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creek

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  1. My 93 sc400 has power steering fluid leaking from the hose connection and I was going to remove it to replace it and now I've am confused how the hose comes apart from the pump??? Can someone help me. Also I called the auto parts store and nobody carries the replaceent hose and i called the dealer and they want 550 for a new hose anybody have a cheaper way to go here too.
  2. Send me an email with the information krechel@cox.net
  3. I took my CD player in to a professional car radio repair shop in Phx and they had it for 4 weeks and finally fixed it only to have it break 1 week later. I took it to them again and they fixed it only to have it break 1 day later. Now I took it back and they claim the part that is broken on it is no longer available. The good news is they are giving me back 85 of the 120 bucks I gave them to fix it. Bottom line I really would like to replace it with another cd player so does anyone out there have one reasonably priced that works. It's for a 93 SC400.
  4. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to properly clean your engine? My cousin told me to get a can of gumout and spray the whole engine area with it then drive down to the local self serve car wash and directly spray the engine compartment with the high pressure sprayer. Is this the correct way to approach cleaning my engine or would the water get into areas I don;t want to get wet?
  5. If you want stock replacement speakers I have them for you. PM or EM me ← Can you email me at krechel@cox.net for the speakers?
  6. How do you remove the back deck lid Does it pop off like the back seat?
  7. I keep getting an error message when i hit the pm button. I am new to this site how does it work? I am interested in replacing the bad speakers. Thanks
  8. Thanks for all the suggestions! I changed out the reservoir this weekend $140 for the part and it wasn't difficult better than 380 at the shop . I did notice that I needed to add allot of coolant to the resevoir when it was cold and i would start the car up for a couple of seconds and shut it off and the coolant level would be low again. So i would add more does anyone know if there is an easier way to fill the system?
  9. My 2 rear speakers don't work at all and the sub barely makes noise so I took the nakamichi amp to the shop thinking that was the problem but the amp was fine. The shop said the speakers were bad and need replacing. Does anyone know how to get to those three speakers to replace them and what size are they so I can buy replacements? I thought it was wierd that the 2 speakers stopped working has anyone else had this problem? The rears were not working when I bought the car so who knows how it happened! Does anyone have recommendations for replacement speakers?
  10. I looked on the www.lexuspros.com site but did not see the coolant reservoir. I also was looking at ebay and someone was selling the lower control arms for 385. Does anybody know where i can get these any cheaper? They said that nobody replaces just the bushings, they recomend replacing the whole control arm is there any truth to this?
  11. Thanks for the suggestions, no I do not own a shop manual yet. Are they fairly self explanatory and are there different types? I do own allot of tools and I purchased this car as a project car so I am going to do as much of the work on it that I can. One big project I have been putting off is the front headlights have standing water in them and I read in this forum where you can remove them and place them in the oven to seperate the 2 halves. My problem is what should I work on first? A guy I work with told me I should just repair the Reservoir with epoxy on the outside. That might be a temporary fix but I would like to find a replacement for a decent price.
  12. I just took my newly purchased 93 SC400 (65K miles) in to have it gone over to see if there was anything wrong with it. Good news is it has a new timing belt but the bad news...... Does anyone know of where I can get a replacement SC400 coolant reservoir mine has a crack and the local shop wants 380 dollars to replace. Also is it easy to replace myself. I take it I'll need to drain my whole coolant system. Is there a drain plug on the radiator to do this? Also the shop said I need the front bushings replaced and it would cost 950 dollars. Is that an easy job that anyone can do, I just thought 950 was a little steep. They also said I need the rear struts replaced (how do I tell if they are bad), 650 dollars Is that a simple job too and where and what should i buy to replace them? They had a list of other problems.... leaking valve cover gasket and valve adjustment, water in my headlight covers, wrong replacement plugs and it needs new plug wires,distributer cap and rotor not to mention change out all fluids! I just paid this shop 90 dollars to tell me I will need to spend more money to fix my new car than I spent on it. I guess it's time I learn to fix all this on my own!!!!
  13. I have the same issue my rear speakers don't work except a slight noise coming from them. I pulled out the amp and you can see on one side where moisture had dripped on it and corrosion has started. I'm wondering if that is my problem. Also if you don't want the amp from the guy who has one I'll take it. Maybe it will solve my problem!!!!
  14. Here's another issue...I called the Lexus dealer to find out what a timing belt change out cost and they claim I also need the valves adjusted at 60K. Does anyone know if this is also needed at 60K?
  15. Can anybody tell me if it is a simple job to change out the plugs and if it is how do you do it? Just glancing at the engine I don't even see the spark plug wires. Do I need to remove certain engine parts to get to them? Do I also need special tools?
  16. I have a 93 that has a clicking noise coming from the engine compartment or there abouts and when I brake it stops. Does anyone know what this clicking is and how to get rid of it. Another thing, it doesn't do it all the time. I read in the manual that when the trac system is operating you would hear a clicking sound is that what I'm hearing?
  17. Does anyone know where I can get a parking brake lever cover in gray. My car has a perfect interior except for that cover. My 12 disc changer does not work has anyone ever tried to have just the changer repaired and how much did it cost? The rear speakers also do not work when you fade to rear. Does that mean the amp is bad I still hear something coming out of them but it is way muffled, and the tape player sounds poorly too. Do you think I'm better off getting a whole new system or fixing the Nakamichi?
  18. I just purcased a 93 SC400 with 60k miles and I called a local shop and asked them what should be checked at that milage and they said it was important to have the timing belt changed out because if it were to break it would ruin the engine. I am not sure if the timing belt was ever changed out on the car. Does anyone know how to check to see if the belt was changed out. Also is this shop telling the truth about changing the belt out at 60K or 5years. This car is well past the 5year point and now I'm paranoid whether or not to drive it.
  19. I just bought a 93 SC400 on Ebay for 10K which was a bold move on my part. It has 60K miles and now I'm looking for a shop manual to do my own repairs. I looked on Ebay for that also and saw a manual on CD for sale. Does anyone have a suggestion for me on what type of shop manual I should buy?
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