ROYT

Get a few more quotes for the corrosion, any recommendations for a welder, etc. This is worst bit.

 Get a price for the split gaiter replacement. All the rest are not serious, replacement rubbers for ball joints are available 

I'm absolutely seething that some low life did this twice.

Concentrate on getting well.

Indicative of the way this country is heading, police too busy arresting people 

singing Christian songs, the thugs know there is little chance of being caught and 

if caught, a light slap on the wrist and free to continue. Rant Alert! --Crime is not a priority, it's how much money they can squeeze out of us to pay for illegal asylum seekers and net zero, which is impossible and will never happen. There is a concerted effort from  all  governments to price all motorists off the road anyway, watch your road tax, insurance, parking charges continue to rise along with more and more restrictions where you can drive or park. They want to control your money[digital currency] electrical usage [smart meters] next, pay per mile, doing away with land lines, means they can switch off the internet[or an enemy will hack it] and the public will have no contact to emergency services etc. The switch to electric vehicles is the biggest con since the common market. There is inadequate electricity supplies now, changing to electric will make it worse , plus the manufacture and disposal of EV's make more pollution than ICE vehicles. They are only good for a short trip, any thing more is likely to be  at least an hour of your life wasted while it charges, if you aren't in a queue. Then there's the fire risk, 'no worse than ICE you say' do some research, at least 5000 gallons of water and Hasmat suits to put it out and it may reignite anytime. Toxic fumes worse than ICE fires and for a longer period, really good for the environment! Check it out, before you dismiss it, the the hype for EV's is all  BS. All not true?, just wait and see ... Sorry for this rant!  

absolutely brilliant!

Three ls 400 breaking on eBay same seller

 LS400  This the info I have:  back window part# 64810-50041   from1/8/92-31/10/94  [SERIES2]

 part# 64810-50040 from 1/12/89-31/8/92 [SERIES1]

The last two numbers on 50040 and 50041 change according to the glass colour

DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ANY USE

I'll have a more detailed look tomorrow, if the part numbers for S1 and S2 are the same.

and if there are numbers on the glass.

I did not fit the S1 glass into my car.

only just seen this post regarding rear screen.

Apologies if this has been resolved

Don't forget eBay, there was a '93 breaking a few weeks ago on here.

I  don't think breakers will send glass, not sure

I cut one out of a scrap '91 with a plasma cutter, then carefully removed the glass.

May need to think out of the box, don't give up

Look up NISSENS on eBay, I got one for my '94, 2 0r more years ago

The old one wasn't leaking but looked like it was falling apart

That's an idea, members should post what they are struggling to get, to see if any one can help

Re series one LS400

I have a full set of side windows free, if anybody wants to collect them.

I have a series two, the glass is thicker in a series one.

[Lexus saving money on series 2?]

Recently renewed my insurance it had gone up by about £100.

Are insurance co's now increasing prices to factor in the high cost of repairs to electric cars, fire write offs,

Battery replacements etc?

I think ICE cars etc should have separate insurance to electrics as they are cheaper to fix etc

Are we subsiding the electric con.?

What do you think?

If you are handy, the simple deterrent I use, is to find the fire feeding the fuel pump, cut it and insert a hidden switch. Just need to remember to operate it!

Not much use if you are all electric but there must be some way to cut the 'switch on' wire, physically or electronically.

Does anybody think any tax will go down if we were not paying £7 million a week to keep fake asylum seekers in 4 star hotels?

OK.

I still think it's the main Battery cables that are suspect, 1. bad earths as most people think.     2. Possible internal/ external corrosion of either lead, creating intermittent connection.

Worth a look for damp in the fuse box[s] but most of starting system is usually separate.

Let us know what the end result is!

I don't quite follow your post, you say as soon as  I ' switched the charger on', at that point do you mean 'switched the ignition on'  If the charger is connected to the Battery it will supply power to the car for limited systems. The ignition should be off until you remove the charger, indeed I always take the key out if I have to charge the Battery, until the charger is removed. You say more and more things start to work, if the Battery is charged everything should be 'alive and come on straight away not one after another. Look at the fuses carefully, see if any look like they are running hot or are corroded.

How are you re- charging the Battery?

Are you convinced the Battery really is fully charged. Once you are driving the alternator should maintain the Battery, unless you are doing very short journeys and it doesn't get time to replace the starting drain. After leaving the car overnight does it crank over 'briskly' or poorly? If it's dead flat and you are sure it's not a faulty Battery ,borrow one and if that goes flat you know it's a parasitic drain.

If the Battery is draining ,parasitic draw as previously suggested, also check the glove compartment light goes off, vanity mirror lights and any footwell courtesy lights etc along with boot light you have tested already. You say all goes dead, if it won't crank and you know the Battery is fully charged and everything is completely dead you are back to the main thick Battery cables. There must be a break in the wire somewhere or a  bad earth connection.

Here is my 2cents worth

Fit new Battery cable ends, deleting the wing nuts.

Remove all chassis earths, clean them and the metal where they are attached

Any earths to the engine do the same.

Look at high amp fuses for corrosion or bad connections

Look everywhere for signs of powdery green corrosion

If everything goes completely off it's likely to be the main thick cables.

When it's running OK,  wiggle the thick cables and any you think suspect

to check for an intermittent break or poor connection

The plan appears to be that private car ownership is to be phased out entirely, except

for the 'very important' people and the very rich.

Despite the fact the car is very low down on the pollution scale compared to air travel,

 ships and industry. The net zero brigade ignore the true facts. The 'stop oil' protesters never explain how they will get food supplies to supermarkets etc. or how they travelled to their

protest site, or how people will get work.

20mph is only the start, next it will be tolls to drive on the road, despite the ever increasing car tax. Satellite spying on you and your car is already in the pipeline.

If you get that donkey and cart, remember if the donkey makes a mess in the road you will be taxed on it!

More Looney Tunes ideas, to get you off the road.

The usual nonsense about saving the planet etc. with less pollution.

OK drive at 20 mph, you will have to use a lower gear which means higher revs.= MORE

pollution  more fuel, longer journey times = MORE pollution. The UK cannot stop global warming.

As usual we get punished while the rest of the world do what they like.

The clue is is in the words GLOBAL WARMING. Race to electric cars, create pollution to make

one and to dispose of your old one. No proper infrastructure in place for them and the way things are going no electricity either.

Go on Youtube and watch one burn, toxic gasses and very difficult to put out.

Did anyone see the figures for poisonous emissions given off when  the volcano was erupting in Spain, why wasn't Greta Thunberg out there complaining about it?

The looney left are pushing us backwards, better get that donkey and cart ordered...

I have a good working unit off my '93.

You can have for a reasonable price but you will have to come and get it!

If it's a decent day I will fit it with you!

Sorry, not prepared to post or courier it

Thanks Steve, that would be great.

MALC

Think risking one off a breaker might be worth it.

Steve's magic formula worked, I've not had this problem on mine.

If it did get a problem I would try HOWPLUM's suggestion.

LOC wins again.

Still want that wiring book ,anybody, any luck Steve

cheers

Roy

Hi Steve

Thanks, will try that little persuader, owner is away , so can't check

if the speedo was working before.

This ECU fault was an instant no spark failure, lucky the owner not doing

70mph on the motorway, with no hard shoulder.

Leaking cap. corroded away one leg and part of the circuit track.