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Looks nice. Where did you get your parts from?

On 30 April 2016 at 0:14 AM, toffee_pie said:

Mb owners are stuck up.  I found serious issues with the car which were not disclosed to me at pos.

I love lexus. I took a punt on a 500bph car and it never worked out. I'll move on...to another Japanese car

It's good to know you've sorted it all out. Just get another Lexus. When I crashed my IS300 last month, I didn't even consider looking into other makes. It's good to have a car that you like and serves its purpose without too much headaches. I love Lexus as well (ricer as others say) and oh, used ones won't have as much rusts as used Mercs do. LOL.

Yes, I bought it. I was hesitant to travel that far that's why I was asking for a favor here to check it for me but I think no one is local to that garage. Last time I wasted 4 hours driving just to view a car that was not as described by the seller. It was a quick deal though, checked it for few minutes then agreed with the price and as promised an oil change and brand new mot from them. 

Travelled nearly 80 miles there yesterday and quite pleased that the car was very nice, bought it and took it home the same day. My previous IS300 was more fun to drive though.

Sadly, I was involved in an accident 2 weeks ago and written off my lovely IS300. I'm now searching for an IS250 and interested on this one http://www.robinsonsmotorgroup.co.uk/auto-devotion/used-cars/5752404-lexus-is-250-f-sport/ . Maybe this car is known to anybody here and could give me feedback (good and bad). I would also appreciate if there's any member here who lives local to that garage and can spend sometime checking the condition of the car for me. I've no access to any car at the moment and can only travel by public transport for 2.5 hours and just want to make sure that the car is in good condition before I visit. I've done it before when I bought my C class, a fellow forum member checked it for me so it was a straight deal when I viewed it.

Thanks

Richard

Thanks Colin. That's what I thought as well, all LE 200s and 300s I've seen are the kodiac Skye one. The paint code is 1CO/LE20 which is the platinum ice as well I think. Although I haven't compared them side by side, for me it looks a bit darker, more on the beige side. I've seen one advertised on autotrader which was a silver IS200LE 2005 model aswell.

Looks mint for its age. I had mine for seven and half years 150K miles and only things went wrong were the brake light bulb last year and the Battery, very reliable. Just look after it well and it will look after you. No wonder why few members here have owned more than one IS like me.

Hi, just traded my lovely IS200 to a lower mileage 2005 IS300LE. It feels more solid and smoother/quieter than my 200. Lovely to drive on the motorway and petrol consumption is not much different.

I thought all LE models come in light grey colour but mine is silver. Are the later model platinum ice silver darker than the early ones, it's more like the silver in other Toyota cars. I've just checked the timing belt and it's a Mitsuba brand, is that a standard one or is it supposed to be a toyota brand?

Just want to ask a big favour please.

Mine is an auto and I get 100 miles out of £30 shell V power, Central London driving. Does it get thirstier as it gets old? Mine is 2001 with 140K miles on it.

That's sad, I think you've enjoyed the few months with the IS anyway (apart from the fuel consumption...lol). One of the cleanest on the photos I've seen. How much did you pay for it 6 months ago, if you don't mind me asking and how much are you selling it for? Just curious about the IS200 price in other countries. I know it's a rare car in some countries.

All the best for the little one coming.

Hi PJ

Your fuel consumption of 6km/L is 17mpg. Is it manual or automatic? Mine is an automatic and I get 20mpg for Central London traffic, well, not as bad as Philippines. Where did you buy your IS from? I think that's a very rare car in Philippines.

Mine had an advisory note when I had MOT last year saying that exhaust gases leaking from the exhaust, don't exactly know where but that could be it. Have you guys checked your exhaust system?

Mine does the same, noise coming from the driver's side. I tried to jack the car up and turned all the wheels however, can't hear any whistling at all and all the wheels are turning freely. It's annoying especially when the window is down.

Sorted yesterday.

Vectra bush's in :)

Result.

Which vectra bushes did they use?

Exactly, would've helped many of us if he gave more info about it.

I got mine from Machine Mart, very useful tool when changing brake pads.

Thanks everyone for your replies. Well, I started her this morning and although it was still idling at about 1800rpm I've noticed that the engine light was gone. I drove it for about 5 miles and when I stopped, idle dropped to 1000rpm. Drove again this evening and it was idling at around 1800rpm again after start up, then kept dropping and stays to 900rpm when hot. It's now idling smoothly without any vibration unlike before. Even much responsive as well, maybe because of the high rpm or the throttle body being cleaned. I've also read here earlier to expect high rpm after cleaning the throttle body.

My car was idling at 500 rpm which I think was a bit low so decided to give the throttle body a bit of cleaning. I took off the whole plastic air box and used a cloth sprayed with carburettor cleaner and wiped off the black stuff inside the throttle body. I tried to wipe as far inside as I can. After cleaning, I started it with the airbox still not connected and it was idling at around 2000rpm with engine malfunction light ON. Turned the engione off and connected everything back (the hose and the air sensor) as it was. Started it again but still idling at about 1800rpm, goes down to about 1200rpm when put on DRIVE then goes back to 1800 when put on NEUTRAL. Idle doesn't go down even when the car is hot. I've tried to reset the ECU but no luck still. It's annoying really. Can someone advice me what to do please. Thanks.

did u remove the throttle body off the manifold if so did you se a new gasket they can normally split causing a air leak and a fast idle. You normally get a system lean code too.

No I didn't take the throttle body off.

My car was idling at 500 rpm which I think was a bit low so decided to give the throttle body a bit of cleaning. I took off the whole plastic air box and used a cloth sprayed with carburettor cleaner and wiped off the black stuff inside the throttle body. I tried to wipe as far inside as I can. After cleaning, I started it with the airbox still not connected and it was idling at around 2000rpm with engine malfunction light ON. Turned the engione off and connected everything back (the hose and the air sensor) as it was. Started it again but still idling at about 1800rpm, goes down to about 1200rpm when put on DRIVE then goes back to 1800 when put on NEUTRAL. Idle doesn't go down even when the car is hot. I've tried to reset the ECU but no luck still. It's annoying really. Can someone advice me what to do please. Thanks.

Thanks.

The idle on the IS200 is controlled via the drive by wire throttle body. There is no seperate IAC valve. Everything is controlled by the DBW.

Why do you guys want to adjust the idle speed? Is it idling too slow or fast? If so then I would expect there to be a problem somewhere.

Thanks. It's because the malfunction light comes on everytime and comes off after a day or two. I had it diagnosed and the code was P0505 which was Idle Control Malfunction. It idles just above 5000 rpm and I think it is lower than before. Performance is not affected anyway. Is it bad to drive it with the malfunction light on?

I've read on the internet that this problem is normally caused by a faulty Idle Air Control Valve and cleaning it normally solves it. Since you said that it doesn't have a seperate IAC valve, what normally causes it? Will cleaning the throttle body help? What's the best way to clean it? Sorry for too many questions.

Anybody?

Can someone tell me where the Idle Air Control Motor is located and how it looks like on the IS200 please. Thanks.

Richard

I've got a 120k miler IS200 SE auto and can only get 20mpg or less in London driving (no motorway). That's like 80 miles for every £20 of petrol. The reliabilty of Lexus compensates for its thirst on petrol anyway.