rocky v 300

Hello fellow members,

The time has come for my Aristos periodic service and I was considering using STP engine flush to give it a good clean before I put new oil in, but ive heard a rumour that the chemicals can damage the turbos!

Is this true?

Does your car have a de limiter fitted? A faulty delimiter can cause your ect system to go haywire leading to the car to get stuck in each gear and not allow manual mode, also your engine management light and ect light would be flashing on the dash

I had this problem few weeks ago, took my car to JEM service who checked and found the delimiter fault had to get a brand new one fitted by them but it cured the problem.

Hello all,

Can anyone please enlighten me as I cannot access the audio menu once the diagnostic test is complete.

I waited until the diagnostic test was complete then pressed the top right hand button on the touch screen (which i assumed it was the menu button) then when it goes on to next screen I pressed the AM button for over 5 seconds but nothing happens

Is there anything Iam not doing right?

Regards

Rocky

you induction kit is the same one as mine, only thing is ive got the mk2 aristo so this explains why it just wont fit on my car

Any one with a mk1 want to purchase a blitz intake same as the one on the photo?

please send me a pm

cheers

Hi

The pipe ive got doesnt have a rubber grommet, its off a toyota supra 2jz-gte so technically whoever had it on before would have taken off the section of the intake with the sensor and disconnected it (most probably)!!

Am I right in thinking that this sensor monitors the flow of air and keeps the idling balanced????

Hi all,

Ive just purchased a Blitz air intake with the stainless steel pipe.

just had a look at the standard setup and seen that there is a sensor connected to one of the hoses

Is there a way to get disconnect this sensor or incorperate it into the Blitz setup and will it have any adverse affect disconnecting it?/

Any advice will be much appreciated

Thanks

Hi all,

long time no post I know, had a little accident one icy evening and landed straight in to a roandabout at about 80mph!!!

as you can imagine the front driver side was completly trashed and the rear wheel moved back as well!

Its been in the garage now for 7 weeks and finally gona get it back this week after haveing much of the underneath of the car replaced (exept for the ARS) which they are going to investigate, ill make sure of it!!!

Any way i just wanted to find out how you can manually adjust the headlight as mine focus too near to the car, its a night mare on the motorway in the middle of the night. I tried to turn a nut with an 8ml head directly behind the light and it did make a slight difference but then a light came up on the dash (the headlight sign with an arrow pointng up and one pointing down) so i changed it back.

Please help.

Rocky

Don't worry about it chaps the entire ABS system has been ripped out along with the entire traction control system :( RLTC is now my only way ahead, ABS I'm not sure how to sort out apart from a full retro fit :(

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Ive got EBC red stuff pads and discs on the front of my Mk.ii Aristo.

The other day driving about 40-50 mph on a single road when a silly tit in a Ford Fiesta pulled out of a side street right in front of me

I slammed on the brakes full force and the most least expected thing happened

The bloody thing skidded a couple of feet !!!!!

Does this mean that my ABS isnt working or is this expected to happen?

Got green stuff pads on the back as well and new toyota discs so cant understand how it could.

Has this got anything do with sensors? Btu no warning light on the dash

when I had the greenstuff discs and pads there was a constant clicking from the brakes - lots of people seemed to think it was normal (if annoying) at the time

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I get that as well but driving into work this morning a felt the steering wheel vibrate which indicates to me the disc is on its way out again WARP SPEED

I dont think it can be a fault with the disc itself as after the mechanic fitted the new pair and spun the wheel you could hear it then

Could it be the actual wheel itself?

Hello all,

Long time no see!

To be honest my v300 has been running quite smoothly without any problems up until now hence this post.

I recently prurchased EBC GREEN STUFF pads and discs for the front but I noticed as soon as I left the garage that I could here a shhhhh sound one in every wheel turn and then after a few weeks the steering wheel would judder when I pressed the brake.

I contacted Ebc as the disc had warped and they replaced them no questions asked :D

But i can still hear the binding sound, took it back to the garage and no one can find any thing wrong with it!!!

Could there be any thing else that I dont know about that would cause the disc to rub against the pad I mean its just really wierd

Any advice will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Mornin all,

Sometimes when Im driving on the right of the speedo a yellow light with a oil can and waves underneath comes on for a few seconds and then goes off again checked the oil level and its just under max.

Does anyone know what it means?

Regards

Rocky

OOOPS!!!

I knew there had to be six!

Sort it tommorow

Thanks for that Colin

Regards

Hello,

Just recently serviced my car and bought 6 Denso iridium spark plugs

The problem is that I could only find 3 sparkplugs to come out !!!!!

Is this right that the 3 litre six cylinder twin turbo beast of an engine only takes 3 spark plugs?

Either that or Im losing me marbles cos I spent 45 mins trying to find the other 3

Regards

Rocky

Rocky - what was the outcome with your Aristo brake problems?

Yesterday I was with a buddy driving his Aristo when suddenly the same thing happened to us as happened to you.  Dashboard warning lights flashing, shrill warning buzzers going off, squeaking from under the bonnet.. We stopped at nearest Lexus dealer -Kings  Southampton - to be told that the brake actuator needed replacing....£1850 +labour + VAT !!  It was still drivable because it only seems to affect the ABS, VSC and servo. It seemed a long way back to Leicester with that noise sheaking away!!  Did you have to go to dealer to fix it in the end or did you find a better source for the parts? Did you find second hand parts for it from salvage.

Hope you can help and share your knowledge; cheers, Bugsy.

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hi,

got mine sorted a few weeks ago.

bought a whole new master cylinder and pump for £1100 + vat fully assembled

bought from U Save Auto

Tel:08456589777

speak to jason or adrian

It is most definetly a fault with the electrics, maybe the circuit board, or the brake oil pressure sensor which is about £300

the reason why im so sure is that i spent £500 getting the master cylinder and abs pump reconditioned and it was still happening!!!!!

Dont try and cut corners as youll end up spending alot more than you should "trust me I know"

Good Luck

Rocky

Hi all,

Just purchased a pair of michellin pilot sport 275/40/18's but I just had a thought that they might just be too big!!!!

My alloys are off the new sc430 (the disc ones) and ive got pirelli pzero rossos 255/45/18 on the front and Bridgestone 265/40/18 on the back

will I be ok with the 275's on the rear???????????

Best Regards

Rock

Intresting problem you have there, so when you flick the door lock it just unlocks again, seems to me like it thinks the door is open so it unlocks itself so you can shut it without damaging the locks, although your interior light probably goes out when you shut the passenger door, so could be the wiring in the door.

If you press the door lock switch on the drivers door, does it lock all the other doors, or do they all unlock again after locking?

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Hi

took the door panel off the other day and it is the lock cable which for some reason has become flimsey, (no tension in it).

Must be some in the other end in the solenoid.

Ive just bought a new one from lexus but havent yet fitted it so any suggestions before saturday morning could save me £122

Regards

The Rock

Hi all,

It all started when I went to get my car washed!!!!

The Valeter was trying to open the door from the outside and I was pressing the switch to open it from the inside, anyway a combination of the two has Bollockst the front passenger door lock

It just springs back to the unlock position even when pressing it forward manually

As you all know these cars automatically lock when going over 20 or 30 mph so when im driving in the city all I can hear is the doors trying to lock themselves constantly but without any joy

checked all the door fuses and everything fine!

Any suggestions Would really help me sleep at night as Im having to get up every so often to make sure its still there!!!

Best Regards

Merry Christmas and a happy New year And may your Aristo Run nice and without any problems for the coming year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello peeps,

After viewing the post from Skeet 94 I called Converters.tv to find out some more details, they advised that there is a converter  which has A video in and video out ports and works through the sat nav auxillery wires..

Does anyone know how this would work or which wires to use?

I would have thought you use the the video in wire in the tv tuner plug it into the converter and then video out from the converter into the tv tuner itself!!

Just an assumption but does it make sense to anyone??

http://www.converters.tv/products/converte...erters/138.html

I was going to order today but thought might as well ask the almighty  and knowledgeable Lexus club members!!!

Appreciate your thoughts and advise

Best regards

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Yes I am trying to get the stock Aristo TV working without taking it all apart!!

Thought might as well try and get the Tv working without too much technicalities and this particular converter sounds promising,,

I am going to order it anyway and see if it works, only way to find out really and truley.

let you know how it goes

Regards

Rocky v 300

Hello peeps,

After viewing the post from Skeet 94 I called Converters.tv to find out some more details, they advised that there is a converter which has A video in and video out ports and works through the sat nav auxillery wires..

Does anyone know how this would work or which wires to use?

I would have thought you use the the video in wire in the tv tuner plug it into the converter and then video out from the converter into the tv tuner itself!!

Just an assumption but does it make sense to anyone??

http://www.converters.tv/products/converte...erters/138.html

I was going to order today but thought might as well ask the almighty and knowledgeable Lexus club members!!!

Appreciate your thoughts and advise

Best regards

Hello everybody!

Just thought I'd post this on here since the Aristo has TV Facilities yet doesn't work here in the UK :(...BUT I think I might have found a solution from Australia.

http://www.highway.net.au/parts/converters/1795.html

I'm looking at picking one up before the end of this year and having a fiddle with it in the car...IF anyone knows where the "box" / "brain" for the TV in the Aristo is I'd greatly appreciate it :).

Hope this helps people out a bit when looking for a NTSC <> PAL Converter.

Mitul.

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Hi,

My tv tuner is located in the boot on the drivers side near the wheel arch.

Have you bought the converter? Does it work?

yes exactly that, went to the local Toyota garage and the technician refered to it as the MODULATOR(or pump to you and me).

Only thing is that along with the slight whirring noise there is a much louder sound (irrating) which as I explained earlier makes the steam releasing sort of sound.

Technician advised the sound is perfectly normal!!!! But it has never happened before last week?

Iam really frustrated at all the different diagnoses mechanics keep on giving me. One mechanic advised me the actual master cylinder is leaking, but the toyota guy said fluid is leaking out of the cap because it is over filled,,,,

So I turned the car off, pumped the brake until it went rock hard, and the soaked the fluid with a rag until it was at the max limit....started the car and guess what NO CHANGE!!!!

Booked it in with lexus leiceter on friday for a "Visual saftey check" so see how that goes.

I think the cylinders are the same on the Aristo and GS but maybe the twin turbo one is different. I've known of a few series II vehicles with faulty master cylinders but never leaking.

What is it leaking, fluid or air?

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Im not too sure but I suspect it is fluid leaking as I have to refill it every two weeks and the brake pedal has little resistance when pressing it..

Paul,

How do I contact alex and what is a PM?

Sorry mate dont mean to sound dumb but Iam new to the club, still learning!!!!!!

An interesting thing also is when I rang Toyota they refered to it as a brake booster........Is that the same as a master cylinder?

Ooohhh,

Bit calmer now was fuming earlier!!!

Is the garage in Alyesbury Lexus or is it private?

Trouble is that im finding it hard finding a garage which would actually repair the *** dam thing.

Do you know if it is the same master cylinder as a UK spec GS300 or is it a special part for a very special car?

I know its a long shot but anyone breaking a 98 upwards aristo?............thought so:(

HI ALL,

THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING ON MY 98 ARISTO VERTEX, SOUNDS LIKE STEAM COMING OUT OF IT.AND ALL THE VSC/ABS/TRACS/ LIGHTS ARE SHOWING ALONG WITH A DEAFENING SOUND///

CALLED LEXUS LEICESTER,COVENTRY, BIRMINHAM ETC. BASICALLY ALL MIDLANDS, AND ALL ARE QUOTING OVER £2000 PLUS VAT PLUS FITTING JUST FOR THE CYLINDER!!!!!!

IVE BOUGHT THE REPAIR KIT FOR IT BUT NO ONE WILL TOUCH IT!

HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE OR DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD REPAIR IT PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW COS ID RATHER SPEND 2000 ON ON TUNING THE ENGINE THAN A LITTLE MASTER CYLINDER!!!!!

I KNOW ITS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH WHEN IT COMES TO BRAKES BUT COME ON,,,,,,

APPRECIATE ANY HELP

CHEERS

The ARS is known to cause these problems. This problem only occurs on the Aristo TT.

Perhaps it is worth to get the ARS Cancellor from Toms.

Any idea how much that will cost in GBP?

Will that completely cure the problem?