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Hi I Have Lexus IS220d from 2008 (58 reg) and 114k on the clock. I searched forum for issues that i have been experiencing but i see simmilar issues but not the one that I've got. On June 2014 I had my full service done, and that was the time when my problems with the car started. 2 Days after my service I had revs weaveing when stood on lights. (Weaved from ~~900 to 600 rpm) and when I had green I pushed the gas and I experienced loss of power and revs would not go above 1800rpm (No light at that point). I turned the engine off and back on again and it was totaly fine. Mechanic that've done my service said my MAF is getting bad and i need to get a new one as it works in like 60-70% (he said) and i bought new one from Lexus dealer next day. Next few days whenever the engine was getting warm the issue was happening again and again and the loss of power was visible (however whenever on cold it was like a powerful killing machine) Than one day after a journey I parked on the drive and I had that rev weaving again and i got VSC light on and the car just shut down (the engine just died like it could not breath) Checked few things on the internet (search for the cause) I had a massive carbon build up on my EGR My dad (Mechanic) he removed EGR from the car and gave it a proper cleaning. I always use Shell's, BP and Esso fuel After that car run fine for about two weeks and than it started to be happening again. From now on whenever the engine was getting warm white smoke started to go from the exhaust. (only for a while and it stops) I experienced a loss of power on a motorway it felt like i hit breaks hard for a split of a second and the car would not go above 1800rpm's and it was slowing down and down. i turned the engine off and back on again and the car was just fine and drove perfectly back home. And whenever I had such a loss of power simple restart of the engine would help.... This time i had pc pluged in to see whats wrong. It showed a low fuel pressure on common rail. And faulty brake sensor (the one under the pedal) This time my dad took out the EGR and Inlet Manifold (EGR was still clean after the previouse clean and the Manifold had like a half of Diameter due to carbon build up) And after my dad was finished with them they were clean as new. And I gave my DPF for restoration but the guy who made the restoration said it was very clean inside in a first place (mostly due to my heavy foot) So I changed that Brake sensor. (because sometimes it is an interferience that give false faults for something else) I had pc connected to my car and we took it for a spin. On warm engine i reved it on 1st and 2nd gear to 5000 rpms (limit) and it was just fine no problems what so ever. Than I called a guy from Terraclean to clean my engine from the carbon build up so there was nothing more holding it back. And the car was fine for 2 weeks and again i have those issues with weavy revs and engine is like choking (however i do not have that loss of power where it did not got above 1800rpm). Summary New MAF - from Lexus Dealer New Brake sensor - from Lexus Dealer Cleaned EGR Cleaned Inlet Manifold Cleaned Combustion chambers - TerraClean Cleaned Injectors - TerraClean Cleaned (Regenerated) DPF - which was clean in a first place Engine Oil is not consumed by engine (checked on daily basis) for a past 5 months Not to mention On town I have 25mpg and on a motorway about 36 with cruise control at 70mph at 2000 revs. Luckily I do not have that loss of power where turbo was like not working and car did not go above 1800rpm. Therefore I have no clue what cause that Revs weaving and suffication of the engine and lot of white smoke when engine gets warm. Please someone to help me.

Hi All, New to the club, recently purchased a IS220D 2007 and all seems fine, except one annoying thing. There is no sound coming out of the Radio, everything seems to be working except the volume function itself, as in radio seems to be playing, CD too, but the volume doesn't go up or down at all, not even via the steering wheel, no numbers going up or down on the display, the volume button switches radio on and off fine, and all other buttons seem to work too. It is just literally the volume function and therefore no sound coming out. Can any1 help? :S Regards - Riz :)

Hi everyone in the forum, I have a Lexus IS220D with 46000miles and i'm gonna change the front and rear brake pads. I was looking in ebay and i found this ones REAR PADS : http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3f181abde9 http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a76372e51 http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a75c53329 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-MK2-250-153KW-05-PAD1482-REAR-APEC-BRAKE-PADS-/251076287055?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ALexus%7CModel%3AIS%7CCars+Type%3A220+d&hash=item3a75501a4f FRONT PADS : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-MK2-220-D-130KW-06-MINTEX-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-MDB2747-/270984949436?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ALexus%7CModel%3AIS%7CCars+Type%3A220+d&hash=item3f17f62ebc http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-MK2-220-D-130KW-06-ADB01632-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-/300723028885?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ALexus%7CModel%3AIS%7CCars+Type%3A220+d&hash=item46047d4395 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-MK2-220-D-130KW-06-ADT342163-ADL-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-/271002734276?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ALexus%7CModel%3AIS%7CCars+Type%3A220+d&hash=item3f19058ec4 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-MK2-220-D-130KW-06-PAD1586-FRONT-APEC-BRAKE-PADS-/300718735210?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ALexus%7CModel%3AIS%7CCars+Type%3A220+d&hash=item46043bbf6a What is your recomendation ? What should I Buy ? Do you recomend any other ones? Kind Regards

Hello folks, For the last 3 days, if I park my car on a *slight* incline (front wheels up, no more than 3°) the engine turns over for say 5~6 seconds until it starts. On flat or front wheels down = Starts fine. Parked in same place for nearly 2 weeks now, only started a few days ago. So I'm thinking there's a pipe a little loose / connector leaking slowly between the tank and the engine... Will hopefully have time to pop head underneath on Sunday afternoon - Will do some hunting on where the fuel gets to the engine / location of stuff, but has anyone had this before? Know where to look? Thanks :)

Newbie saying hello, I've purchased a 2006 IS220d a few weeks and have been reading this forum ever since to try and find out more information about the vehicle. Needless you'll be seeing some post from me asking for advice and help to run this car. I look forward to chatting with some of you via this forum.

Hi Recently my 57 plate IS220d's aircon is constantly blowing cold air irrespective of the set temperature. Any thoughts or suggestions Thank you in advance

Hi, I've had my 59plate 220d for a just over a month now and am so far very please with it. The bumper trim however is slightly out of line on the rear passenger side wheel arch, (i am guessing that the bumpers been pressed up against at some point though there is no sign of damage other than this gap) and i was wondering if anybody had any advice in re-setting this myself? There are also a few chips and scratches on the car nothing your average person would notice but i'm starting to. I would consider trying to remove these myself the car is grey (cadoxton slate) are there any particular paint repair kits that owners would recommend or should i just go down the professional route. Thanks Brycey

Hi all, I own a Lexus IS220d, 57 plate. Some boy racer (late 30s fat hairy bloke trying to be a boy racer) in a souped up mazda has decided to clip my drivers side wing mirror. In the aftermath it appears the the housing for the mirror is intact and still works (automatic open/close via the switch on the drivers door), the mirror can still be adjusted too. So all that is broken is the heated mirror glass (it is cracked and splintered but still attached to the housing and usable - but will fail my upcoming MOT). After some googling around it appears that I have several options. The first and simplest is to get another mirror (without the heating element) and use the foam adhesive to stick it on top of the broken glass or on the plastic clip. I can get this for about £6 and in either the plain or blue tint versions (which look quite nice). 1. Having a second mirror attached on top of the heated mirror, will this affect the heating of the mirror in any way? - logic dictates that it will still work, albeit slower due to heat transfer taking longer. Can anyone confirm (or is the heating element broken with the glass?)? The second option is to get a heated mirror like this. Its cheap (under £10), and from the description, looks like it will fit my car. However it does not come with the black plastic clip (see attached file). 2. How hard is to attach a new mirror to the old clip? Are there any other considerations I need to take into account before attempting to replace the mirror? Anyone here with some experience, care to give me some feedback? Thank you

Hi guys! Having looked at the competition - C-Class, 3 Series etc I'm seriously considering an IS as an alternative based on the fact it seems to represent excellent value for money. I'm currently in an Abarth 500 which is a horror to live with on a daily basis, particularly now my main mileage is motorway - around 10k a year - with a long 320 mile round trip once a fortnight. So basically I need something bigger, comfy and reasonably economical - the Abarth will do about 50mpg on the motorway - where it really matters about MPG. Done a lot of reading, read a lot of reviews and am now torn between the 220D and 250. What should I go for given the above? If I'll see 40+ on the Motorway from the 250 - it's a serious, and preferable option, I'm no fan of Diesels, but needs must with that fortnightly trip. What other things should I look out for. I want leather, that's non negotiable and have a budget of around £8500-10k. Due to the miles I'll be putting on, I want a car with no more than 40k and no older than a 2008 really and I know that's easily achievable with that budget. If I get on with it I will probably run it for another 30k before changing. But what about the other stuff like Satnav - is it worth it? There are plenty out there I know but where to start? Thank you in advance!

I cleaned my car last week and a few days later realised that the lower cover next to the fog light was missing. I have scoured the web looking for a replacement part to no avail, can anyone suggest where I might find a replacement part as it looks very ugly without.

Well, this seems to have put a damper on DPF removal, although not sure how it will affect cars which still have the dpf in place but its insides removed and emulator fitted? http://www.oilem.com/content/143-dpf-removal-become-mot-failure.html https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263018/diesel-particulate-filters-guidance.pdf

Hi, I've just joined the club but I have been following the forums for the last few months since buying my 59 plate IS220d. The steering rack on the car failed last week whilst driving on the M42.....very scary! The car is currently with Lexus Birmingham and I have been quoted £2450 to replace it. Lexus GB have offered a maximum good-will payment of £1400 but that still leaves me with a bill for over £1000 on a 4 year old car that has only done 42,000 miles. In my opinion major components on luxury cars should not fail after such a short life. Can anybody offer advice about who to chase for a more generous good-will payment or the full cost of the repair. My wife is 8 months pregnant so I have asked the dealership to go ahead and do the work ASAP as I can't live without a car but I would like to carry on the fight to get my money back. Thanks Paul

Hi all I have a Lexus IS 220d (7 plate) - Just reached 140k on the clock Just recently the car is struggling in high gear and feels like its missing to the extent that it nearly stalls unless i go into 4th pretty quickly Anyone else had these symptoms and if so what could be the cause. Ive been told that it could be the EGR Valve? but when i recently had an MOT, the emissions were very good, would it have failed if the EGR valve was playing up ?? Any help or advice as to what to check would be greatly appreciated I drive around 35k per year, and regularey have it serviced Cheers

Hi everyone. I've been reading these forums and have found a lot of valuable advice with regards to the IS220d head gasket issue so far. Really shocked at the extent of it. I have an '06 IS220d with 72k miles on the clock and FSH and have been losing water out the header tank for about 3 weeks, with it gradually getting worse. I had the car diagnosed by a cooling specialist as having a blown head gasket (Lexus couldn't fit me in for 3 weeks!). The car still runs fine (I had it recovered by the AA as soon as I discovered the head gasket) and doesn't have water in the oil or oil in the radiator as far as I can see. On speaking with Lexus UK, they've stated they will not consider my case for any goodwill coverage due to the age even though the mileage is far below the maximum. I'm still pursuing Lexus to come to the party, but I'm not holding my breath. Lexus Milton Keynes has suggested that, worst case, I will need to replace the engine which will cost more than than the value of the car. They said it will cost circa £500 to determine the extent of the damage and provide a quote on the repair. I am hoping that it's just a head gasket, and not a full rebuild. Or am I smoking something to think that? I am looking for some advice on options for how to proceed with the diagnosis and repair. Is there another option other than to go with Lexus at £100/hr + VAT or is Lexus the only sensible option? Thx in advance for your advice.

Hi, usual newbie apologies apply. Is there an easy way to identify if a model is post or pre mid-life facelift? I read differing views that the is220d had a change in 2008/2009. The model I am looking at buying is a used October 2008 model from Lexus themselves. Their site states it has 175ps, 400Nm, 168g/km. Will it have the same gearbox everyone seems to question? Would anyone advise getting a later model? Thanks in advance.

OK, so I go the car last Saturday. I part exchanged my Golf IV. Good buy I must say, So here my experience for the week. The car is spotless inside out. One pre owner and it looks like he/she looked after it really well. Not a single scratch or scuff on it. Inside it is spotless as well and not even a single scratch I can see on the console or the steering wheel or door handles. Pretty amazing considering it is 5 years old. Unless the dealer fixed it :-). Whilst at the dealer (actually internet dealer) I asked for test drive for half an hour. I took it for a spin on the A419 and then town. I tested every single button, even the boot light :-) Impressed how smooth it was and obviously I bought it. Mileage wise, testing in towns and busy hours it returned 32.7.consistently. I work in Bristol and did the following; swindon-bristol-swindon, (M4, M32) 5th gear 70-80 it returned 40 mpg. swindon-bristol-swindon, (M4, M32) 6th gear 80+ (rpm @ 2k) it returned 42.3. NO 6th gear is not slow or useless, I easily over took without changing just don't let rpm drop below 1700 or so and if it drops change to 5th and go. these trips from swindon center to bristol center. I haven't tried cruise control yet but tomorrow I will as i have 180 miles journey and my aim is to reach that magic 44mpg. the ride is fantastic and very comfortable and just like the Golf (and I hate to say that) rock solid at high speed. It is also amazing at roundabouts. I takes it at 40 with ease glued to the road. Never felt so relaxed while driving. This car is not slow as others try to make it. This is how I drive it, 1st gear just to pull it and immediately change to 2nd and let rpm reach 1500 and fee the power from there on. This is my experience,and I thought I drop by with some good news :-) I will attach some photos when I have time. Have a nice holiday all.

Hello Owners, I am seriously considering getting a second hand IS 220D for the next family car. I have stomached an Alfa 147 jtd for the last 5 years and have had enough of bolting back on all the bits that drop off it with frightening regularity. I do 18+K a year, mostly motorways. I am more than willing to swap the Alfa's fun (when it works) driving experiance for a more sedate atmosphere, and from what I have read, the Lexus seems to fit the bill for size, style, extras and reliability. I am well aware of the egr valve issue with the 220D (I eventually blanked the Alfa's off), and am very happy to maintain service items myself (Alfa ownership forces you to get aquainted with your tools). BUT my big issue is the HEAD GASKET. Only in these forums have I read of the appreciable risk of it bursting in the Lexus, whereas all other reviews spout on about Lexus' fabulous reliability. Is this a real issue or just a few isolated cases? Is it a result of driving style or poor maintenance? Hope I can get some definative advice from those with 1st hand experience. Cheers Tim

I had recently some problems with famous EGR valve... ;( While reading the forum I found a couple of threads ref the EGR and I decided to check what is under my bonnet (very similar symptoms)... and what I expected 'the layer of carbon dust' looked like coal mine !!!EGR completely black and block by that filth. I don't suspect previous owner looked up to clean the valve before... Can any of the forum members give me some advice how to prevent that..if that is possible... Many thanks

I am doing a couple of modifications to the rear of my car. Thought I would just let you all know that the words "Lexus" and "IS 220 d" have 6 locator pins. Therefore if you remove them, you will have to fill the holes and paint the boot lid.

Hi! I appologise if this has already been asked. I searched before posting but couldn't findd it. I am looking to buy my first lxus is 220d but having done some research i am quite confused to be honest. i like two cars, one of them is 220d sport and the other one is se multimedia. i think multimedia means it has builtin sat nav etc right? but what are the other major differences please? Cheers

Hi all this is my first post ,I have a 2006 IS220d SE. My problem is i notest that the engin noise was a little louder than normal, so gave it a little rev and could hear the turbo a little rattley(engin at correct temp). I drove home about 7 or 8 miles with a trailor in tow and timber, (turbo has given a little more lag at times than norm) when i got home i poped the bonnet the coolant was sprayed about the engin and when reved the coolan was being pushed up out of the overflow pipe (which is only short about 100mm) the turbo is definately rattley and when it kicks in definately pushes the water up and out of the header tank. Their is no oil water mixing with the oil (no scum in cap) no smoke no real power loss. i have not come across a problem like this befor, so , so far i presume that the turbo is leaking gases into the coolant system????? any help with this would be greatly appriciated, if i can do the job my self even better Update i notised that one of the two pipes coming from the back of the turbo was split (left one) i have cut it down and refitted, Turbo sounds much better but still same prob as above. Update: Headgasket was the problem. I sent the car off to Belfast for Lexus to look at and just as your chap in Pool Dorcet, i had a phone call a day and a half later from Karen Lexus. They had looked at the car and found that it was the fault that they recodnised and that the car was ready to be picked up as soon i liked, Lexus picked up the bill (my jaw was on the floor) all i had to pay was £64 for the consumables. I was up there like a shot ;-) and handed over the cash lol. Befor setting off My son and i thought to have a look at the nice shiny new engin :-) when we looked my son noticed that the cam belt was over the lip of the pully and badly freyed. We went to inform the sales chap and he apolagised and said tha it would be fixed and they would deliver the car down to me, and they did. I had 104,000 miles on that engin (the max is 110/111,000) or 7years old. You must have full service history for the engin. It must be the problem that they recodnise for the courtiousy of them paying for it. I have nothing but Praise for Lexus, and it is a great car . Thanks Chuckie888 short and sweet answer just what i needed thanks again.

I have made the EGR bypass. At 106.000km the EGR was almost completly full of carbon. After Cleaning with Brake Cleaner liquid and a screw driver: Closing the EGR pipe fitting. Tubes installed: Final Result: Nice, clean and... more economic fuel consumption :)

Can anyone help, my mirror switch has stopped working on the l/h/s it started to fail then would work again, after a few months now its stopped all together, the mirror on the right side still works, I phoned Lexus but they want £70 plus vat for the switch, anyone know where to get one from?

Hi all, I've recently bought an 2009 IS220d & as much as I like it & the fact I got it at a fair price, it is a bit basic. For example - Velour seats - 16' Alloys - Single exhaust - The stock sound system Basically I've set aside about £1000.00 to upgrade it either visually or performance wise (or both even) & have thought about maybe an engine remap etc. My question is can anyone recommend a few upgrades for my budget? Thanks!

Hi, My Lexus was running fine last night but when I started it this afternoon, the engine starts and then cuts out after a couple of seconds. A friend of mine hooked it up to his OBD reader and it came up with B2799 engine immobiliser system malfunction. I obviously cant drive the car and the nearest dealership to me is an hour away. I was wondering if anyone has had the same problem or could suggest something? Lexus 220D 2006