Mr Flibble

Gold dust...think thats even easier to come by!

Hi Kazi,

Do most people take their Lexus to a garage to get work done on it, other than people that are in the trade or are good at mechanics / have knowledge?

This is a nice and simple one but thought i'd post up just to add to the guide.

All 4 of my doors started squeaking / creaking recently, not sure if it was coincidence or the fact that i cleaned the car inside and out.

Anyway, the solution is simple:

Open the doors wide open, and find the hinge about half way down connected to the car.

Squirt 2 shots of spray grease or a couple drops of lube on the pin, and swing the door a few times for the lube to get around the entire hinge.

Voila :D noise all gone. B)

The rear passanger door on mine is quite bad for creaking and I clean inside the door near the hinges too, thanks for the info on that one. :D

I've been looking for an IS200 repair manual, there are some on eBay (on cd) for other models but I just can not seem to get a copy unless I'm willing to pay £20 for a copied cd-rom. I decided to phone Lexus in Cambridge which resulted in them telling me they would be lucky if they could get me one atall.

I have been on the Lexus Tech Docs site http://techdoc.lexus-europe.com and paid to download the documents only to find that the site isn't working correctly. :tsktsk:

Please can anyone advise me where to get hold of this manual?

Does anyone know which Oil Filters are best for the IS200 24v, I've heard you can get "high pressure" oil filters. I've had a quick look on K&N and found this http://www.knfilters.com/oilfilter.htm.

Is this "high-flow rate" stuff a load of rubbish or does it actually make any difference?

Does anyone know where to buy these "high-flow rate" oil filters if they are any good?

Thankyou for all your help, I will order the IK20's straight away.

:D

Where are you buying them from? Don't pay too much :winky:

I was looking at www.spark-plugs.co.uk?

Try HERE $51 + shipping for a set of 6 :D

I have used them for plugs for the Tezza, can't remember how much the shipping was but it will work out a lot cheaper than £70.

Thanks for the advice on where to get the plugs MacRS200 :)

Do you know which Oil Filters are best for the IS200, I've heard you can get "high pressure" oil filters. I've had a quick look on K&N and found this http://www.knfilters.com/oilfilter.htm. Is this "high-flow rate" stuff a load of rubbish or does it actually make any difference?

Thankyou for all your help, I will order the IK20's straight away.

:D

Where are you buying them from? Don't pay too much :winky:

I was looking at www.spark-plugs.co.uk?

Thankyou for all your help, I will order the IK20's straight away.

:D

Hi everyone, I'm a little confused as to which plugs I should use in my IS200 SE 24v (GXE10). I have checked the Denso website which tells me i should use "Denso SK20R11" spark plugs. From what I can work out "Denso IK20" should be fine even though Denso only recommend them for the (JCE10) model of the IS200.

I'm confused as to which ones to buy. :duh:

Please could anyone verify if the Denso IK20 plugs will work in the (GXE10) and if they are pre-gapped, will this make any difference to the performance of the car?