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lkeeley

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  1. Hey it's about time for my 120K mile service and the RX has been humming along quietly and happily (especially since I took care of the air servo mixers a few weeks ago thanks to advice here). Anyways on the list of things due at a 120K mile service that I already haven't taken care of are, Brake Fluid change Coolant change Limited slip differential Fluid and the re-torquing of the drive shaft bolts. I bought the car used at 88K and don't know for sure the history of the transmission fluid. The prior owners always had it serviced at the dealership and it looks like did everything the dealer told them to, but there is no mention of the transmission fluid on the records, so I have always assumed it went unchanged and following the advice I've read here, figured at some point I would just do a drain and fill, but the fluid looks great, so I'm not sure what to think there. So I'm here asking advice on what on the list I really need done, thoughts on what it should cost me at the dealership or otherwise and thoughts on the transmission fluid. Thanks!!
  2. I probably should've been more clear. The service consultant (who did seem to have less knowledge of the car than I would expect) explained it as the pump not pulling correctly. My understanding is that this caused it to fail which can/did? keep the pump open which caused the oil consumption.
  3. I recently purchased a 2001 RX 300 with 88K miles on it from a Lexus dealership. It had been serviced at that dealership about every 5000 miles and they had the full service records on it. I got a great deal and was thrilled with my purchase, until I checked the oil 500 miles after I brought it home and found virtually no oil registering on the dipstick. The oil had been changed only 600 miles previous to that and I checked everything when I bought it and there were no problems. Clearly I was upset. Additionally there were no signs of leakage on my garage floor. I put a couple quarts in drove another 300 miles and discovered again no oil on the stick. I put more oil in and called the dealership. I dropped it off 28 days after the purchase and hoped they would not only find the problem but also cover it under the 30 day warranty. They ran a compression test and told me the pump wasn't pulling up the oil correctly and they needed to replace the valve seals and all the associated parts (spark plugs etc). Thankfully at their cost. I asked if they could go ahead and replace the timing belt and water pump etc since they were going to be in there anyways and they said no problem, so I paid for the parts and 1 hour of labor. I got the car back today and so far after driving 100 miles (had to go to NJ from DE to find the RX I wanted) everything seems to be fixed, no disappeared oil, acceleration seems to be improved and in general the car is running a bit smoother. I was assured there were no signs of sludge and that the problem had been caught early, but am of course a little nervous about that. The parts and work are covered under a new warranty and I am hopeful that from this point on I will have no issues with the vehicle. This is the first car I bought on my own and I thought I had researched everything and found the right vehicle, now I am a little bit more nervous about the whole thing especially after reading this board so much in hopes of finding someone with a similar problem. Anyways I just wanted to post about my experience and sort of introduce myself to the this board which I have found to be very helpful so far. I also wanted to say my experience at Lawrence Lexus in New Jersey was great. I don't blame them for selling me a vehicle that had this problem as it was something that can't be caught in the normal diagnostic tests Lexus (or any company) runs on it's used vehicles ahead of sale, and they took care of me with no drama about warranty coverage when the problem was discovered. I also enjoyed the loaner they gave me while the car was being fixed :) The big lesson here as well is to not worry about conservatively driving your new used car because if I had I wouldn't have burned off enough oil to catch the problem and 2 to check all your fluids frequently, especially after you get a new car just in case. And of course to not procrastinate about bringing the car in. I was hesitant to buy my car from a dealership because I thought I would get a better price somewhere else but this might have changed my mind, because not only did I get a great price, but the service Lawrence Lexus gave me was impeccable. Of course I say all of that assuming that they did indeed fix the problem, because if not... well anyways I'm going to be optimistic about it. Hope this helps anyone facing excessive oil consumption.
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