Migg

1 minute ago, LexusRbest said:

Look for the scale type of rust.

It may all look rusty but brown dusty is ok, it is when it starts to layer and especially if you can dislodge some of it by hand.

brake pipes usually go rusty first especially at bends or unions where the metal was worked/fatigued during fabrication.

if you can leave traces on the ground from dislodging it probably best to leave it to a brave idiot to buy.

I have spent many hours under rusty cars welding or making repairs, nowadays there are plenty that are not rusty for the same price.

I recently went to buy a 2017 RX450h, a Glasgow car already decomposing with rust at rear suspension mounts.

Instead I paid £1000 less for a ‘clean’ example

2017!!!😦

33 minutes ago, LexusRbest said:

Lie on the ground and inspect it yourself.

its called assuming the position .

 

Ha! Ha! Will do 👍

Hi all,

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am about to purchase a 2009 RX400h with 128000 on the clock, but I have been reading many posts about the rear subframe issue past a certain mileage.

I did have this problem on my Rx300 as well as heavily corroded rear brake plates which could have failed the MOT.

Is this an inevitable problem on these cars? How can you tell the condition of the subframe?

Many thanks for your input on this.

10 hours ago, ColinBarber said:

All 400h, of all ages, have a cam belt (as do the RX300/RX330). Only the series III 450h onwards has a chain driven engine.

It should be changed every 100k/10 years. If it breaks it will almost certainly damage valves/pistons as the engine is an interference design.

Ok, that seems to clear the matter. Many thanks for your input 👍

5 minutes ago, royoftherovers said:

My Water Pump gave up on me (E Class Est 220 cdi) gave upon me just North of the border with Spain some years ago om the French Autoroute.

... therefore, back to the reassuring and comfortable predictability of Lexus. Really nothing compares!

16 minutes ago, royoftherovers said:

Spacewagon 52 will know and I`m sure he will note this Posting Mike.

You are not alone in finding that Mercs  (and Audi/BMW) can be costly mistakes.

Mine gave up on me on a French motorway! It sounded like a spun rod bearing...on a well looked after 100k V6 350CDI engine... Utterly shocking!

3 minutes ago, royoftherovers said:

Have a read Mike.

And a warm welcome to you.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hybrid-technology/298333-does-the-rx400h-uses-timing-belt-or-chain.html

Hi,

Thanks for this. I had seen this discussion before, and it does seem to suggest that the car is belt driven, but I can't manage to get a definite answer. I guess what I need is someone who has a 400h of the same year to tell me for definite.

The current owner who had it for 3 years hadn't even heard of timing belt replacement, but checked in his service booklet for me and saw that the "belt inspection" item of the service list had been crossed for "chain"...hence my confusion.

Hi all,

I am new to this forum, not quite new to Lexus. I used to own a 2004 RX300 which I kept 7 years, drove 120k miles with it and sold at 180k miles. I replaced it with a Mercedes R class, which was a costly mistake! Consequently, I am about to purchase a 2009 RX400h with 128000 on the clock, but I can't figure out (nor the current owner!) if it is chain or belt driven. I know that earlier models have a belt, but did Lexus equip later models with a chain?

Many thanks for your expert input on this.