Bonathan

lexus bristol & cardiff charge the same, A service all inclusive price of £250, B service is £450. only extras if there is additional work required. seem helpfull enough in Bristol, though they could not do a gearbox oil change so took it to toyota in cheltenham. Robin.... I use Stockport alot, A = £170+vat, B= £300 & cambelt change £300. Never had any problems, they ring if you require any extras fitted and if you book in advance they will collect your car and leave a IS200. ←

the P6000 (j) is the one... but make sure you get the (j) model ← whats the J signify ?

Ouch !!!

can you name the tune ?

try 'Swiftsalvage@aol.com' 'Sales1@midkentbreakers.co.uk'

hi i have the circuit diagram of the starter circuit if that helps. having looked at it, there are several fuses & interlocks & relays on the system. i can fax or scan it & email it too you if that helps. Robin...

sounds like the starter solanoid has gone. or the fuse to the solonoid or the relay for the soloniod. have your checked these ? the park sensor sounds like you have checked. the crude way of checking the starter soloind is to short out & by- pass the solonoid, though you have to be very carfull in what you are doing as large ammounts of current will flow ! sparks will fly. a spanner across the terminals.

do you have too much oil in the engine ? my other car a toyota - the oil light flashes when overfilled. this can be worse than too little oil as when moving parts rotate & cant move the oil out of the way, something gives. normally the engine wall. this is very expensive as you can imagine. - however probalby is just the sensor but make usre car is level & check the oil leverl both hot & cold.

have you tried breakers yard. ? ← 'Swiftsalvage@aol.com' 'Sales1@midkentbreakers.co.uk'

on the 96 models it is a scorpion t5000, this was fitted lexus uk. unfortunetly scorpion went bust a year ago. you cannot get parts or get them repaired. i even spoke to the people that took over scorpion, but there only solution was to buy a new system i ended up getting a toad system fitted, (thatcham approved) not cheap but lifetime gaurantee & supposed to have good reliability record.

hi my car for the last week (ls400 96 vintage) has been making a noise from the front off side suspension. it is a creaky noise. it only happens at low speed (less than 20mph), it is on gentle bumps /road undulations only. seems to be worse after driven a few miles & car is warmed up. does not effect ride of handling in slightest, just iritating. took it to garage (toyota in cheltenham- ex lexus). they think it is the shock obsorber that is causing it. any other thoughts before i splash out on new shocks ?

join the AA ?

have you tried breakers yard. ?

what are uniroyals 540 like ?

not on a lexus. i have on mercedes cars & they use the teleatlas disks, except for very old cars they all use the teleatlas dx (the old ones non dx disks). these disks are used also in bmw, audi etc etc. pioneer also use teleatlas disks, though not sure of which type. i am not sure who makes the lexus system, wethers its denso or other but thats why if he could find someone with a 98 model & borrow a disk to try out. the nav system should be able to upload the data if the correct disk is used. if it isnt then you will just get an error message. better to try that than spend couple of grand on an upgrade that may not work anyhow.

sounds like it would be better to put origional wheels back on. set were on ebay last week for £50.

Why ? all you should need is the data disk for UK, however this may be the problem in itself if disk from a 98 is not compatible. maybe someone could lend you one to try ? robin..

bear in mind that the daizen bushes will result in a firmer ride. Also, the daizen bushes don't include the main bush in the upper control arms, just the side ones. if it's the main bush that's worn in your upper control arms, you have no choice but to change the entire arm. just call sewells in the US, it's a lot quicker to deal with them over the phone. exchange rate is real good at the moment, you should be able to get both arms for less than 400 pounds including shipping and import duty. i ordered from sewells on a friday afternoon, and monday morning the goods had arrived. I did pay 20 bucks extra for express delivery though. ← that was quick !

try these 'Swiftsalvage@aol.com' 'Sales1@midkentbreakers.co.uk' robin.... the 2nd one had a 96 model yeat

not having much luck ! i find the seat heating very suttle on my car it is a much more a backgoround warmth rather than in your face (or BUM !). all my seats front and back are the same so check first that they are definatly gone. there are several articals about suspension bits listed over the last few days. some stateside for replacement bits. i have just ordered up a couple of small bits from sewells in texas, so we shall see how they go. as for abs sensor, sounds like you will have to either have to buy new or from breaker, same for radio. good luck

these people in US sell the bushes. i expect you could find in the UK but would probably be more expensive. i have things shipped in from the us all time, normally less than a week by standard post. robin..

hi sounds like the backlight is on the way out on the screen, these use a high freuqency to generate arround 100v. could be the light, or the individual components or something simple like a dry joint on the board, unfortunetly though these items are a not individualy replacable unless you can find a very competant repair man. lexus will want to swap the whole unit as "there fix". this will not be cheap !! as for the engine, think you just confused it by starting & stoping so quickly, flooded or confused sensors in engine management.

Yes it is thanks Robin..

is there any in cheltenham / glouc area, been told there is a lexus dealer there but not on web site. ?? thanks

i have a front pair of p4000 they need to be replaced soon. any thoughts on what to get. ? grip & low noise is more important than wear. the p4000 seem quite noisey . back pair are p6000 but they have lots of tread at present. the spare is a dunlop z8 & is new. thanks Robin....