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Its not working at all on any setting although the direction controls works perfectly as when i hold the ac button and auto then turn ignition on to go into the climate control/ ac diagnostics the cycles go through and i can hear the settings change from feet to dash and window etc. Just no air coming through the vents so blower motor isnt operating. When i checked with a test probe there is no power going to the fan at all even before and after the blower control module and relay have been changed. Im pretty sure now its a wiring problem - possibly something shorted. ive located some wiring diagrams of the engine loom to body loom pinouts etc so will have a browse through these to see if anything relates to this. Also from searching on google some people have had similar issues which ended up being a short in the body ecu - whatever that is? and also something to do with the engine control module. Sounds a little too complicated for me so hopefully the garage can sort this out on monday -
Ive replaced the relay, blower control module and even connected a standard ac control unit and still no change whatsoever. Ive removed the blower motor and connected it directly to battery - worked perfectly. I have no idea of what to do next. Ive got the car booked in at a mates garage monday. Would a diagnostics machine point me to the problem?
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This isnt an option for me unfortunately as my car has factory optional touch screen navigation unit which controls the whole heating system and stereo/sat nav and the other car is the standard version so no separate climate control unit on mine A quick video link of it to show everything is working fine apart from the blowers not operating no matter what. All buttons work on the touch screen etc and activate the air con - i hear the air con noise kicking in when activated but no air coming through the vents whatsoever. The outside temp button doesn't make any difference also. previously i was able to turn this off and the outside temp wouldnt show up but its permanently showing now. Video:: http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y494/a_walker09/th_VID_20151127_205120_zpszrjs9vce.mp4 The pictures are perfectly fine :) Tigerfish/ Rick you seem to have helped me resolve every problem i had with my first black lexus thanks to your knowledge. The images you have posted will defo be of use so will let you know how it goes.
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I've just double checked all these fuses with a multimeter just to make sure and no problems with any fuses. Any ideas on the location of the relay? To me it seems like its a relay problem. Im getting mixed answers on google as some people are saying its located above one of the fuse boxes and others are saying its close to the blower system behind the glovebox. Ive removed the pollen filter and the blower fan moves freely by hand so nothing in there stuck to cause it stopping working. I own another lexus gs300 same colour on a t reg for spare parts so replacement parts for this arent a problem if its a worse case situation plus i dont mind a little winter challenge.
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Thanks mike :) I couldnt agree with you more. For myself black wheels on silver cars i always hated but after spraying the lower rear bumper around the exhausts, tinted rear lights, indicators, and windows, black badges, upper and lower front grills and putting on a black lip spoiler silver wheels just didnt look right so i went with a gloss black with pink........erm yes pink brake calipers and pink badges on the wheels. Some people may call me crazy but being 25 and driving a big old lexus like this standard just didnt suit me and always got "its your dads car" from everyone. Wheels are soon going to be replaced by 19" deep dish in black with a chrome lip and if split rim then maybe pink bolts also along with black roof. Im now having to settle driving a 1.8 p reg celica until i get the heating sytem sorted thanks to this awful winter we have ahead of us :megaangry:
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I havent posted on here in a couple of years since selling my 97 gs300 sport and i have a completely new car since last posting Its a 1999 gs300 navigator. purchased it january this year Weekend whilst working on the car (only changing rear interior light bulbs, i cracked the bulb and blew a couple of fuses which were the dome fuse, and radio. Whilst i blew this fuse the heating was on and engine running etc - my silly mistake. Replaced both these fuses and next thing i notice the blower fan isnt working. Ive checked the 10 amp fuse in the drivers side kick panel (perfectly fine and even replaced) The big red heater fuse under the bonnet - no issues there. The controls on the navi screen are fully functioning and when i press the air con button the condensor makes noise still Any help would be highly appreciated and some information on where to locate all the relays to do with the heating system before i start checking the whole heater fan system Heres also a picture of the new car to share as some of you on here may remember my previous black gs300 sport which i had a lot of advice on from members on here Many thanks
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unfortunatly im not in the financial situation at the moment to finish the lexus to how i would want it. ive got my second child on the way at age 23 so im due to be moving yet again to a bigger house with no extra parking space for the GS. Family and work has to come first - dont really wanna see myself ending up on the jeremy kyle show . If it doesnt sell for a decent enough price i will be keeping it - put it in storage at my dads unit till everything is all set up then carry on with it. I wont be leaving this site as im looking for a IS250 SE-L Auto with multimedia package as a replacement/daily driver - i had one as a courtesy car in 2009 when my old prelude was involved in an accident and loved it. For a 2.5 petrol 6 speed auto it was very economical and had a nice amount of power with all the options anyone could wish for. I will definatly keep you all informed on here of how things go. It is a shame to sell it as it was turning out really nice. ive had alot of interest already through ebay just hopefully it if does sell someone who appreciates these cars will purchase it and give it the time and effort im unable to currently give it
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another very small progress update indicators and car audio 2 quick videos of the temporary "ghetto" sound system 10" infinity kappa perfect 10" 10" diamond audio m610d2 sony 4 channel amp (only 125w rms to each sub) near enough 4 times underpowered rest is standard including standard head unit which will be staying in all the way ( due to all of my previous cars were broken into outside my house - typical council estate) sound system wont be finished completely for quite a while as my plans keeps changing and theres more and more to add to the list (both subs are only temporary, amp temporary, wiring temporary) just a little something in there now to learn how the factory sound system works and how everything can be improved
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if you havent got this sorted yet, these pics might be of some help to you putting the car on axle stands have no idea if they are in the correct place but seems to be fine on the front of the car. been on for nearly a week now
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The wheels havent been refurbished yet. The picture of them black with chrome badging on center caps was just a quick photoshop i made to give an idea of what they will turn out like. And the latest pictures with the wheels in silver were last refurbed at least 7 years ago according to the previous owner. The guy who will be doing my wheel refurbs is a close friend who does it in his free time. Does a great job - did the black wheels on another mates e46 convertible(in one of the pics) The lex is now up on axle stands, 2 wheels will be done to pick up mid week so once they are done, i will upload pictures of the finished result - Black with a very light coat of gold metalflake in the laquer so tiny bits of gold will be visible in certian lighting & angles
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Looks to be a nice little project. Looking forward to seeing the 2JZ-GTE swap progressing B) Keep up the good work
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Thanks guys, its slowly getting somewhere now that the weather has been improving so another minor update last weekend, gave the car a full clean inside and out (first time in at least 3 years!) along with 2 coats of t cut followed by autoglym polish. i was very surprised how it came out turned out like this: bonnet wheel refurbs, still going with the black with gold badges on center caps along with a little coat of ............ started taking a few bits off the car to get resprayed and had a few visitors come along to give me a hand indicators removed, number plate surround for spraying. took an hour just to remove the number plate surround should have some pictures and videos tomorrow uploaded of the sound system and how thats coming along
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Another small update: Mot passed on the 8th march - few pics from the garage of the sorted problems Rear lights replaced from a toyota aristo (some slight differences between these and the gs300 ones- no more weak 501 bulbs for tailights therefore no problems with re-tinting these ones) before they were changed (even with very bright LED bulbs) after: Bumper damage temporarily repaired And a little photoshopped picture to show hopefully what the end result should look like Wheel refurbishment should be done within the next 2 weeks & sound system is slowly getting there, all wiring almost complete
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Got the car recovered yesterday thanks to my dad and taken a friends garage to fix the fuel leak and get MOT done last picture i thought i would ever get of the car ( was worrying about how bad the fuel leak was going to be so had thoughts on scrapping it 3 mechanics on 1 car... lovely Cause of fuel leak was caused by a small pinhole in the metal fuel pipe (right at the end) along with a split rubber hose which connects to this. Luckily the pinhole in the metal fuel pipe was right at the end where the rubber joins so was very easily fixed. Tigerfish was right yet again :D Picture of the faulty piping (rubber pipe at top & metal fuel line) Today, mot failed. surprisingly it wasnt was bad as i suspected 4 reasons for failure and 6 advisories 1.Rear lenses heavily tinted / less than 50% of light sources illuminating - i expected this so the rear lights will have paint removed then re-done legally 2. off side suspension arm - excessive play in ball joint **dangerous** - another i expected due to cracking noise going over speed bumps when driving the car home from buying it 3. same suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged 4. off side front steering inner rack end has exessive play in ball joint 2 parts needed are on order for tomorrow so should be on the road. next step is to get the mot advisories sorted, bodywork tidy, possibly new 19" deep dish alloys as i suspect a buckled rim, audio etc to be done also during summer.
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leaking fuel pics: moved the car slightly forward to see this: definatly a very strong smell of fuel then looked under the car to see more fuel leaking from this location cant get the car to a garage till saturday unfortunatly
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Left the car running again for 10 minutes and found the leak. Its near the drivers side rear wheel underneath the car and is now dripping heavily along with a hissing sound. Pics of leak location soon to be added before i take it in to a friends garage.
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The smell is only coming from the passenger side rear of the car, cant see any leaks at all inside or outside. no smell coming from near the fuel tank. Its mainly when the car is running. Just been out to the car its very low on fuel and no smell even when started. It only seems to happen when theres more than £15 worth in the tank. Will be filling it up tomorrow to see if it still happens. Is the pipe that connects to the pump to tank easy to access? Dont really want to have to take it to a garage to get this looked at as ive had so many nightmares with them in the past like you have. Just hopefully its nothing too complicated
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Not been on here in a while as not alot has really been done due to the awful weather and alarm system giving me trouble which has now finally been fixed after days of research. A couple of things have been changed, rear backboxes fitted, only cost £70 delivered for second hand ones in good condition. HID 6000k headlights fitted along with white full beams, LED Sidelights and white Fogs also a few small things such as LED interior lighting (dash lighting etc will eventually be replaced to white LED's) A few more issues ive stumbled up across - very bad smell of fuel coming from passenger side of the car, inside and outside. Put in 12 litres and needle didnt even move then ran out after being left to idle for 1 hour! No signs of leaks but the smell has got worse over the past 2 weeks. Im guessing a cracked filler pipe. And finally, me stupidly left the spare TTE wheel in garden planning to do some designs/colour decisions on the wheels. Gate left unlocked for one night and it gets stolen. Couple more pictures to share as progress is VERY slowly coming on. Apart from the fuel smell/leak problem, car is almost MOT ready. LED Sidelights HID Headlights & Full beam (Need adjusting) Again Backboxes bought for £70 temporary fix to center caps - found all 4 - sorry for the upside down photo, it refuses to rotate, its almost 3am so i cant be bothered :(
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Monday i started fitting the wiper/ indicator stalk and got it done within 4 hours. the airbag, steering wheel, airbag clock spring, upper and lower steering column shroud was removed. Not an easy task but as always problems did come along. After removing all of this along with the wiper/indicator stalk, it looked like there was no way to get to the wiring behind the dash as alot of metal was blocking me from removing the old connector for this. Therefore i went and chopped the wires from the old wiper stalk, removed it, reconnected the new one, then chopped them from the new one and soldered them to the original wiring. I wouldnt reccomend this at all but it worked perfectly for me and saved alot of time. So for anyone planning on replacing an indicator or wiper stalk themselves the proper way, i wouldnt reccomend it as a DIY unless you have intentions of chopping up wiring. It worked for me so far, no wires getting hot, no blown fuses but im still very wary of it eventhough a qualified electrician friend of mine told me its perfectly safe as long as no wires come in contact with each other. Another issue i came across was after refitting the steering wheel and airbag, the steering wheel now scrapes against the steering shroud, ive loosened, tightened the steering wheel and everything but still an annoying little scraping sound when the shroud is on. Also, I have removed the standard subwoofer to get ready for the audio install thanks to tigerfish's guide Picked the only 2 center caps the owner had and they are pretty much ruined. Heres a few more pictures including the wiper stalk fix
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The wheels will just be primered, painted and lacquered as im on a tight budget at the moment. I do have the center caps, but i have work to do work on these as the previous owner had trouble getting them off at one point and all four got damaged in the process removing them. Ive actually been looking for new caps since buying the car and nothing anywhere. The TTE wheels seem to be some of the rarest out there. Also i have a crack in the spare wheel so you were definatly right about them being prone to cracking. A slow puncture aswell on one of the front wheels so im guessing a second cracked rim
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Small Update along with daytime pictures before any work has started Wiper stalk arrived - will be fitting this sometime next week along with a a fitting guide Current plans so far, will be many more as things progress Wheel refuribshment ( Black with badging on center caps metallic gold) Custom Audio Install keeping factory head unit consisting of 2 Diamond Audio 10" subwoofers, 3 amplifiers, Uprated tweeters, graphic equalizer, head rest monitors, rear dvd player Repairs to rear damage, replace and repaint smoked damaged rear light Lowering Springs (Unfortunatly have to do this due to one of the front springs being very corroded and its a nightmare finding springs for the sport model plus im sure it will only lower the car a little due to the factory springs being lower than the standard model springs) Wiper Stalk fix HID 6000k headlight conversion including hid fogs Replace Exhaust (Most likely most of the system will need replacing as both the rear backboxes are rotten, center pipe looks to have a hole in also.
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I finally picked up my mk1 gs300 sport last weekend. Got a great deal due to buying from a friend. the car turned out to be better than expected apart from one serious issue i noticed when driving home in the rain - the wiper stalk was broken. I have on order a second hand complete unit from ebay with both wiper and indicator stalks and it looks like the steering wheel etc will need removing. any help on how to fit this would be highly appreciated if its possible as a DIY. Ive searched through the forums and havent found anything that can help me with this. Heres the first picture of the car but please excuse the quality as it was getting dark Broken wiper stalk ;) I've purchased the car as a small winter project to get on road and then use as a daily driver so i will be keeping this topic updated as the car progresses along with pictures and guides that havent already been covered
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Thanks for such a speedy reply, i've given the car a good looking over and it seems pretty solid. I shall be picking it up sunday evening. The tutorials will definatly come in handy as im sure i will come into small issues somewhere along the line. I will soon add pictures along with my progress of how it gets on :D
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Hi everyone. Ive just joined due to considering purchasing my first lexus after owning a prelude vti which wasn't practical enough and then a 99 e39 523i, lovely car but was too sluggish compared to the prelude. A friend of mine has a 97 gs300 sport mk1 for sale in black with gold badges, the wider rear wheels (which need refurbishing) which he has owned it for the past 4 years or so. Its done 167,000 miles with full service history, 3mths mot left has a couple of issues which are are a cracked rear light, quite a big scrape on the rear bumper and hole in one of the backboxes from what already seen. He is asking for £650. Wheel Refurbishing and bodywork isn't a problem as im in the trade :) I have a couple of questions for you mk1 owners or anyone with knowledge in purchasing one of these... 1.Exhaust avalibility - Do the standard gs300 and sport share the same exhaust? 2.Common issues to look out for before buying? 3.Fuel consumption due to mileage? Im aware the lexus will be thirstier than my previous cars but with 167k on the clock what sort of economy should i expect as ive been told he gets 70-80 miles locally on £20 which sounds a bit too good to be true. 4.Comparision to the E39 523I Auto and 97 Honda Prelude Vti Auto if possible? Comfort? Power? Handling? 5. Previous owner maintained the car well and only really used on motorway BUT i know for a fact it has been driven hard during his ownership. Is this something to worry about on a GS? Sorry for such a long first post but if all seems good im hoping to buy it this weekend and get started working on the issues the car has and bring it back to its former glory Any advice would be appreciated
