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  1. It's been a while, but I remember it being right down by the flywheel on the front of the block on a bracket, pointing at the flywheel. Mine's a '95. Why? seems like an odd question to ask without any background information.... What does "looks untouched" mean, or refer to? THE TROUBLE CODE IS "obd II code P0336" crankshaft position sensor.... or wiring problem I dont know and cant find out if the timing belt/wpump has been replaced... 170k miles. to me, the front of the engine is where the water pump would be and the back would be next to the transmission. I thought the flywheel connected to the torque converter... ? right or wrong?? . My apologies, it's been a long day, you are absolutely correct. I meant to say the pulley for the timing belt (on the crank, at the front of the engine). I have heard (no personal experience) that the electrical connector will sometimes come loose from the crank position sensor, which will certainly indicate a bad sensor. My '95 now has about 330K on it and I've never had any problems with the C/P/S.
  2. It's been a while, but I remember it being right down by the flywheel on the front of the block on a bracket, pointing at the flywheel. Mine's a '95. Why? seems like an odd question to ask without any background information.... What does "looks untouched" mean, or refer to?
  3. Siezed caliper. (Left side) siezed caliper........Pulls to the right
  4. Copy & Paste or Sticky, Copy & Paste or Sticky................... :whistles:
  5. Clean your power steering rack SOLENOID FILTER and flush your P/S fluid. Do a search, there is about 8 encyclopedia's worth of information scattered around this website. Start here, have fun........... Rack Solenoid No, your problem won't go away until you do this maintenance. sticky would be nice..........Sigh........
  6. Edgar; Gates are incorrect and they have been that way since I can remember. In the second half of '95, Lexus increased the compression ratio slightly and for certain, the 1UZFE's that had the compression increase ARE INTERFERENCE engines. I am not completely certain about the first half of '95 engines, but I strongly believe they are interference as well. Unfortunately, Lexus didn't change the Engine model number to indicate a change from non-interference (maybe) to Interference (Definitely). I've also talked to a couple of Stealers about this and they are selectively dumb as a post. My strong suggestion is to definitely keep on top of the timing belt maintenance intervals.
  7. Bob, Glad everything worked out for you! Brett So I'm up to 170K + now and not a single (non-maintenance) repair, except some truly minor stuff that the dealer took care of under the cpo warranty! I guess that's more par for the course here than "news" B) Even the maintenance has been ridiculously minor. The dealer changed the water pump at 99k because it was leaking (wink wink!) and swapped the timing belt for just the $50 cost of the belt while he was in there. He also replaced a few front end parts to tighten up the front end a bit. All I've done out of pocket has been: Tires (2 sets), front brakes, oil (synthetic every 5k) and wiper blades! May be the cheapest car I've ever owned! Bob I'm notoriously b*tchy when it comes to stealers, but if they replaced all that gear for you @ "99K", you got a real steal. My hat's off to them and you. Conversely, methinks your starter is on it's last legs.......about $1K to fix. Question is, where do you want the car to be when replacement becomes necessary; on the side of the road or in the shop, not having been towed there(?......)
  8. j; There must be an echo in here..............You read my thought from about a month ago........ Since Nitrogen is an inert gas, I can't imagine that it does anything more than take up space......literally. I used to always stop at the same Shell station on my treks up to Vancouver, so I'd "enjoy" the "benefit" of all the new Shell ads. Can't say that any of them in the last three years have appeared to be anything other than dopey.........including "Nitrogen".........sheesh.
  9. Hate to say it, but ... time to check the rack. Likely the solenoid is plugged. You'll have to clean or replace. Nahhhh.......That'd be too easy........That CAN'T be it.......
  10. By the way guys, if I buy a second remote master, it will have it's own unique code (I assume.....). If this is the case, can the car ('04 LS430) be set up so that the seat pre-sets go to position 1 for one key and position 2 for the second key when one of them is used to remotely unlock the car?
  11. I was being facetious.........grinding the old Seattle (Lexus Stealer) axe......
  12. Of the 2 Lexus dealers in the area, one wanted $96 and the other wanted $126. You aren't referring to the greater Seattle area, are you?..............
  13. Yes, the button is well hidden. Look almost directly above the gas pedal.........way up under. The manual would have you believe the button is about knee level on the bottom of the dash.....not even close.
  14. Not bad, not bad....... Sure, give it a try. If it doesn't work, you're not out much........but it sounds like it will. Let us know how it comes out.
  15. Yeah, understood........BUT........I had the same problem on my '95 and a new (Genuine) gasket fixed the problem. If I knew how the water got into the spare well from leaks from the gasket, I've forgotten. But yes, I had water in the spare well. No body damage anywhere, no seam leaks. I seem to remember the gasket was about $90 (maybe more) from the stealer. The 3M goo wasn't cheap either, but what of 3M's is competitively priced?
  16. http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/ignition/sparkplugs.html
  17. I don't think Verizon is that smart...... I've tried to do the same thing on my '04 with a Samsung SCH i760 & it just plain wouldn't work. Not having an infinite amount of time to read, learn, update, experiment, start over, etc, I just make sure the phone connects via Bluetooth & I use the contact list in the phone. My take is that it just doesn't work very well & I only have some much time in the day to screw around with it, end of story.
  18. Hey Threadcutter maybe they played hard to get for you ;) hahaha Yeeesh......listen to you. No, not much of a problem there.......horn o' plenty ......But don't tell me you don't remember the "Debbie Too Good Shoes".......Every school had at least one. Good looking, superior attitude, married a "professional", got dumped at 40 because her "professional" husband traded her in for 2 twenties. There is justice in the world once in a while......Too bad though. Replace your trunk gasket, it's compressed and leaking when you wash it or it rains. There's also a trim piece at the bottom of the window that could probably stand to be re-"gooed". 3M makes a really good gasket goo. I don't remember the name of it, but a local NAPA store should be able to help you out.
  19. Soooooo......................what's the rest of the story? Sounds like you want your $100 back before you give us your results.:whistles: What, you want specific questions? How about, the solution/fix/cause/reason etc. You playin hard to get or what?:chairshot: Like a 17 year old blonde girl at the Prom................
  20. I have no clue as to the problem, but do have a suggestion... as you come to your exit, slow down, pull on the shoulder, let it die, crank it up and continue on safely. my 95 has never done this.@162k. bp Sounds like it's possibly your Idle Air Control Valve on your Power Steering Pump. It's the black plastic valve with two barb fittings and vacuum hoses attached to it that points down and toward the passenger side front wheel well. Start the car in your driveway, press the brake pedal, put in drive and turn the steering wheel. If your RPM's drop or the engine actually dies, the IACV should be replaced. Some people just remove the hoses and plug them. When it happened to me, I replaced the valve.
  21. I was told a long time ago to use nothing but "Toyota Red" (bought at the Toyota dealership). I was waved off the Super by the guys at the Toyota shop. I followed that rule and have never had any issues.
  22. 92; It's unfortunate because this should have been a sticky along time ago......... The root cause of your problem is the filter that is on the Power Steering Rack Solenoid. It is clogged and needs to be cleaned. When it's clogged, it causes the discharge pressure of the power steering pump to increase to the point where the pump leaks fluid onto alternator and kills it. Don't even bother replacing the pump until you clean the filter on the solenoid. When you replace the P/S pump, hang on to the old one awhile before you return it for the core. Chances are good you will have to scavenge the flow control valve (NOT the Air Control Valve) out of the old pump. When you install the new pump, it could have the wrong valve in it, resulting in stiff steering. Provided you haven't returned the old one for the core, you can take the old FCV out of the old pump and put it into the new pump, which fixes the problem. Myself and probably 40 other people have written about this. This subject comes up every 2 to 3 weeks.............. Thanks thread. I am assuming that solenoid is the black shock looking part just topside of the rack and pinion assembly??...looks fairly simple to remove it?? based on what you have said, do you think the pump is salvagable once the pressure backs down, or the seals are blown for good?? 92; I am assuming that solenoid is the black shock looking part just topside of the rack and pinion assembly??... Yes, easiest to get at by lifting car and removing left front wheel. looks fairly simple to remove it?? Yes, use a punch/chisel on the hex flat, counterclockwise to loosen. DO NOT use a pipewrench or Channelocks on the body, you'll destroy it! based on what you have said, do you think the pump is salvagable once the pressure backs down, or the seals are blown for good?? I would assume it is not, bite the bullet and replace it. Hang on to the old one though, you may need the old Flow Control Valve out of it.
  23. Thanks for the response(s) guys. No intention of having bad forum manners, I just have read too many threads that drag out with 100 questions just to get to the bottom of the issues, that's why I was specific in listing the issues. No offense to PYTHON. I respect you for your mad stats, I am just still looking for more feedback on some of the questions I posted. I ran about 6 searches and they really turned up nothing definitive, that why the post is so deep. Look forward to more dialogue...I've ordered the ps pump, after learning through other posts that bad ones kill alternators. 92; It's unfortunate because this should have been a sticky along time ago......... The root cause of your problem is the filter that is on the Power Steering Rack Solenoid. It is clogged and needs to be cleaned. When it's clogged, it causes the discharge pressure of the power steering pump to increase to the point where the pump leaks fluid onto alternator and kills it. Don't even bother replacing the pump until you clean the filter on the solenoid. When you replace the P/S pump, hang on to the old one awhile before you return it for the core. Chances are good you will have to scavenge the flow control valve (NOT the Air Control Valve) out of the old pump. When you install the new pump, it could have the wrong valve in it, resulting in stiff steering. Provided you haven't returned the old one for the core, you can take the old FCV out of the old pump and put it into the new pump, which fixes the problem. Myself and probably 40 other people have written about this. This subject comes up every 2 to 3 weeks..............
  24. In my experience, ignitors usually work or they don't. When was last time the battery cables and terminals were cleaned? Guys; I must be in one of my moods because I've had to spend half the day working on expenses for work........so I'm probably a little too persnickety.......Sorry in advance.......But; I am not aware of any part or component on an LS that is correctly referred to as an "ignitor". If you are referring to a Gas Turbine Engine (eg; JET Engine), then yes, it has "ignitors"....... Are you referring to the ECM? If not, then what?
  25. python; You too, huh? It must be all fixed and life is good on the one way street.................
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