Jung

I just replaced the coolant in my IS200 today. 1. Jack the car up and remove engine underbody tray #1 2. After ensuring the coolant is not hot, remove the the radiator cap and loosen the drain plug at the bottom corner of the radiator. 3. Loosen the small hose connected to the radiator cap and swing it down to drain out the reservoir. 4. Locate the drain plug on the engine. This bit is very difficult to see and can only be accessed from beneath the car (hence why you need to remove that underbody tray!). The engine drain plug is situated to the right of the oil filter. Connect a 1m length of hose to the nipple of the plug. Using a ratchet wrench and a 10mm socket, loosen the bolt to let the coolant out. 5. Tighten all the drain plugs + loosened hose. 6. Refill with new coolant. 7. With the car on an incline (facing UPHILL), start the engine with the radiator cap removed to let out any air stuck in the system. Fasten the cap when that's finished and you're done! Remember to keep an eye on the temperature gauge and any coolant leaks.

Thanks everyone for the prompt replies! Yeah, I had the same theory as you all do, that the original airbags may have popped and they replaced it with a steering wheel from an auto model. The windscreen is also the only panel of glass that is NOT Toyota branded. No signs of collision in and under the engine bay though.

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum here. Just bought a manual IS200 a few weeks ago and it's been pretty good so far! One concern is that the car came with a cruise control stalk on the steering wheel column but it doesn't work. Now we all know that the manual IS200's never came with cruise control, only the automatic versions did. I asked the seller about it and they said that 'Lexus gave you the option to install a non-functioning cruise control stalk in your car from the factory so you could install the remaining components yourself'. But that sounds like nonsense. Any ideas why the stalk is there? Anyone else experience this with their car? Thanks in advance!