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Hi ALL, my first post/reply but I have been reading the forums all month for suggestions & enlightenment. Just last week I had my f&r valve cover gaskets, PCV valve, fuel filter and spark plugs changed all at one time (mainly bc of the leaking gaskets). Cost me $330 total at an outside mechanic shop. While driving home the check engine light came on. Took the car back to them and they say it has an EGR air flow sensor prroblem (didn't ask for the code).. $180 to fix it. I called Lexus dealership and they say I don't have that sensor in my 95 ES300. ??? Took the car to Autozone and they say it's the P0401 EGR Insufficient flow code. Autozone suggested I try cleaning the EGR valve first before installing a new one. My question is, could the mechanic shop who worked on my gaskets caused the EGR valve problem or is it a common problem after changing VC gaskets? Thanks for your replies.
I don't know the answer to your question, but i am sure someone will chime in.
These guys are great here! ;)
I just wanted to say welcome and your car is very nice! :)
it is a common problem...IF the vaccum or EGR lines are not reinstalled correctly.
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Did you get your bulb replaced? I need to do the same with my ES250... I think the only bulb I have out is the one of the license plate lights...
The Liscense plate light is not whaty triggers it. rplace the light, but dont expect it will make the light go away.
i may go tomorrow and get the rest of the bulbs, i have a power steering belt to return.
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the ebrake is also connected to the same light.
Josh, sounds like you got a loose connection and or the cable is very tight on you ebrake.
If the light is not on when the ebrake is off, I wouldn't be concerned. There is a way to loosen up the cable a little.
steviej
the ebrake cable is ANYTHING but tight, i think the connection is loose. the light comes on when i hit a bump at certian times or if i turn...
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mine goes away when i tap orhit the ebarke handle, should i be concerned?
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Oh now i know your name. I can quit calling you Army. LOL
[jack nicholson] DID I SAY YOU COULD CALL ME JOSH???...
YOU CANT HANDLE TO TRUTH! [/jack nicholson]
No you didn't say i could call you Josh, Josh. LOL :D
[shrek] aww..come on...i...i was just kidding [/shrek]
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none fo rthe ES250 Specifically, but if it will fit a Camry V6 engine from 90-91, it will fit your car. the powertrain is identical.
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you can but that is only if the box is secured properly as well. or you are looknig to short out the wires.
i am going to be building a custom floor with a trap door in the trunk, so i will probably just screw the amp to that then, thatway if they take my sub, they dont get my amp too! LOL. now i just need a wiring harness for my HU, i dont want to cut and splice the stock one. then i need to bypassmy factory amp, again, i dont want to cut and splice.
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man, i have spent so much on school and keeping this car running (just spent $340 on front brakes, only to find out it needs a steering rack too...$1300!!!) that i dont have even $20 to put in my gas tank, and that the truth, im living payday to payday...but when i come into some decent cash again, i will look into it, besides, its not so bad having the antenna standing straight up.
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Should i change my oil again just to put a new filter on? Is there a pretty good chance that im not going to have a problem if i just put a different filter on in 2500-3000 miles.
In other words is this something that needs to be changed right now, or at the next oil change?
Thanks
Chris
many people use frams, most never have problems, btu their filter capabilites arent all that great either, i woudl just change it, you dont have to change the oil compoletely, just the filter, pull the old one off, and stick the new one on, then top off.
i would go with STP, Bosch, K&N or toyota OEM.
its up to you, now that you know, dont put another one on, you should be ok if you do a regular change interval. the problems arise mainly when the oil gets old, with fram filters, they dont liek dirty oil. i used one on a chevy astro van and i ended up replacing a motor, due to the faulty anti drainback valve, crap that had clogged in the fliter came out and got in the pasages, went through the crankcase and spun the #2, 4, and 5 rod bearings on the 4.3L V6.
not a big deal, i had a 350 in the garage on a hoist...i just swapped in the 350 and made it into a drag van, my dad and i called it the "draggin shaggin wagon!" :D but the point is, that it does happen, i woudl never go over 2500 miels on a fram oil filter ever, but thats because i would never put another one on any car. but you should be alright this time, just dump it after 3K.
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oh schnap! thats toight!!! i wants!!, you wanna trade for my stockers? lol.
its also good to see one with tint, now i know how mine will look.
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i have a 12 inch Alpine, and i was wondering if it was ok for me to screw my amp to my subwoofer box? the sub screws into the box so i figure it would be ok, but i want to make sure...
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Hi All,
I just installed the Kenwood Double din 7015, with Sirius and the Nav in the LX470 but the amp is not working with the system. I have a Mark Levinson factory headunit and speakers. Does anyone know why this is the case? Thanks in Advance.
David
pretty sure you have to bypass the factory amp if the HU is aftermarket.
So you think I should just take out the amp and get a new one?
well from what i understand, the amplifier in the HU shoudl be enough for your stock speakers...but if you have aftermarket speakers and are looking for that extra "kick" then yes, amp them with an aftermarket amplifire. that factory amp has some kind of device on it that makes it so that it cant be used with anything except Lexus Factory Head units im pretty sure. it may even be a modulation or some kind of signal that the Lexus HU sends to the amp. obviously with an aftermarket HU, that signal is not present. i could be entirely wrong about this, but heres a quick way to find out.
by come color matching wire that matches the wiring harness colors running into and out of the amp. cut the harnesses (if this doesnt work, they can be re spliced later) at either end of the amplifier. splice the wires together. this will bypass the amplifier. if your HU puts sound through the speakers when the amp is bypassed, then the issue was witht he amp.
they make electrical connectors that will splice the wires back together in the event that it isnt the issue, but i think that it is.
i am weary to cut the wires too my friend. LOL. i am also weary to put my HU in my car because my dash speakers in my ES250 are an odd size (something liek 3.8") and if i blow them, i wont be able to replace them with aftermarket ones...they just dont make them in that size LOL. so i would pretty much have to rewire and re speaker the entire car.
Thanks Army!
no problem, did you find the issue?
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Has anyone ever seen a battered, well-abused LS400?
I have seen my first one. Today at one of our (we have 2 here in town and 4 in the metro area) local Super Wal-Mart parking lots I seen a blue 1995, 1996 or 1997 LS400 in the parking lot- just a few cars up from mine. The rear bumper had a big rip in the cover and the trunk had a big dent, as if they had backed into a pole at about 15 mph. It had been done for a while, as the paint was gone there and it had a light coating of surface rust. It had numerous scrapes on the driver side, as well as a few dents on the LF fender. The passenger side was even worse, as it had a fairly large bashed in place on the front part of the RF bumper and the parking lights there were broken. The windows were so dirty- that I do not know how they could even see out of them. The interior was also dirty and cluttered and looked like it had never been cleaned. There was also numerous scrapes on the passenger side. I took note of all of this because I had never seen a Lexus in this poor condition before.
Come to southern california...more specifically orange county. You'll see lots of ratty Lexus (and I'm talking about LS400's) being driven by college students that have been given to them by their parents. These are hand-me-downs that the students do not take care of. You've got to have a lot of money to hand someone a Lexus, pay for the upkeep and college and....oh well. Some of us had to work our way through college so this kind of thing is particularly aggravating when there is no pride of ownership for such a beautiful car.
I feel your pain. I am also a college student who got a 1994 LS400 from my parents. They now drive a 2000 LS430. However, I do take pride for my car, and I just love the way how 1994 looks (mind you, I find older model LS prettier than newer ones. 94LS400 is even bigger in storage than 2000LS430). Anyway, college students are actually quite busy, and since I live in Michigan (U of Mich, Ann Arbor). It is especially tougher to keep the car in shape in snow season. At most, I bring the car to a DIY car-wash place.
you shoudl also do a hand wax 3 times a year, at least, the car was h wax doesnt cut it.
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at least your motor makes noicse, mine doesnt even do that LOL.
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i dont have them, can you post a pic??? i have never seen/heard of these...maybe i will look into getting them...
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frams have issues with their anti-drainback valves not working correctly...this =very bad for your engine...
there are 2 oils i would NEVER EVER USE and they are Pennzoil and Quaker State. i have had engines open that have had these oils in them for over 75K, and the oil passeges are clogged and GUNKED with nasty crap. these are the only oils i have seen do this, and i have sen it in 5 totally different engines. although none werre toyotas, it doesnt make me feel any better about using it.
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Uummmmmmmmmmmmm...What kind of Lexus do you drive that has a constant accy belt speed?? There is no such animal.
thats what i said! LOL, even my 15 year old Lexi doesnt amke any kind of engine noiise...sooth as a babies !Removed!, she sure will growl at you in the revs though ;)
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the front looks kind of "avalonish" to me...the rear looks much like a cross between the saturn Ion and the new BMW 7 series.
i like the front, but that rear has got to go.
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thanks SW03ES.
i just re-read and the tech said
"if it gets much louder then we will replace it"
that tells me he thinks there is something wrong and he either doesnt want to mess with it (alternators can be a PITA) or he doesnt see the need. either way, push for it.
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call your CC company as well (im assuming you paid through a CC on paypal). see if they can help.
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DAM! lol, i knew something was wrong...ok well everyone likes thin mints...
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darn you senna, you did that to me before...on my forum...owned on my own forum, d'ya believe that?
ill take thin mints please, just like last time!
so, hows the spoiler coming, are the fitment issues resolve?
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god i love top gear vids. 56K pack-a-lunch. B)
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Oh now i know your name. I can quit calling you Army. LOL
[jack nicholson] DID I SAY YOU COULD CALL ME JOSH???...
YOU CANT HANDLE TO TRUTH! [/jack nicholson]
Parking Brake Instrument Light Comes And Goes
in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400
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i hit mine at least 5 times DAILY! the connector fro the parking brake inside the console is loose.