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Absolutely agree. In my case the lobes were clean, with no wear sings. When I bought my LS430, the car had about 150k miles, started having issues at around 200 - 210k miles. After doing the full timing and clearance job it runs like a charm, but honestly I think the valve clearance was never done before. As a side note, I run the car on LPG, so I would imagine the seats and valves may experience a sight more wear since LPG burns at higher temperatures, and does not provide as much cooling and valve lubrication as petrol.

That's absolutely possible - think again - you are assuming cam lobes or shims wear up, but in my case cams and shims were untouched, smooth and not a notch of wear. But if you think the valve itself or the valve sits wear, then you have the opposite case - clearance cancels out, and that's my case at least.

Many thanks! I'll try the eBay link first, if not, definitely contact the Lancashire guys. I think I can get someone frequently driving UK-Poland routes to pick it up for me.

Thank you for the eBay link, I'll try that and organise my own pickup and transport.

Fixed quite some time ago, and reviewing my posts just now. So it turned out to be valve clearance issue - getting to near-zero... ! I did total timing job (all by myself) plus full readjustment of the clearance by buying the right sizes of valve shims - only where it was a must, and reshuffled the remaining shims wherever was possible. Heck a lot of work - all cams out, then redo the timing with attention to marks, details etc. but worth it. It runs smooth like butter now.

Thanks!

They did make it LHD/RHD specific, unfortunately... I had the LHD glass ordered and my friend mechanic and I had a look at it and at the one on my car (RHD) for comparison. The difference is clear and obvious. Just have a look at the bottom of the screen where it meets the plastic covering the wipers mounting and follow it along - it is not a straight line. We took of that plastic and clearly seen the glass edge is asymmetric, i.e. in terms of left/right side.

Unfortunately not, I'm insured in Poland, where I live and registered the car after moving from the UK.

Hi, Started from a small stone chip, but after a few months developed to a massive top to bottom crack. I am looking to buy an aftermarket UK replacement, but I do not want to go to a garage/independent shop as I have a friend who would replace it for me at a bargain. So, I am looking only for an online store where I can buy the glass alone and get it delivered. I have looked in google but no luck for UK or RHD - it seems there is plenty of options in Europe, but for LHD and I have just learned it won't fit RHD as the bottom edge is slightly curved around the driver's side. Tried a couple of breakers from ebay, also no luck, it seems they cannot be bothered. Getting a bit desperate, please help. Rob.

any takes?

Hi, For past few months I was puzzled by the car giving me a few light shakes on idle every now an then. These jerks last a sec. or two, and are are a bit stronger when starting from cold engine, and they are more pronouced when the engine temp gauge passes about the first mark on the dash. On normal operating temp. the effect is very light, however still noticeable, as these V8s should be super-smooth if running properly. Today I've connected the Techstream, and read the monitors. I have misfires detected on Bank 1, - cyls 1, 3, 5, 7. As you can see on the pic, cyl. 1 seems to be the most affected (26 counts), cyl. 3 (24), cyl. 5 (8), and cyl 7 (2). There are no other fault codes, check engine lights, etc. I have taken the VVTi valve of bank 1 out - it is clean, moving freely, the coil seems to have the right resistance (about 7.5 ohm). Also when idling, the voltage on the valve is about 1.5 V. Any ideas? Would this be a symptom of the VVTi valve starting to fail?

Hi, just to chip in. My LS430 on LPG for almost 30k miles, also fitted in Poland, no flashlube - the installer told me flashlube was a waste of money for the 3UZ FE engine. Everything in top order so far. Compression as if the engine was new. Also had the filler fitted under the fuel flap.

I'll try to find my LS430 LPG papers and post the list of equipment here soon. Yes, that's true, It is unlikely though you'll have a post-install problem, but there is also a question of warranty. To retain their 2yrs warranty you must do regular service intervals with them, if I remember correctly it's every 10 000 mile-ish (15 000km). All they would usualy do is to replace the liquid phase and gass phase filters (that cost 20PLN, less than £5), double-check all critical parts and components, charge you 150PLN (about £30) and off you go.

Thanks. I thought the Sport/Normal switch is for suspension not the transmission, simply because if i press Sport, a green icon of a shock absorber lights up on the dash....

how about the sport/normal mode? Also no difference?