Noel
-
Posts
3,111 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Gallery
Tutorials
Lexus Owners Club
Gold Membership Discounts
Lexus Owners Club Video
News & Articles
Everything posted by Noel
-
Hi and welcome :D don't buy any more free info from ebay ... lots of stuff out there, just ask :) parts try "nengun" http://www.nengun.com/ Noel
-
Thanks anyway lads ... might as well prepare for a big bill so ... :(
-
Hi All, Well sh!t happened on Saturday, i was accelerating hard to join traffic when the belt broke, mechanic hasn't time to strip it down until tomorrow so I'm wondering if anyone knows if this engine is interference or not, or does it matter when your on WOT? will valves be fecked anyway or could it be ok? Belt was done at 79k km's and there's 140k on the clock now so approx 40,000 miles, wasn't a Toyota belt as 3 years ago they were still snobs to imports, so i fitted a "Blueprint" belt i got from Fensport as they seemed to be the only ones familier with Altezza's back then.... thanks Noel
-
Very good :D nice find ;)
-
Wider wheels and tyres will put an end to any oversteer ..... I have 8" rims and "had" 245's on the rear and found it nearly impossible to get the tail out, even when i was trying ... I have since fitted 225's and the fun factor is back, it's amazing how much of a difference 20mm in width can make ..
-
Plans To Reduce National Speed Limit To 50mph
Noel replied to Anees's topic in Lexus General Discussions
this idea was mentioned over here as well but the reasoning behind it was to cut down of emissions and fuel consumption as Ireland is still way over the kyoto allowance ... apparently they said cars travelling around 50mph use a third less than cars doing 70 -ish ...IIRC wonder if thats the reasoning behind the UK as well as the fines for being over the quota are hefty..... -
Yes you are correct... A few points to keep in mind ... Manual RS200 up to 2002 (changed mid to late 2001 apparently) have a Torsion diff with a 4.1 final drive, 2002 have a 4.3 final drive... Auto (5speed) only got a LSD as an optional extra! Monster Mat is the expert on here regarding whats involved and has alot of posts up about the likes over the years ... be worth your while searching through the old threads... HTH
-
I'll send you a pm ... :winky:
-
From the service schedule I've seen it should be changed every 75,000 km's or every 5 years ... :winky:
-
just bad timing imo .... :( and did they give you any good reason why they didn't bring in the nicest colour of all , ultrasonic blue? if the yen exchange rate improves then I'm sure that we'll see more and more grey imports of these desirable beasts :)
-
Very nice ... :D
-
D2 are very hard and really only for track use ... also not very reliable, stay away ;)
-
How's the going ... have you still got the black Tezza? Lots of Tezza's crashed and for breaking lately over here, so you should be able to get one handy enough ... shipping anything heavy-ish from the UK is depressingly expensive ... two or 3 advertised for breaking on Tezzaworld ;) What type do you need, there not all the same I have my old one, never got error 3 but it's been under the stairs for 3 years... cheers Noel
-
Prolex $387 Tdi plc $0 lol :D but to be fair ..... http://www.tdi-plc.com is: $2,414
-
estimated value of lexusownersclub.co.uk is: $209,040 nice one Steve & gang :winky: check other sites using this .... http://www.dnscoop.com/
-
Could be a wonky tyre as well ... i thought there was something serious wrong with my car, but all the symptoms went anyway with just replacing the front tyres... It's definitely nothing that was done at WIM that's causing it .... ;)
-
as already said the "torsion type" LSD is purely a mechanical setup and doesn't need special LSD vicious fluid ... I'd be concerned leaving my car with a dealer that didn't even know this ... I use gear oil equivalent to whats recommended as my local Toyota don't stock small quantities
-
Dave's is a 2005 so it's out of warranty now anyways... from what i've been told over here Toyota only warranty "official" imports :( I'd still buy Dave's in a heartbeat though ... if only i had the cash.... still dreaming
-
Fuel filter is in the tank as said already so one for an MR-2 won't do .... go get the proper one from Toyota Fuel Filter - 23300-74330 (SXE10) 1998-2000 Fuel Filter - 23300-21010 (SXE10) 2000+ it's not supposed to be that easy to change according to the lads that have done it...
-
I had a similar driving experience and it was totally down to unpaired tyres ... after fitting two new F1's to the front the steering wheel wasn't centre anymore and braking from speed was scary and made me think the ball joints were fecked .... Anyway since fitting two new paired tyres all these issues are gone and the cars a joy to drive again ... :) If you haven't fitted new tyres recently then maybe one of them has been damaged by a pothole or kerb? just my experience :)
-
Nope they won't fit ... sorry you need 5X114.3 be careful with deep dish , may not clear the front calipars...
-
Is220d
Noel replied to streetweapon's topic in Lexus IS 250 / Lexus IS 250C Club / Lexus IS 220D & IS 200D Club
Rumour has it there won't be any more diesels, Lexus are said to concentrate on their hybrids instead?? that rumour was before all the doom and gloom so maybe there might be a re-think? -
Will Is220 17" Alloys Fit On My Car?
Noel replied to reganlives's topic in Lexus IS200 / Lexus IS300 Club
here's mine :) -
http://typerkits.com/index.php?option=com_...1&Itemid=66 bit more expensive than EP, but they do a version with a carbon lip that looks fab :)
-
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc8MdfUNYvE&...re=channel_page