catchhster

Hi no installing shims from a different brand pads dint solve it. I had to replace the rotor and pads with shims brand new and claimed warranty on the duff ones. So all sorted now no squeal any more. I am using padgid discs and pads now which is good but I doubt it is as good as oem ones. I strongly recommend oem. 

34 minutes ago, steve2006 said:

The Shim Kit, Anti Squeal, Front part number 04945-22152 is available from Lexus but not price is listed.

If Halfords have given you the quote you mention get them to do it for you as the kit alone will be more from Lexus.

The picture below shows the kit components, they are normally stainless steel plates.

HI Steve,

That is really helpful let me check with lexus on the price. Will probably do it with Halfords if it is considerably cheaper.

Thanks a lot

13 hours ago, Verbout said:

Do you know what shims are? And what they look like?

You're not filling me with confidence that you do. ;)

If they are present, and I can't see why a mechanic would take them off and not put them back, they maybe just need lubricating as already suggested.

Hi No I dont sorry. I recently did a free break check with Halfords who said there weren't any shims installed. Not sure why my dealer did not put shims in they changed the disks and pads when i bought the car. it was an independent dealer. May be they dint put it back not sure why. 

Thanks

Hari

28 minutes ago, Britprius said:

It's quite normal to reuse the old shims if they are in good condition. They are as there name implies flat pieces of thin steel between the pads, and the calipers. They are usually sold separately to the pads although some years ago the better manufacturers supplied them with new pads.

They do deteriorate over time through rust or metal fatigue, and yes some mechanics if you can call them that discard them. If the shims are not there then replacing them should cure the problem. If not they can always be used with the replacement pads.

John 

Hi Thanks

I can confirm there are no shims on mine at all just the pads. Will try to order in a pair of shims and get it fitted!! Halfords quoted me £40 for shims and labour. Waiting for lexus to come back to me on the quote but not sure if it is worth doing this with lexus.

27 minutes ago, catchhster said:

Hi John

I doubt my dealer put the shims in. How do i check though ? 

 

Thanks

Harry

Hi 

They gave me the invoice for fitting breaks and discs (they used Delphi product) but i cannot see shims in there and my breaks squeals all the time. So i assumed they dint.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge do shims comes with break pads by default? Or do we need to buy them separate. If so I am ok to try the shims first.

Thanks

Harry

Hi John

I doubt my dealer put the shims in. How do i check though ? 

Thanks

Harry

Hi 

I have a 2010 GS450h and wondering what break pads should I use?. I bought the car with delphi break pads and discs and they are not good at all. 

They make a high pitch squeal when it is hot and only  during slow speed break. It bothers me and embarrassing for such a silent car. So i have decided to change the breakpads (leaving the discs)

So any one recently changed the break pads ? Please suggest a good product which is silent and safe. Do you know the brand of OEM break pads?

Many thanks

Harry 

Hi

Mine is a late 2010 and the dealter I bought from put a Helix 5w30 full synthetic in my engine. !! I do get the odd rattle on cold start. 

Now lexus quoted me £169 for oil/oil filter change or a minor service for £200. I only had it for two months.

Thanks

Hi All 

Thanks a lot for your support and help. Good News !!

Warranty company I am with apparently already in business with Lexus Chester Grp. So they authorised the repair and cover the cost. I will get the car back early next week.

From what I have seen around he forum this Oil Pressure switch seems to be a common problem for the gs and I have raised this with Lexus customer relations (search for common gs450h problems).  I also said I am claiming this via warranty but something they need to look into. I believe there is a manufacturing defect in the switch which causing it to fail. So the lady I spoke to said head office will contact me regarding this. I am not looking for lexus to cnver any cost as it is already been paid for but this might help others who are having the same issue. 

Thanks

Harry

4 minutes ago, Shahpor said:

How does 3 hours labour come to just under £700?

The Lexus warranty is a good idea.

I got this cable and it works well for me:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-VCI-Toyota-Lexus-TIS-TechStream-OBD2-Diagnostic-Interface-Scanner-J2534-/281433277273?hash=item4186bb0359:g:L-gAAOSwfcVUDDNX

 

Hi Shahpor. That is Parts and labour. TBH I dont know the final figure. 

I will buy the cable thanks that. 

18 hours ago, hybridbatterysolutions said:

I think i would be inclined to agree about sensor - I am not too sure on your rights & your warranty in respect to this but clearly the place where you bought the car is the first stop, it is always worth mentioning that you are a member of the Lexus Owners Club as they will be less likely to string you along if they know they will get negative publicity on here & indeed dont forget facebook & twitter most places hate them. If you say there are quite a few people following your thread on it it will probably help.

I am just wondering if somehow the fluid filter in the gearbox has become blocked leading to low pressure (all you followers what do you think?) if so that is easy to do.

I also wonder if there is a legal begal on Lexus owners club who can answer your statutory rights question - might be worth posting a request for help on the main Forum page Harry (worth a go)

Richard

17 hours ago, royoftherovers said:

Harry, Given that you bought the car from a car dealer you are covered by a Statutory Warranty for the first 6 months of your ownership.The Statutory Warranty makes the dealer responsible for repairing at his expense any non trivial problem which arises.You do not have to prove that the problem existed at the time or was subsequent to your accepting ownership. Such problems as occur are deemed to have been existing or were in the process of existing at the point of sale.

Your basic warranty is an irrelevance and should not have been sold to you. It is simply a devcie that dealers use to try to avoid their Satutory Responsibilities

The Dealer will be aware of his responsibilities, but you should treat him with respect and the utmost politeness and he will probably either authorise Lexus Chester to effect the repairs for which he will be responsibile for payment, or offer you your money back in return for the car.

If you need further advice you can contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau or email Honest John at honestjohn.co.uk.

Take a look at this first           http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/keywords/?word=used++cars

Good luck and do not despair.

 

Regards

John

Thanks a lot for your advice. Lexus has comeback to me with an estimate. It is actually the Trans' Oil Pressure switch that is faulty and needs a replacement of the pressure switches pb1, pb2 and pb3 and also transmission oil strainer, gasket  and fluid itself. Costing 3hours of labour and around 300 quid for parts. come around just under £1000

In terms of the claim I am going to claim via warranty and will ask my dealer to cover the rest. So hopefully I will collect the car without paying a penny. I am also going to get the Lexus warranty straight after I get this fixed.  I also wanted a good OBD2 cable and tech  stream software. 

Thanks to LexusOwnersClub this is such a helpful forum with lot of helpful people.

4 hours ago, hybridbatterysolutions said:

So beginning to get somewhere at least then Harry, on the older models like mine it is quite common to get the auxiliary transmission oil pump problem which if memory serves gives P2797 and sets the "Check Hybrid System" message.

There are a Myriad of things that can set that.

Glad your getting there, keep posting

Richard

Hi I got a call again from lexus and the diagnostics likelihood is that there will be a fault with either the transmission oil pressure switch or potentially an electronic fault with the hybrid vehicle control ECU. The exact fault coede is  P0990-897

The diagnosis itself will cost 300pounds. 

If it is the pressure switch it is very labour intensive but the part is cheaper around 100 - 200 pounds

If it is the HV ECU then the part is expensive but less labour intensive. So I assume It is going to cost me around 2000 pounds. I do have a basic warranty but there may be a limit on this. I am going to have to ask my dealer where i bought from to cover any add cost as I only had the car for 2 months. I am not sure exactly of my statuary rights on this. 

I wonder what could have caused this issue. It seems very rare case. Any guess on which one is most likely the cause. Considering the car runs fine i think it is the switch. 

Thanks

Harry

Thanks Colin

The dealer dd not say any thing they are still investigating the fault. They just provided me the code.waiting for them to come back to me on the repair

Does this sound like a major issue? I could drive the car fine dint notice any issue while driving. 

Thanks

On 07/09/2014 at 10:07 PM, ColinBarber said:

I would inspect the fluid, but it is unlikely to be in such a poor condition to cause a problem for the flow or pressure sensor.

What error code(s) are you receiving? There is a TSB in the US for a problem with the pressure sensor causing P0731 and P0732 errors, and another TSB for errors P0867 and P0990.

Hi Collin 

I am facing a similar issue on the transmission and lexus chester come back to me with the error code P0990 - TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR 'E' CIRCUIT HIGH. 

Do you know anything about this?

Thanks 

Thanks Richard

Got a message back from lexus the fault code is P0990 - TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR 'E' CIRCUIT HIGH 

Sounds scary and worried :-( 

Thanks 

Harry

Hi All

Just called lexus chester and they are struggling to find the exact fault. I am yet to get the fault code from them. What they said is it is throwing up an error on "Transmission Pressure Switch" which they said is very uncommon . They still need more time to workout what exactly is going on.

Thanks

Harry

Hi John,

True I have informed the dealer already and they advised it is ok for Lexus to have it diagnosed. Once I know what the issue is i will call the dealer straight. I rather have lexus fix the issue rather than the dealer. Any way I will consult the dealer before authorising lexus to carryout the repair

Thanks

Harry

Hi Also forgot to ask 

Could it be bad cat converter?

Hi

Thanks

The car has done 64k and initially the car did not start it ready sign kept flashing sat nav and radio was working fine. Suddenly after a min the car engin fired and the steady "check Hybrid system" symbol came on along with cel (no other errors). could it be the 12v Battery for this millage?

Does sulphurous smell comes from the main Battery? how is it possible with it being in the back seats? Sorry just for my understanding.

Thanks Richard I heard a lot of good reviews about you will def use your help if lexus couldnt resolve this. Still waiting for a call. 

Hi thanks

I have informed the dealer and they asked me to wait for lexus to do the diagnosis. Really worried hope this is not something major. 

Reading else were it might be a software update. My car did run fine on both electric and ice.

I will keep posting on what happens.

Hi Could be one of the reasons which I guess an easy fix. But i though the car starts on hybrid mode first... Did the same happened to you?

Hi

Gutted ! Just this evening I finished work and started mys car. Oops the ready symbol flashed few times and the car wont start at all. The ready sign kept flashing no warnigs. After few seconds the engine kicked in and got the Check Hybrid System warning along with red triangle and Check Engine Light. (No other warning lights )

The car has done 65k miles and a 2010 se-l model. Well serviced and recently did the Hybrid Health Check. I only bought it two months back so only have a basic 6month warranty. was waiting for it to finish before i can put lexus warranty. 

So  I called lexus and the asked me to bring it. The car was running as normal on both electric and engine even the energy monitor showing like it is running fine. The Battery was charging properly infact it went to a high charge state on the way to lexus. Nothing odd happened over last two days just a lot of driving on country roads. One thing i noticed is a slight sulfur like smell in the morning in side the cabin. I thought this might be the brand of petrol I used. Other thing is i have been having a break squeal issue since i bought the car but that i think due to the dealer did not shim the break pads properly when i bought the car.  I left to lexus but they will only get it diagnosed tomorrow morning.

Any one had similar issue please share I am in a bit of a bad situation here. Also any advise please shout out.

Many thanks

Thanks I am just used to it thats all. Not particularly worried I had an IS220d before !!! 

Hi

After owning a 2010 60kmiles GS450 for three months started to notice the engine sound and Electric motor whining.  I actually thought the car is dead silent and cannot hear a thing from inside but it is not at all true (at lease in my case). 

On a cold morning the Engine fires up to a rattles louder than normal noise. Like a Diesel engine. And i also clearly notice the whining noise of the electric motor. Is it just me or am i used to the silence that i hear such noises?

Do you notice similar noises? Do you think I having a problem? Looks like i cant really show of to my mates how silent the car is.

Thanks

Hari

Hi All

And my TPWS come back on again, Turned out to be a slow puncture. Got it fixed by local garage. It was a small screw bolted into the tyres.!! I am pretty sure it was in the Lexus garage. I know it could happen anywere but in my case i got the warning straight after I drove back home from lexus service centre so i am pretty sure it was picked up in the garage. But i am not going to blame them for this I just got it fixed. 

And Got the break squeak fixed this morning. When i picked up the car it had new discs and pads fitted. They did not grease it properly so it was rubbing against the disc and making a high pitched noise. All sorted for a cost of 30 min labour. 

Thanks

Hari