bwarner

Sadly, my 93 LS 400 is no longer worth fixing. I'm stripping some parts easily sold - like a rebuilt Tach & Speedo cluster. Does anyone know if the car will still run (so I can move it) if I pull that cluster out? BW

Hi Folks... This can't be good! If my '93 Lexus LS400 is almost out of gas, I get a big long gush of air coming out of the tank as I open the gas cap. I mean a lot of pressure is in there! As I open the cap slowly, it releases pressure slowly over 20 to 30 seconds. God forbid I open it fast and something sparks or there's a static electricity discharge! It would be a John Madden... boom! What could be the problem? Is there some vent or valve designed to prevent excess pressure in the tank that might be clogged? Somebody help me out before I become an ex-lexusownerclub memeber! Brian

I just replaced the L & R upper control arms on my 93 LS400. It drives fine. About a week after the install, I'm getting a squawk on front left if I cross a deep bump such as the mouth of driveway or sewer lid. I took it back to the shop that did the work, which is very reputable. They checked everything out saying that all is fine and everything is nice and tight - as it should be. Shocks are also fine. Any ideas of what this might be? Could the springs or something have moved during the install of the the upper control arms? I'm going to bring it back again. Can anyone suggest what I might have them look at next? By the way... I got very high quality arms from a guy on ebay. 1st quality. edellbay

I own a 97 LS400 with 158,000 miles and seemingly it is running very well. There is one small issue that I'm not even sure if it is a problem. Ever since I got the car about 12k ago, it seems to be louder than it should be in the cabin in general. It also seems more noisy on the left (drivers) side. This is especially noticeable under acceleration from a dead stop, and its more pronounced when the engine is cold. Could it be the exhaust manifold is beginning to develop a leak? Once up to road speed and there's no serious load on the car, everything quiets down. Standing outside the car, or if it drives by, its near whisper quiet. The car runs like a top and typical Lexus smooooooth. I just thought this is the way it was - maybe an idiosyncrasy of the make / model. However, I recently purchased another LS400 ('93) because loved my first one, and wow what a difference. This older car is much quieter in the cabin, and has virtually no increase in the engine noise when under acceleration or load. Yet, outside they seem about the same, under idle or revved up a bit. The noisy '97 was a Florida car and is virtually spotless underneath and in the engine compartment. Therefore, I don't suspect a rusting exhaust system, but maybe I should? Stuff looks immaculate underneath. Has anyone experienced anything like this?