simranjit Jhita

that was the total job price including parts and labour

I've stuck the new Michelin Pilot Sport 5. They are very grippy and arguable the best looking tyres! 275/35/R19 for the rears

Got it sorted from lexus tunbridge wells in the end.

No they refused to do it in the same price, they claimed they had to go from bottom up to get the the manifolds. I will likely go aftermarket to get it sorted, getting tired from lexus's excuses. They replaced the heat exchager unit and cleaned it all up before resealing it. so in theory it should be good for another 100k or so.

Ahh yes this again, so if you see my thread about this matter it seems very similar. things to note that it could be: 1- Radiator leak 2-Water pump malfunction 3-Valley plate sealant issue. I'm leaning towards the Valley plate issue as it looks almost identical to mine. To give you an idea mine cost £1650 to get repaired by Lexus Tunbridge wells, took 2 days, but the parts took about 6 weeks to get. It generally affects the Americans rather than us due to their harsher climate but alas we aren't exempt from it now. It is definitely not known to the UK lexus garages as mine hadn't even heard about it before mine. They have to tear the engine from top down to get to the affected area, in the end i had my heat exchanger changed too. Hope this helps.

So got this done finally....my bank account ££££'s lighter but i have a fully functioning car again. I have noticed that the cold start ticking noise has reduced slightly in noise level. Only time will tell if it definitely has fixed the problem but it all seems good so far. I fear i will not be the only one that suffers from this problem in the UK. I strongly urge you all to keep an eye on coolant.

Brilliant, thanks for this i will give them a call and see what they can offer me. I think it's a relatively easy fix but just a pain to get to the area! Lexus want to replace the whole heat transfer unit etc.. which is concerning for me as it leads me to believe either it's damaged and they haven't told me or they just taking the easy route out by replacing it rather than cleaning it up.

Me too hope they don't break anything further, but so far everything seems all good. I'm a bit shocked they hadn't heard of a valley plate too, lets hope it doesn't affect anyone else in the UK, but I fear I not the only one.

This is my thinking, they didn't even know what a valley plate was until after they did research etc... i'm just overall disappointed with Lexus, it's an expensive issue to rectify. I'm going to ask around to see if i can get the job done for cheaper

I honestly cant remember which version they were, it was about 7/8 years ago, i just remember being so disappointed with constant wobble.....so much so i spoke to good year directly, apparently was a known issue on other vehicles but not for the lexus.

I've kept the same profile size as OEM but i'm running 255 for the fronts and 275 for the rears....no problems As the Goodyear eagle F1 tyres....i've tried them and they cause a significant swaying when driving on motorways....not sure why but i couldn't wait to replace them back for the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

This looks interesting, i'd be up for this meet....my F is still currently 'under construction' but i'll meet up none the less

UPDATE: So Lexus have diagnosed the problem as the valley plate leak. They want to replace the heat transfer unit and the sealant however the sealant is out of stock.....surprise surprise! So they put my car back together and told me to wait till it comes in stock....been like a month now and haven't heard anything from them.....i've emailed Lexus UK and basically got told to just wait and they won't get involved.

Ahh i hope so, banking on it being a relatively simple solution as the water pump seal rather than valley plate issue, either way i'm very disappointed with Lexus Tunbridge Wells as they have effectively been selling it as a simple air lock, and consuming coolant over time is normal behaviour. I've booked it in for them to look at next week.

I will definitely keep you updated. Seems to be a fairly common problem in the states. Also welding the manifolds was a good shout, where did you get this done and how much did it set you back if you don't mind my asking?