Malk C

Hi, Right need a bit of advice, about to change oil and filters on my mk3 GS300 and have been advised to buy a special tool to get the old oil filter out, never had this with my Saab, that was just twist off and on. So which one to buy and where to get it from in the UK, looked around but some look cheap and I don't want to buy the wrong thing, also while I'm here, bonnet struts will any do or Lexus parts only. Thanks.

Yes that is the part, I'm still having trouble locating a part without resorting to a Lexus dealer though. Thanks.

Hi, For the past few weeks my brake pedal has sometimes felt hard to push when starting the car (gs300 mk3) always starts and pedal pulls to floor, but after some reading I found out the non return check valve can cause this possibly if its not sealing as it should, and with it been a cheap and easy solution I figured I would try and sort it. Can anyone point me in the direction of the part numbers required or where on earth to buy them, I have looked around but cannot find anything, maybe they are not specific to a lexus and some toyota parts will fit but I don't know, I expect some of you will have had this problem before as it seems fairly common at one point or another. Thanks.

Parking brake all sorted, 1 trolley jack, 1 flat head screwdriver, 20 minutes some minor cursing and all is working as intended, TPMS is next, I have the code for the new sensor, so should be easy to sort, will probably get it sorted when I stop playing with all the gadgets 😁

That is perfect, thank you Farqui, nice to belong to an owners club that's quick to respond and helpful 🙂

It was a private deal, there is no going back ect... but looks like brake shoes on the rear so maybe just need adjusting? the brake does hold on level ground fine, so it must be operational just not as effective as it should be. Coming from a front wheeled manual saab to a rear wheel automatic is a bit of a change.

Well finally purchased my 1st Lexus yesterday, not the newest or the fastest but it is very clean and everything seems to work okay, one minor issue I have is the parking brake thingy on the 05 gs300, when depressed brake light illuminates and goes off when released as it should, but it does not hold the car as well as I would have liked, am I right to assume the brake shoes need adjusting or replacing?

Well looks like it's a case of sooner rather than later, the Saab decided to spit it's dummy out this morning and looks like the starter is on it's way out 😞 Appreciate the advice and help, tomorrow looks like a day of trawling the classifieds for a reasonable GS or equivelant.

Was kind of thinking along the same lines, as you guys, just needed someone to tell me before I did something stupid, I did see that red Lexus but a 340 mile round trip could be an issue due to work ect.. Guess I will keep looking, I have 3 weeks before the Saab needs its mot, I have seen lots of Bmw's and Audi's but do not want to go to the dark side if at all possible 😀 Thanks.

Hi all, New member of your forums, so be gentle please 🙂 I am currently looking at a GS300 2005 but it has a couple of issues, 1 is a headlight leveling issue, a broken rod was mentioned, is this a major headache and will it drastically affect beam position. The second is a tire pressure error, low tire pressure on dashboard illuminated, all sensors seem to be okay, from what I am told and they need resetting by Lexus is this correct? Not been to see the car as yet as it is a fair way from me, price is around the £3000 mark, pictures only give some idea but it looks tidy and looked after, 2 keys, 11 stamps in book, does it sound like trouble or worth a punt. Thanks.

Thank you for the welcome, My gut feeling was for the GS models due to more legroom in the rear, more power ect.., thanks noby76 never knew about the knock sensor, something to check, cambelt I would expect to be high on my check list for been done, are the GS models chain driven?, expect its the tensioners that are the weak link there, I always give the pins a grease up every 6 months or so usually so that does not worry me too much, o2 sensors are easy to fit (or at least on other cars). only thing on the GS450h that worries me is the electric battery on high mileage, probably will cost more than the car to replace. I have around 4 weeks to find something before the Saab goes for its mot, only other thing that concerns me is winter driving, all my cars previous are fwd, this recent flurry, the Saab did admirably on summer tyres without much bother, I fully expect to have a spare set of alloys and winter tyres for the Lexus been rwd you hear all kinds of horror stories about rwd, probably all running on slicks or something 😄 Right I shall hit the classifieds, and if anyone has a 2005+ GS model up for sale that matches what I am looking for shoot me a message. Thanks all, I will be logging in most days to browse the forums ect...

Hi all, New member to the forums looking for some advice from real owners. So it is nearly time to change my vehicle and I seem to be drawn towards a Lexus, always loved the cars, but budget constraints ect.. means it is going to be a used model. My current car is a Saab 9-5 Aero my04, looking around the models in my price range (£3500, yh pretty low I know) I am drawn to either a IS250 se-l, a GS300 or 430 and if I can scrape some more pennies together maybe a GS450h, what are people opinions on the most bang for buck car, obviously I expect it to be around 100K mileage and not in perfect condition. Most important thing for me is reliability as it will be a daily driver, then I would like at least some power (saab is at 275bhp 400nm 295 ft lbs torque), so will be losing some power by changing cars, also I am a bit of a geek and the more buttons to press the better :D Some problems I know of such as IS250 waterpumps, but problems on these cars seem less frequent than say our German friends. I have never driven, owned or know anyone that has a Lexus so all my information is from you people and the internet, the car will be driven by me mostly 1 occupant but sometimes I take the family out so 5 seats is a must. Thanks, Mal.