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from those of us who are too lazy to calculate, and dont have a computer in out cars to tell us what the mileageis, it will have to do LOL ;)
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an egr is a valve that controls flow of exhaust gases ,how did you figure it turned the flow of gas on and off ?
Just a metal flap controlled by a solenoid or vaume assist
oh, i knew what an EGR was, but not an engagement valve LOL. thanks for clarifying.
off i go, back on the road.
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I would suggest cleaning the ege as it sounds like it is having a problem moving the engagment valve to open and close ,alittle different from the 97 and ups since they are mainly contributed to their iacv for issues.
engagement valve?? forgive my n00bness, but i have never heard this term before...
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Thanks for the help. I appreciate it.
Yesterday - I took 'Lenny' for a long drive!! lol [that's right - 'Lenny the Lexus'] The odd thing about 'Lenny' is that 'he' feels surprisingly secure and safe when driven rather hard on a narrow winding country road. [and I really pushed it yesterday] There are no odd noises and the car simply handles each tight curve like a pro. [and the road I was on has one tight curve after another] It's only when I'm driving on a straight highway or freeway [at speeds above 50 mph or so] does my car feels insecure. [and have the problems I described in my first message] I'm puzzled by this. [and have been - since the day I bought my car - just over a year ago] Part of me thinks that if there is a problem - shouldn't it be MORE obvious ON a winding country road than on the highway? [is that not true?]
I'm confused.
I'm also having a problem with acceleration. My car is quicker if I DON'T push the 'pedal to the metal' from a dead stop. Burying the gas pedal - as it were - causes the car to sort of bog down. And no matter what I do with the pedal - the car can't get to 60 mph any quicker than 12 seconds. [usually it take about 14 seconds] I find that annoying. I mean - isn't the LS supposed to be an 8 second to 60 mph car?! I never really noticed how slow my LS was until I raced a 4 cylinder automatic Chevy Malibu. [the previous style] The Chevy WON!! I was NOT very happy about that. I mean what's the point in having a multi-valved V8 if it can't beat a 4 cylinder Malibu from Budget Rent-a-car?! lol
Thanks again,
Craig!! :)
that discounts the worn steering rack , you will notice that on a winding road, you will turn the steering wheel halfway and the car wont turn for almost half a rotation. kind of dangerous. so thats not your problem. i would lean toward a decompressed strut myself, because the other struts can pick up the slack. i am assuming these are gas filled struts.
as for your acceleration issue, do a complete tune up and see if it gets better.
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Just an update. The dealership finally fixed the brake vacuum pump and the car sounds much better (no humming in the steering column). So this along with the grinding telescoping steering wheel fix under warranty and about $1,000 dollars in body-work paid for by the dealer I bought the car off make for an annoying first 3 months. Oh yeah, my CPO Lexus had rust on it which required a major fight to have them fix lol! My hope is that the worst is behind me.
I really do love the car and will post pictures soon.
Fred
its an LS430?? with rust??? how old is it??
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205 last fillup, i still had 1/4 tank.
**Disclaimer**
My car is 15 years old and in severe disrepair, please pay no attention to the fact that i only get 220 miles to a tank fo gas...that is all!
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OK Army.......Let's still be friends.......awright?
P.S. I always have the same type of fights with my younger brother also. :D
my bad due, i feel so bad abut that.
about my bro, you probably havent had a fight like this...ill PM you, it doesnt belog in this thread...
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Hey Army, Stop being immature!
I did NOT imply that you're a liar! All I said was what was told to me back in 1991 when I went to a Lexus dealer and asked about CD players for that year car. How, in any way shape or form does this implicate you? IT DOESN'T! I was just relating my experience!
I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A LEXUS DEALER AND ALSO AN AUTO RADIO COMPANY!!!
The fact that you recently bought this USED, 15 year old car negates your argument, because you really don't know what was changed or done in all this time to this car. I don't give a rap that you had a "changer cartridge" inside your trunk, 'cause it probably wasn't there when the car was new. So what's your point?
ok man, you know what, we both need to chill here, i jumped to conclusions...my fault. i didnt mean to *BLEEP* you off, and i seriosuly dont know what came over me, other than the fact that im a little drunk and just had a HUGE fight with my younger brother about how he is the most arrogant cuss and how the world doesnt revlove around him. but thats besides the point. i jumped to conclusiouns and assumed you meant something that you didnt mean. my fault entierly. ill edit my post and you can edit yours if you wish.... my bad man. 100% my fault.
i guess i really dont have a point now
, i had a point, if in fact you were calling me a liar (which you arent) that my car is 15 years old so i have no idea what has been done to it, just like you said LOL. thats the issue with internet boards, it can be SO hard to understand how people mean things when they say them. i apologize for being out of line.we cool? B)
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lmao
sorry man but your cousin has no clue what he is talking about.
The machine doesn;t even have any pressure that is used to do a tranny flush.
Trannies have about 20-30 psi of pressure the machine has none it uses the tranny to ciculate the fluid through it.
All it does is connect to the trannny cooler lines and reroute it to the machine to keep it circulating through the machine until the operator flips a switch to stop ciculation and purge the system by releasing the old fluid into a resevouir for disposal while sucking the new clean fluid back into the tranny.
their is a reason your cousin works in a lube shop, sorry but it is idiots who fill people with bad information because they don;t know better and try to sound like they know somethign when they really don't have a clue.
This is a fact of how it works ,no guessing needed.
jason, at JP Imports has told me something similar on old trannies. you cant flush them. he also said that (on my particular car) Lexus doesnt even reccomend a flush, at ANY point in the vehicles life.
on old transmissions, the bands that are in betwwen the gears deteriorate. when they do, they pick up particles from old, broken down trans fluid. when you flush the trans, the flush takes all fo the old particles out, and the tranny will slip as a result. thats the best way i can describe it, btu you have to have some working knowledge of an Auto trans before you can understand it. i dont even fully understand it myself, but thats the way i was told.
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Like I said before:
In the Spring of 1991 while I was negotiating a deal at the Lexus dealer, I specifically asked about a CD player/changer that I would like installed on my '91 ES250. In no uncertain terms he told me that Lexus does NOT have this feature as an option! He also told me that the only way to have that done was to bring the ES to a car radio installer to put in an aftermarket unit. After seeing what was available, I decided not to do that and just be happy with the factory radio & cassette player. Furthermore, the audio dealer I went to told me the car was NOT factory wired for this CD addition. <_<
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i jumped the gun, sorry all.
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What years of es 300's had problems with sludge? IM lookin at a 95' with 85k miles what should i look for as far as the sludge issue?
well if the sludge has already occured it will not run right.
take off the oil cap and look inside the valve cover, if you cant see anything thjat looks like grape jam (only brown instead of purple) you are probably OK, but to be sure i woudl have it checked by lexus.
thats the only way i know of to check it...
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have any pics of her?
Not yet. Pick it up on Monday afternoon so I'll see what I can do if I get home before dark.
I kind of expected better service from the dealer, though. Granted, I didn't buy the car from them, but SOMEBODY has to work on it.
So does ANYBODY ave any idea about this phone? Searched the threads but didn't find much. I did learn about the nav system though... :)
i work for motorola...since this is not ananalog phone, im pretty sure any cellular service can work with it. i know a guy i work with, has a motorola car phone in a 99 LS400, and it has SBC service, so i know it can be had.
Pictures coming if you insist. 'Course, you'll have to get me out of the car first..."Dan" is the test driver for our 1999 LS400.
Unfortunately, we cant get him out of
the car.
If you know him, please call him on his cell at 555-6936.
Tel him his kids miss him and stuff...and his wife says he's in big trouble.
[/audi commercial]
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Actually, I think that particular light is a low oil level light. It could be a little low since I haven't added any since the last oil change almost 5,000 miles ago. I use Mobil 1.
VBdenny,
There are two lights that have a relation to your engine oil.
1) Low Oil Pressure Warning Light (gas can with a tear drop of gas coming out)
2) Low Engine Oil Level Warning Light (gas can with what looks like water underneath it)
If you're getting the light with a gas can and what looks like a tear drop of oil (or some other fluid) coming out of the tip of the gas can then you need to either clean or replace your oil pressure sensor. (1st light above)
If you're getting the light with a gas can and what looks like water (or some other fluid) underneath it then add engine oil as soon as possible (back to full). These things are very sensitive. (2nd light above)
I had the first problem and all I did was drain my engine oil, remove the oil pan gasket, replace the gasket, removed the oil pressure sensor and cleaned it off VERY well with a little water and assembled everything back together. No more light and no more problems.
The oil pressure sensor may be cheap but at Lexus and Toyota it isn't. But if you don't want to DIY and get a lil' dirty then go to a trusted mechanic and have him replace the oil pan gasket and see if he can clean off your oil pressure sensor...if you're getting the 1st light I descibed above that is. Then again, even if you're getting the low engine oil level light it still wouldn't hurt to get a new oil pan gasket and clean off your oil pressure sensor or get a new one. Hope this helps.
not sure about the LS400, but in my ES250, it has to be WAY low to come on, like about 1/4th of a quart under the add line. when i took delivery, it was that low, and the light was not on...
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The first Lexus I bought new was a 1991 ES250 in Santa Monica Lexus in Santa Monica, CA, and I was never told about the option of a 6 CD player.
well all i knwo is mine had one. it wasnt an ES250 one, so what? it was broke, i took it out, it has only a cassete/Am?FM in the car, btu the cassette doesnt work.
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A little over a year ago I paid considerably more for a '93 GS300 with 100,000 miles on it. I am more than happy with this car - my first Lexus. It is smooth, quiet, and fast. I really like the handling when you need to quick high-speed manuevers. 22mpg on the highway. And it seems to be a rather rare and I think beautiful style on the roads these days. I guess you'd better check the carfax, etc, but I think I got my money's worth, and I am now a TOTAL Lexus fan!
Good Luck,
Dennis - Santa Rosa, CA
i ran the carfax...it has a salvage title...that would do it...
i asked the dealer. they said it was hit on the passenger side by a minivan and recently fixed. it drives ok, but he said the B-pillar had to be replaced, so i am VERY cautious. i havent totally ruled it out yet, but...
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Tie rod ends are my guess. Start with the outer as they're pretty easy to change. Inners should be ok @ that mileage..
Bob
couold be a worn rack and pinion, about wat speed do ytou have issues with it. the outer tie rods are also an issue here, but as was previously said, easily replaceable.
which dierection does the car wander, if it wasners in both directions, then the problem is either in the tie rod ends, or the inner tie rod bushings (AKA Steering rack). Approx $1300 P&L on my ES.
if it only pulls one way, i would guess you have a decompressed front strut (assuming they are gas from factory). decomressed struts will often pass a bounce test, becuase the other side is taking the load. this is especially true if you have a Front Strut Tower Brace (FSTB). this is a bar that bolts on each tower and across the top of the motor, to reduce body roll and smooth out the ride.
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Do you know if it is possible to install a 6 disk changer in this model?
Anything is possible. :D I don't think that this project is for the average person, unless they have the electronic knowledge to do it. I would check the feasability of doing this at a car audio installer. I'm sure they'll tell you that you have to replace your factory radio, rather then rewiring it.
P.S. I'm almost sure that a changer option was not offered as an option in 1990 ES's.
i think it was an option, but very few had it. mine had one, i took it out, cause it was broken (the motor on the turning thingy blew out) i was told it was goig to be over $100 to fix, by 4 different people. i sold it in a garage sale for $20. :P
there is even the moutning hardware, wiring and the slot for it in the trunk.
EDIT: then again, maybe not, mine may have been from an LS400 of the similar year...hmm, i will ask the previous owner about that...
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Thanks bart! :whistles: B) I didn't fall off the Turnip truck yesterday amf....:chairshot::chairshot:
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no...it was the day before...
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it does. people sue over the stupidest stuff. i heard one time about a guy that tried to sue M&M's/Mars because he bit into a peanut M&M, and there was no peanut, he bit hard expecting one, adn bit his lip. so he sued...i dont know if it was true or not, i heard it from a coworker...but its stuff liek that that makes insurance (both car, hom and malpractice types) so hard to acquire.
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Thanks for the replies. its a digital dash but a friend got the dash done and said something about a chip inthe computer. I have an appointment tomorrow to get it fixed, they said there is somthing in the door that might be bad. I don't want to return the lease and get nabbed for the miles. I figure they won't look if there is not reason.
thanks in advance. is there another chip somewhere or does it take it from the dash cluster.
if you have driven the car AT all, with the new cluster in, unless you reset the trip odo before you moved so much as a foot, your mileage will be off enough to get you in trouble...a few miles may seem like no big deal to you, but i almost bought an oldsmobile once that had had the odo rolled back (CARFAX to the rescue!) it actually had 259,XXX miles, and the odometer said 145,864.
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has some peeling clearcoat, but nothing too bad, on the rear by the antenna. Asking $6,750 with a 3 month warranty. i ALMOST traded in the ES 250 on it today...opinions? i need to go back and get the VIN # and run the carfax...but it is a nice car, green, w/ beige leather, in excellent condition inside...i wonder why its so cheap? mileage was ~ 110,000 IIRC.
are these good cars? what can i expect from them performance wise? i will be upgrading to one eventually, so these answers will not go wasted!
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what is on the cluster stays on the cluster
does anythign else not work in the door.
try to be as detailed as possible when asking for help this includes all working and non working parts
SK, could it be as simple as taking the speedo out of the new cluster and putting the old speedo in there?? if its an analog Odometer that is, if its digital, then we just entered a whole other playing field. but if its analog, on my contour at least, all you had to do was use your old speedo (since the odometer #'s are in there).
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also keep in mind the nissan will be 3 years older than the lexus you already have...but then again if it runs goods...like I said before its personal preference.
yeah im trying to shy away from old cars...
i will have to drive it before i decide, and of courtse sell mine (i'll take $1500, like anyone at this site wants that car...
, but ya never know.)UPDATE:
this is crazy, but my ATX Dipstick reads bone dry. JPI Just serviced it yesterday, and Jason noticed today the dipstick had no fluid, so he added about 1 qt. and poof! there it was, at the warm level.
i drove it home, maybe an hour, and i check it when i arrive...no fluid on the stick...WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? to make matters worse, there si no ATF on the ground in front of my house (only oil) and the car drives incredible. the shifts arent clunky, there is no slip...where the hell has the fluid gone? is this a toyota thing?
, i had a point, if in fact you were calling me a liar (which you arent) that my car is 15 years old so i have no idea what has been done to it, just like you said LOL. thats the issue with internet boards, it can be SO hard to understand how people mean things when they say them. i apologize for being out of line.
Some Car Pix!
in 92 - 06 Lexus ES250/300/330
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Senna, i dont knwo why, but i love your ES...always so clean. just all around a beautiful car. keep her that way...
AND FOR GODS SAKE, DONT FORGET THE PCV VALVE!!! :)
nice house too...