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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Come to think of it, the car has been a little sluggish lately, even in the low end. I drive in the city mostly, so sometimes its hard to pick up on these kinds of things. Thanks again. --T_bone

I have a '95 GS300 and I recently went in for an inspection sticker. The car was rejected for emmissions and they said that there might be a clogged catalytic converter. I'm not exactly sure what would cause this to happen. I recently tuned-up the car. I'm wondering if my O2 sensors need changing, or if my fuel filter needs changing, or maybe someone has another idea. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. --T_bone

While you're on the topic, does anyone know of a Lexus Independent shop in the Boston area?

Go figure, everyone in the GS forum suggests getting the GS over the LS. :P

I have a '95 GS300 Touring. I got it in June of '01 and was lucky enough to get it with only 30K miles on it. Since then, all I've had to do was change the oil every 3K miles and a couple of weeks ago I did the tune-up on it. It cost me about $200 for the tune-up parts and I did the work myself. I've got 65K miles on it now and it runs like a champ. Its all stock and that's the way I like it. My next repair is going to be the a/c which has been having some problems. For the most part, this car been nothing if not reliable and dependable. I fully expect to get many more years of service out of her. Hope that helps.

I just did the tune-up on my '95 GS300 last weekend. As far as the plugs go, it was a real pain in the neck. All six plugs are lined up, and as you suspected the other two that you can't see are under the intake manifold. You will have to remove the intake manifold to get to those two. I don't know your comfort level when it comes to this type of maintenance, but you can do this yourself if you're very careful. First, remove the air intake hose leading to the manifold. Also, make sure you label all your hoses and be careful when removing wiring harnesses. There are two main bolts on the top of the manifold and four nuts underneath (if memory serves). You will also have to release the accelerator cable and remove the electronic choke (the choke has to be reset in the same position as before when reinstalling). At that point you should be able to slide the manifold back far enough to get to the plugs. Be careful not to damage the gasket ( I reused mine, but I'm not sure what the protocol is). Also, I used a small grabber arm to remove each plug once they were loosened all the way (it looks like the thing jewels use to grab diamonds only longer). You'll need a tool like that as the plugs are quite a ways down. Plus it makes it much easier to reinstall the new ones. Finally, be carefull not to cross the thread, that would be very bad. Tighten with even pressure on all plugs. You may want to do the wires while you're in there and the cap and rotor of course. Hope that helps. --T_bone

Hi everyone, I'm new to Lexus Owner's Club, but I'd like to pick your collective brains if I could. I did a search thru the archives here and came up with a few good ideas that unfortunately were dead ends. I'm looking for the "Touring" emblem for my '95 Lexus GS300. I've tried all my local dealerships (Boston Area), lexus-parts.com, car-part.com, Tap Recycling, ebay, etc. . . Does anybody know where I might locate one of these? --T_bone