M.Yasir

Appreciating everybody's response..

hmmm so i should look for fresh door gaskets; moreover my moon roof is not working and is already closed, while cruising at higher speeds driver side door is giving lots of wind noise and one potential quirking is coming from the glove box hinge...

As of now i am only worried about wind noise....

whole edge of the door? only paint is ward off not the metal

will keep you posted

Pic from inside... sooner i will replace the head unit with a good one

Hi

I am experiencing too much sound/ wind noise inside my car when traveling @85MPH even at 60MPH the cabin is not as silent as i would expect from Lexus

I noticed that my door seals/rubber gaskets are cut from various locations, could this be a reason? please see the picture

What else I can do to make the cabin as silent as possible?

Thanks

Hi guys

No response from tirerack anyway

I am looking forward to these tyres

Pirelly- Cinturato P7 All Season Plus..

let me see the local price here; the problem is nobody is even bothered to look what model tyre they are buying here what people usually do, go to tireshop, name the brand, ask the price, ok go ahead and fit

Difficult to get performance parts here

When i purchased my '98 LS400 it had two issues

1.) The famous check engine light was on

2.) The engine was vibrating like hell, meaning rev upto 3000 rpm and you could feel whole steering wheel vibrating

Now what i did first thing, i took it to a garage drained out all the fluids i could, engine oil (which was turned into water, with 0 viscocity), gear oil (again the same situation), and the radiator coolant (although it was full, but when i drained it was water) all this i changed with good fluids also replaced filters

Now when i drive surprisingly all the lights are gone or may be i am lucky,

For the vibration problem a good car wash did the trick, good means you lift up the car on the hydraulic bay and spray diesel with full pressure, also open the hood and spray diesel with full pressure, well this method may sound wierd but it did the trick for me now my LS is super smooth, otherwise i was afraid that if the vibration does not go I might have to replace the engine foundation rubber pads

For temperature there is a high probability that the water pump is dying since your temp gauge is going above the normal limit, first try to change the coolant with a good one, completely replace dont add up

Update: I went through several threads within forum and other; also went through tirerack website

I am looking for super quiet tyres (and of course smooth); my elder brother owns a '99 Nissan Petrol and I remember when he purchased rubber from Michelin the ride became super smooth comparing to previous tyres from Firestone which were very harsh

Now problem with Tirerack is it appears I cannot ship to UAE, I have emailed them lets see

In the local market here in my place 4 tyres from Michelin will cost me about 460$

Hi

I am planning to replace my tires with a good set; old tires will soon expire may be i have 2 more months

car specs

LS 400 '98 model

Tyre & Rim - 225/60 R16

Speed rating V will be more than enough

Please suggest a good rubber

Budget 500 USD for 4 tires

Thanks

for pics go here http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/topic/88346-bought-ls-400-98-model/

Pleasure is all mine; i will stick around this forum since i have my own lexus... scared navy pilots hahah well to be honest driving skills of arabs is indeed amazing no doubt, from what i experience here in UAE.... bumper to bumper @100MPH non stop (yes everybody brakes before the radar and come to 85MPH)

In the end i am loving my lexus; V8 grunts everybody gives you side; saw a sticker on another lexus

"No nitro no turbo simply lexus power"

I have so much work balance to do in my car, getting fresh tires is top priority, also planning to change spark plugs and injector cleaning, waxing polishing since there are so many scratches etc ... i better start saving some money

yeah enjoy what we have

well to be honest; people do get busy that is the only reason why people do not reply but i dont think that wasting time is the right word... time spent on your interest whether or not somebody replies to it is not wasting time; time spent on what you love doing is not wasting time

we are here to help if we know the answers we will write, it is not discouraging, because what we are doing here is our passion no matter somebody appreciates it or not we will keep on doing it....

your rear shaft is leaking? did you checked yourself? place a carpet/mat beneath the axle and lie down and take some pics

are you experiencing any problems while driving? any irks, jerks etc?

Yeah denny; here if you will come you will see all the LS series are imported from US (except for the new ones ofcourse which are GCC specs); and speeding a big NO, there are radars everywhere maximum you can go on a motorway is 85MPH other wise a flash from the radar will greet you...

Well to go 150 MPH you need to go to Saudia Arabia, where normal speed is +100 MPH no radar nothing just zoom

Chipped? you mean electronically limited? so the new models are chipped.. thats a pity

cheers to your new car; enjoy the glide

Nice to see some replies ........ well I am in UAE, Abu Dhabi; license plate is of dubai; it was imported from West Verginia; it is miles

The car is amazing no doubt, it goes from 80MPH to 100 MPH without thinking

Some pics

The moment when i bought i went to a garage and I did the following basic things

Engine oil filter change;

Engine oil change;

Transmission oil change

Differential oil change

Bought new disc pads; went to tire shop took out disc plates sent it foundry for turning; fitted with new disc pads

How can i upload pictures over here any idea?

Hi

This is my first post here, I recently purchased a '98 model LS 400 bottle green color full uption with beige interior.

It is just amazing, you dont drive it, you glide with it; the car odo shows 227800 miles but does it matter really when it comes to lexus? just need to replace some parts like tires and battery to name a few