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  1. Hi Nikk, I'm in the Atlanta area too. What Toyota dealership did you get the air control valve from? I called Cobb County Toyota parts dept. For part number 17630-16040 they quoted me $102.35. He told me it was for a Toyota Tercel. I never mentioned it was for my 92 Lexus LS 400. I told him that it's available elsewhere for $70-$90 and he told me 'no way.' I guess Toyota thinks they are Lexus now. Where did you get it?
  2. I found a speedometer gear sensor in the driver side of the transmission. It's a black piece the shape of a tootsey roll and has a magnetic tip. I swapped this sensor between my '90 and '92. No change. I also swapped the wheels between the 2 cars. No change. I don't see anything else that would have input to the speedometer. The speedometer is accurate until I get to 50 Mph. Right after 50 mph, the speedometer is about 4 mph slower than true speed. I'm going to swap the whole speedometer instrument cluster assembly next. Oh joy.
  3. I just purchased a 1992 LS400 with 98000 miles on it. Overall, I’m very happy with the car. I’m slowly working out the few defects it has. Using my GPS laptop, I’ve discovered the speedometer is off by 4 mph at 80 mph. That is, my speedometer reads 80 mph, but my actual speed is 84 mph. When the speedometer is 15 mph, the GPS reads 16 mph. When the speedometer is 45 mph, the GPS reads 48 mph, and so on. The problem is linear. The faster I go, the more it’s off. The speedometer needle moves smoothly and all instrument cluster lights work properly. I clocked between mile markers and the odometer is exact. I put new Michelin MX4V+ 205/65R-15’s on, which are the correct size. I have the same tires on my 90 LS400 (238,000 miles) and the speedometer and my GPS are very close. The GPS clocks my actual speed as a hair slower than the speedometer, which I can live with. At least it’s constant. I have scoured Lexus board and cannot find this exact problem. If it were the VSS, I would think there would be additional symptoms. I thought maybe there was a speedometer gear at the end of the speedometer cable that goes into the transmission, like (gulp) Fords, but I don’t know. Is anyone familiar with this problem? Where is the VSS located exactly, And what does it look like? Is there 1 speedometer gear somewhere? I can use parts out of my 90 LS for troubleshooting, but don’t know where to look! Thank you all for your time. This is an awesome board. I’ve already repaired my hood shocks the Mighty Max way, and more, thanks to this Board. I still haven’t found an 8” 2 ohm subwoofer though, but that's for another thread.
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