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    Lexus Ls400 New & Used Parts For Sale

    in Lexus Buy & Sell Area

    Posted

    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!

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    Offers welcomed.

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    1990 Ls400 Occasional No Reverse Gear

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    !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.

    Uh-oh. Anti-theft Log Nuts

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    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

    Uh-oh. Anti-theft Log Nuts

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    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

    Tire Change And Torqueing Lug Nuts Properly

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    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

    Is It Necessary To Use Lexus Dealer For Service?

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    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

    91 Ls400 Will Not Idle

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    Forum, I got a MAF sensor and installed it on my car, check for codes and start it up. The car is back to normal and is driving just fine. Thanks for all the assistance and I am very excited to have it back on the road.

    New or used? How much was the part?

    Thanks,

    glenmore

    Fs: Ls400 Parts 1990-1994 - Parting Out Car

    in Lexus Buy & Sell Area

    Posted

    Purchased a 91LS400 parts car, have removed the few parts that I need

    (Cluster, MAF, Climate Control unit, CD Changer, Antenna, Drivers & Pass Window Switch, ))

    Have pretty much everything else left except what I listed above. 1991 Black LS400 with Grey Interior.

    How did the car idle? How much for IACV?

    Thanks,

    glenmore

    1990 LS400

    How To Replace Rear Shocks?

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    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

    Is It Worth Replacing All Upper Strut Assembly?

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    Hi,

    My son's 91 LS400 recently developed stone-pinging-inwheel-well sounds. We replaced last winter both front shocks and lower ball joints.

    ParkPlace quoted parts:

    Caps $8.74

    Mount brackets Upper $212.94

    Bumpers $39.08

    Insulators $70.36

    My questions:

    1. Prices good?

    2. Free shipping?

    3. Both front should be replaced together?

    4. Labor cost and hours?

    TIA

    VH

    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

    1990 Ls400 Transmission Fluid Type Iv

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    Dude... calm down... take a Zanex.... I was joking (if you couldn't tell)

    OEM Fluid for our earlier LS's was Toyota Type-II. Toyota Type T-IV has since replaced Type-II. And yes sir lots of different companies have their different equivalent of T-IV. . . .

    But at the end of the day, they are different enough to cause problems.

    Stay with Toyota Type T-IV

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    Thanks all,

    glenmore

    1990 Ls400 Transmission Fluid Type Iv

    in 90 - 00 Lexus LS400

    Posted

    "WHY DON'T YOU SEARCH n00b!!!!!"

    LOL :lol: Is that what you were going to say Mark???? :rolleyes: hahaha

    Jk man! :D but yes the ONLY fluid to use is Toyota Type T-IV. Think about it this way.. Do you want to save yourself $50 NOW, Just to have tranny problems not too far down the road? Then you'll get stuck with a FAT bill to replace a tranny :D Spend a little extra now, and get it done proper.

    Don't skimp on it... but try to find the best price. Maybe contact Carson Toyota, or Parts.com

    Is there a part number for the Tranny Fluid? ?

    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

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