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My buddy has the TTs on his 98 Avalon and they were great last winter in what little snow we had. I opted for the Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S and absolutely love them. Sorry, got them in March after the snow. If you got a Sullivan Tire near you, check them out. The price wasn't bad at all, I think they were $120 each. steviej Thanks Stevie, for $120 I could get the LS-V's ( or is 120 installed?). Are the Exalto's better in snow than the LS-V?
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Did you get the Tripletreads? Is the ride stable? I have read some reviews where they stated "squirrly" riding characteristics. Also, they should be great in snow. Replacing Turanza LS-V's, which were great, but a bit pricey. I am consitidering the Potenza RE960AS Pole Position, but was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these.
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so instead of buying power steering fluid I just pour regular transmision fluid with drexon atf ? after searching the whole day I finally foudn the leak of the power steering fluid, it is right under the fuel injector assembly, this is a hose that I think goes from the punp around the angine, under the distributor and connects to the engine fan in front. long hose I guess difficult to replace. Does anybody knows the technical name for such hose ? I been looking in different online catalogs but could not find anything like it. thanks all I found these hoses from a lexus online catalog for a 93 es300. Don't know which one you need to replace: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ind...amp;catalogid=1
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I agree with mburnickas, I've been doing the last 4 drain and fills Dex III Synthetic (Redline D4) and 60,000 miles later, tranny still runs fine.
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the pointer say OEM quality, they are not saying they are OEM parts
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How much did it cost to have the valve covers replaced? My Rear on on a 98 is starting to leak. Front one looks fine...
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RP, when you mention that they redesigned this in later models, it wouldn't apply to a 98 es300 then? My problem would probably be the strut mount, the strut, or the swaybar bushing as mentioned later on. I guess I could use the silicon trick to narrow it down, but I am thinking the struts need to be replaced soon anyways. I checked everything when I did the struts, all the control arms and control arm bushings are good. The 4 control arms bolt to a large sub-frame kind of thing thats held in by 4 bushing assemblies, that could be the problem. Those 8 subframe bushings cost $200. This is what they redesigned in later models. My advice is to replace the strut cartridges, our 94's don't need wheel allignment afterwards and they are cheap. I bought KYB units for like $36 each. The upper strut mounts were $75 each from Lexus and weren't worn out, so I advise not to replace them unless they are bad. I think I can live with the noise, it rides much better with the new struts now. I don't want to spend too much money on such an old car. I just replaced the radiator and hoses too. Added picture of crossmember on 1994 ES300.
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Can you find a good independant shop to do the install? I priced out what it would cost for a set of 4 KYB GR2 Struts and Strut Mounts for about $500 delivered. But I think $200 per strut for labor is a little high.
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Makes sence, Its at 95k so hopefully the tensioner doesn't need to be replaced. When you say drive belts, thats the serpentine belt?
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Hi Mrburnickas, You performed: "I had TB, water pump (with coolant), all new dive belts, cam seals, and crank seal done for around $740 out the door." Would you also recommend replacing the tensioner? Thanks, Phil
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Thanks Toys, I prefer not to remove the TB if possible. Thanks again,
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I need to do this as well. Can I remove the IACV by just removing the Air Hose? Looks a little tight to get to the 4 screws from underneath or do I also have to remove the whole throttle body? Any TB cleaner will do?
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I have used Michelins V rated Pilots, the stock Bridgestones 92's I think and the LS-V's. I like the LS-V's the best :), then the Pilot, and the stock stunk.
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98 es300, 80% highway, I'm getting 23.5 to 24.5 MPG, so your doing pretty good on old plugs.
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For OEM, I ussually give www.irontoad.com a shot. I dunno, does the oil pan gasket need an adhesive? I don't think the tranny pan does but thats the only other thing I would check. Do you need the torque specs for te pan bolts?
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No those are a coolant temp sensor and a camshaft positioning sensor i believe... take a photo of the right side of the engine, on the rear of it. ← NO No, not the two items that he had originally circled and wrote in are these it. The item I circled from my attachement at the top left corner better be it. Cause I replaced it out last year :P Thats it, it matches Army of ones. I rememebr cause I can see the Hose wire that I needed a pair of pliers to get the pcv valve off.
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Hmmm, I edited the picture and tried to add it by using the add attachment. Lets see if it worked....
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For Question # 1. Nope and nope those aren't it. I would say in Pic # 2, it is around the upper left hand corner, hidden behind the plug wires underneath the black plastic thingamajig and the silver doohickey. (sorry for the technical terms) For Qestion #2. Shop manual recommends either Denso-PK20TR11 or NGK-BKR6EKPB11. Front three are cake. Outer rear bank is ok. Middle rear is a pain. At 119K, this will probably your cars 3rd set. Do you know if they replaced the wire set? If not you, might want to consider that. Good luck.
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m2pc replied to LloydH's topic in 92 - 06 Lexus ES250/300/330
A search would have found this http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...owtopic=399&hl= -
I've used Redline D4 (synthetic) as a Dex III compatible for the last 20k miles. Car still runs :)
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The previous post said it all, since he only topped off, any junk in the coolant is still in the coolant. BTW, occasionally check the level.
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Thanks to both Steve and Mike. You guys know the es300 real well and always offer good advice!
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Thanks Mike, I'm going to see if I can find prices from independants as well to see if I can find one a little closer.
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Stieviej, I'm in the Mass area as well, could you share with me who you think lexus and toyota certified shops? Thanks
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The problem with Lexus is prices vary like the wind! I jsut had my 98 ES done: timing belt done, water pump replaced, drive belts done, cam seal replaced and crank seals replaced for approx: $740. So I think this dealership is close to what I found to the cheapest. ← mburnickas, which dealership did you go to? That seems like a reasonable price from a dealership. I'm in the Mass area and was thinking of either an independant or shopping around for prices. I will probably need to do these soon.