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Welcome to the forum Lloyd My best guess It appears that somebody have fitted the whole arm from some other vehicle Thanks

expect to spend big $$, looks like ABS have went kapoot Dealer will rob you, i believe the gentlemen here should be able to give you a good recommendation @sha4000

i can recommend www.rockauto.com

Hi everyone It always come in my mind that in USA/Canada/EU labor rates are per hour, I understand that there are government defined laws to enforce labor rates per hour which is good i support this, unlike where i am located right now or back in my home country India Let us talk labor rates related to a car workshop From a car owner point of view why not charge him a lumpsum amount for the given problem and thereby opening opportunities to give discount, most of the times spare parts are cheap but the labor rates are huge thereby giving a setback to the car owner For example to replace the AC evaporator the whole dashboard needs to be pulled out which will give a huge blow to your pocket Is it mandatory to do like this? can it not be a lumpsum? for example to replace a started motor you will be charged x amount rather than giving a breakdown that spare part would be x and labor charge would be y which in most cases y would be much higher than the spare part itself, can it not reach an equilibrium? Now let us talk from the garage owner point of view In which i have no idea however can make an educated guess work, if i am the owner and i hire few mechanics i will give them a monthly salary? i study that the pay is bi weekly or maybe weekly but at the end of year it doesn't matter when it comes to financials isn't it? or the technicians would have to be paid per hour? so if they are smoking a cigarette or drinking coffee they are not earning money? which i believe is not fair once they are in your garage they should get paid regardless of the work, they should return to their families with bread and milk and not empty handed Moving forward, lets say i end up hiring mechanics at a monthly salary so the labor charges which i am going to charge from the customers would give me freedom to decide how much to charge based on experience and market study etc. and not just simple hours required for the job multiplied by a given rate And lastly, i believe that it is the returning customer which makes a successful business, what do you think? Just want to discuss all the views, since maybe in the near future i might be looking to open a garage in Canada

intermittent shakes? like as in when you hit the brakes? or during just cruising at 60/ 80mph? give more details If Alignment is bad your car will go either right or left if you leave the steering wheel on its own If the wheel balancing is bad then yes it might shake as the load of the rubber is not on its center line, try to go to another tyre shop as Dave suggested above

By reading the above posts, its just so wrong, the points are identifiable if someone just lie down on the floor and see it, moreover its just seems that there is missing common sense Change the garage, ask recommendations you will get a good response from this community

Update The car is super smooth now and is running like before Some pics

Update 29-May-21 So the 2 damaged coils were replaced and with the Throttle body cleaned up, the car is back in the original condition Will go for a test ride today Thanks

Hi Trevor That's a very positive response i have to say it! The problem was when we initially purchased the car all the lights except the ABS were coming up so we negotiated the price of the car knowing in a way that it would require maintenance but what we didn't accounted for that expertise on these are cars is not easy to find, it needs a skilled mechanic with experience to understand the root cause of the fault codes and not just replace what the computer is trying to say Still i have a VGRS code which is not letting the whole display work, any leads what would be the probable cause and how to fix it would be appreciated But yes in the end its every penny worth it! Some pics

HI All, So i happen to have another LS 460L 2007 model but American Specs with ODO sitting at 200k miles which my brother drives Its an old issue and now fixed but i feel i should share here on this platform also so that other users can take some help if any Event Date 25-Mar-21 During driving all of a sudden battery symbol appeared along with all the other lights on the dash and lost power steering, brakes became hard as manual with no hydraulics etc, so brother drove it for like less than a mile and parked the car in the house. Replaced the battery, car was firing right away but battery symbol did not go away and message was coming "Check electrical generator" Update on 4-Apr-21 Called the recovery truck and sent the car to a garage nearby Picked up the following scan codes with Launch X431 series Replaced the Alternator and some kind of re-calibration and the battery light went away Further diagnostics proved that the ABS system have unfortunately failed So it appears to be and assumption points to that the car was driven initially in that condition earlier caused everything else to fail, not sure weather thats true or not Update 4-May-21 Replaced the ABS system with a used one from Scrap yard Replaced Fuse Box with a used one from Scrap yard and codes went away Took the car and upon climbing a bridge CEL came on again Sent the car back to garage again on 5-May-21 Pulled up codes again Appears to be O2 sensors, so replaced both O2 sensors bank 1- before the CATS Did a reset from the scan tool and test drove, again the CEL came on with the same codes as above After brainstorming from the garage, the car was sent to another shop who appears to have an active subscription over TIS and re-flashed the ECM (not sure exactly what was done in details) and cleaned the Catalytic converter That finally solved the problem Took the car finally on 24-May-21 and now working ok, spent big money but worth it and air ride changes the game comparing with what i have with coil springs Any feedback with what i could have done differently would be appreciated Thanks

Totally agreed

Thanks I am yet to try this product, will update after using it

Good learning Do you think if you had scanned with an advanced tool it might have saved you some money?

Well it looks like 2 of my ignition coils are busted, and more surprisingly i came to know that the GCC specs car is a little different and the American specs car ignition coil wont fit!! wasn't expecting that at all Its being replaced now and lets see what will happen will report back Cannot fully agree with you with the word "anti-pollution performance aspect", its not only pollution, as per my understanding the check engine light tells you that there is something wrong and you "should" look into it which is critical for the car and yes of course not to pull over Pull over or not, in 07 Lexus it does sometimes say that "park your car in a safe place immediately and call your dealer" even if the car is running what i have experienced with this message that if you still keep on driving it will eat up all other associated components For example in my Lexus there are many other codes popping up for the seat heating/ cooling sensors; rear ac sensors but those are not throwing the CEL light since they are not considered to be critical isn't it? On the other hand if there is a problem with your combustion it will throw or at least it should through a CEL; or maybe a problem with your TCM it should throw a CEL,

it is showing listing ended, no issues i found this page which will allow me to procure and ship to my place using shop and ship https://seafoamworks.com/where-to-buy/

Hi Can somebody post a link from where to buy this BG 44k? Thanks

Yes car idling is ok but you can sense the missing by the vibration on the steering wheel, very minor though Yes the fuel was very low when i filled in and i also think the same that some waste/ garbage is sucked up in the fuel lines Engine oil is absolutely fine This is the problem, i have been into these situation many times when the fuel was super low and i managed to reach the gas station and filled it up and there no problems, but unfortunately this time it have cause a disaster Strange thing is why no check engine light? this is my worry and brainstorming that why the ECU is showing that engine fire is perfect

Hi All, So yesterday i was driving normally, stopped at a gas station to fill up the tank, after filling up made reverse and experienced noticeable knocking, so i thought its ok it will go away Then put in drive mode and moved further from the gas station connected into the highway and tried to go over 60mph and huge knocking/ car vibrating all over the place!, full gas pedal on the floor but the car is lethargic So kept on driving at 60mph and stopped at another gas station on the way 12 miles from the 1st gas station, there was a small garage, the guys checked with OBD scannner no codes all clean as there was no check engine light Next step the garage guys did was to open the spark plug it was as new as it can be, so no clue what happened all of a sudden I should mention that before filling the tank my fuel was super low Any ideas, please advice what would be the initial diagnostics or rather manual diagnostics, from where to start Lexus LS 460L Model 2007 ODO: 134,375 miles

Hi jfkova From what i personally believe, all brands in Rockauto are equivalent or are higher in specs than the OEM, so you can go with any suiting your budget, i would also recommend to replace not only RH but also LH so that you have all 10 bushings brand new which will also give you good alignment and ride quality, also check your inner and outer tie rods while you are in there. I always had bad experience from ebay because lot of sellers are selling cheap counterfeits (back in the time i purchased the knock senors for my 98 LS 400, Denso all 100% original as advertised, huge labor was spent to remove the manifold to install these sensors and within few weeks they got fried and my car started drinking petrol, so had this bad experience) PS: 98k miles is not a lot of wear and tear, wondering why & how your bushings got brushed up so quickly! Keep us posted Thanks

Good info here Same thing happened with my elder brothers 07 LS460L; solution was that the mechanic took out the latching machine out and aligned it and put it back again; then the trunk started to lock normally as it would do It is highly unlikely that the latch system will die; most likely it can be fixed

Good question Welcome back; i am sure the 2014 must be more smoother with a refreshed dashboard

Come'on guys, the car is already 10 years old, dont you think it can deteriorate, moreover it greatly depends on the environment in which the car is kept

Absolutely agree man, the big solid yellow exclamation and then while in motion blinking explanation is even more frustrating but as i said not worth it so i will just close my one eye Here in this country you can pass an inspection even with the check engine light on, the inspection is not taking account the electronic part/ lights glowing in the dash, only mechanical inspection from underneath the car; oil leak check; Tyre tread check; break check; indicators check; headlight check; wipers check and you are good to go

Strange no one is talking about the rear bushings?

Hi Craig Thanks for asking, to be honest i let it go; it appears i just have to replace all the sensors inside the rubber which in my opinion not worth the money considering when i am already moving to Canada sometime this year;