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Took car to garage who have the Hunter 4 wheel alignment gear. The mechanic/mot tester guy gave the suspension and steering a good look over and could only find a tiny bit of play in the nrearside LBJ. Probably should have waited till ball joint fitted but had alignment checked and adjusted on there Hunter 4 wheel system while I was there. My partners been driving the LS and I`ve been driving a mk1 Focus St and maybe overreacted to the pulling/centering of the Lexus having not driven it for a while. LS seems a bit better after the adjustments and have been assured the wheel(s) aren`t imminently going to fall off !! which was nice
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Hi all, recently and quite suddenly my 99 Ls 400 has started to pull left and feels slightly heavier than usual also it wont self centre steering as it use to. Initially I thought lower ball joints as its made a "clicking" noise when negotiating speed bumps for the last couple of years. It passed the MOT last month without any advisories and today ive had a look and can`t seem to see any play in any of the joints ! although there was some grease near the base of the boots, I`ve read that joints can seize as well as develop play ?? Not sure on the best plan of action 1) 2x New original Lexus LBJ @£170 2) 2x Firstline @£99 3)Second opinion from decent mechanic (if I can find one !) I presume with grease leaking out I should replace anyway? Any advice much appreciated. Car has 170k and no increase in rack/pump noise. Simon
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little arm thing
keybasher2 replied to Chasdad's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Works like a charm. Chances are the original rheostat/magic box things rod broke whilst lhe car was level,I kept arm in same position when changing to the new rod so settings would be retained. Also works in combination with the diagonal front rheostat/magic box ,probably worth checking that too. -
little arm thing
keybasher2 replied to Chasdad's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Used one of these sawn to length http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carburettor-Throttle-Linkage-Rod-Weber-DCOE-Dellorto-DHLA-Twin-Carb-150MM-LONG-/282168577095?hash=item41b28ecc47:g:NzMAAOSwrklU6ekQ -
Think it was this one http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Lexus_LS+400_4.0_2000/p/car-parts/electrical/car-electrics-and-car-lighting/car-battery/?444773357&1&99cf921718427b616d246a041313ab04cffa17da&000020 You don't have to look hard to find a 25-30% discount code for a click and collect deal. Seems to be on the money with the cca rating ?
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Oil
keybasher2 replied to MLW's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Reminds me of the motorbike quote "if you have a thirty bob head buy a thirty bob helmet" -
Ls400 flooding
keybasher2 replied to Chasdad's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
My mk4 was a pig to start the next day after a 20 second tickover. -
Parking brake
keybasher2 replied to Ruud's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Need to sort mine,broken at exact spot as mentioned above.Was thinking of using aftermarket http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handbrake-Cable-fits-LEXUS-LS400-4-0-Rear-Left-97-to-00-ADT346245-Hand-Brake-/331694712887?hash=item4d3a8ba837:g:AU8AAOSwo0JWMk-b -
Engine Oil
keybasher2 replied to bigjap's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
5w/30 Mobil 1 esp. Seems to take longer to warm up after changing oil !! -
I used Pagid discs and pads,still performing fine after 4k ish . As others have said the face of the hub where it meets the disc has to be very clean and bolts tourqued up correctly. Maybe it could just be a bad set of discs?? Not sure why you changed the discs in first place if there was no vibration/pulsing/scoring?
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Out of the 30+ cars I`ve owned my mk4 400 is the best engineered/ride quality/ergonomic car I`ve ever had ! Got to admit that I`m counting Viva`s ,Cortina`s,Avengers Last car was an e36 Bmw 328i with 135k,nice car but felt worn and tired compared to the fresh as a daisy168k 400 I changed for Just passed its second MOT under my ownership without an advisory....Brilliant car !!
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I`m on lookout for a cleaner LS400 and had a look at this one. Was disappointed at the condition,saying it was described as "virtually unmarked !!" plenty scuffs and scratches on body and lots of wear on interior,smelled/looked like he had been transporting his German shepheard in it ! Misdescribed to say the least !!