paul's is200

hi, i think that the high revs is prob due to the clutch slipping, the biting point and poor gear change also comes down to the clutch. this was the same on mine and i had the clutch replaced and was a different car all together

5w 40

here you go mate.

cleaning the pistons .remove the two caliper holding bolts(14mm) remove and rest the caliper on a box at the side of the hub do not take off the flexible brake hose. Place a block of wood between the pistons and the opposite face of the caliper and press on the brake pedal until pistons are pushed threequarters out of thier housing" DO NOT PUSH THEM ALL THE WAY OUT".One of the pistons might be ok and will come out all the distance in a short time if the other piston does not come out at the same rate this piston will need more pedal pressure until it comes up against the wooden block.If one or both pistons do not move the only option is to replace the caliper. Push the rubber boot back towards the seat of the piston,the piston will probably be rusted and gungy clean the surface with wd40 and emery cloth until it is clean and relativly polished then clean using brake cleaner then put a smeer of grease round the piston .Place a G clamp across a spanner fronting the pistons and the back of the caliper and screw the pistons back into thier housings. you may need to do his several times, both screwing in and pumping out before the pistons move freely.when the pistons move freely apply water proof silicone grease to the surface of the pistons and make sure the rubber boots are back over the ends of the pistons reassemble the caliper and they should be fine for another year. and you will save at least £100 per caliper.

thanks

hi can anyone advise me how to free off a sticky caliper, thanks

thanks , any ideas on what i can do to check it ?

hi i have recently had fitted a new set of discs and pads allround, when the wheel gets hot there is a metallic noise coming from the o/s/f . it was worse yeaterday so when i got home i had a cup of tea then went to have a look to see if i could see anything that could be making the noise. i couldn't see anything untoward so i checked the discs and the o/s/f disc was hot to touch when the others were ok.

the noise seems to be there all the time and increases with speed of the car. it only stops when the car is coming to a stop ?

any ideas would be greatful, thanks

thanks , thats it saved me alot of time tomorrow trying to figure out how to get it off.

hi i have a is200 sport , i need to remove the grill at the bottom of the front bumper. any ideas ?

if you remove the wheel then the centre cap pushes out from behind, good luck with you alloys i done mine last month and looks 100% better even though i haven't done it b4

thanks i will try that at the weekend

hi, i have a noise coming from the n/s/f wheel area when the brakes/wheel gets hot. it happens all the time and have traced it down to this wheel. it sounds like a scraping noise all the brakes have been checked and there is nothing binding or rubbing on the disc. it seems to start at approx 20mph and keeps going until the car comes to a standstill, using the brakes also doesn't make it stop. any ideas ?

from last night my remote wont work outside my house, but will if i drive round the corner or anywhere else. any ideas ?

What products have you bought to paint and lacquer them, as im unsure on what paint to purchase.

Also, what metal filler do i purhcasE?

Thanks a lot

i am doing mine at the moment and only have 1 wheel with major kurb damage so am going to use unibond metal filler from screwfix . i am going to give them a few coats and a clear laquer

Hi peeps one of mine is badly buckled, does anyone have a spare? im based in bristol :D cheers

theres one on eBay

Mine has a rattle when going over bumps and just found out that there is no anti rattle shim in the o/s/rear brake pads so a simple fix for me if i can get the shims on there own.

i had this rattle and had to get new shims. i could only get them from lexus and worked out about £80 ~ not cheap but fixed the problem and annoying noise

i had this rattle and had to get new shims. i could only get them from lexus and worked out about £80 ~ not cheap but fixed the problem and annoying noise

when i done mine i used a very fine artist paintbrush and put the colour on the stonechip in layers. i think i had to do about 6-8 to get it to look good , then i put a layer of laquer on. job done.

i have brought brand new cars over the past few years and have lost so much money, from now on i only bye a car that is 3 yrs old to save the massive depreciation. before my lexus i had a honda crv sport on 53 plate. i was offered £6k from the dealer i brought it from but managed to sell it for £8k loosing £1.5k from when i brought it. i brought my lexus off one of my customers for £2500. 2001 is200 sport . fsh. 2 owners 78k miles ...... when he said he was selling it i thought it would be silly money but he said he wanted £3k and i went to have a look interested and managed to knock him down to £2500 cash......... WHAT A BARGAIN

i done mine today using just a trolley jack and 2 bricks. jacked up the front and sat the wheels on the bricks to give me enough clearance to get under the car. oil drained and managed to get my arm up and remove and replace the oil filter without removing the plastic covers. was a bit messy with the oil filter but wiped off what i could then jetwashed under the car. job done in about 20mins .......

i brought the polishing kit off eBay last week and it arrived today ,so hopefully will have a practice at the weekend. I think i will do the exhaust trim 1st then have a go at my wheels.

my 2001 has just hit 90k

i got mine from my local scrap dealer, phoned round a couple until i hit the jackpot. i paid £20 for set of 4

hi, i have checked all that you mentioned and still no joy, anyother advice would be great, thanks

thanks i will go and check

i had this crackeling / gurggling noise i found out that the expansion tank bottle needed topping up . dont know if this helps