Connor

Very true mate and I will feel for them because I know Lexus won’t replace the box . I don’t know who lexus sold it to , maybe it’s gone to auction . I was thinking of a rebuild and second hand but rebuild was 4 to 5 grand . Second hand was only 1 available and they told me the red isf had side damage only , when I re searched that car it was trashed with roof damage etc . And they at the time wanted 3700 for the second hand box . Then I would have to get it fitted and would it work . Then I decided to try a new torque covertor which worked for a short time . In the end I had to give in . It was dragging so much time and money from me . And everyone was just basically taking the ***** . It will be a head ache for the new owner no doubt about that . Because he or she will know it feels wrong and acts wrong but Lexus will say it’s normal until the shudder re appears that is which won’t be long .

And the gears in Auto hold themselves a bit before changing up and miss gears on changing down in auto

I did mate yes . It was a Case of being messed around and in the end they said it had been fixed under warrenty with the packet of wonder juice lol so I drove it and it still juddered and slipped so I took it straight back and said here you go it’s fixed and thanks but you can have it and I’ll have something else lol .

I’m just here to help that’s all mate . I’m not fussed about talking about what’s on my old car etc just the transmission issue which has been a nightmare from the beginning to the end and 3 grand later down the line spent and still not fixed .and I’ve lost my isf because of it all so hey tbh mate I’m not best pleased at the least never mind taking about the odd bit of carbon fibre here and there . If anyone has the slightest smell of like a parafin smell . Stop and do not drive . My breakdown happened in a town doing 10 mph . Unreal . And like I said the damage it caused is beyond belief .

Was there any need for that when all I’m doing is trying to help you lads out .

I would advise people with the 2008 and 2009 models to think about fitting new rads if the mileage is up . Lexus will do everything to get out of fitting a new box . Excuses excuses I got . Then I was told they put a 16 quid anti shudder in . Absolute idiots . They know nothing about the isf gearbox and how to repair it .

Yes mate Defo mine

Yeh they did

Yeh that was mine .you didn’t buy it did you

Yeh mate

The trans fluid is connected to the main rad and the pipes go through that rad to cool it . The pipe or seal burst inside the rad and mixed with the engine coolant throwing everything through the header and all over the engine . Catastrophic to the gearbox all because of a radiator which can’t be checked inside it . And Lexus GB won’t own up to doing a recall They just bombed me off saying bad luck and isolated incident .

Yes mate it did I done everything to it . New brakes . Tyres . Serviced to death then that happened

Hello people just a quick warning about a isf out there . was mine and hey is a brilliant car in every way but it suffered a gearbox fluid loss a few months ago and the gearbox is trashed . Long story but Lexus GB under warrenty put a cheap 15 quid anti shudder sachet in the box . I had a new torque converter fitted to try cure the problem and the fluid changed 3 times , but it kept getting a shudder back and slipping . Then I took out a Lexus warrenty after the new converter was fitted as it cured the problem for a week or two so we thought it was repaired so they gave me a warrenty but the judder etc came back . So under warrenty all I was offered was a cheap fix so I gave in and sold it .brilliant car and very sad but the only fix was a new box at 9 grand .

Wa Was was it for sale at lexus carlisle by chance WK08 KXL

my isf suffered the same problem a few months ago .gear box is trashed .been to hell and back with Lexus . There not Interested in the way it happened and that the part that failed inside the main radiator caused the gear box fluid to go into the main rad and out through the header ,