OldTrout

3 minutes ago, Shahpor said:

John - Since I have now done almost 4000 miles since I got it I think it is reasonable to assume that it is wear and tear, especially when you consider that it wasn't doing the juddering when I got it.

Understood.

John

Shahpor,

Will Sidcup Lexus not be paying this bill?

John

See http://eahart.com/prius/psd/ for a simulation and explanation. There is no clutch either.

John

14 minutes ago, GSLV6 said:

Well, after almost buying the Aukey (kept going backk to the DR02) I found a seller selling off a batch of new and sealed Nextbase 312GW dashcams for £28 each! (lets just hope they're genuine stock and not Chinese rip offs but customer feedback is all good). Needless to say I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth and bought one.  No brainer for that money.  If it proves unreliable I can always go to either the A119sV2 or the Aukey DR02 (both are very similar and both are highly regarded). Will update the thread after I get a chance to try it.

Do share Paul 🙂

John

Thanks Herbs.

I researched dash cams a while back and thought this one was promising. It is good to read that you are finding it very good.

John

Any one tried the VIOFO A119?

John

Something like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motamec-CS-M5-Heavy-Duty-Ball-Joint-M5-x-0-8-Thread-Swivel-Rod-End/232530903648?epid=3007618495&hash=item3623ec0260:g:viAAAOSwCMFZ6kkD:rk:13:pf:0 perhaps?

John

Found the thread. Is this your problem too?

On 1/2/2019 at 2:56 PM, Shahpor said:

It is a good point regarding where it is located.

I have always wondered whether Japanese manufacturers prefer designing their cars with RHD configurations since they drive on the left in Japan, or whether they cater for the majority of their customers who do the opposite?

Regarding my car, it might be that more gremlins have appeared.  Recently I have been driving without my stereo on (primarily because my misses objects to the quality songs I play!) and have discovered some new noises.

The first noise is obvious for the first few seconds after the car starts.  However, it will only do it after being left overnight.  I don't suppose any other 450h owners would care to comment on whether theirs is the same?

Listen here:

 

 

The second noise is more difficult to make out, but when I move the seat base on the passenger side the motor makes a 'knocking' sound.  It does it occasionally going forward, but much more frequently backwards.  It also only produces the noise when no one is in the seat.

 

Am I being too sensitive with these little 'hiccups'?  The car is over 5 years old now and crossed 75,000 miles today, so perhaps I am being too picky?

There is one more quirk that I wanted to ask owners about.  Have you ever experienced any juddering whilst under constantly light/moderate braking?  I have noticed recently that when, for example, braking coming up to a set of lights for 3-5 seconds, the car sometimes 'kangaroo's' to a stop?  Since it doesn't use the brakes to slow down, I thought it might be a foible the car has?  If not, then I am struggling to explain it other than it might be the road surface, but my old IS used these same roads without issue.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Shahpor,

You have one of theses fancy Mk 4s so it may not be the same but there was a thread about a startup noise on Mk 3s. From memory it was thought to be due to no oil somewhere high up on the engine where pressure holds a mechanism in position. Lack of pressure and it isn't held tightly and rattles a bit. VVT perhaps? As soon as the oil pressure builds up the rattles stop. You say doesn't happen very time the engine is started but only when it has stood overnight. If it is the same Britprus has a cunning fix but it's not one Lexus would do for you. He will advise.

John

1 hour ago, royoftherovers said:

You should have guessed by now Hercule. I do not have one. My Gen3 GS450h was obviously designed by a left handed designer for left handed drivers.

Happy New Year John.

I know the Gen 3 is mouse-free but you might have had a curtesy car🙂

30 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

I'm left handed, and use a mouse in my left hand and don't really have an issue with Lexus' remote touch that others do. I've often wondered if most people who complain use a mouse in their right hand.

Ah ha. As I suspected.

Hercule

1 hour ago, royoftherovers said:

I am left handed John.

I use the mouse in my right hand and use two hands on the keyboard.

I operate the car systems with my left hand as is required.

I eat right handed, wear my watch on my left wrist and play golf left handed.

I played cricket left handed with a right handed bat.

I wrote badly at school left handed because they gave me a right handed nib in the pen. 

I played tennis,table tennis and squash left handed.

I cannot use right handed scissors, but can use a right handed potato peeler.

Your question has opened a bag of worms my friend!

John,

Keep most of the worms in the bag and tell us how you find the Lexus mouse. 

John

I wonder if the difficulty drivers have with the mouse in a RHD car is because they are right handed. All the skills we have with computer mice in the right hand have to be relearnt in the left hand.

Any left handed drivers care to comment?

John

The new year had started well until this post. I'm not coveting. I'm not jealous. I don't want to know if it has the lovely rich cream leather and black and grey shimamoku trim. Honestly I don't.

Has it?

3 hours ago, KayCee said:

Well I have been following this thread with a lot of intrest I have a gs 450 SE L and quite happy with it  but this as got me hooked I think i fancy a Mk 4 I have seen one online at  Lexus reading and am tempted to go and have a look but I keep thinking mine is in perfect condition and as never put a foot wrong all the time I have had it why change for the sake of it as it as all the toys except SR and ACC

I too had brief thoughts about going to a Mk 4. My 2007 SE-L is not in perfect condition but it does have SR and ACC. Why ACC was made an option on the later Mk 3s and on all Mk 4s is a mystery to me. It is fitted to other (lower cost) models in the Lexus range so why not the GS450h?

The Reading one looks good but the extra cash I would need would pay for a lot of repairs so I have given up looking.

John

Hi David,

I have read on this forum about the isolation switch not being fully slid over. You think you have done it but it has not moved over completely and the last little bit is what connects. This is from memory but if I have it wrong somebody will pop up in a minute or so.

John

20 minutes ago, leelacey17 said:

I did my fogs and changed them to led

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
 

Were these before and after pictures? If the LEDs are the bottom picture have you used them in fog yet?

If so, were they better than the old lamps?

John

Perhaps it would be helpful here to add a bit about colour.

Blue light scatters more than red. So if you are driving through something which does cause lots of scattering like mist or fog, then blueish lights are not going to penetrate so far and worse some of the scattered light comes back at you reducing what you can see even more. This is why fog lights are reddish rather than blueish and/or have an orange window.

So 4300K for fog lamps. For headlights I think OEM are 4300 but 5 or 6000 possibly better? 

John

9 hours ago, Herbie said:

Trust me - they don't. It really grinds my gears to hear Americanisms like this.

Even worse is hearing someone in a pub/bakers/whatever saying, "Can I get a widget"  NO, you cannot get a widget!

You can have a widget and the person behind the counter will get it for you, but you can't get it because you don't work there!

Sorry, rant over, now going to have a hot chocolate and calm down before bed 😁

it's what you get when you go to uni.

19 hours ago, Lwerewolf said:

........... but the hybrid batteries tend to go at 10 years whatever the case is.

Do you have any evidence for this?

John

Did you have this bother before you had wheels balanced and alignment done?

John

19 hours ago, Daveyboy20 said:

Hi guys - recently had all 4 wheels balanced and just had 4 wheel laser alignment but there's still a slight wheel wobble between 55 and 75ish mph. 

Any thoughts?

1 hour ago, Hadrian said:

When I say the tyre pressures were ok, I mean they were within acceptable limits. The pressures in all tyres had dropped  around 5 psi  due to the drop in temperature overnight.

 

If you start from 35psi then 5psi drop is about 14%. To achieve this by temperature alone would require about 40 degrees drop. Unlikely in England I think?

John

OK

When you replaced the high voltage Battery you would have removed the fan from the top of the Battery.

Did you make sure this was clean when you put it back?

John

Welcome Dragan. I don't have an answer but like Vlad think somebody will be able to help.

Could you just clarify something. Which Battery did you replace? The 12V one or the high voltage traction Battery?

John 

46 minutes ago, Herbie said:

Take the cig lighter out completely and replace it with one of these or something similar.

Definitely worth a punt for non-smokers. Have ordered one.

John

Then VAT 😥

John