morganthomas757

Cheers guys. I’m off work next week so will update on the outcome and send some pics. Here’s my actual car by the way!

I’ve got a few other jobs to do on it, so I’ll do a good inspection. Seeing as I’ve not gone that deep into the engine bay before, would the power steering leak be obvious in your opinion?

My car is on 97,000 miles. 1996 LS400. Bought it about 2.5 years ago. Unsure if the alternator or PS pump has ever been replace before. Will inspect when I get the chance.

Not quite today, but the alternator packed up on me. Need to inspect whether it's just the alternator that went pop, or if it was caused by the famous power steering pump leak.

My first post on this forum but been a lurker for a while. The alternator went pop on my 1996 Lexus LS400 two days ago with no prior warning. Never had any issues before this in my 2 and a half years of ownership. For me, the symptoms of the alternator having failed was when driving along, all of a sudden the dashboard lit up like a christmas tree with most of the warning lights on the bottom row lighting up. The car remained running, but as I was driving the lights kept getting dimmer and dimmer until I had to pull over. Had to call out the breakdown cover, who attached a battery booster pack to get me home. Once the weather is a bit better, I shall inspect whether the alternator died of it's own accord or if it was brought on by the famous power steering pump leak.