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No problem. ;)

Amsoil user here also.

hit the start button with your foot off the brake pedal.

I have the Vaitech. There are a couple of others as well.

Flop 170 in black? lmao!

Is this flywheel made out of metal, like most flywheels? I don't understand the diagnosis? What is a "broken" flywheel? I've never heard of a "broken" flywheel. I've seen smoked clutch discs and pressure plates, and over-heated flywheel surfaces that are stress cracked. I've heard of clutch discs disintegrating from over revving. This may be abuse, but there is a good possibility it's a defective part. To actually break flywheel, I'd think it would take incredible force. There's more to this. The dual mass flywheel construction relocates the damper from the driven disc to the engine flywheel. This repositioning dampens engine torsional vibrations more than is possible with standard clutch disc dampening technology. Which is why they should be replaced and not resurfaced like in the ole days. There is a friction ring located between the inner and outer flywheel that allows the inner and outer flywheel to slip. This is designed to alleviate any damage to the transmission when torque loads exceed the vehicle rating of the transmission. The friction ring is the weak spot in the system and can wear out if excessive engine torque loads are applied through it. The system also has a centre support bearing that carries the load between the inner and outer flywheel. The system is also fitted with damper springs to absorb shocks. What's going on is since the dual-mass flywheel isn't dampening the vibrations going to the tranny. It then gets amplified and broadcast to you ears from the tranny. The stock flywheels are exactly weighted and when they get resurfaced it takes away from the original mass, that's what makes them no good for dampening the noise anymore. Getrag makes their six speed clutch assemblies backwards from normal clutches by using the dual mass flywheels and solid disk, whereas normal clutches like in the RX7 5-speeds are a solid flywheel with a sprung hub disk.

Hello, and welcome to the LOC. It sounds to me like you may have over revved the motor and dumped the clutch on the car before? Once they open the housing and see that, they know right away. You flywheel has a dual mass dampening system that is designed to help save the transmission. ( I'm pretty sure they use the same one, or atleast very simular on the IS 250 as they used on the IS300 anyway.) It's a pretty obvious diagnostic. And so once they saw that, they determined it won't be under warrentee as it's due to abuse.

Blood type ??? Blood type ??? Blood Donor limited edition plates, too!

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Is that you?

Nice pics Flop! Man I need a better camera or to learn how to take pictures! LOL! I like the last 2 the best. (You need to paint your house man!lmao!)

Nice! So, are you a modder or a stocker?

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As much as I love driving my IS, I would get a rental for a trip like this. Get the insurance and drive it like you just don't care. :) Park it next to tourists, and trucks at the rest areas and admire the nice white line of road salt that has banacled the car. Eat and drink in it, and toss the bags on the back seat. I cringe thinking about doing that in my car!

LOL!!! Doesn't everything there cause cancer?

I know they have made alot of cut backs at the dealership here in Orlando as well. They closed the complimentary cafe, cut the service staff by almost half. But, they do still offer the pick up service. Although I've never used that, I do somewhat see your point. But I would take that up with the dealer. If that dealer went out of business, that wouldn't be up to Lexus to continue for you.

Welcome to the LOC. Please don't type in all caps. On the forums, people think your screaming at them.

I think this is a different problem here.

well, if it's running fine and not stalling, then I would think you just have a restricted vent hose, or intake relief valve may be getting stuck. If you had a fuel pump or shrader valve issue then it would be accompanied by engine stalling, and vacuume in the tank when you released the gas cap.

I wasn't thinking cylinder, I was thinking maybe fuel injector, maybe gap to large to small on one of the plugs???? Maybe one of the coil wires are bad??? Maybe dirty 02 sensors and IAT/MAF ??? (Not really sure this would be the case, but you may have a combination of any of these, which could be the causes.) Do you have an ODB II scanner?

Are you running stock? or do you have any mods?

Which KYB's? and what Eibachs? Are you using this combo? How long? How did you come to this?

Which cylinder? Did you check your plugs?

Congrats on the new ride. And welcome to the LOC. :)

Hello, welcome to the LOC. Yours is an 01, so you have halegen bulbs? or has it been upgraded to the HIDs? You can tell by the type of bulb it takes. If the bulb looks like a clear light bulb it's halegen, if it looks like a long fuse then it's HID.