Adam Evans

A couple more under bonnet shots And that's all I have to say about that !!! What do we think ??

Walkaround And the water test on gas

More pics as promised ECU- told you it was hidden !! Same with the filler - Used the standard 22mm filler as it is more sturdy than the usual 10mm one Back of the filler Spare wheel well under the tank - Cut the carpet out as it was soaking wet and repainted the boot floor before adding some new carpet under the tank Still more to come later on

Does it on both fuels so its definately ignition I changed the plugs with NGKs when I got it and it still did it. I will dig a bit deeper soon

If I can't figure it out I will just buy 8 new coils for it !!!

I am absolutely chuffed that the Lexus doesn't have warnings for sidelights and numberplate lights because I have just put bright white LEDs in them and they look superb

Just under a load as you put your clog down on the straight. It's simple really just don't drive it like a bat out of hell and it will be fine Bearing in mind I still did that cup of water test on the engine when it had a misfire, shows how balanced they really are. I will take all 8 coils off tomorrow and compare impedance, just thought someone here may have had the same problem before and might have known I will post up the most common impedance for reference tomorrow.

My car has had a misfire since I bought it and I have not been able to plug into it with any machine at all and it is too new for a flash test Anyway we LPG converted it as we can switch from cylinder to cylinder to try and narrow it down but that didnt't seem to help I would like to know what resistances the coils should be when cold and warm Its is a 1998 plate VVTI with pencil coils on there Any help would be great as this will certainly narrow down my fault Thanks in advance

Can the nav unit from the 430 be wired up to work on the 400 screen ????

I have a small amount of feedback from the earth signal that I took from the PCB so while the car is in the garage I am going to reroute the earth I will then upload a step by step about how 5 little wires and a small incision can make all the difference to this car. I will also test in the morning when I have done it all by playing the BOSE advert tune trough the speakers at full blast as I think that tune is great and has every imaginable frequency and sound in that song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ul42kyGMns

Absolutely It's misrepresentation It is actually a criminal offence. However people do need this service because lets say next week your dash clocks on your 100k go faulty and you go out and get a second hand set of clocks and the new mileage on the new clocks is 200k you will clearly want it to be changed back. That is the genuine reason- there are a few genuine reasons- not many though !!!! Anyway we don't know if it has been given a haircut - we are just speculating from past experiences hey !!!

Yes absolutely. On most cars it can go undetected however on some of the new ones you can find out For example BMW - on the new ones you must clock the key too As strange as it sounds when you switch off the mileage is stored in the key so the two must match up when you start up again otherwise it will throw up a fault. Obviously with 2 keys for the same car it is a little bit out it is ok but as long as the mileage doesn't go backwards. Volvo - They throw up a dash error and engine management light comes on. Figured that out when cam to plug into one for a friend years ago !!! Personally I am not fussed what mileage is on a car. If it has been well looked after and serviced when it needs to be and it drives straight enough and sounds good enough (no rattles) then what is to hide. If you lie about the mileage what else are you lying about I know in a few years time that my Lexus will have probably close to 400000 on the clock and it will still be fine. I will never lose money on the car because the mileage has got past the point of anyone caring so I don't care either If it drives sweet enough then that'll do for me

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2000w-lexus-ls400-40-v8-auto-fsh-full-mot-tax-feb-black-leathers-satnav-perfect-drive-1500/1037695572#photo-content

Here is that advert And here is a LS460 trying and failing at the same thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - It's not an LS400 hahaha

And that is on an engine with 253000 on the clock. If I was to tape up the odometer so you couldn't see it you would think it was brand new out of the factory !!!

I personally would not go near it. I have bought my car with 253000 on the clock and we all saw the rev test the other day with the cup of water I am not saying that this MK2 won't do that either however I am saying to do such little mileage like that it will have needed to be laid up for ages. Being laid up means added rust and seized things I like to buy a car knowing its been used - not wrapped in cotton wool I would bet that it will need some major work done soon ie calipers, handbrake cables, ball joints all because it hasn't been used Just my opinion though but it is really tidy

Back on the job again. Tank is delyed. Going to go for the same size as you have Mark 680x300 94L. Just debating on were to put the filler now. I really don't mind having a proper one on the rear quarter. It's just easier to fill. Also now it's out in the open about where I came from thought I should make an apollogy. After uploading the photos of my car last night I sent the link to my dad to ask him what he thinks and he was a bit upset by my previous comments about another member and his gas car. I read back though it with him and it was quite harsh so sorry about that. I should have been a bit more reserved Dad only found out about it last night as I don't work for him anymore. As I said I sit in a nice warm office now. Anyways more pictures to follow later ...........