alfreema

Whooooaaa! That is excellent! I just downloaded the FSM and the Training Manual. Thanks sooo much! Yes, if I can verify Lexus' analysis that it is indeed the fan motor causing the issue I now feel a lot better about swapping it out myself. Without the FSM I wouldn't have had a clue. Well .. I am good at taking things apart ... it's just that simple task of getting it back together that I fall apart on. :) Thanks very much! -a

Parts and labor are always high at the dealer......Order the part and do it yourself. Do it on a day off and basically make the $500 they want in labor by doing it yourself. Look around, you might be able to get the fan cheaper if you order it through another dealer. I used to order all of my OEM Honda from across the country because it was still cheaper to buy them from another dealer than ship them to me instead of buying from the local dealer. Is replacing a Hydraulic Fan Motor very difficult? Give me a difficulty rating on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 = my 6 year old can do it and 10 = NASA engineers wouldn't want to touch it. -a

I also have a 1993 ES 300. I have a whirring sound in my engine. The Lexus dealer indicated that its the Hydraulic Fan Motor. The cost to replace is: "THE HYDRAULIC FAN MOTOR WILL COST $746.00 PARTS AND LABOR THE PART COST IS 501.56 AND IS A SPECIAL ORDER PREPAID PART." Is that comparable to what you paid to replace your Hydraulic Fan Motor?