RogueBear

I recently had a new front caliper fitted on the 2002 RX300 after one had seized, shortly after I noticed a dreadful rattle going over any sort of bump.

It sounded like a tin tray rattling around. my local garage thought it was the heatshield but that didnt stop it, upon investigation it turned out that the caliper supplied by Guildford Lexus was marginally larger than the original and the springs were not holding the brake pads in securely allowing them to rattle. This was soon solved and I am now back to rattle free motoring.

A an aside I now get 6 mpg more now I am not dragging a brake!

Well the service display can be set manually at any time so it proves nothing. That said, it would take a very deliberate act of deceit to alter it, and if they were going to do that they'd surely have wound the odometer back to 70K! Or maybe it's done 150K - only joking!

Afraid I'm unsure if Lexus has central database of service history. I believe Audi does. Can you trace the dealer from any items like window stickers, number plate logos or tax disc holder? Why not ring the previous owner?

Don't recall reading about cam-belt change, but a quick search turned up this:- http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=64583&st=0&p=704649&hl=cambelt&fromsearch=1entry704649

That was a 400 though, and I'm unsure how closely related the engines are. I'd ask the dealer to be 100% sure, or post a query here with that as a heading. Perhaps it's lurking in my handbook, but I'm mid 60s at moment (car not me, quite!) so perhaps I had better start saving.

Ha ha , only 150k miles these will do 300k so i have a low miler car... Mot have all checked out, out car was owned by big company from new except last year before i got it so thats all right. just cam belt, i will ring lexus or maybe in manual.. cheers

I believe cambelt change on an rx300 is at 100,000 miles

Thanks for responses. Have emailed Lepsons as suggested by Lydiamight. Shall keep forum posted.

Try Wicked Wheels as well I have seen some good results from them and they come and do it at your home/office

Just a quick update

The steering noise was diagnosed as a worn suspension top mount and sorted out swiftly by the dealer, along with the door check strap which fixed the door noise.

Top marks for Lexus Leicester. They gave me an 11 plate IS200d as a loan car for a couple of days while they got the parts in, and although it feels very light on its feet, it was nice to get back in the RX!

Its great to here of a dealer doing a proper job!

After getting divorced and my ex winning custody of the 2.5 turbo SMAX I had to find a car to get me around and came upon a slightly battered GS300 with a full Lexus service history and owned by a Lord no less! all for the princely sum of £800, ok it sounds too good to be true right? Well ok it had done 132,000 miles but drove beautifully.

I must confess I get bored with cars quite easily and have owned everything from a Mercedes S500 to a Mini 850. Anyway after keeping the GS300 for 18 months I decided a change was needed and as arthritis has started to kick in (getting old) I started looking at RX300s there are a lot about! Anyway I settled on a black (said i would never buy a black car again didn't I?) 2002 model with 72k on the clock. It is a base model and I realy miss those heated seats and cruise control!

Still all in all its a lovely car to drive and climbing into rather than down into is almost a pleasure. if you drive a car thats nice to drive, who cares about mpg?

I have already started looking around for a higher spec RX but I have to say I have quite enjoyed going back to cloth seats again, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer.

Hey guys and Gals..

Bit of a Team Lexus Survey going on here... we need to know how you found the Team Lexus website.. was it from a search engine or a link from another site.. we would really be interested to know.

Cheers in advance :)

your Bud

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I googled Lexus Owners Club, amazing it found it really :)