seanf

cheers mate, will do that!

I was told that 75w90 would be fine by Mr.Toyota too

As it's a torsion type differential it dosen't need "special" LSD fluid, should be APi-GL5 though

Did you try Lexus as maybe they should know more....... nearest Lexus to me is 80+ miles so i went with what Toyota said...

this was lexus i tried, but the toyota dealers are all in one and the bottle just says "75w90 gear oil toyota" and on the back it says only use as gear oil? So u reckon all will be ok if i put that in the diff?

What does API Gl5 mean? (Dosent say this on the bottle!)

That's what was put in mine... only needs 1 litre

you put the 75w90 in the diff, yeah??does the fact its a LSD make any differance?

I was at my local dealer last week getting gearbox oil and differential oil and they gave me 75w90 genuine toyota gear oil and said thats what you use in the gearbox and the diff. But my book says that the diff should be 80w90? will this be ok or should i go back?

And how much oil is needed for the diff?

just a quick question guys? im buying a armrest from an is300 and it will presumably fit perfect in mt is200??

cheers

Its a 2001 model sport cheers lads!

just a quick question, is this Castrol gtx magnatec 10w40 a fully synthetic??anyone use it?

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdeta...ntentId=6008732

And the reccomendation by Castrol for the is200 is EDGE 0W-30 OR

Alternative recommendation GTX MAGNATEC 10W-40 ?? Which is better?

does anyone have a part no. for the black leather armrest off the dealers or fitting instructions?any help much appreciated :)

You can try salvage yard, but to be honest its very rare to find one!

Direct from Lexus is around £300+ :o

I remember reading a link about someone on here selling them but i wonder are they still available?i had one in my last car and find myself still reaching for somewhere to put my arm!

Does anyone know where i can get a leather armrest for my is200 sport 2001. i want the OEM style one?

cheers sean

The Lexus Body Shop has quoted € 1600 (stg 1100??) for repair. Most of the cost comes from pulling out the seat and carpet. Then they weld the tear. A chunk of the cost comes from the two plastic elements that have to be replaced.

Four questions.

(1) It sounds like a messy job. Will they be able to replace carpets etc as good as new.

(2) Should I go to a non-Lexus body shop. My gut instinct is that I am being ripped off but I want to maintain the warranty and that means staying with Lexus.

(3) Is there any way of patching it. The repair will not be visible and the key thing is to keep out water etc. Once the plastic is on I cannot see how it affects the car.

(4) Does the quote seem reasonable - 15 hours labour and € 550 for replacement plastic parts seems very high.

Looking forward to comments.

Thanks

hi mate, sorry to hear about this but as you said it could have been alot worse!

1 - The quality of a repair by the bodyshop(hogans i take it) should be as new. i have only heard good things about the but as you say they arent cheap.

2 - I would stay with lexus especially as the car is that new. i would not trust the car, especially such a specific repair with someone else. And as you know there is not alot of choice in galway either.

3 - I dont think you should just patch it, i dont know how it would be sealed etc...

4 - The quote seems very expensive, but hogans are a rip-off on labour costs anyway. I dont think it would be 15 hours labour.

- A possible remedy is stripping the carpets etc. yourself which is not as daunting as it seems which may reduce the labour

- Try and source the parts elsewhere but this will be hard on a new model.

- I would try a differant dealer such as dublin because the galway one is renound for over-pricing repairs etc.

Sorry if i wasnt much help but Good luck in getting it sorted and nice to see another galway member on here!

painted mine in a day & dried over night...going to do the hubs next week...satin black and Decal at the same time.

nice shade of red not to 'look at me' as bright red.got my hubs satin black and looks good :D

Did you spray them or paint them with a small brush?looks a nice smooth finish!

could someone check for me if their speedo takes ages to go down. Just noticed this today, it only starts moving at like 10mph and dosent go down that fast?problem or am i being paranoid?

mines a 01 and it has LSD standard, lowered 15mm i think, could be 10 though!

is there a fuel filter that needs changing on my is200 01, service coming next week?

I use Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W-40 Fully Synthetic.

Wouldn't go any thinner than that as you might get the "Tappety Tap Taps"

i thought 10w40 only came in a semi-synthetic?

stupid question but whats the advantage of fully synthetic?

hi i need to know which is the best brand of oil to use?

fully or semi synthetic?

it says in the manual to use 10w40, i take it this is a semi-synthetic?

hi guys, im looking for an OEM style armrest in black leather for my '01 is200. Does anyone know where i could get one and if the dealers sell them?

cheers lads, was worried about the water pump but i guess ill just have to give it a good going over on saturday!

so does anyone know what the red stuff is in the engine bay pic?cheers!

Just one more thing lads, ive seen this one and it looks mint. just worried about the red stuff on top of the manifold would anyone know what this is?is it normal??cheers

does the engine bay look ok??

cheers!

whats the ERR3 error??

hey guys, im new on here and this is my first post. Well Hello :)

im buying an IS200 SPORT model on saturday and was just wondering what advice you all can give me to look out for? any common problems etc. its a 2001 model with 51k on the clock and full lexus s/h... Cheers!