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Hi, I’ve got a 2000 GS300 which is a mark 2. Found a good exhaust system for sale, only thing is he says it’s off a 1997 mark 1. So will a mark 1 GS300 exhaust got a mark 2 GS300? thanks

My LS430 radiator cracked a week ago and I ordered a new one. Went to fit it today and found that it is slightly different to the original radiator. The old one has a small pipe on the drivers side of the radiator that goes into the bottom of the expansion tank but the new one is blanked off. So I’m unable to fit it. Is there a way to make my new radiator fit? Could I route the pipe somewhere else or blank it off? Or will I need to buy another Radiator? thanks

Update on the pipe repair it was holding up ok but the pipe I used popped the other day so the suspension dropped. But luckily this happened in my driveway so refitted another pipe again but reinforced it with clamps so it’s holding up ok for now. But I have ordered a pneumatic hose connector which should be a permanent fix. Looking at the history of my car the NSF shock absorber has been replaced and apparently you need a special tool to remove the hose from the shock absorber so I suspect someone has cut the hose and rejoined it which has caused the leak. I’ll fit the connector and let you know how it holds up. Thanks for everyone’s help as well

Just an update on the LS430 I was spraying soapy water on parts of the suspension and there is a pipe going into the NSF shock absorber which runs by the dipstick of the engine. It had a piece of rubber hose on it which I don’t know if it’s there originally from the factory. I sprayed it with soapy water and then it started to bubble out quite a bit from that pipe. Went to Halfords and got a new piece of rubber hose and some clamps and replaced the rubber pipe that was there but I pushed the rubber hose onto the air line/pipe about 2 inches on both joints. Ran the car up to pump the suspension back up and rechecked the pipe for leaks and now there are no bubbles so hopefully that was the issue so won’t need to buy any shock absorbers. Although I think standard springs and shocks would be a better idea than the air suspension. If it does fail again I might consider swapping over to springs if I find some

Does anybody have any links or know anywhere where I could find LS430 coil spring suspension? ive been looking round but the closest I could find was coil overs but I would prefer normal shocks and springs. Also an update with my car is that I replaced the rear height sensors which has improved the ride quality and the car sits a lot Nicer now. But the front end still sinks. Seems like the NSF sinks more than the OSF. Will jack it up on the weekend and see if I can find any air leaks. Hopefully it’s something simple not a shock absorber but if it is I’ve looked and seen you can get second hand ones on eBay at a reasonable price.

I bought the car privately. When I picked up the car i did notice a slight difference in the height of the front and back but I thought I could adjust the height sensors to fix this. But then the morning after I bought it I went out to it, and the front of the car was completely sunk while the back was sky high. I’m just glad I got the car for a good price so I can hopefully sort this issue. Im a bit stuck as to what to do to fix the sinking front suspension

I just recently bought a 2001 LS430 and It’s got an issue with the front suspension dropping usually over the course of 3-4 hours. The front end of the car is nearly on the floor when I go to it after leaving it overnight. When I got the car I had an issue where the rear of the car would be stuck in the high setting so I done a battery reset which sorted the rear suspension but the fromt still keeps dropping. Although when I press the high button the car will raise and get stuck in the high position again so will have to do another battery reset to fix Also something else I’ve noticed that when pumping the suspension up when it’s low, it takes about 5-10 minutes and the pump will kick on and off even though the front suspension is low. Is this normal? also any ideas on the suspension dropping? I have checked the shock absorbers and can’t see any moisture anywhere or any obvious leaks is there anything else I could check? Appreciate any help because I haven’t had the car long and hope to get it sorted. I like the car but the suspension is sending me mad