Tim750R
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I suppose it depends on the 'Dealer' - if it was a Lexus agent, I would have thought they should have checked the A/C before putting it up for sale. If its a trader, then who knows what sort of response you'll get from them or what sort of cheap bodge they might do to sort these problems in which case you might be better off sorting them yourself or by someone you can trust. If the A/C compressor is kicking in, then it must have at least some gas in it. I have a local guy who will drain the system, pressure test, then refill with the correct volume of refrigerant and weight of oil and a dye (for future leak diagnosis) for about 70 quid + VAT. I'm sure there are many other similarly competitive places around near you. The wheel wobble is an odd one which I used to get but seems to have disappeared now. I've heard everything form wheel balance, buckled wheels, warped disks, sticking brake pistons and upper wishbones to be the cause, so let me know when you find out which one is causing yours! :o
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Towbars
Tim750R replied to MikeD's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
Oh, and I think most owners manuals recommend towing with it out of overdrive too :winky: -
Towbars
Tim750R replied to MikeD's topic in LS 400 / Lexus LS 430 / Lexus LS 460 / Lexus 600h / Lexus 500h Club
The extra oil cooler is (usually) for the auto tranny, and even if its overheating it would unlikely register on the engine temp guage. Manufacturers have to cover themselves, and for all they know, you might be towing a ton and a half caravan or boat up and down mountains which would put an abnormal load on the torque convertor - hence the additional cooler. If you haven't fitted one, I would regularly check the transmission fluid (if its got too hot it goues a sort of brown colour and looks burnt). From the other comments I've read about these auto-boxes they do seem to be bullet-proof, but I imagine having to swap out a blown tranny would be costly... -
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Tim750R replied to sjrainsford's topic in Lexus GS 300 / Lexus GS 250 / Lexus GS 430 / Lexus 450h / Lexus GS 460 Club
Now you've got the mechanism out, why don't you give it to someone in the TV/Video repair business - alot of the mechanisms use 'generic' cogs and pulleys. Maybe a long shot but its worth a try - if I was still in the trade I'd suggest you could send it to me, but I switched to computers 15 yrs ago, sorry... -
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Tim750R replied to sjrainsford's topic in Lexus GS 300 / Lexus GS 250 / Lexus GS 430 / Lexus 450h / Lexus GS 460 Club
Hi, does it make a whirring noise when you try to eject the magazine, or is it totally lifeless? There must be a fuse in there somewhere... Good luck -
All the black ones I've seen have cream leather whereas the silver ones seem to have grey, so that might be a factor to consider - its all down to personal choice in the end. My neighbour thinks the privacy glass makes mine look like a gangster's car...! My 10" rears aren't buckled (checked when new tyres fitted recently) so they don't all buckle despite a high mileage - perhaps its because its mostly been cruising round the M25 - its just a shame Lexus couln't find a way to make the lacquer stay on :duh: By the way, my service record says 'sport' on it too, so perhaps that's a fairly good indicator, and someone told me if its an import rather than a UK model, all the warning labels in the engine bay won't be in English...can anyone else verify whether this is a good check? Good luck with your purchase - owned by the head of a valet company, it really should be totally spotless or its not a good advert for his/her company
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Not sure whats going on in the S/H car industry, but I've been trying to sell my GS300 Sport privately for a few weeks including advertising on this board and the prices seem to be dropping daily...perhaps its because the price of fuel is uncertain at the moment and anythng that does less than 30mpg is bad news??? Renault Clio anyone???
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Good point, especially the 10" ones... I had mine checked when they fitted new tyres recently and they said they were good, hardly any 'run-out' at all, but looking at them from the inside, its not surprising they buckle anyway - the spindly spokes are right on the edge of the wheel so you've got almost the full 10" of leverage.
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Were they ones with diamond cut faces like the 9 spoke on the GS sport? I looked up some refurb places and they don't seem keen to do the diamond cutting again cos if they need to take off too much metal it will weaken the wheel! Has anyone else come across this problem? All the corrosion on mine is on the diamond cut faces, not the painted part. There doesn't seem much point in refurbing them if they can't be re-cut...
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10" Rears
Tim750R replied to PHILC's topic in Lexus GS 300 / Lexus GS 250 / Lexus GS 430 / Lexus 450h / Lexus GS 460 Club
Thanks Colin, I fitted the Toyo's - not a bad price and they seem quite quiet too. I asked the fitter to check the wheels to see if they were buckled and he said not - it nearly made up for the cost of the tyres. They didn't need much in the way of balance weights - not bad for a car with 135K on the clock :D -
10" Rears
Tim750R replied to PHILC's topic in Lexus GS 300 / Lexus GS 250 / Lexus GS 430 / Lexus 450h / Lexus GS 460 Club
Hi Has anyone tried Toyo T1S's on the 10" rears? My local tyre emporium said they were grat but might wear out a bit quick... -
Hi guys On a GS300, has anyone else had any trouble undoing the bolt that holds the centre cap on the wheel - the one that you need to remove to get at the wheel nuts? My little plastic tool has become all mashed up - 3 of the bolts came out, but the last one (always the one you really need to undo) won't budge for love nor money!