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You're doing better than me. I don't get anything out of mine, not a drop. I keep meaning to check into what is wrong, but keep forgetting. I tend not to use this feature on my cars.

Btw, each of my nozzles have three holes and the controller says "mist". Obviously I don't know whether a stream or a mist comes out of 'em.

I might be wrong, but I don't think it has a DVD. I have a '99 and I think it is a hard drive. I was really ticked recently when I got lost trying to find an address in a new area of a city. NAV was useless.

In general, extended warranties on any product is a bad idea. A big money maker for the seller. Unless, you think something bad is about to happen, I'd pass.

Reminds me of insurance at the blackjack table- sucker bet.

I saw a program on TV where they put a Lexus 430 engine into an IS (major job) and then used the IS to drift race. Pretty nifty.

My last car, an Acura, had bad hood struts. Now my '99 Lexus hood struts have crapped out. I'm guessing that the hood on this car was lifted maybe twenty or thirty times in its life.

I long for the days when hoods had those spring thingies that worked just fine for ever. Heck, I'm fine with the cheaper cars' built in rod to hold the hood up.

Now I have to revert to to carrying a stick in the trunk. :-) I just don't think its worth the time and expense to replace the struts for so few openings of the hood.

Muchas gracias, Cayo. I asked my question way back in August. It turns out my bulb is apparently loose or the wiring is loose as I am able to get it back in service with a little bang on the lens cover. I'll give your instructions a try and see if I can find the problem. Thanks again.

I think I remember pivoting a section of the shield when I changed the oil- after removing a whole bunch of screws unnecessarily!

I would pay someone to do a walk through on dealing with the left turn signal light bulb! Mine craps out from time to time and I have to bang on the plastic shield to correct it. One of these times that ain't going to cut it.

'99 like yours.

You need to supply some parameters. The cost will depend on the value of the car, i.e. , age. It will depend on the driver's driving record. It will depend on the extent of coverage, i.e., minimum legal coverage or larger. It will depend on deductables.

That's not bad for a plain drain, but with that Prestone kit you flush it with a garden hose. That makes for a lot of bottles. ;-)

I used it years ago. It works well, but where are you going to put the flushed coolant? It's fine if you just flush it into the gutter, but that's a no-no these days.

I'd cflush the radiator myself these days, but unfortunately, no place to put the old stuff.

Do some searching. You can do better. Here's one site I found a while back.

http://www.streetkeys.com/order/default.asp?make=Lexus

I assume by changer you meant the cartridge. I bought some on E-bay for half that.

Did you check out the link I provided? It says it is a non-interfence and it shows what that means. Someone responded that it is an interference engine. I don't know where he gets his information. So, best check with someone who knows for sure.

In any event, if it is due for a timing belt and you plan to keep the car for a while, why not get it done and not worry about getting stranded or worse?

According to Gates, the maker of timing belts, none of the LS400's are interference engines. Check this site and download the Acrobat format for all cars.

http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure...location_id=540

I saw this report a long time ago. It is over four years old and may no longer be reliable (assuming it was to begin with).

Well, on my '99 it takes twice as long because you have to unscrew 20 or so bolts and screws to get the damn splash guard out of the way!

Dear Lexus Engineer: here's a hint, split the splash guard so that you have a small piece below the damn oil filter with a pivot and a couple of screws that would swing out of the way! How hard would it be to figure that out?

Nevertheless, it really ought to cost about the same for any car. $100 is ridiculous; just do it yourself or go to a place with good oil and filters or take your own to them.

Mine appears to have burned out. Haven't done this on a car lately; last time the car had external screws to remove the plastic cover to gain access. Not so with my '99 LS.

So, do I have to partially remove the main headlight assembly in order to get to the signal area? Appears this is necessary, but I hate to mess up the aim.

LOL, California a corn growing state? Maybe sweet corn. The reformulated fuel is now 5 or 10% ethanol. I don't think it is any problem at all except it has driven up the price of gas and accoding to experts it's really not needed to control pollution. The requirement is a pure political play by the midwest with the administration playing ball for the votes.

New owner of 99 LS400 and I'm about to do my first oil change. I assume that I have to take off the shroud/panel underneath the engine to get to the filter. Anything else unusual? Filter is readily accessable?

Perusing the messages, it seems that the recommended filter is "Toyota". Is this the "Denso" filter that I have seen or is it simply called a "Toyota" filter?

Any suggestions for places to buy filters (other than dealer of course)?