m4rkw

Still leaking 😞

Going to order a new boot seal from Toyota but that won't arrive until Monday and then the earliest the garage can look at it will be friday next week. Not sure what to do in the meantime, I might try the Captain Tolley stuff, just a bit nervous about it potentially making a mess that's even harder to clear up later.

Appears to have been successful, it rained overnight and no sign of ingress. I poured a pint of water over that corner and still no ingress.

I think I'll start re-applying the silicone every year in the summer, tempted to replace the seal as well but at £200 or so it's a bit steep.

7 hours ago, Shada said:

Cycling is not a great activity. It was invited as a form of exercise for people without the mentality to walk a dog 🤣

Were you drunk when you wrote this? I also have a dog and walk her regularly. Very confused by this idea of "without the mentality to walk a dog", what does that even mean? All dogs need exercise.

Remember the "metal" tapes that were slightly higher quality?  I remember being "wowww that sounds so clear" lol

6 minutes ago, First_Lexus said:

I hope it has Dolby B at the very least…😆

I think they also said "sprocket", which I think might be the cassette, either that or it's just bike shop word for "we added £50 to your bill sir"

2 minutes ago, First_Lexus said:

For £300 I can only hope that the ‘bunch of stuff’ needed was a frame, pedals and two wheels! Good Lord, that’s a lot of money - my RX service at Lexus cost less than that!

It was one wheel, new cassette, new pedals, chain and some other stuff

1 minute ago, Phil xxkr said:

Motorists aren't any better at what may I ask? Sailing through red lights, riding on footpaths, impeding the progress of other road users, imperious to horses and pedestrians, going as fast as possible through rural villages, going two or three abreast worst of all shouting to one another as they go along 🤯😎

Sure, pick all the bad things you've ever seen a cyclist do and tar them all with the same brush. I could do the same with motorists but it's not productive.

Most of the cyclists you've seen doing something silly probably own cars.

If it started when jumped that would strongly suggest a weak Battery. Halfords can test those and don't charge for it

21 minutes ago, Lex_utor said:

I seem to have found one. It's basically just the OBDII cable adapter, right? This one says the software is included. Am I correct that once I have the OBDII cable adapter and the software, I just need to install it on any laptop and connect the laptop to the car using the USB > OBDII cable?

It's a bit more complicated, OBDII is a generic term for the connector, not the car interface. You need a "Mini VCI" cable, with drivers that are compatible with your version of windows. Some sellers on eBay will bundle cracked versions of Techstream with the cable but I wouldn't recommend using those.

4 minutes ago, Lex_utor said:

Does that carry any water?

I would say no. Not saying it's incorrect, just that you don't have any evidence for the claim. There's one light and hundreds of things that can make it come on. Codes will provide clues but not always a definitive diagnosis, which is why technicians cost as much as they do because diagnosis is the skill.

19 minutes ago, Lex_utor said:

I often see used scanners for sale. Should I buy one of them? Are they better than just Torque? Any recommendations?

A Mini-VCI cable and Techstream will give you the best interface (equivalent to a Toyota main dealer). I think you can buy licenses to use it for a single day for not much money.

I'm really looking forward to getting back out on my bike with the Cheam & Morden cycling club. It's been a good number of weeks now since I went, the bike has had a £300 service in the meantime (needed a bunch of stuff) and I have some nice new warm winter cycling clothes.

Cycling is a great activity. It's unfortunately sometimes let down by the bad cyclists who sail through red lights and generally behave badly, but that's really just humans in general and motorists aren't any better.

7 hours ago, Bluemarlin said:

If the leak is due to a small, hidden crack or hole somewhere,  then another thing  you could try is Captain Tolley's  Creepink Crack Cure. It's a thin milky liquid that works by capilliary action, finding it's way to any hidden cracks and then sealing them. I've used it successfully in the past on windscreen leaks where silicone sealant failed.

https://captaintolley.com/

Good tip, cheers. I'm going to have another go with the silicone in the morning, forecast is dry all day

Hopefully there's no electrics underneath that point 😕 I guess if there were they'd have corroded and failed by now

Unfortunately still leaking. Nothing I can do about it now, it's raining again and I need to drive back to london today. Will have to take it to the garage when I get home.

No worries 🙂

32 minutes ago, b4u2 said:

@m4rkw

How do you manage the fuel as it's so expensive being a 3.0l V6 ?

Mine isn't a V6 it's a 2.4L 4-cylinder, 2AZ-FE

Yeah I wouldn't recommend buying a car with no history really, I did get lucky there.

But I did deliberately buy a car that was as simple as possible and that was built in the mid-2000s.

Would be fascinating to compare my TCO data against an average RX-350 or 400h just for curiosity.

Just now, b4u2 said:

@m4rkw

I'm so happy to hear that but one needs good luck which sounds like you have had but lots of people have ended up with a money pit and big bills.

With Lexus? I thought they were known for reliability

I tell a lie, there was also £150 of rust works needed for an MOT once. And new control arms were needed which was about £1120 so I guess that's a fair bit, debatable whether those are service items or not since they go out on all cars.

Still, £29.49/month plus servicing, still pretty decent I think.

7 minutes ago, b4u2 said:

@m4rkw

Can it be age related and signs for a new car?

Almost certainly age related but I think buying a new car because of solvable water ingress would be silly. Repairs my car has needed outside of regular maintenance since I bought it in January 2018 are:

25/06/19 - Rear exhaust heat shield became loose, £50 to fix at the garage
24/11/24 - Rocker cover gasket leaking - ~£200
19/08/21 - Alternator failed on the M6 on the way to scotland - £150 (I gave the guy £200 with a smile)
28/12/21 - Coolant temp sensor - £20 (fitted myself)

Total £470 / 59 months = less than £8/month in repairs. And this is on a car that came with no history at all.

I'm probably doing better than a lot of owners of brand new cars.

Been out in the rain and it's ok so far, I think it was only getting in when it was really chucking it down though.

Well the metal epoxy stuff I used is permanent too, and probably wasn't really necessary but i don't think it's harmed anything. The silicone appears to be ok so far although it's exposed to the rain now without having been cured for the full 24 hours. The real test will be driving home tomorrow, bound to be loads of rain, if it starts leaking again I'll just take it to the garage and let them deal with it.

Re-applied it this morning around 9am, thankfully it wasn't raining so I managed to dry the surfaces enough to apply it. Keeping it dry now is somewhat tricky though, I've put a towel over where it was leaking on the outside and covered that with a taped-down bin bag. Unfortunately silicone takes 6 hours to cure at a minimum and most recommendations are to leave it 24 hours. And it's raining again now.

I guess all I can do is leave it for as long as possible and hope for the best.

thanks!