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but the problem is not with the plug, but with the thread on the oil pan, this is why i'm concerned. we put the new thread in the hole but the oil leaks every time i start the engine and worm it up it is drippina lil bit

this is just funny guys, i would not even argue with a guy who thinks this way, ppl look at him like he is a little brain damaged so i would not lower myself to the level of that guy to argue with him, most important is that I know and all of YOU know that LExus is the top brand now and thats what matters.

during the last oil change i had problems with the thread on the original plug so i had to put a new thread and use the plug from the lincoln towncar, apparently it does not hold as tight as the original one and every day i see few drops under the car. what would be a best solution here? use the rubber plug? change the oil pan?

i refer to the lexus repair manual, i use oem parts extept spark plugs. i use denso iridium spark plugs, as far as i remember the part number is ik20. rotors and caps are relatively cheap and you can always check if they are good or not by analizing the carbon accumulation on the contacs.

yeah, the second picture was taken by me, i will do tutorial for the tensioner replacement as well as valve adjustment, i just dont know when i'm gonna get a chanse to work on the car. i mean i'm gonna change the tensioner and idler pulleys asap but i'm not sure about valves.

it is possible, there are plenty of kits avail;able on ebay but remember that street use of those aftermarket hid kits is illegal

unlited:a guy at work told me today about the delaership, thats the only delaership that got discounts for the computer associates employees which i'm so i might get few hundres off the price. i will give the huntington a chanse:) SWO of course i'm not trading an LS, i'm givin it to my dad:) i was about to get a GS but decided not to since i'm doing 120 miles on a daily commute and considering the gas prices ihere in NY i'm spending 450-500$ on gas plus i dont wanna put so many miles on the lex, thats why i'm gettin myself a civic with the insurance and payments and gas for civic its gonna be same amount of money that i spent on gas for lexus:)

thats all for the drive belt right? so i need the idler pulley and whole belt tensioner assembly? do u have any pix?

yes, thats what the book says but you can change it every 90k or so

thank you very much for your quick reply, already went to the dealer in NJ and they are givin me 240$ for the 60 month term gonna try to fight it at least to 235:)

i'm not sure if they will replace them if they are worn out, but i know they are going to extend the lenght if the person is fat:)

there are speed sensors on all 4 wheels as far as i can remember, if some1 with your year has the factory manual ask them to get the location and what kind of output should you be getting from the sensors and compare it with your actual aoutput.

Name: Vitaliy F. Place: Brooklyn, NY Age: 26 s*x: Male Car Make Owned: Lexus LS400 (1996), Honda Civic VP (2004), Ford Mustang GT (2005), Acura Legend (1991), gettin another civic EX special edition next week 1. Are you single or married? Single 2. If yes to number 1 do you have kids? If so how many? None 3. What type of activities do you do for fun in your leisure time? Computers, networks, hardware, Linux, workin on cars, building scale models of cars, planes etc. 4. Do you consider your self liberal or conservative? liberal 5. Describe you feelings towards the importance of money v. family? Family first 6. Do you feel that luxurious possessions improve your social status? duh! 7. Please rate the following on a scale of 1-10, 1 being very low, 10 being very high and 5 being average: Mercedes-Benz: Quality: 3 Value: 3 Fit/Finish: 8 Performance: 3 Lexus: Quality: 10 Value: 10 Fit/Finish: 10 Performance: 10 Toyota: Quality: 9 Value: 10 Fit/Finish: 9 Performance: 6 Acura: Quality: 10 Value: 10 Fit/Finish: 8 Performance: 8 Audi: Quality: 4 Value: 4 Fit/Finish: 4 Performance: 6 BMW: Quality: 3 Value: 2 Fit/Finish: 3 Performance: 3 8. What do you feel the most important feature in a car is (Price, Safety, and Style etc.) and why? Safety, reliability, comfort, perfomance. 9. Describe your general feelings toward the Lexus brand? Lexus is nomero uno!. 10. What words come to mind when you think about Lexus and their brand image? Conservative, Understatd Luxury, smooth drive and nice handling and perfomance . 11. How do you view Lexus v. their main competition (BMW, Mercedes, etc.) in quality, value, fit/finish and brand image? simpity and cheap prices relevant to the prices of the competitor, reliability, ride comfort ismuch better then in the S class mb 12. What is the main purpose you use your luxury vehicle for? (i.e. work, travel joyriding etc.) Its a soul/toy car. 13. If you do not own a Lexus would you consider purchasing one? Why or why not? N/A 14. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being very low/no commitment, 10 being very high and 5 being neutral, please rate your commitment to the Lexus brand. 9 15. What factors/incidents would cause you to switch brands of cars? a dropdown in quality and becoming a regular brand not a luxury make

hey guys, i'm getting a new car and i wonder if any1 knows the formula how to calculate the monthly payments, i want to get a civic for 16342$ the apr is 2.9% state tax here 8.75% i want to put 5k down what would be my payments for 36,48 and 60 months terms?

Hey John, this is t belt pulleys:) i need pulleys for the aux belt i changed my tbelt myself with all original toyota parts a year ago

cant find any items on ebay, can u post em here? 10x

are they original toyota parts or they are aftermarket parts?

go to the dealership and give them your vin number, they have a database where they match the paint part numbers for your car using vin

hey guys, lookin for part numbers for the aux belt idle and tensioner pulleys since the bearing in one of them is making a cracking noise. Any got the info?

hey Army, thats a brave thing you are doing, i was in the russian army (leitenant first rank) and i'm thinking of going to officer school in american army. I'm workin on my masters now and once i'm done i might do that:) good luck and have fun in basic, since you have been training a lot its going to be ez for ya:)

i dont know about the ECT button but all the pwr butotn does is make the tranny switch gears at higher rpms, BUT the ECM switchets gears the same way when you floor it anyway, so what ECT does is switched gears at higher rpms without you having to floor the pedal.

well there should not be any way you shoudl be able to disable the light, , its not only the light but also a pressure sensor in the seat and they go throu their own ECU, as to the last post, not wearing a seat belt is your own problem but it saved my life once and another time when i was not wearing it i had problems with my neck when the aribag hit me so bad that it almost broke it. but its your life, go ahead and do what you want.

i have only 1 fan and ive never seen it working even during the hottest days and my car never overheated. there is a sensor that connects to the radiator you might have it checked in case you want to, but AC and engine have separate radiators and they are not connected in any way, so your car will neveroverheat coz of the AC

there are only 4 gears in the ls tranny not including reverse... so you are prolly talkin about 3rd and 4th gears there are lots of different reasons why it might be doin so, one of them are the converter locup and another one is electrical problem

thank you man:) i will keep you updated on the progress:)