ajh1996

Dark green would be nice but not necessary. thanks keep4wheelin

In the world of used cruiser parts, I've found cruiserparts.net has about anything you could need for these vehicles. Checked there yet?

Regards,

Rookie

Waitin/hoping to hear from them soon. Thanks

Dark green would be nice but not necessary. thanks keep4wheelin

its a 3-D puzzle man, just start at the top and keep your pieces together. that is a lenthly process to discribe in one thread.

try not using the fob. leave it at the house and lock and unlock with the key. no alarm that way but the fob just might be the culprit.

I have slid up and down on both sides and cant fine it. bought on in ebay so i know what it looks like unless it is the wrong one.

It's on the drivers side of the engine compartment directly under the air intake chamber assembly. I think the best access is by removing the DS front tire and the little wheel well skirts. Don't know if you're going with an aftermarket product, but you're generally best advised to stick with Toyota parts. Apparently the install is a little tricky because of the tight quarters. One tip I've seen that's supposed to make the install easier is to notch out an opening on one of the bracket ears on the fuel filter. That way you can go ahead and get that mounting bolt started, then bolt the other side and rotate the filter to slide onto the first bolt you got started. Hard to explain, but hopefully that makes since.

I am going to go look but my air intake and filter is on the passenger side.

I have slid up and down on both sides and cant fine it. bought on in ebay so i know what it looks like unless it is the wrong one.

What is the story with the LX 450's alarm? It constantly goes off when I leave the truck and come back and open one of the doors.

Mine doesn't do that. I think you can adjust it so it doesn't. Look under the drivers seat and find out what alarm unit you have. It's a little black box and should have to name and info on the side. Might be able to direct you to a link for a manual for it.

I read in another thread that the device is located on the dirivers side fender but I was unable to locate it. Can anyone give me a better description of the device and tell me how much it would cast to replace? Thanks for you time.

The chirping pieso is located inside the engine compartment, in the area down below where the brake fluid reservior is. It's a little cylinder shaped object about the diameter of a quarter and about an 1 inch long, with a wire clipped to it. I think mine is red and black. I'd say you could get a replacement at Radio Shack for less than $10.

Regards,

Rookie

cant find that pieso on my 96

Great vehicle. i change all my fluids and have 220000 miles. Only thing i find is the front brakes don't last long 50K. But you feel like you are driving fort Knots. Gas milage runs between 14 and 16 if you keep your foot out of it on the interstate. the hill climbing/rock here in LA we aint got no rock but hills are FUN too. No mud too heavy withpot huge tires.

I GOT THIS OFF A IH8MUD POST BY LCphil:

The part number is 72206 a gearbox that contains the gear you need they are around $65 each

this might be the toyota number

Just bought a 97 LX450. The first two times I filled it with gas, the check engine light came on. Fortunately the first time, the guy I bought it from had a scanner and checked the code (something about the EGR valve). We decided that I probably did not tighten the gas cap enough. The second time I filled up, I was back it Tampa. I made sure to tighten the cap, but the Check engine light came on after driving a couple of miles.

I think I'll buy a OBD2 code scanner so I can check these, and then clear them if they are not issues.

Does anyone have any recommendations on which ones to get. I probably won't do anything sophisticated with this -- I don't have the space, tools, or inclination to do much of my own repair work.

Thanks,

tim

I have a ACTRON OBD II AutoScanner it is a great middle of the road scanner. $99.99 it seems to do it all. The little display is just big enough. the next size up just gives you a bigger screen and the next size down doesn't let you update new codes from the internet. I have used mine on two dozen other cars with great results.MODEL CP 9175

I'm a new member on this forum. I just bought a 97 LX450 with about 72,000 miles. So far, this forum has been very helpful. I am a victim of the notorius "little white cap" problem with the power seats. I bought the LX knowing that there was an issue with the driver's side seat, then after the purchase I discovered this site. I checked for the missing cap, and sure enough, the cap was missing. So, I looked on the passenger's side, no cap there either (and surprise surprise, the passenger side seat didn't work either). Fortunately, I have a neighbor down the street that has a 97 LX so I asked about their seats. Their passenger side seat does not work and the Lexus shop graciously disconnected the power to the seat for them (WTF?). However, their driver's side seat worked and had the cap. So they let me borrow the cap and of course it took care of the problem with my seats. Now for the parts dept. I e-mailed the parts department of my local Lexus dealer along with a complete explanation and pictures of everything. As others before me have already discovered, they apparently do not sell the part but rather you have to buy the entire housing (I am still working on confirming part numbers, etc. but I think this will end up being part # 72206-30040 (A044 Housing subassembly) as others have already reported here). Price tag is about $90.

When I had my neighbor's white cap, I measured the part. O.D. is 0.50" and the bore in the middle is 0.24" and the length is 0.38". I managed to find a nylon spacer at Lowe's that was advertised as O.D. 1/2" (measured 0.49"), bore 0.257" and length 1/2". Well, it was close but not close enough. When I pushed the bushing in the seat, it tried to work but would occasionally skip on the side where the cap installs. I assume the tolerances are just very exact. I also tried a bushing that had the same outside dimensions, but a bore of 0.194". It would not fit over the shaft so I drilled it out with a 15/64 bit (~0.234"). Now it fits over the hole but since I just had a hand held drill the bore was a tiny bit off center, and again it only works sporadically.

At this point, I think I have no option but to buy to whole housing at $90. I'll probably only buy one and use the cap to set the passenger's side all the way back and then leave the cap on the driver's side. I'm 6' and my wife is 5'2" so we definitely need to be able to adjust (of course, if I had no cap maybe she wouldn't drive it.... I better not go there).

Not that it would do any good, but I also sent a complaint to Lexus corporate about this. The spacers at Lowe's were 46 cents each. It kills me to pay $90 to get this part.

Next ..... all the other stuff

Have the same problem found one WHITE cap and keep it in the center console. It does get to be a pain to insert the cap and move the seat for people. You never see one of these vehicles in a recking yard to pull one. No Lexus dealer in our area and the Toyota dealer <_< has an attitude so trying to get parts was an online effort to no avail. I did get very good at using my pinky finger to align the shaft until i found a cap in the drive way. God was on my side that day.

Those do look great. i will give him a call. Thanks

I would like to just cover the seat cause it is hours away from any where that could recover the seats. Called Lexus each cover seat and back were 3 to 4 hundred which is 700. a seat! Any experience with covers? Please

I have a small white plug that popped out when moving my seat front or back. It appears to screw in but is now stripped out and the seat will not move. has any one been sucessful getting the seat to move again? I can hear the motor hum and click if i hold the button.

Ebay always has them sooner or later. You are looking for a CRW1342-B. :)