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Talked to a mechanic. He says it's the upper strut mount ($850). I read somewhere that this might be covered by the warranty. Anyone have any experience with this? 2000 Lexus ES300.

I don't mind ordering the KYBs online, but I would hate to show up at the mechanics with parts missing. What should I order? Strut assemblies? Strut inserts? And since the problem was brought to my attention by the creaking and groaning in the front end, apparently due to bad rubber mounts, do I order a set of those too? Should I do the back struts at the same time?

My struts have been rattling for some time and (of course) are just getting worse. I understand this is most likely due to the rubber mounts. Since the car has 155k miles on it, I am considering replacing the struts...not just the rubber. I am no where near a Lexus dealer so I will have to depend on my local mechanic to put the new ones on. My question: what kind of strut should I ask for? I would like something that closely matches the ride given with the originals (whatever they are).

Thanks. I will take a look at it. It does not have a squeaking sound (like bearings gone bad) and not quite a "card in spokes" sound, but it is closer to the latter.

My 2000 ES 300' blower motor suddenly started making a lot of noise when set at high speed. In fact, I notice now that it makes noise at most of the speeds but not nearly to the degree as when running at full blast. As mentioned, this came on rather suddenly. Bearings? Or? Is the blower motor difficult to get to?

Looks like it is probably the starter. Checked the battery connections. They were good. But still got clicking sound. So I took out a block of wood and a rubber mallet and gave the starter a couple of taps. It started. Turned it off, and it clicked again. Used the wood and mallet again and it started again.

Thank you. That was the first thing I tried when this problem started, since that is about the limit of my mechanical abilities. The terminals and connections were clean and tight. But just for the fun of it, I will go over them again.

I like that starter contacts suggestion. The irregularity of the starting problem smell like a loose connection somewhere.... but maybe it is just my thinking that has the loose connection!

Thanks for the info. I thought there were ways of testing both. Wonder why Toyota did not suggest it??? I promise that I don't 'bash' the battery terminals. Just little, tiny taps. That has been enough (usually) to do the trick.

Several months ago I when I tried to start my 2000 ES 300 I got a clicking sound similar to what I had experienced in some of my earlier cars when the starter or solenoid were bad. So I checked the battery connection and the fluid level. One cell was a little low, but no where near dry—just noticeably lower than the others. I added fluid, tapped the battery terminals gently and the car started right up. A few days later it did the same thing. The battery water was OK and a couple more gentle taps on the battery started the car right up. Later, it did it again. So I checked to see if the lights were dim before I tapped the battery. They were not. Anyway, this went on for a couple of months. 9 out of 10 times the car would start fine. I left the car with my daughter while I was away on business. I showed her how to tap the battery, which she had to do once or twice. But one day she tapped and tapped but the sucker would not start. She had to have it towed and was told it was the starter. When I returned, I tried to start it and it would not fire up. So I put it in gear and rolled it a yard or two hoping that would engage the starter. It did not. I tried rolling it again. Still nothing. So I jumped it from my truck and it started without a problem. I started fine (about 20 times) since... until this morning. The car has been sitting in the garage for a couple of days without being started. It is cold here in Colorado, 20F this morning, though not quite that cold in the garage. When I tried to start it, it did not click as in the past but instead started to turn over (for half a second) then nothing. I turned the key off and tried again and it fired up. Toyota (no Lexus dealer in the area) says they cannot tell me if it is the starter or not. They have to ‘experience’ the clicking. Is there really no way to test a starter or solenoid? Can the battery be tested enough to determine if it is the cause? One last bit of info for this lengthy story: Lexus installed a new engine in the car at the start of this year. Old one was bad due to sludge. The battery looks like the original. An 84-month warrantied

my 2000 es300 did the same at 99,000 miles after an oil change. Lexus finally gave me a new engine.

Having trouble starting my 2000 ES300 (new engine in 2006). I tap the battery terminals and it will start. They are clean as can be. My mechanic says that the starter is probably going bad. Is that likely?

Lexus kindly replaced my engine at 110,000 miles with a new one, and gave me a new set of heads to boot! I now have a 2000 ES 300 witn a new engine and about 113k on the car. I have no idea how to figure a sales price for it. Any suggestions?

Could a PCV problem be causing the blow-by, or is blow-by purely a problem with a ring?

My ES 300 burns about a quart of oil every 500 highway miles (ie, speeds of 65-75 mph). However, around town I can go 1000 miles and barely see any sign of consumption. I know there is blow by in one cylinder and a 'sludge' problem. I was just wondering if I can pass off the low oil consumption to the lower rpms or if some other factor might be involved.