Master Cylinder Kit

[SC300Viejo]

Hi everyone,

I'm (a Canadian) in Panama, and recently purchased a 1995 Lexus SC300 with only 55000 miles on it.

Yeah, it sounds too good to be true, but I believe it is; it even has the original manual! I've driven it for a

few months now, and have been happy. But recently, the brake petal has lost pressure with increasing

frequency. The mechanic I took it to said that it was the master cylinder leaking, and I simply need

a master cylinder kit. The Toyota dealer for Panama doesn't have one in stock, and ordering the part

would take over 3 weeks. That's too long for me, so I've been searching the web for a generic kit that

would fit, but haven't had any luck. Do any of you know of a generic master cylinder kit that would work?

Any comments or suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Peter

[djspawn00]

This is from rockauto. I don't know how long the shipping would take... or maybe you can look up carson toyota or sewell lexus and see if they could ship you an oem one sooner. They're very good to the lexus community and have the best prices on OEM parts. Goodluck.

www.rockauto.com

http://www.l-tunedparts.com

http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/

DORMAN Part # M134427 More Info {First Stop #47201-24150}

With Power Brakes; Bore = 1-1/16"; w/Traction Control

[SC300Viejo]

This is from rockauto. I don't know how long the shipping would take... or maybe you can look up carson toyota or sewell lexus and see if they could ship you an oem one sooner. They're very good to the lexus community and have the best prices on OEM parts. Goodluck.

www.rockauto.com

http://www.l-tunedparts.com

http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/

DORMAN Part # M134427 More Info {First Stop #47201-24150}

With Power Brakes; Bore = 1-1/16"; w/Traction Control

Thanks djspawn00.

With the help of a friend, we took the old master cylinder apart and saw that there was

a flaw on the master cylinder wall, so a kit wouldn't have solved the problem. I

clearly needed a new master cylinder.

The big Toyota dealer in Panama City, Panama quoted $740 for a new one, plus over

3 weeks shipping. I ordered the part on-line from RockAuto for $113, plus $55 for

Fedex International Priority shipping, plus $12 duty, total $180, and had the part

in my hot little hands in 10 days! Gotta love the internet and online shopping!

Thanks again for the link to RockAuto. It saved me a lot of time and money.

Peter