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i changed brake pads more then a month ago and today after driving on a highway when i parked it in the garage i noticed a burning smell, like when u get a plastic bag on a muffler type of smell. but when i checked the whole exaust system there were no bags. i sniffed the whole car and i found out that 2 rear wheels make the smell. i noticed that all rotors are not shiny but all matt.

that seems a little strange t me because i mashined them when i changed the brakes.

and the smell.....

any1 knows why?

the only problem you can get using sinthetic oil on the old engine is that you can get oil leaks. thats what i heard from some car enthuiasts i hang out with from time to time. i'm on a regular oil now and i'm switching to sinthetic next week.

i have 125k on my engine and i will take my chanses:)

yeah the definetly for a phone:)

i have same buttons:)

yeah get ready to pay some major $$ for your transmission rebuild, this sign lets u know that it is dying. and dying pretty fast. soon one or couple of gears will stop working at all and then u will have to take it to the transmission shop. but make sure that they give at least 3-6 month warranty. coz those rebuilt transmissions have a tendency to die pretty fast. in my old car i changed it 3 times, but after that it is still working for last 2.5 years. the reason for the transmission death is that gear teeth fall of from the gear and they either get stuck in other gears or just lack of teeth makes it impossible to put the car into gear. thats what I've been told at the shop

pity that u didnt became on of US:) have fun with ur GS, its a good car also but not as good as LS:)

LS RULEZ FOREVA!!!!! :D

i didnt receive them yet:) hopefully i will, i'm changin timigng belt and pulleys and waterpump myself next week

i will photograph whole process and keep every updated:)

same stuff you can do whith LS model, look at the lextreme example :)

let me know if you want to know what u can do with ur LS

i beleive trucks have 4.7 L engine and the engine block is the same, jus the length of piston movement is a little bit longer. they have more torque but less hp.

pretty decent color, change rims, tint windows..... and it will be a good car

tried all of them, they all burn out after 2-3 month

take MTEC, very good brand and so far no problems for 6 month

to paint whole car is around 4k and its not gonna look like factory paint.....

i changed all my lights in to bright white, not blue and it looks really good, i also changed my taillights to the "JDM" style:) i dont know if it looks better or not, i think a little bit, you can c it in the gallery. you can buy them at www.procarparts.com or on ebay

check out the gallery and take a look at my pics of my baby with clear corner lights, as to changing the bulbs, each headlight assembly has 5 screws, you unscrew all of them and move a the whole headlight out a little bit, then there is like a round lock on it, you take it out, partially remove the rubber cover and then you will have an access to change the bulb. whole procedure takes about 30-40 mins and there is nothing hard about it. just takes time.

Gs is not a better deal, as to the horsepower i know in 98 they had 300 hp for sure, 10 hp more then a regual 1UZFE from LS. my friend has 98 black on black GS and i cannot even compare the way it handles the road and LS. nothing can beat the LS. and as to acceleration, on the track he did 1/4 mile in 14.8 and i did on 15.6. so not a big differences. even GS 430 with aftermarket torque convertr did 14.3

plus fully loaded GS costs 54 while base LS starts at 55. and it means more features and more quality. GO FOR LS!!!! :D B)

i have 96 ls and yes i t has 260 hp, as to mods, i cant find anything decent and worht putting in. and the price.....

this is the cheapest price ive ever heard for 1996. something is fishy about Ls with low mileage going for 7.5 k go to ebay and check for the real prices.

i got mine with 90+ k miles a year ago for 13k and i consider it the best deal.

i got it on the auction. and on the dealer lots they are still at least 15k with 130+k miles on them. But if you can get that car for this price, buy both of them and then sell another one on ebay:)

85$ for the set of 8 ND and 65 for the set of 8 NGK

both of the them are iridium

just got 8 denso IK 20 spark plugs for 90$

thanks for advice

yeah register on the lexus website and they will send u a brand new lexus manual, i just got one myself, as to ect norm switch - all it does is makes ur tranny to switch to higher gear around 600-800 rpms later then on a normal drive.

as to tires, i think u got already a lot of advices

www.newlexusparts.com

check online or call em, i recommend online because its cheaper then when you talk to the salesperson for some reason

tired of paying enormous amounts of money for simple jobs, decided to work on those minor things myself. first thing i want to do is a cooling system flush. Did any1 had this done before? How do i do it?

whats a roadforce variation?

Has it anything to do with wheel alignment?

ive been looking for prices for spark plugs and found out that there are 2 companies out there, almost actually one company as i understood, and they both have iridium plugs i need but with a price difference, so now i'm lost. which one should i get? does any1 has any experience with them?

it was on a highway with many cars on a road so the distance did not matter. tickets: not signalling of changing lanes - 80$, speeding in the zone 50-60 - court and 120$ ticket and 500$ for the lawer, reckless driving - another 100$ and another 200$ for the lawer....... They didnt revoke my license only beacuse of the lawer, but i still have points....

i had problem with the sensor and what i figured out is that the cable from the sensor touched the rim while it was moving and of course the cable faced inevitable death, after fixin it and putting a cable tie on it is workin flawlessly for me for the last 1.5 years

yeah

the rest of the pads were used only by 1/4, and this one messed up my rotor, so i had to mashine it, i didnt touch my rims but my frend on the backseat heard the noise when i was brakin i got out and when i looked at the rotor it was all bad, thanks god it was thick enough to be mashined....