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Lexus dealers are trained by LEXUS not to tell the truth about the is220d and the poor piston rings in an attempt to avoid a very costly recall (penny wise and pound foolish) very soon they will have to make this recall with an embarrassing apology in eu this time

Some shocking documents will soon be available so stay tuned

Mine was also smoking. Lexus said petrol had been put into the engine and I didn't believe them as I had definitely NOT done that but I gave them the benefit of the doubt as they're the experts (apparently!). It set me back £300 (plus the cost of the fuel that was in there already) to drain the tank and change the filter. They also said it was still smoking a little but it should clear up after 150 miles or so. I think I've done around 250 since then (approximately 10 days ago) and guess what? Today, the smoke was back!! I was fuming (pardon the pun!). Should I call them and demand my money back??

Lexus dealers are trained by LEXUS not to tell the truth about the is220d and the poor piston rings in an attempt to avoid a very costly recall (penny wise and pound foolish) very soon they will have to make this recall with an embarrassing apology in eu this time

Some shocking documents will soon be available so stay tuned

Dear Robby,

Hi again, as you have correctly stated your car IS220D suffers with lack of power and high build-up carbon within the EGR. Combustion byproduct or none combusted synthetics which accumulate within the manifold and the EGR. The question for all should be why such a high accumulation? In an attempt to explain and understand i will take you through the following process which is highly relevant to common sense as well. As you can see in rapex recall Lexus only consider danger if the spring valve after deterioration becomes broken. What rapex didn't realise in what Lexus has very cleverly stated does not allow consideration over danger for the years before and during deterioration period of before the spring eventually becomes broken. Here must be understood that the only way you can have high build-up of carbon in most common cases is either piston rings or valves and spring valves is the result of high oil consumption. The danger with high oil consumption in this case is not only the build-up of carbon in the parts outside the engine but also within the engine and before the exhaust. This will lead to loss of power, engine cutting out and stalling. This is also a dangerous matter that Lexus did not refer to. With respect to the is220d everybody is puzzling their heads thinking that the problem is within the EGR valve and not with something else that causes the matter of the high build-up. So my advice is check your oil consumption. If you have knowledge of high oil consumption then you should expect high build-up of carbon within everything after the exit valves. The EGR can not be responsible for it, but can only be one of the side effects of high oil consumption, which is more than likely relevant to faulty materials or parts within the engine and the functioning of it (piston rings or spring valve deterioration). Once you realise that anything you do does not resolve the problem then i will suggest you get the head casket removed and check the condition of the engine. Currently the is220d is under my personal investigation and any information we can gather together can be a great benefit.

Happy Easter :)

Hello guys

I've been researching what appears to be a very common complaint on the Lexus is220d about the massive turbo lag and general lack of power. My car was boosting just under 2000rpm but as soon as you went in to second it was flat as anything, almsot to the point of being dangerous.

Last Saturday I decided that I was going to buy a tuning box for it to try and alleviate the lag and some add some much needed low down torque. I have since ordered this. In the meantime I asked my mechanic to remove and check the EGR. He did this on Monday and it was very very carboned up. He cleaned it and the manifold where it had a build up of carbon and sadly it had no effect. He suggested that the EGR could be faulty so I agreed to it being replaced which cost £320 just for the part. This was fitted on Wednesday and very disappointingly, it had no positive effect.

The car now isn't boosting properly (before the EGR was fitted), it starts to boost and then cuts off prematurely and just seems so flat.

I have now put the car in to a recommended technician who is a good 'fault finder' but wondered if any of you guys may have had experience with turbo boost problems? The first mechanic also cleaned the MAF sensor for me.

The car hasn't been seen by Lexus since 2008 so I am unaware if it has had any recalls, ECU updates etc

I'm so stressed out, I just want a car that can be driven. The chip box arrives on Monday but I feel that the underlying problem (the turbo boost) at least needs sorting first before fitting it.

Any advice, suggestion or contributions are most welcomed.

Thank you in advance.

Robby.

is your car before 08/2008

the only reccal ever made by lexus does not include is220d .information about official recalls you Fint in rapex

maybe lexus is trying to hide something

RAPEX is the EU rapid alert system for all dangerous consumer products, with the exception of food, pharmaceutical and medical devices. It allows for the rapid exchange of information between Member States via central contact points (the National Contact Points ) and the Commission of measures taken to prevent or restrict the marketing or use of products posing a serious risk to the health and safety of consumers. Both measures ordered by national authorities and measures taken voluntarily by producers and distributors are covered by RAPEX.

the reccal states the following

Category: Motor vehicles

Product: Passenger car - Lexus GS and LS

Brand: Lexus

Type/number of model: GS450h, LS460, LS600h e LS600hL. Year: 2006 to 2008.

Description: Light Passenger Vehicle. VINs are available in the attached document.

Country of origin: Japan

Injuries

The product poses a risk of injuries because in the valve operating system of the engine, which contains multiple valves in each engine cylinder, there is a possibility that the strength of the valve spring may degrade, causing the spring to break. If one of the springs in the engine breaks, an abnormal noise and rough engine performance will be noticed. In the worst case, the engine could fail and stop suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.

Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.

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Hello guys

I've been researching what appears to be a very common complaint on the Lexus is220d about the massive turbo lag and general lack of power. My car was boosting just under 2000rpm but as soon as you went in to second it was flat as anything, almsot to the point of being dangerous.

Last Saturday I decided that I was going to buy a tuning box for it to try and alleviate the lag and some add some much needed low down torque. I have since ordered this. In the meantime I asked my mechanic to remove and check the EGR. He did this on Monday and it was very very carboned up. He cleaned it and the manifold where it had a build up of carbon and sadly it had no effect. He suggested that the EGR could be faulty so I agreed to it being replaced which cost £320 just for the part. This was fitted on Wednesday and very disappointingly, it had no positive effect.

The car now isn't boosting properly (before the EGR was fitted), it starts to boost and then cuts off prematurely and just seems so flat.

I have now put the car in to a recommended technician who is a good 'fault finder' but wondered if any of you guys may have had experience with turbo boost problems? The first mechanic also cleaned the MAF sensor for me.

The car hasn't been seen by Lexus since 2008 so I am unaware if it has had any recalls, ECU updates etc

I'm so stressed out, I just want a car that can be driven. The chip box arrives on Monday but I feel that the underlying problem (the turbo boost) at least needs sorting first before fitting it.

Any advice, suggestion or contributions are most welcomed.

Thank you in advance.

Robby.

is your car before 08/2008