EO66

Can anyone recommend a garage for general servicing in Birmingham? This is for a 1998 LS400.

sorry if anyone has read this before I can't seem to pick the correct forum for the question!

It's not looking good for Birmingham.......................

Lexus Hanley I can seriously recommend and only about 40 miles away.

how much off is it Barney?

If it's 10% then it's worth it for the cam belt change alone!

I'm due a cam belt and my folks live in stoke, sounds like Hanley is the place.

Now all the pots have closed, who can afford to have a Lexus in Stoke anyway? :winky:

I think I could have saved 15% of the price of parts, but speak to chris at Lexus Hanley parts, he will tell you for sure.

Hi Folks,

Don't know how many of you don't have a manual or one of the CD based manuals but as almost all of us have unlimited access to the internet these days, I have come across the auto repair reference centre (designed for dealers) and I have the user name and password.

I used to have the CD based manual and it was basically the same, then I lost one of the CD's so this is now just as good for me.

EBSCO host

username: user

Passwoed: password

Hi Alex JB, link does not work for me, message says " this site has expired"

Excess oil can do damage,your wider viscosity range could lead to a higher consumption.

Tel

As Tel says, to much oil is almost as bad as not enough, I would find a friendly garage to drain off and start again, new oil and filter change £60 -£80, engine damage :tsktsk: £££££££££££

How much did it all cost, if you don't mind my asking?

My service is due in September

Cheers,

BigJon

All in cost for timing belt £256.00 inc vat, and a free car for the day, my local non Lexus garage mechanic quoted around £250, with no Lexus stamp and no courtesy car.

Just thought I'd share todays experience,

0915 dropped my LS at Lexus hanley for timing belt at 60k,

Had just sat down in service whilst I waited to book in, with-in 10 Min's I had been booked in and shown to my courtesy car, (brand new Mazda 3, not even done 300 miles).

Collected LS at 1715, advised on small rubber bush problem, paid quoted amount for timing belt, got service book stamped, car had been washed and vacumed, 1st class. :D

If your not happy with any part of your local Lexus dealer, and are not to far from Staffordshire, give Lexus hanley a try, you won't be disappointed.

Hi ,

Can anyone tell me which fuse/relay is for the aircon on an LS mkIII?

Ken

Hi Ken

Have you sorted you aircon issue ?

I need a center cap, as one has gone missing?

do I go to the stealer and get bent over as I cant seem to find much on ebay :(

Loads on eBay and eBay US.

There was four of five selling single one last week on eBay US. Also a breaker from UK would have one.

I'm currently the winning bidder for a set on eBay, i'll sell one to you if I win

ps. did you sort your park light

is there an easy or hard way to check the belt?

Mine wa sallegedly done at 120k but calling the place it was serviced at they cant confirm it as it was pre computer records & no paperwork. Normally i'd just get it changed so as not to risk it but i recall reading it's not terminal on the lex engine if they did fail?

Or is that optimistic/stupid?

Si

Hi Si, sorry cant help with checking the belt as I'm as mechanically minded as a sponge, I have heard of horror stories of timing belts going and causing hundereds of pounds of damage(could be just a tale spread by dealers though)compared to £250 to replace belt at Lexus, I thought most dealers/garages place a sticker on the engine to confirm that the belt has been changed, and to be fair I don't think they would say change at 60k if not needed.

Hello moody and welcome to the LOC

Hope you got the leaks in the boot sorted. Maybe you could pop along to JAE or at make your way to some of the midlans meet's we have.

Go on then, I'll ask the stupid question, JAE can't be just me who doesn't know............... can it

Hi everyone, just joined but have been on the site reading threads for a week or so.We have a 2001 IS200 SE in granite sky and think its the best motor we've owned.Found the site through Google after searching about water leaks in the boot.We will definatley need an appoitment to see " The Doctor" as we have uneven tyre wear on the fronts.Also need to source a decent back bumper as previous owner has had a botched repair done.Looking forward to learning loads about the Lex through the site. Cheers, Moody.

welcome to LOC mate, enjoy your new car :winky:

yeah id agree, its just been through an mot, you;d think they would mention something

If there was a real problem with the park brake you would feel it, and as you say, just passsed an MOT

Dont worry, I've only had the car a day so know zero about it :)

it looks like a hand brake light, but what does the low brake pads light look like?

edit, looked in the owners manual and its deffo a p in a circle so parking brake.

That cleared up atleast, just make sure you release the park brake fully, I always release mine twice just to be sure, if not that then can only be a sticky contact I'm sure.

Hello,

My hand brake light never goes off, any ideas why?

Are you sure it's the park brake light and not the low pad warning light ( don't wish to sound condescending)

Hi ,

Can anyone tell me which fuse/relay is for the aircon on an LS mkIII?

Ken

Just looked in owners manual, but nothing listed

I don't know if the series 2 is the same but if so the fuse is number 11 situated in the driver's side kick panel ( could be passenger side as my book is for the US spec model) and is rated at 15A ( according to the book this fuse also controls the heater rear window as well so check to see if this is working 1st)

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Hi Steve,

The fuses on the MkIII are under the bonnet but the legends on the box lid don't refer to air con and as EO66 points out, there is nothing in the user handbook to help

Ken

Redken

As per my post Timing belt/time to change, I'm taking my car to Lexus dealer on wed, hope your sorted by then but if not let me know and I'll ask the question for you, what year and letter is your LS

Hi EO66

Mine is a 96 'P'

Regards

Ken

Cheers Ken, Like I said hopefully you will be sorted sooner rather that later, if your not I can ask at my Lexus dealer on Wed, bet it's something simple though, regards, Ian

Hi ,

Can anyone tell me which fuse/relay is for the aircon on an LS mkIII?

Ken

Just looked in owners manual, but nothing listed

I don't know if the series 2 is the same but if so the fuse is number 11 situated in the driver's side kick panel ( could be passenger side as my book is for the US spec model) and is rated at 15A ( according to the book this fuse also controls the heater rear window as well so check to see if this is working 1st)

.

Hi Steve,

The fuses on the MkIII are under the bonnet but the legends on the box lid don't refer to air con and as EO66 points out, there is nothing in the user handbook to help

Ken

Redken

As per my post Timing belt/time to change, I'm taking my car to Lexus dealer on wed, hope your sorted by then but if not let me know and I'll ask the question for you, what year and letter is your LS

Hi ,

Can anyone tell me which fuse/relay is for the aircon on an LS mkIII?

Ken

Just looked in owners manual, but nothing listed

Cheers aido, thanks again for your assistance with pic posting and avatars, regards, Ian

finally you got the pics to work

Finally, with some help from aido.

very nice looks a very clean car

and the way it should be kept like we all do

Cheers, is that a Gt dane in you pic

A few pic's of my LS400

A few pic's of my LS400

Right then...............here goes

Da Da

Piece of cake...........................................when you have some help, thanks aido.

Right then...............here goes

Da Da

You're possibly linking to the thumbnail from Imageshack - basically you want to be copying the section where it says direct link and then you should get a bigger image :)

Thanks aido, think I,ve cracked it, just one more thing, how do i add a pic under my name when I've posted

No! please just stick to the pictures!!!LOL :D

It's alright for you guys, (steve2006) yours is done and dusted, LOL :D, i've resized re adjusted re calibrated and it still wont work, i'll get there soon