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  1. It could be one of your front wheel bearings. You can check that by rotating the wheels by hand with the car up on a jack. If you feel any grating or grinding doing that, you want to get them checked out. I never trust dealers or mechanics to give me the straight answer on something like this, unless its a close family member or something. But I'm not a trusting guy.

    Sorry, I just saw that you mentioned bearings. That's what I would look closer at. Especially with that mileage. It could be that when the tires were changed, it bumped a wheel bearing out of alignment and now you notice it. I wouldn't think that's the tire shop's fault at 130k miles (only 30 thousand miles would be another story), but you never know.

    sound like front wheel bearing to me, toyota shop can put listening sensors on sensitive areas and listen for trouble , thats how they found my bearing going bad,

  2. I use the drain and fill method, started at 50,000 miles, the first drain was brownish in color, i kept a small sample of fluid in a clear bottle, i filled with 4 qts type IV fluid and drove the rx for a week, did another drain and fill, and kept another sample, looks much more red, no brown at all. drove 1000 miles and did a tranny filter change, this procedure is very simple, there are posts on how to do. another small sample taken and looked very good, almost good as new, when compared to new sample. i now have 84000 miles on my 2000 awd rx with drain and fills repeated every 15,000 miles, latest was last week and the tranny fluid was slightly darker than new. this process works for me.

  3. The car is a 00' rx with 40k on it.

    My Check Engine light comes on intermitinly with codes 1130 , 1150 and 0171, In searching this site I find that the manifold o2's seem to be the problem. (i cleaned the MAF wires)

    Does it sound right to pay $200+ for an o2 and that both have to be replaced? I mean its quite a bit of cheddar for o2 sensors.

    can they be cleaned?

    try ebay, toyota part # 89467-48011 use that number in ebay search, i bought mine for less than $100 each

  4. cool, let us know how everything turns out.

    these sensors, air/fuel, 2 each for your engine are toyota made, their toyota part # is 89467-48011, if u search ebay using that number u can get them for less than $100 each, these sensors are made by denso ,for toyota,and their part number is 234-9009. i believe the toyota part number is clearly stamped o the sensor.

  5. i would like to see some positive replies to the early 99/01 awd rx 300 transmissions, how many miles on original , what kind of service is being done to the transmissions, drain and fill, pan and filter replacement, etc. my 00 awd rx has 82000 miles with no trouble to trans, i have performed drain and fills since i bought it in 04 with 49000 miles, will be doing the pan drop and filter change next drain and fill.

  6. I've seen lots of different advice regarding transmission mx to forestall what some think is inevitable transmission failure on the earlier models. My question regards the difference between draining the fluid versus a complete flush. Some have advocated a series of drain and fills that would eventually replace most of the old fluid. Others have said that drain and fills are useless and a flush is the only way to go.

    I would like to think that a series of drain and fills would suffice as it would be easier and cheaper. The logic of it makes me think it would work. Does anybody have any objective evidence that complete flushes are the only procedures that do any good?

    i bought my 2000 rx with 50,000 miles on it, i became aware of the tranny problems and started the drain and fill program, first drain fluid was brown, waited 1 week and repeated, i kept a small sample of every drain and compared to new in bottle. took 4 drain and fills over a month time before fluid looked as good as new in bottle. i now do drain and fill every 10000 miles, costs about 20 bucks for each. my next job is pulling the pan and checking the magnets, got my gasket the other day. i know have right at 90,000 miles on my rx, shifts smoothly

  7. Well folks I received the O2 sensor from Ebay in 3 days from Florida. Good transaction so far. I compared it visually to the one on the front bank exhaust. Looks like a dead ringer size and shape wise. The one I ordered is a four wire universal made by Denso. Good quality heat shield shrink was supplied as well as crimps, however I would solder being a technician for 38 years, I dont like crimps in elements of heat etc.

    Sorry guys that is all I can give you right now, but the product looks first class just like the one in the manifold. got it for $25 delivered to my house. what a deal....

    can u give the denso part number of the item purchased, the denso website says there is no universal fit for the front 2 fuel ratio sensors

  8. did you lube the sliders and pistons check the rotors and reinstall the shims aswell as antisqueel ?

    ...ahh.... I don't think i lubed anything... I just removed the brake pads and installed new ones in.. :o

    can u direct me how to find your tutorial on brake pad replacement, front and rear , for a 2000 awd lexus rx 300. thxs marty schluns

  9. i am the second owner of a 2000 awd rx 300, right at the 70,000 mile mark the rear main started to drip, not much, but annoying. i called love lexus of st albans wv and they replaced the seal at no cost to me and gave me a loner car for 2 days. so i am pleased beond belief.

  10. my 2000 rx 300 will be needing the serpentine belt replaced, would anybody have the maintenance instructions for this task, along with the toyota part # for the belt. i would also like to have the 4-wheel disc break procedure, calipers,rotors and pads removal and installation. along with any after markets parts that fit and hold up as well as oem. one item on transmission fluid i have ,over the last yr drained and refilled, using 4 qts toyota iv fluid a total of 4 times and my fluid is now red not brownish. shifts better also. good advice from this forum, i plan on doing this once per yr from here on out. milage on rx300 is 125,000

  11. I have a 2004 RX 330...  I am experiencing a whinning/hum noise from what I believe to be the rear end or trans. 

    A month after I got the car, they installed some kind of insulation on the trans line which eliminated some of the whinning, but this is a different sound.

    The dealer says the tires are worn and scalloped, and that's where the noise is coming from.  They said if I replace the tires, that should take care of the noise. It's hard to believe that a car with 33,000 miles already needs new tires.

    Last time I had my car in for service, they loaned me another RX 330... it was quiet as a mouse!

    My questions are:

    1)  Has anyone else experienced the same noise issues?

    2)  Could it actually be the tires??

    3)  If it is the tires, does anyone have a recommendation as to a "QUIET" tire replacement.  I know some tires produce more road noise.  I have the 215/18 tires.

    thanks in advance

    mike

  12. 50,000 miles on the car, with the new factory bridgestone tires the noise is easier to hear,its steady and the one thing i noticed is that when going about 35-40 and then coming to normal stop the noise is their but the growling turns to more of a rumbling sound until about 5 mph. on take off it reappears at about 20 mph.

  13. i have a 2000 awd rx, i have what 2 dealers, 1 in chicago and 1 in davenport ia, told me was tire noise,too agressive of a tire, so i changed the tires to the original bridgestone dueller, made the noise worse. it sounds like a low growling with some vibration under the front feet, the noise starts at about 20 mph and becomes very annoying at about 40 mph, once the car gets to highway speed its much better but the pitch is different and more tolerable. i am about 100 miles from a dealer. would this be a warranty item if its in the driveline somewhere. thxs marty schluns

  14. i purchased a 2000 awd rx with 50,000 miles. I have a noise that 2 dealers said was tire noise, too agressive of tire,sounds like low gowling with a touch of vibration under the front feet. I installed the factory bridgestone tires and it seemed to get louder. the car shifts smooth,but the noise starts at about 20 mph and starts to fade at about 50 mph, any hints. also do i still have warranty coverage on a problem like this. mschluns

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