PK_Lex

Congrats on your new car...i'm sure its an awesome ride. Look forward to seeing the pics.

Same here. After seeing so many NICE sporty IS & GS at lexfest, I want to get one of those when I'm in a mood for some fun driving. But for everyday cruising, nothing beats a ride of an LS.

22mpg is a pritty good mpg. I usually top off at 21 on hwy and stay near 19 with mixed city/hwy driving. I've changed the plugs, wires, air filter, cleaned fuel injectors and checked tire pressure to be at 29. From what I've read on other posts some people get close to 30 mpg...don't know what they're doing to get that. To answer your question, the most I've gone with an orange light is 30 miles. I wonder whats the max it can go.

I would love to have them for my 1st gen, but I doubt they would make for those.

Welcome back. Sorry to hear about your losses. I still have the 94ls that I've had for almost 8 years now with ~240k miles. Still loving it and it drives as good as new.

You can't go wrong with MXV4s. They're very smooth with great handling capability. I've replaced mine everytime with those and love them.

Thanks for the info and the tip. As much as it seems tempting to use the Toyota synthetic, I think I'll stick with OEM specs too.

Looks very nice

I would say keep it. 8000 miles on an LS is nothing....it's almost like a brand new car. Why sell it and pay more for Avalon which is a step lower than what you have?

Thanks for the write up. Is it necessary to lift the front wheels off the ground to turn the steering?

The lexus dealer near me doesn't carry gear lube and the guy wan't helpful at all to tell me what type I need. Toyota dealer carries the synthetic kind. I asked them if they carry non-synthetic, he asked me that they carry different types and if my car (94 LS) has limited slip differential?? That threw me off and I didn't really knew what I really need so I came back. If someone know what exactly goes in there, please let me know so I can ask for that type. Thanks.

I was wondering what is the hauling capacity for 94LS400. If there are 5 passengers with an average weight of 200lbs, will my car be ok with it? Plus I also need to put some luggage in the trunk which will probably be around 60-70lbs. I have recently gotten new struts and control arms put in, but I notice that the car goes down quite a bit in the back when there are 3 full size passengers sitting (but there is no rubbing). Would you advice not to take this car for a long trip with that much weight? Otherwise I'll take the other car and not take any chances with my lexus. Thanks.

Yeah, I'm reluctant to do anything that I will regret later. It seems ok for right now...could be better...but I guess its part of aging :)

I'm considering painting the front grill black because it is a bit faded. I'm going to take it out and spray paint it. Hopefully taking out the front grill is an easy task. What kind of spray paint do you recommend? Is there any particular one that's for outside use that will handle the heat, moisture and withstand car washes? I don't want it to start peeling off and getting worse than how it is right now. Do you think it's worth taking a risk or should I keep it as it is. The grill is just showing its age, nothing major, so I thought maybe painting it may give it a newer fresh look. Thanks.

RFeldes - thanks. Will look for that switch this evening. This morning however it didn't give any problem. I recall it happened few months back and didn't happen again till yesterday. In any case I want to get it fixed now. SK - Eating and drinking is not allowed in my car :~)

Yeah, same here. I do need to have my foot on brakes to shift, but it's not doing it like its supposed to. There is definitely somthing wrong. I have to tap on brakes few times before the shifter is released to shift. I don't have the button on the shifter like you mentioned. All it has is the over-drive button.

I have a 94ls. The problem is that when I start the car and try to shift the gear backwards from Park position it does not move. After spending few minutes tapping on the brakes, the notch on the top of the gear knob loosens itself to allow itself to be press in all the way and then I'm able to pull it back to Reverse or Drive. I think there is a sensor in there that is going bad. If you have any advice on how to fix this problem please let me know. Also let me know if it is somthing I, as a beginner, can do myself or better to have a mechanic look into it. Thanks.

The OEM 5 spoke are better in terms of classy & elegant look, and since they are OEM they are high quality.

Resembles quite like the current model of toyota camry

There are online manuals available for all Toyota and Lexus models at techinfo.toyota.com which you can subscribe to for a daily, monthly or yearly fee. I just wanted to know how to change plugs on my corolla so I subscribed for a day. There was wealth of deep technical information but after doing a lot of search I didn't find what I was looking for...I guess it is geared more towards advance professionals. As a beginner, I was looing for simple DIY tutorials but didn't find the site too helpful.

I have a 97 Corolla and need to do some maintenance things like changing spark plugs, wires, drive belt, etc. I know it seem pritty simple to do since corolla has a very simple looking engine, but as a beginner with minimal experience, I would feel comfortable if there is a tutorial for doing this. I searched around on Google but didn't see any really active forums for Toyota. The few that I came accross didn't have the guide for doing this. So if any of you know of any good source for info, please let me know. Thanks.

I didn't know that that's how you can check the error codes. Where do the error codes display? Will this method work on gen 1s too? I recall seeing posts where you have to touch wires somewhere in the engine and get the codes by counting number of blinks somewhere.

You have to remove all that stuff. That's why most people replace timing belt and water pump at the same time when they take everything out to get there.

I'm 30 male working in IT. Some of you guys sound a lot older than what you are :)

Congrats man! Look forward to seeing the pictures. I have owned a 94 for over 8 years and I love every time I ride it. It is still as beautiful as the day I bought it. Regarding the error on CD player, it may be because of a bad CD jacket. You may want to get a new one and see if that works before chaning the whole cd changer. Good luck and welcome to the club