, and very much not in my imagination. It's not a wheel bearing, brake caliper issue or anything like that. Apparently, in the words of the technician (relayed to me via a middle-man), "it's coming from the hybrid system, and could be suggesting a future failure. It could even be why the car has been moved on. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But apart from that, the car is in great condition!" My heart sank. I just can't afford to have bought a ticking bomb or potential brick. Everything I was worried about - like air suspension - seems to be fine. While the thing that I had read was bullet proof - the hybrid system - may be on its way out. That said, I didn't speak to the technician. I don't know how speculative this diagnosis is. I plan on taking the car to a Lexus dealer for a Hybrid Health Check. But, I admit, I don't really want to know the results. I'd almost rather plod along in ignorance and await my fate. So, I thought I'd throw this open to the OC and find out if anyone else has had a similar experience that didn't turn out to be fatal. Any opinions on what the precise problem with the hybrid system could be? Perhaps no problem at all? I understand that when hybrid system problems do occur (that can't be fixed by replacing the 12V battery), Lexus basically want more than the value of the car to repair. Does anyone know if independent hybrid technicians actually exist? A quick Google produces an alarming lack of results, which surprised me, given that - thanks to Uber - every other car on the road in London is a Prius. I'll keep you updated...
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  9. I took an ES on a 24 hour (well... 30 hour!) test drive. It was an F-Sport model with Takumi pack. I have to say that, while the colour scheme was under-whelming (silver/black), I was impressed with the car. The (+)... - Very smooth, quiet and comfortable - Excellent ML audio - the larger screen and the HUD display - I was impressed by the Tahara upholstery - the laminated side windows - the brilliant adaptive headlights - economy far better than that of the NX I currently drive The (-)... - the central armrest was very creaky - the all-black window switches are not as plush as the ones used in the face-lifted NX - the boot lid sensor seems far trickier to use than it should be. I was also surprised to see that the car is much cheaper than the equivalent NX while being better specc'ed (laminated side windows, larger screen, electric rear blind (I know... could not fit this onto the NX), and offering better performance and more space.
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  10. Whether it can be done or not, still think it's a bit dodgy to remove a safety system intended for pedestrians for the sake of an insurance claim
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  11. I'm looking at replacement shocks as well, but after reading reviews for the KYB and Monroe ones, I'm leaning towards OEM. Price is not too bad: https://www.lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/parts/lexus-rx/lexus-rx-phase-ii-2004-2008/lexus-rx-2004-2008-steering-suspension/lexus-rx-phase-2-n-s-r-shock-absorber/ It seems all 2nd gen RXs share the same shock absorbers looking at the part numbers.
    1 point
  12. How about the DPF? Get the car on Techstream and check for fault codes.
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  13. Perhaps getting a little ahead of ourselves here? Let's see what Lexus diagnose from their health check? Generally speaking the hybrid system is very reliable, with only the batteries failing on the rare occasion there's a problem.
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  14. ....a few photos of the day, so far! More than 500 cars booked including a few choice Lexi and the LFA. Good to meet another fellow forum member!
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  15. @YN57OCK hi Ian, nice to meet you earlier. Sorry but I had to leave early and didn’t see you before I left.. Was a shame there was only three F cars there but the blue LFA made up for it 🙂
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  16. Just read the article and if it came from Lexus then they need to get their fact right. Quote "Our free* Lexus Hybrid Health Check is designed to do just that, we first analyse the status and condition of your Lexus “traction” battery. This 400 volt pack is the battery that powers your car’s wheels, and is separate to the 12v starter battery that’s used to start the engine." The 12 volt battery is only there to provide power to the 12v auxiliaries and to "start the hybrid system". The engine is started by the hybrid battery via a separate motor generator.
    1 point
  17. Lexus Hedge End / Southampton currently have a black, 18 plate LC for sale / demo. Could be it on a test drive.
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  18. I'd let Lexus or a trusted specialist do it, Lexus do it for a fixed price unless you want to change the water pump and followers at the same time. and then as the strip down is already done you will only pay for the parts and maybe an extra 1/2 hour. The work will also be guaranteed as well.
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  19. In your first post you said they were now feeling ok, after you trip to Heathrow. What's changed? I'd say either try a different make of tyre, see if you still notice this effect. I'd also say get the suspension geometry checked, not just an alignment but full 4 wheel check. Also have the rear suspension bushes checked. As to whether the garage would take back the tyres only a phone call will answer that.
    1 point
  20. Meguiars.... Compound then polish, then a decent carnauba wax. Sorted. Get lots of this as we live and park next to lots of trees. Plenty of carnauba wax, never any issues, the poop just comes straight off with water. Current faves are, Collinite Marque d'elegance as the main barrier and Dodo Juice light fantastic (at its best on silver and white) for the shine. Never any bird poo issues at all despite plenty of perpetrators 🦅🦅 The more I read about ceramic coating the less bothered I am about it.
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  21. That's useful to know. Seems unlikely but could the noise be a cooling fan?
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  22. The hybrid health check also looks at the cooling system, it's more than just the traction battery check. https://blog.lexus.co.uk/lexus-hybrid-health-check/
    1 point
  23. That is an interesting take on the health check, and does make sense. Food for thought. Indeed, this may be a very speculative diagnosis. But he at least ruled out any of the common causes of such a noise, and perhaps the location of the noise ruled out the transmission. I should also point out that there are no actual faults or warning lights and the hybrid system and battery are performing excellently. There's just something "off" about this sound that doesn't fill me with confidence. But on the other hand, perhaps it's just a hallmark of a high-mileage hybrid vehicle?
    1 point
  24. As far as I know the Hybrid Health Check is only a check of the main hybrid battery. I don't think it involves any of the moving parts. And I realised recently that the Hybrid Health Check is really for the benefit of Toyota/Lexus rather than the customer, except indirectly. On a recent service I was told they couldn't do the health check because the internet was down. Baffled, I asked why the internet was necessary to checking the battery. They said it's because they have to feed the data on the condition of each battery cell to the central European Toyota office to store the data. So really, it seems to me, the health check is a way for Toyota to gather data on how this newish technology is faring and whether the batteries are lasting as long as they hoped. In return for the data (and your money!) they give you a year's warranty to encourage you to keep coming back with more data. But this is not a bad thing. Obviously, the data has been so good that recently they increased the battery warranty from 10 years to 15 years; so the customer benefits too. So it's not clear what the dealer meant about the noise being from the "hybrid system" and whether they mean it's an electrical whining noise or from the transmission.
    1 point
  25. That's not a lot of info, so I will start with the obvious answer. Have you tried rocking the steering wheel left and right while trying to turn the key?
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  26. I would suggest that the insurer would minimise cover on the basis that you haven't declared a modification and that the safety equipment doesn't meet the specification of the vehicle you have insured.
    1 point
  27. Congratulations Chris, nice colour too. I have the grey one, darker than sonic titanium, which I think also looks quite the cats whiskers 😹
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  28. This is the list given in the workshop manual:
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  29. Hi. Just been reading these posts about headlight bulb replacement, couldn’t believe the photos with the wings off. As long as you know what the back of the lamp looks like and how it comes apart ( plenty of pics on the web ) you don’t really have to dismantle anything, and providing your hands aren’t like shovels . It only takes about 15 mins to do both. Hope this saves someone a lot of unnecessary struggling. I’ve done quite a few over the years. Ps I don’t think Halfords would be up to it.
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  30. Toccata and Fugue should only ever be played on a Church Pipe organ. It's what wifey and I had for our "Leaving the aisle" music on our wedding day. I was trying to walk so slowly down the aisle... It's on my ipod thing, but even my S type with it's optimised system doesn't make a good fist of it. To many panels in the car vibrate in symphony. My XJ6 with it's Premium Sound and sub does a good job, just can't produce the volume needed to do it justice. I even built a pair of horn loaded speakers from a kit design in one of the Hifi Magazines of the day to make sure that I could hit the 25hz bass note... It could but it used to make the walls bang for some reason. No, I have to disagree. To get that voice timbre right, you need a sound system that doesn't distort voice frequencies. After all that's pretty much all most of us listen to. From Radio 4 at 05;00 onwards, whatever "conditioning" BBC do to the announcer's voice seems to be minimal, whereas I find the boosted thump and compressed everything else on Radio 1's offerings these days to really destroy any enjoyment I could possibly get. And their habit of playing some "lift music" low level thump all the time they are trying to talk just winds me up. You shouldn't listen to Radio One in the morning. They set the pace and beat of the music to make drivers on edge, to try and make them rush into work. It's subliminal but turning it off and listening to Radio 4 removes that feeling. They mess with your head and it's not realised. And the "pop-classical" first track on War of the Worlds gives any system a good work out too. But my favourite listening music runs from Roy Orbison to Queen to T Rex to Disturbed to ELO to Pink to George Michael to Erasure so there's really not much I don't listen to. I even listen to Abba sometimes... Can't believe I just admitted to that.
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  31. Assuming you are simply replacing the standard camera and still displaying it on the standard screen (with the computer)... - The 'new' Camera is wired to the yellow output wire from the 'old' Camera multiplug (on the right) - The 'new' Camera live (red) is wired to the +12v from the rear reverse lamp - The 'new' Camera earth (black) is wired to the earth on the boot loom. - The 'old' Camera earth, +6v live are , and white PCB wire are cut and isolated I did have good intentions to tidy all the above up and solder it correctly, but I forgot about doing it. It's been working as shown for quite some time now.
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  32. Hi guys, been a while since I posted some news on here but it appears the IS will be coming late 2020/21 Current information is quite sparse but it will remain RWD and on the LNGA platform shared with the Toyota Crown so expect a longer wheelbase and length with width to remain the same. Now the main thing here is, it's going to be roughly between the current IS and outgoing GS in terms of overall length and is designed to fill the void of the GS (generally just means less production cost having one model in the lineup opposed to two) Engines will remain the same i.e 200t (remains to be seen whether UK will get it) and the IS300h. Some sources are saying the 3.5l V6 will get changed to a 2.4l 4 cylinder turbo with improved power and torque i.e. circa 350hp but this isn't confirmed yet. However, Toyota sells the Crown with the 3.5l V6 hybrid as its top of the range model with the multistage transmission from the LC500 already. This could be seen too and would probably be the most logical solution. Some good news for F fans, Lexus will return with the IS-F. Powertrain remains unknown. Some sources say 3.5l TTV6 with 416hp but I remain skeptical. I'd assume they'd want atleast 450hp to even remotely compete in the market. However, having said that, we all know Lexus doesn't play the horsepower top trumps game.
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  33. Very nice. @bernie_the_bolt, is your car the one that was recently for sale at Lexus Liverpool! Here is one of ours.
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  34. Its a old posting i know, but thanks to you guys i just ordered mine from bootliners.co.uk, posted for £26.98.. can't go wrong!👌
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  35. Advise is correct regarding bedding the tyres in - they take a fair few miles to become "normal" and can feel skiddish before that. Tyre inflation is fairly easy to check so do that first
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  36. Immediate check - are your wheel nuts all correctly tight? If it doesn't feel right and you don't feel 100% confident then DEFINITELY ask the dealer to check it over and make sure they test it.
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  37. Just done a 400 mile round trip in my NX to Scotland. The majority on motorway at 60-70mph (confirmed by gps not speedo) and returned 41 miles per gallon. Again confirmed by fill up rather than computer. Excellent quiet ride on michelin cross climate tyres. Love my NX.
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  38. If you lot think the 2012-15 RX is ugly then you don't know the meaning of the word - this LX570 thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!
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  39. I have both an Nx300h (my wife drives it now predominantly) and Gs450h. I can tell you I regret getting the Nx300h.i was in a similar situation to you last year, with a budget just under 30k debating between a used rx and nx. If i have the chance to do it again, I would have gotten an older generation rx450 with air suspension. Much better ride comfort/quieter cabin, during the test drive. I can’t comment on the fuel economy difference between the rx and the nx. However, between the Gs450h and the nx300h, the nx was better averaging about 38-40mpg compared to early thirties in the Gs. The reason I didn’t get the rx450 was only simply down to the fact that my wife couldn’t live with the looks (i am referring to the pre facelift models (<2015), which I admit, the nx has a much more palatable styling and interior.  hope it helps. 
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  40. Unfortunately that doesn't apply to the 400h as it doesn't have keyless entry.
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  41. I looked into this a while back & came away with the conclusion that it wasn't as easy as it sounds & probably problematic on a Hybrid. The reason is simple, each time the engine starts it has to run on petorl first & then switch to LPG. As you know, even on long runs down the motorway, the engine switches on & off as required & most of the time you aren't even aware of it, so unless you have an automatic system to work with the Hybrid controls you may well run into problems. Personally I'd seek the advice of Lexus technicians before you spend £1800, because the Hybrid parts of a 56 plate will still be under warranty & engine rebuilds are VERY expensive, probably more than the LPG conversion due to high labour rates. All that said if you have a wonder-system that does work let us know, for some, as you observe, the cost (& loss of the spare wheel?) may well be worth considering.
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