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Flex discs still available. Check fitment of part number. I bought it for a Gen 1 car but part number indicates Gen 2.

Yes, still for sale. Thanks, glenmore los angeles

New Mobil 1 M1-102 oil filter free w/ purchase SOLD New (2) Purolator L10241 oil filters free w/purchase BOTH SOLD New (2) Toyo Drive Shaft Flex discs #37511-50040 for Lexus LS400 1990-1997 $30 SOLD New Inner tie rods EU421 and EU 422 (replaces TRW, MOOG) $15 SOLD Used 1991 Factory Manual Volume 1 Engine and some Chassis & 1990 Factory Manual Volume 2 Chassis $60 SOLD Used MAF Mass air flow sensor Fuji FMZ3AYY2, #22204-42011 $50 SOLD Used Denso Idle Air Control Valve #2720-50010 $35 New (2) Front strut bumpers OEM #48331-50010 $20 New Toyota Belt Tensioner #16620-0W100 $30 Shipping additional. Cram a flat rate box! PayPal Offers welcomed.

!990 LS400 with about 180k. Tranny has been flawless up until now. Now on occasion it will not go into reverse. Sometimes on a cold start, sometimes after the car has been driven. When you shift into reverse there is no chug of the transmission engaging. The car will just rev with gas and no movement. Shift to D and you can go forward but no reverse. No amount of shifting to D, N, R will get it into reverse. The only thing that seems to work is a repeated shut off and start and then it will engage. When my daughter first reported this to me, I thought maybe she was parked on a hill (San Francisco) but it seems to have no relation to the position of the car.

There is a rubber bushing underneath the car in the linkage that is easy to replace. Dealer part.

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FS Six Mobil 1 Extended Performance oil filters, # M1-102. $25.30 for six. Flat rate shipping to CONUSA $10.70 Total $36.00 PayPal Thanks, glenmore los angeles

Thank you for all for the different suggestions for removing locks. I thought mine were McGard but turns out they are some long forgotten brand so getting a new key was out. McGard only made an old model with 8 splines. Mine had seven. The sacrificial 12 pt socket or a tool like the Craftsman Bolt-Out works best with a spline lock. I went with the Craftsman tool kit for $20. The first one took several tries before I finally got the hang of it. It takes pounding with a hammer in a rocking pattern to get it to seat and then slow pressure from your breaker bar is all it takes. Just repeat if it fails to grab. A good reminder to always torque your lug nuts particularly after you've been to a shop. I would have had a hell of a time if some shop torqued them a lot more. Another tip, using a torque wrench, tighten all the nuts an extra 5-8 lbs except for the lock nut, thereby easing the pressure on the lock nut. In extreme cases, weld a bolt or nut to the lock nut. Another last ditch method if nothing else works: remove all nuts. raise wheel, spin the wheel so the lock nut is at 3 o'clock position. apply brake and lower car so some weight is applied to the tire. raise car, spin lock nut to 9 o'clock position and repeat. The rocking and the pressure will loosen the lock nut. This method results in no damage to the wheel and may be the last resort if the nuts are deeply recessed, or you have no access to tools. glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

I think I'm in trouble here. My daughter left the trunk open and somebody pilfered some of the tools from the trunk kit. He/she was kind enough not to take the lug wrench but for some reason took the anti-theft lug nut key for the wheels. I can't find the original McGard packaging that had the code on it. What are my options? I'll contact McGard tomorrow and see what they can do. Thanks, glenmore 1990 LS400

They use the same procedure at COSTCO. One guy torques the nuts and then it is verified. Also they are very strict about what tires they put on your car. If it is an approved size and speed rating, you're OK but anything else, you're out of luck. You have to admire their business model, sell as many tires as possible, as quickly as possible with the least amount of potential risk. Torque is very important if you don't want to warp your rotors. Probably less a problem with Lexus because it is a beefy rotor designed to be turned between pad changes. Mercedes uses a thinner rotor that is designed to be replaced more often. I always check torque after I get home. A good reason to check is to make sure none of the nuts are crossthreaded and if you find one then you can take care of it then rather than finding out at a far less convenient time. I was casually watching this guy put the wheels back on my Lexus and I saw that he started each lug nut by hand and finished with the air wrench. He started to hurry and did the last 2 directly with the air wrench. I checked it at home and sure enough one was cross threaded. Took it back and they changed it right away. In the middle of nowhere your only hope would be that you could snap off the stud and nut by jumping on the lug wrench. Good excuse to get a nice Snap-On torque wrench! glenmore 1990 ls400 1991 300ce 2000 c280

For Sale: Four (4) of the latest Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil Filters, M1-102. Fits most year Lexus LSs. $20 plus shipping. Send me your Zip to calc shipping. They are heavy so usually around $10-$12 shipping. PayPal. I get these on sale with oil, but use oil must faster than filters. glenmore LOS ANGELES 1990 ls400 1991 300ce 2000 c280

Wanted dead IACVs for First Gen LS400s 1990-1994. I want to tinker and rebuild some of these. Looking for dead ones for spare parts. Let me know what you have. Thanks, glenmore los angeles

This is an age old question and there are many pluses and minuses. On the plus side: 1) Mechanics will be much more familiar with your car. 2) A regular schedule of maintenance at the dealer MAY earn you some goodwill for some future expensive repair. This is on the theory that they have continuously gouged you so they can take a little less on an unexpected repair. 3) Dealers will try as hard as they can to foist a repair off on the manufacturer as a warranty item, giving you a free ride. 4) They warrantee their work. On the negative side: 1) Very expensive. A good independent will always be cheaper. 2) No guarantee of goodwill. You do all your service at the dealer and they STILL gouge you on a big repair. 3) No guarantee that they will warrantee their work. This board has plenty of stories of their cars coming out of dealer service with continuing problems. Then it becomes a war of who gives up first. 4) You really should try and develop a good relationship with a good independent. It's like finding a good plumber or dentist. Find a good one and give them your business. glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

New or used? How much was the part? Thanks, glenmore

Al, I sent you email. Thanks, glenmore I am interested in your M1-102 oil filters. How much for shipping to Wisconsin? What forms of payment do you accept? Thanks, Al achristoph@wi.rr.com

How did the car idle? How much for IACV? Thanks, glenmore 1990 LS400

The Mobil 1 site specifies the M102 filter for 2004 and 2005 RX330s. It is the filter specified for first gen LS400s also. Go to this site and complete the link "What's the right oil for my car?" and at the end there is a further link for which oil filter to use. https://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorO...il_Filters.aspx Thanks, glenmore

In the For Sale section, I'm selling four M-102 filters for $20 + shipping. thanks, glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

For Sale: Four (4) of the latest Mobil 1 Extended Performance Oil Filters, M1-102. $20 plus shipping. glenmore LOS ANGELES 1990 ls400 1991 300ce 2000 c280

Surprising easy to replace rear shocks in first Gen, not sure about '95. For first Gen no need to remove shafts as indicated in repair manual. A little time consuming around the rear deck and getting to the nuts on the shock mount. The golden piece of advice in removing the shock is to twist 90 degrees and it will literally fall out. If you are expending a lot of effort in getting them out, you are doing it wrong. Release top nuts, bottom bolt, drop a little, twist, and then remove. There should be lots of DIY in the archives. glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

You can probably reuse your old caps unless they are missing. They are not wear items. KYB strut mounts are about $50 each on ebay and are pretty much OEM quality. Bumpers and insulators are dealer only. These prices are outrageous but the dealers got you. When you changed shocks a year ago, did you notice the condition of the mounts, bumpers and insulators? That was your chance to replace them. Now you get to do the ENTIRE repair again. Describe your symptoms again. New bumpers won't solve anything. Only there in case of severe bottoming of car. Unless the pad part of your old insulators were in tatters when you reused them and they have since disintegrated , new ones won't make a difference either. Cap is cosmetic. Broken shock mounts can cause clunking. Other parts that may need replacing, sway bar bushings, UCA, strut cushions. glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

I did some further searching and found this: http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11368 Now I don't feel so bad. See how Volvo screws their loyal customers over the same thing! They also mentioned this topic being hashed over in the bobistheoilguy.com website. If you want to argue about oil, this is THE place. Thanks all, glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280

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Just because you repeat something often enough doesn't make it so. All that does is prevent additional information from being learned. If you bother to go to the link, it is clear that Mobil 3309 ATF is OEM for our Lexus transmissions. That is good to know. It is even likely that Mobil is the manufacturer of Toyota Type IV. For practical purposes though, this doesn't really help because nobody seems to stock Mobil 3309. Ebay had some for about $5/qt. My local Lexus dealer ($72/case) was actually cheaper than the Toyota dealer ($86/case) for Type IV. Thanks all for the pointers to where to get it cheaper. glenmore 1990 LS400 1991 300CE 2000 C280