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  • Lexus Model
    RX300
  • Lexus Year
    2001
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    Iowa (IA)

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  1. I'll continue this after I check that in a week. I just got this thing not too long ago and found out the timing belt is about 35k overdue and it's over 8 years old. I'm afraid if I look at it wrong it will break (timing belt kit + water pump will be here Thursday).
  2. 2001 Lexus RX300 There's a common point in the electronics of this vehicle that is !Removed! up and it's taking a lot of stuff with it. What it's losing: Door chime (doesn't recognize the key is inserted and door is open) Dome light (doesn't work with door opening, however the individual little lights on the bottoms of the doors still work when opened) Door locks (Neither the key fob or the switches work inside) Door windows (They all work individually, drivers controls drivers, passengers controls passengers, but drivers will not control passengers) Automatic climate control system MPG computer in center screen does not register anything Exterior temperature gauge ECT Snow button does not work Drivers seat belt warning doesn't work (passengers does) Fuel gauge pegs to high Engine temp gauge pegs to low All of this stuff was working 3 days ago, none of it is working now. I pulled the body control module and the board itself doesn't have damage (doesn't mean it's not screwed up). The strange thing is, this has all happened before and out of nowhere, it all starts working again overnight. I'm trying to figure out what connects all these systems together, whether it be a pigtail somewhere, a ground, or a module. I've been looking at the wiring pdf file online and it's a mess to even sort out. Somebody did the world no favors when they mapped that thing out.
  3. So last night I'm sitting in my apartment, my roommate comes home (dropped off by a friend) and a few minutes later you hear one wheel outside on the ice, frantically trying to grab for traction, a few minutes later roommate gets a phone call, it's the guy that dropped him off, he can't get up the icey hill we live on (Extremely steep hill). So I come out and help, he's having an issue with one of his drum brakes (older Dodge Dakota 2wd, open diff) so I put it in the garage and let it warm up, see if something just got frozen. The next morning he goes out to try again, wheel is still acting like it has a brake dragging (but the wheel will still move, just hard to move it). I tell the kid "look, I don't have the tools or time to work on it or I would, get a friend to bring a tow rope, or go buy one, I'll tow you all the way up that hill." At the time I had reaaalll doubts. The hill is pure ice and snow, he's got a wheel dragging, and like I said, that beast is pretty steep. So he leaves with a friend, comes back with a nice rope and I hook it to both sides of his frame, put it around my Class 3 hitch and tell him "Keep it in neutral, when I lean out the window and tell you to brake, you stop us both." I put it the Lexus into L and think "I'm going to break something, I'll start slipping and a tire will hit a dry patch and break and axle, just watch." So I slowly roll it forward, start heading up the hill; I'll be damned if the tires even slipped once. That little RX300 beasted up the hill, towing another truck with a dragging brake and didn't even break a sweat. I must say, I'm just working on fixing a few things on this truck, it's actually my brothers and I'm just helping him out and giving it back here soon but I am super, super impressed with how well this thing handles itself.
  4. First off, for people who have searched looking for the location of the sensor: This sensor is located just to the right of the rear muffler. It's connected to the right rear control arm and has a 3 wire plug going into it. Two bolts hold it onto the chassis, and 1 nut bolts it to the control arm. The reason for this sensor is so if you are carrying a heavy load in the rear of the truck, it will aim the headlights up or down depending on how much weight there is (so you don't blind oncoming drivers) Now for my question: Does anybody have the specs of what this sensor ohms at? I am looking to bypass the sensor instead of buying a new one and mine is completely trashed and unusable. All I need is to know what resistance goes through the wires while the truck is level and on the ground. I would assume a dealer manual would have this information and I was hoping somebody here has one or might be willing to crawl under their truck real quick and measure for me. Thanks a million, -Aaron 2001 RX300 AWD
  5. Steve

    Welcome to the Lexus forums KooK :)

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