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In the past I have used Castrol magnatec 5w30 in my Lexus and it was fine but at this oil change the garage I used put in Millers trident 5w30 and I must say it has been good so far, although it is early days. They also flushed the engine with Wynns before putting in the oil, however I am not exactly sure what the procedure is for this. I was a little wary of putting in something other than castrol however when I booked it I asked for the part number of the oil and read up about it and seems to be quite highly regarded and is more or less the same price as magnatec, therefore I will continue to monitor it to see how good it is.

In relation to the caliper issue. I had mine in the garage yesterday for these to get looked at the mechanic nearly had kittens trying to fix them. He said the back two (surprise surprise) were very difficult to free and he had to take them off and get them onto a bench and use a considerable amount of heat to get the pins out (and ensure he never damaged the rubber boots on them). One of the front ones was also quite stuck but he managed to free them all and get them all working fine. I am convinced that if I had gone into Lexus for this to be done they would have binned these and told me to buy new ones. It is great to find a local garage who will put in a bit of effect to save their customers money. As a result the service plan with Lexus has been cancelled and I will be going to this garage for my services and MOT's

Hi All, Thanks very much for the replies and it is very interesting. A little of topic but what fuel addictives do you generally use. I know the BG stuff gets a good write up but there are STP etc for a lot cheaper. I have also been quoted approx £45 plus vat for a fuel and engine flush from Lexus Glasgow when I go in for my service and MOT (if I go in!!!! and dont go to my local garage who are doing my caliper slide pins and pads tomorrow) and wondered if anyone was aware what product they use? Cheers Bobby

HI John, Thanks for the reply, I was looking to use Castrol; Edge 0w30 or Magnatec 5w30, does anyone have any experience of either. I am sure it was magnatec I got put in by lexus at my last service and it seems perfectly fine for the amount of miles I use the car. However it is a good bit more expensive for 5 litres than £20.

Good Afternoon All, Can someone confirm to me how many litres of oil you will need to for Is250 service? Cheers Bobby

Hi Stuart, Managed to find out some more information (you really would think I have no work to do). Used vehiclesThe way a used vehicle is registered to you depends on whether it has a V5C registration certificate (sometimes called a log book). Vehicle has a registration certificate (V5C)The seller must: complete section 6 of the V5C (‘new keeper or new name/new address details’) sign the declaration in section 8 (you must do this too) fill in section 10 (‘new keeper supplement’) and give it to you - this section is also known as the V5C/2 send the V5C to DVLA DVLA aims to send out a new V5C to you within 2 to 4 weeks of getting the old V5C from the seller. If you don’t get it within 4 weeks: complete form V62 - ‘Application for a vehicle registration certificate’ send it to DVLA with the V5C/2 given to you by the seller - if you don’t send in the V5C/2, you’ll have to pay a fee Download form V62 or get it from any Post Office branch. Contact DVLA if you don’t receive anything 6 weeks after sending in form V62.

Hello and welcome and I am sure you find a lot of assistance and help on this forum if you require it.

Hi Stuart, I am sure it can take at least a couple of week to get the V5C. Will the dealer not have forwarded it direct to DVLA and they will then send out the new one to you. I am sure if in another week or so you have heard nothing you can contact DVLA and they can chase it up for you, but the fact you have the counterpart should be fine

Thanks for the numbers it is appreciated.

It is very true that it depends on the type of driving you do. John where is the best place to get the EBC pads from because any I was looking at are well over the £50 mark?.

Thanks for the information John and I will keep a note of it for when I need to replace pads and discs. My rear pads are getting done in the next few weeks so I may get redstuff pads then.

I completely agree with John's comments use good petrol and regularly change the oil and the likelihood is all will be well. Although there are reports of carbon build up it is far worse in the US because of the lower octane fuel. The IS250 IMHO runs far better on premium fuel than standard unleaded and the chemicals in the premium fuel should also keep the engine cleaner to a certain extent.

In relation to the seized calipers does anyone know if this is a problem with just the calipers fitted to the IS250 (i.e a Lexus design fault) or if this is common with all calipers? If it is just a desgin fault is there another make (type of) caliper that can replace the standard Lexus ones and reduce the need for these pins to be removed and greased every so often.

Sorry to see you go and have you any idea what kind of car you may buy.

Thanks for the replies and it is very interesting. My main point was I wondered if Lexus could even be bothered trying to unseize them if they appeared to be a little stuck. Whereas a "normal" garage may well have a good go at getting them off before resorting to the new (or reconditioned) caliper route.