htd4555

I just did the transmission fluid change last weekend. Instead of pouring each bottle of new ATF through a funnel, I just poured all the remaining 10 quarts (after 2 quarts of new ATF were already replaced in the pan) into a 2.5 gallon water/bevarage dispenser (purchased at Walmarts for $7) and connected the dispenser spigot to the transmission fill hole with 5/8" clear PVC. I turned on the dispenser before starting the car. If the new ATF was flowing in too fast, I could just turn off the spigot momentarily and on again when the same amount of old fluid was pumped out. This made the job really easy and clean. I don't know how Lexus does not recommend changing ATF as part of the maintenance schedule, but at 90,000 miles, the fluid came out pretty dirty (blackish brown in color). I also did the coolant flush, power steering flush, brake bleed and brake rotors/pads replacement all in the same day. Thanks for all the info provided by great forum members. htd4555

Hi, I have a 1st generation Ls400 (1990) which both the "antilock" and "trac off" lights on. I read the code from the diagnostic port (shorted Tc and E1) and counted the number of flashes on the "antilock" to be 32. Could someone please tell me what this code indicate? Thanks, htd4555

Hi, The accelerator pedal in my 2001 RX300 often locks up when I stop at a traffic light or a stop sign. I have to press very hard on it, or sometimes stomp on it, to get the car going again. This is kind of unsafe because the car could spin out of control. Once the car is in motion, the gas peadal is back to normal. The car drives well with no warning or any other symptom. If someone has experienced this problem before, would you give me some suggestion on where I should be looking at? Thanks, htd4555

I bought an rx300 w/o navigation thinking that I would install it at a later time as well. It turned out that the oem parts (dvd-rom, screen and stereo assembly) are so expensive that it was not even practical to do it. I ended up installed an aftermarket system (Pioneer brand for about $700).