LS400 nut

Thanks for this Curt - It's funny, about a week before I had this problem I had just had the timing belts changed - Didn't think they would remove any hoses on the power steering to do this, but they did. I took the car back and told em there was Air in the system ( I tried to sound as though I knew what I was talking about) Anyway, they "bled" the system and guess what - the noise has gone :D Certainly a cheaper option than having a new P/S Pump ! Cheers for your help !!

My 1992 LS400 has been fine until yesterday - When I started it (from cold) I could hear a dreadfull whining noise coming from the engine, when I turned the steering wheel it got worse. When driving in a straight line it's not too bad, but when you go round a corner it's awful, you can feel a vibration through the whole of the car (especially the wheel and break pedal) My first thought, was to check all the fluids - which are fine. I tracked the noise down to where the power steering fluid goes (around there somewhere) - but could find no obvious fault. After a visit to my local Lexus dealer (Who scared me away with the price they wanted just to look at it !!) I looked through a few posts on here, and it looks like I am not the only one who has this problem - Does anybody else suffer ? or know whats needed to fit the problem. My best guess (and I am not mechanically minded at all) is that the power steering pump (if it has one) is on it's way out ? but I would really like some more opions before I fork out some hard earned cash. Oh yes, as the car warms up (20+ miles) the noise almost disappears - but soon comes back when cold. Cheers !

Thanks fot this - off to the Gee Gee shop tomorrow and give it a try !

Hi guys, the leather on my 1992 LS400 is starting to look a bit worn - I have have tried a few leather restorers (from Halfords) but wasn't impressed with the results. Does anybody know of a "miracle cure" to bring my leather back to life. Cheers :D

Iv'e been running my 1992 LS400 on LPG for a while (115,000 miles) and had no problems at all. Slight drop in power, but the fuel saving more than makes up for this. If you are going to do it - do it proper (ie: an approved installer - I got a 10 year "unlimited mileage" on the conversion)