Daveyboy20
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Engine dead 😭
Daveyboy20 replied to Daveyboy20's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Wouldn't want to lose power and mpg by going to a mk3. Valves are bent. Just weighing up the best options now. 2nd hand head? What could've caused this?! 😞
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Engine dead 😭
Daveyboy20 replied to Daveyboy20's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
I'm reading that it's interference (98). It's not seized - spun over which leads me to assume bent valves. -
Camshaft pulley has fallen apart on one side and it's skipped 4 teeth. Happened on the motorway. What would you say my options are going to be?
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Thanks guys
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Hi guys, need to service my Ls400 - what oil do people go for? Get the occasional wisp of blue on startup after leaving it for a couple of days so I'm assuming oil has thinned and is slipping past valve stem oil seals? Should I go for a thicker oil or stick with recommendations? Oil tech has come a long way in 21 years!
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The point is that the car will look better. I don't want it too low - just a light drop. I don't like to see too much air between the arch and the tyre.
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Haha - different strokes for different folks, fellas!
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Why not?
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Can't see why not? I mean - the styling's a bit marmite but the turbo v8 can't be sniffed at! The LS400 is legendary but it's not perfect; just try opening the centre armrest when there's a drink in the cupholder.... or drive off after a rainstorm with the window down!
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I squeezed a 300bhp Nissan turbo engine into my Ford Capri so I'm quite partial to a bit of Frankenmotoring...
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I took the plastic cover off my 98 but it looked crap so put it back on!
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I think it's great - probably wouldn't take too much to get it going
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Need to drop the front a couple of inches without breaking the bank. Just a pair of decent lowering springs would suffice but I'm finding nothing.
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Kwik fit are incompetent - the whole company is *******! Their 4 wheel alignment is a con
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The outer edge of my front 2 is worn out and I've recently had the wheels aligned. I do have wider wheels on there but i can't see how that would affect it?
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Car looks fine, just with some dodgy looking dipped plastics. Under bonnet corrosion is about normal - it just needs a clean.
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Mine was blocked up and broke. I bought a £16 replacement from ebay and the car stinks of fuel near the back - i doubt think it's sealing
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Now.. i recently got my cambelt and waterpump done by my friend and I didn't get a receipt. I suppose i should get him to write something for me! I have a receipt for one at 90k but it was 11 years ago so I got it done a few months back at 125k to be sure. Did the pump and stat at the same time as it was all apart
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Looks great - what suspension are you running?
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Is only playing through the right hand speakers. Does anyone know why this might be? It's fine on the radio or CD. Cheap adapter? Tape setting? Mk4 1998
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Stericker
Daveyboy20 replied to stericker's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Is it engine speed or road speed it increases with? -
Probably not a good idea to stick anything on the airbag - unless you want a new pair of wooden eyebrows if you stack it!
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I order my new cap but thought I'd check behind the panel you mentioned anyway. All seems present and correct - no fuel smells. No fuel smells under the bonnet either. The plot thickens. Thanks for the advice so far, guys.
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It's also started to smell of fuel a bit when i get in the car - seems to go when i move off, though. Not sure how i can remedy this one? Is the tank easily accessible to inspect?
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Hmm - odd one. I used the petrol pump to lever it down and it seemed to move back with a little resistance. I've been having intermittent pressure issues (as in the cap making odd sucking noises when the car is running) i wonder if it's linked?
