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Thanks guys. Got so many replies today. Much appreciated.

- MOT was done at Halfords who gave the advisory

- I checked and had replaced front two years back. So it has been a while now. I replaced rears last year and confused it with them

- I rotate tyres on yearly service

- I keep rear 41/42 PSI and front 39/40 psi. There is slow leak on one of the front tyres due to wheel corrosion so it has been driven under inflated

- I did the alignment today at kwikfit. Independents were off today and I hardly get time.

- results are attached for the alignment 

-hardly any speed bumps  the area

I got advisory inner tyres wear is close to legal limit. The tyres have a lot of life in them. Bridgestone and had them no so long ago.

Suggestions? Thinking of taking to kwikfit for check and get it done there.

No difference in mpg or performance on IS250 for me when using momentum for 6 months. Switched to cheapest now.

Yeah it is auto gearbox. Almost feels like noise from gear box. But I am hoping it is just noise is  resonating from it. 

IS250 seeing intermittent noise issue.

When cold everything is fine. When it warms up I can hear loud noise and vibration through transmission and steering wheel and body of the car. Does not happen when cold. Can only notice it in low gears when going up hill or moving from stationary. Feels like coming from left side. Almost like a blown up exhaust. 

What so you guys think? 

Thought I will share my experience.

I tried compound, polish and wax one of the headlight and it made a big improvement and then compared it with new. The new one is much better because the old one has yellowed from inside. So one side looks different than the other. 

That's with any OE part vs NON OE.

I don't think it is wise to use non OE oil filter etc as well.

Yes you are correct scudney. That's what I have been doing and it gives an even wear. It is an effort to do it but I do it at every oil change.

Can't upload picture. Manual says one can rate 18inch tyres on same axle. 

On 4/24/2020 at 10:29 PM, Fishboy said:

How do you rotate your tyres? Both front and rear are different sizes and tyres are directional so I don't think that's possible?

I have 225 in front and 255 in rear. One are directional. So the osf goes to nsf. And ofr goes to nsr. 

On 4/25/2020 at 1:24 AM, scudney said:

If the fronts are a different size from the rears(like my 250 f sport)then you can't rotate them,the only way round it is to have them all the same size 

Read the manual. If it is non directional then it can be done. Does not have to be the same size. In fact Lexus recommends it to be done.

NEXEN is not a good brand.

Anyway, inner wear is normal I think on IS250. John here said once 'adjust tyre pressure by looking at the wear'. I also rotate tyres at every service. I have been using Bridgestone. 40k miles on each set I have pulled with even wear.

They cost a lot but been told by a person who works at tyre manufacturing company that there is a massive difference between cheap and expensive tyres.

So they came back and said it isn't track rod. It is ball joint that holds the hub and they replaced the cover only. Charged near 80 pounds for it.

Just one. Said that the cover for the trackrod joint is damaged so it is mot fail.

Is250 failed mot. Halfrauds. 

Need advise. Should they replace one end or should I ask them to do both? They are charging 130 for the track rod.

Go with SE-L trim. It is much reliable than 525. 

Mark L audio is a must. Once you get a feel of Auto you will never think of manual and start to preach auto.

SE-L has leather seats heated and cooled. Sun blind in rear, HID auto lights on top of standard features.

Btw I did comparison test with is250. And is250 instead of blowing air out, it sucks it in. 

James250

It takes 30 seconds to do the test. What harm is there?

Ok so let me tell you my experince with a non lexus car. I noticed the car was consuming oil. So I took the plugs out to do compression test. I noticed oil one one or maybe two plus. Clean golden oil. On threads. So I continued with compression test and results were good. So I thought it can be oil from rocker cover gasket so I replaced that. A month later I noticed oil dropping again so I pulled the plugs. Oil again there. I bought oe gaskets this time and made sure I follow specs and torques. 2 months later, oil again. So I started the car and remove the oil fill cap when car was idle rpm. Air was blowing out from the hole. 

I didn't gave up there. I removed the cover and used sealant and over tightented the bolts. Still no joy.

So I thought of replacing PCV. I stripped down header, injectors , a lof of stuff to get to PCV. Spent some money for oe gaskets etc. PCV was fine to my disappointment but I still replaced it. Needless to say, the isssue was not resolved.

I then thought it could be valves or maybe oil scrappers. But that means engine overhaul. I left it there.

I took it to a mechanic and told him my efforts. He opened the oil fill cap and said, scrap the car when it dies. Your catalistc convertor will go out next. He was right. Cat took a hit as emissions grew. Car's been scrapped. They end.

Guys on idle there should be no air blowing out of the oil fill cap. If you accelerate then that is a differernt story. But on idle there should be vaccum. 

If air is blowing out then there is engine issue. This is the first quick check mechanics do.

3 hours ago, james250 said:

So you mean start the car and unscrew the oil filling cap? Isn't that going to cause oil to squirt out and make a mess? Is it safe to open the oil cap when car is running?

It should not. If it does that then it will make sense why gasket had failed.

In fact, it should be sucking in air. Have a rag at hand if things becomes messy and obeserve common sense.

If you can perform the test I suggest please I might be able to give a hint then.

Rotate the tyres every oil change and wear will be even with longer tyre life. Well worth doing on lexus.

I don't want to mess around with factory spec.

Also fronts are Bridgestone... so will it not be awkward if I have other brand on rear?

Does that means 162 pounds for one bridgestone tyres 255R18 is a lot? 

My question is, how much for each tyre should I spend on a 10 year old car? Any advise?