Adam Evans

Maybe they do work then and I'm just being impatient.

I felt some heat but I thought that it was just the heat off my body warming the seats up

Dads P reg landcruiser is brilliant. Thought this would be similar

Still love the car though

Yes mark just like this.

That is perfect

Hahaha

The way to do it so you don't have the pipe going through the inside of the car like that would be, if you dont mind having a filler so low down is to put it into the bumper.

However the only way to do it is to drill through a vent underneath the boot floor

Namely this one http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_E_199801_LEXUS_LS400_UCF20R-AEAGKW_6102.html

And you would never know the difference :P

Just say that you were wondering what it is for thats all.

Getting it independantly inspected may ruffle a few feathers

What you will get will be an answer something like this "people on forums don't know what they are talking about"

If you can find both ends to that pipe that goes to that solenoid I will tell you what it is for

I have had plently of gas cars and have plently of experience in LPG systems to tell you visually if it is safe or not

It should be on the end of the vaporiser with a copper or high pressure plastic gas pipe going into it with screw thread joints

However it may be the shut-off for the valve lube and perfectly innocent

Its location is not the problem. The problem is that it is held on by small clips that can easily blow off at pressures over 2bar

If this is the case then I would NOT drive the car at all and keep away from it.

However it could be totally inocent and its the solenoid for the flashlube to only inject it whilst on gas. If this is the case then that is perfectly fine.

they were my thoughts exactly

That's all a bit harsh. It's not his fault that they threw it in.

However they took 4 days to do it but spent a day taking a manifold off that I suppose didn't need to be done

Hope it runs ok

I don't mind the filler cap. It's convenient.

Just give me 3 weeks to get mine sorted and we can compare pics :-P

I second that too.

People are too quick to get your money these days

It takes longer to throw it in messy than to do it right first time too

That is not too bad. It's all in there isn't it

Here is my constructive comment of the day

"It's not messy. It's just busy"

Any ideas

I have no idea where to start or where the wires are for them.

Can someone possibly help me out with this one as I like to be toasty when I am driving.

For starters when I press the buttons to switch them on they light up green.

Hope this helps !!!!

Thanks in advance

I was reading up on t'internet about the AUX Hack and the most promising post I have come across is this one

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls400/678054-95-ls400-nakamichi-aux-in.html

Is there anything like these test points in the Nav unit if so could someone please upload some photos as to their whereabouts as I would love this as an extra but dont quite fancy losing the use of the CD changer

Thanks in advance peeps

Does anyone know what OBD tester will work for a MK4 Lexus

I havve tried 2 so far and none of them work.

Are there any cheap ones like ELM327 that will work or is it going to have to be a Bosch KTS or Snap On

Do you have pictures of the finished thing yet ?

This is brilliant news. I was worried that someone had taken out the bulb.

Does anyone know the location of the bulb on the clocks please

Does anyone know what other indicator stalks fit the LS400 MK4

I have been driving an import for the last 3 years and I quite like the indicators being on the other side.

I travel a lot to Europe and was wondering if a LHD LS400 is the same as the Jap import or the same as UK spec

Any help would be great

Thanks

I noticed that too

Does anyone have a picture of the location of the engine management light on a MK4

When I bought mine I was worried that someone may have taken the bulb out

Mine doesn't come one when the ignition is switched on either

(but they are prohibitively expensive).

Thats why

LPG systems are designed around the car not the other way around

If you put the wrong plugs in your car then who knows what trouble it will have

After all the car will start up on petrol

I know someone who put the wrong plugs into his car and it blew a channel on the ECU leaving one injector permanently misfiring

The plugs in an LS400 are originally iridium anyway.

Part number 90919-01166 or K20R-U original

Part number 90919-01210 or SK20R11 iridium

Courtesy of Toyodiy

Just put standard plugs in it and replace them at 50000 instead of 60000 and they should be fine

Allegedly it doesn't need flashlube.

I will make my mind up closer to the time though

Can't wait. With that size of tank I should be able to get 100L into it and that should do 650 miles on a run !!!

At a cost of roughly £70

I think you are more likely to get 90 litres in & 450 miles unless you drive like miss daisy. I had a flash lube on my last one when it ran out I never refilled it 60k later no probs & I didn't go for a flashlube on this one as the ls 400 lump doesn't need it.

Looking forward to the pics & good luck with your new toy.

That counts as 22mpg

Is this on a run or around town Mark

On the way home last night is was showing somewhere between 20-25 around town and 35-42 on the motorway with cruise control on at 75mph

Allegedly it doesn't need flashlube.

I will make my mind up closer to the time though

Can't wait. With that size of tank I should be able to get 100L into it and that should do 650 miles on a run !!!

At a cost of roughly £70

I am getting it professionally installed but there will be loads of photos to be taken

I will take some photos when its all shiny. I don't have any pics of it at the moment

As for the gas system it will be a solid tank without the polo hole

I don't see a point in the hole as it is wasted space

http://www.lpgshop.co.uk/680-300-108l-0deg-external-tank-multivalve/

There is the tank with the valve.

http://www.gasit.co.uk/images/source/matrix_2.jpg

Here is the injectors

http://www.fahrzeugteile-vogler.de/WebRoot/Store19/Shops/63272790/4EA8/572A/AF0F/0200/0066/C0A8/29BA/2842/KME_DIEGO_G3_6Zyl.Magic_Gold.jpg

Here is the rest of the kit, ignore the magicjet injectors in this picture - they are good - but not as good as matrix

As you can see the size of the ECU this will all be well hidden as it is all nice and compact not just thrown in

Well maybe thrown in .................... but with a bit of care :P

Can't wait !!!!

No it doesn't

But it will have in about a months time !!!!

I will be sure to upload before and after pictures

I will be opting for the bigger 680x300 0deg torodial tank.

It is 108L

The KME diego3 front end with Matrix injectors

Reason for that is that KME has very little faults and the Matrix injectors are italian and do not have rubber o-rings inside

They have brass flaps so the rubber doesn't wear out because it is not there to begin with, therefore lasting so much longer

(And they are smaller so they will fit neatly under the covers)

Bearing in mind the mileage and the faults that it has I paid £800 for it

It needs a drivers side spring

A set of plugs, maybe one or 2 coils too

A passenger side wheel bearing

And last but not least

The boot seals doing

Apart from that its lovely and comfy and listening to Donna Summer I Feel Love the car was boucing.

Perfect song to test the speakers - all present and correct !!!!

And the aerial works too !!!

iridium is standard in LS400

SK20R11 NGK

K20R-U Denso

Just keep it standard and it should be ok

LPG plugs are a Myth

If they have a higher heat rating because they are "LPG plugs" thats just balls

NGK overall have a higher heat tolerance than Bosch so thats another reason to not use Bosch :P