chuckb

when the battery gets low, those gauges shut down. I'd check that and maybe reset the ecu while your at it.

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/brake/bleeding.html

the Tom's rear lcb and 6 link are where it's at if you want to stiffen the rear of a 2gen GS.

you use toyota dextron, not type 4. here's a diy I did..... Here's what I used..a quart of Toyota Dextron and a new hobby fuel bottle. You can get a the fuel bottle from your local hobby shop or order one for about $5-$7. here's one ..... http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti00...=LXD531&P=7 Otherwise, I'm sure you can find something at parts store to do the same thing. Remove the cap from power steering reservoir. Make sure the spout is clean and squeeze the fuel bottle. Gently insert spout into reservoir and release pressure on bottle so it sucks out the old fluid. I got this on first pull... This is how much that came out second time after I emptied the bottle and repeated. Here's the reservoir empty. Now refill to a few mm below the hot line with fresh Dextron and you're done. Repeat this process as many times as you want after a day or so of driving for the fluid to mix with remaining fluid. I know it's not as good as a total flush, but it will eventually get the fluid nice in there. I did this about 5 times this week(this was the last) and the fluid looked better every time and now it stays red. My car has 37k miles and this was the first time that fluid was touched.

Are you saying that a gs with 113k needs new ball joints ? Why do you say that ? yup. they wear pretty fast on the gs and from what I've read, sometimes you can't tell they're shot until they are dis assembled. search ball joints under gs 2nd gen at CL, you'll see.

could be ball joints. if they're original, they need to be replaced.

no such thing as a 2000 GS430.

I can't believe people still go to that style car wash.

no e-shift on GS430 wheel.........

both are nice, GS is nicer. would you be getting a GS3 or GS4? that's my old ES behind my GS in the sig, LOL

Calm down buddy. I'm just saying there's no magic fix in a bottle. I honestly doubt he even has sludge. That tick could be coming from anywhere. Like I said,it's under drivetrain warranty still, take it in to dealer and see what they say...

ok, so I guess we don't need mechanics anymore. whenever a car is ticking or knocking, you can just dump some magic additive(crap) into the oil and everything will be fixed.

I would not dump any of that crap in my motor. did the oil look clean when you bought it? an 02 gs3 w/41k miles should not be ticking. if it is, that maybe covered under the 6 year/70k mile drive train warranty.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread...light=blackwood

ebay has a bunch of oems. I believe they're more like $250 to $300 from the dealer. btw-I have a 06 GS430 shifter in mine...