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Thanks Trevor for your answer! I have visited Lexus dealer today to they check vibration. Luckily they had a time to check that out. They check balance (did not find anything). Also they make a wheel rotation. Thats all they did. The vibration is now much much lower. Now it feels more like light tingle what could be felt only on good new freeway asphalt. So I probably will wait little while if this gets worse or may be better. This sounds strange that vinbration was almost fixed by the wheel rotation...

Hello Everybody, I would like to ask if anybody has a same experience. Last Friday I have bought brand new Lexus 450h luxury edition in Lexus Munich Germany. The car had a 5 miles on the clock. Original 20" Lexus wheels with summer tires installed. During my drive home I was feeling light vibration always when I reached 85 mph on the freeway. So when I got home I called dealer and he could not believe. He said that I should keep track this issue. I said for myself this has to be a wheel ballance so I replace whole set for winter (need them anyway) and will let my original wheels balanced in spring. This will solve vibration problem I thought. Yesterday I have bought brand new OEM 20" lexus winter sets (wheels+tires). Lexus dealer replaced the wheels for me. 20" Summer wheel set took away and Winter 20" wheels installed on the car. And what a surprice. I hit the freeway and reached 85 mph and felt vibration as well with these brand new winter wheel set. Would it be possible that Original wheels installed on Brand new car and also OEM winter wheels set are both out of balance? Both set would start a vibration at the same speed? It is not likely, right?

I got a question for LS600h owners. I have sold my 2004 LS430 with 210.000 miles. Now I am looking for something newer. I got a chance to buy a 2010 LS600h (facelift) with 80.000 miles for $ 27.000,-. I have never drove a car with batteries and do not know what to expect in service. Battery life? How the car handles? Anything to be affraid of? I would realy appreciate if any of 2010-2012 LS600h owner could give a advice if this car is a good choice even if 6 years old or better buy 2012-2014 GS maybe? Thanks a lot!

Thanks for advise... I do not drive the car. I have ordered pulley bearing over ebay. But still don´t know if that bearing is the problem or something else.

Hello there, I got a question about strange clicking sound from area around the A/C compressor on my 2005 LS430. I have checked the A/C compressor area with flash light while engine runs. I can see light iron powder around A/C compressor pulley. Also once in a while I can see like one iron shaving piece jumps out around the pulley. A/C runs just fine but the sound is very load. This refurbished A/C compressor worked well over the year and half. Is there any pulley bearing which can go wrong and make bad noise? More Acceleration I make = more and faster clicking sound. Week ago I have heard this sound like 2 times a day. Now the sound is there all the time and I am afraid to drive the car. Do you guys have any idea what could be wrong? Thanks a lot!

Hello everybody, I would like to ask if anyone has an experience with high miles on sc430. I have a chance to buy 2002 sc430 with 180K miles for $10K. It is one owner and timming belt was done on 140K. It hase all service documentation. Car needs new left front speaker and front brakes. I am little affraid of high miles but I used to own 1995 LS400 in the last and it has been great car for me. Does the car needs a lot when 11 years old and almost 200K on the clock??? Thanks a lot!

Hi guys. I was thinking to buy another Lexus but I´ve got good charge so I bought Acura. 1997 V6 3.2TL with 130K, original owner, dealer serviced for 6K. Looks like new. Fist I have to say that this car is much more harder i mean that I can feel every bump on the road but it is more sports car. It is very fast and acceleration is very good compare to my previous 1991 LS400. But the LS400 was too heavy. So I´d say that this car works very well for me because I´m 26 and I like the acceleration. IT´S NOT A LEXUS but good car too. OK guys, thanks for advices nad maybe see you later when I´ll buy another LEX. ENJOY YOUR LEX !!

Does this car have a timming belt or chain ? She said that the timming belt have never been changed. It is little bit strange for me.

Now I have a chance to buy 2001 IS300 (looks new) with 210K for 10K dollars. Im very scare about so high miles. It means that the car was driven couple hours every day for last 3-4 years. Do you guys think that the parts could be worn out ?? THanks a lot !

Drive it before you buy it . hmm but I just found the auction and have no time to drive it :-) But Yes aou are right it can be expensive toy.

Sure I did, But I had to do all thinks like a motor+trany mounts, power steering pump, all struts, water tank, tune up etc. and dont want to do it again. So would like to know when I can expect all this thinks on this car. I´m just thinking to keep the car for 20K and let it go but dont want to do all this work again.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=14240 First big problems ? When They come ?

Thank you very much for the pics, they are very helpful !!! I´ll check everything on the car and then I´ll see ! Thanks again

I just talked to the owner and he said that the valve cover gaskets or PCV valve are not replaced replaced. He sadi that he had no problems with the car co it means it is still oroginal.

Car has 128K and the owner said that the timing belt is just replaced and they didnt change water pump because the pump was still good. IT IS LITTLE BIT stupid.

Dont you have a picture of the gascet and PVC valve ?

Thank you !! This this I did on my 91 LS when I bought it and dont want to it again. IT was 160K on the clock and after 5 K I had to replace all for struts, motor + trany mount, AC comressor, tune up and it wasnt cheap so I´m scare about that. I´ll have to check it everything so close.

Hi Guys. I know it is LS forum but maybe somebody had ES before. I sold my 91 LS400 month ago and i cant live without lexus, so I have to buy other one. I just want to ask you guy what to expect from 1997 ES300 with 128K miles in great condition. Still thinking about that if the $7500 is good or not and if I´ll have to put some more monney to the car now. Could you guys please let me know what do you think about ? Thank you !!!

Hi Guys. I sold my 91 LS400 month ago and i cant live without lexus, so I have to buy other one. I just want to ask you guy what to expect from 1997 ES300 with 128K miles in great condition. Still thinking about that if the $7500 is good or not and if I´ll have to put some more monney to the car now. Could you guys please let me know what do you think about ? Thank you !!!

Where do you usually order your oil filter and washers ??

Hi guys I´d like to ask you which material you use for sealing ring under the oil screw. I already trid couple of washers but still have a drop of oil on the screw after I change the oil. I used a plastic or cuprum washer but still have a drop of oil there. Or do you use some of the sealing or is better to put only the screw without the sealing ?? I used OEM toyota filter for my 1991 LS and there was no washer in the box. Thanks guys !

IS the steering pump cennected to the intake ?? How come ??

That´s right I loosing PS fluid due I have a leak from steering rack but sometimes I have to fill PS tank very often.

I just found this by MIG25 - White smoke when start up could be a sign of Power Steering being sucked in to the intake due to a bad pressure valve by the power steering Pump ( back bottom ) I have the same slowness at early start up. have not yet replaced the wire set. I fix the smoke problem by fixing the valve MIG25 could you tell me something more about this ? Thank you

Hi Guy, I´d like to ask if somebody has any idea about my problem. 1991 LS400 178K. Yesterday when I started my car in the morning I couldn´t believe. First 10 second after start car was shaking and blowed big cloud of smog. After couple second engine started to be ok and worked good. I stoped the engine and tried to start again and it was much better but still shaking. Third start was OK. Then I tried to start the car after couple miles and no problem at all. But today morning it was same shaking and blowing cloud of smog from exhaust for first 5 - 10 second. It does only when the can is cold a havent been driven for a while or over night. So something stifle the engine during the starting. I have one idea what it can be but I it´s not. Drops of water during start ? But it does only when the car is cold. I still believe that the cars like this doesn´t know problem with head gasket but ...... I´ll appreciate any af your advice ! Thank you very much guys !!