antony80

JUST TRYING TO GET A POLL HERE. HOW MANY GS OWNERS IN THIS FORUM HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER? DEALER WANTS $1500 TO REPLACE ONE CAT. IF I REPLACE BOTH IT WILL BE $3000 :cries: :cries: MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT AT 86K.....I LOVE THIS CAR AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT.. SO JUST TRYING TO FINDOUT IF ANY OTHER COMMON MAJOR REPAIRS ANYONE EXPERIENCED HERE? THANKS GUYS

MY 99 GS4 HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 WEEKS. FIRST TIME IT WAS MY BANK1 CAT CONVERTER COST AT THE DELEARSHIP $1600. NOW THE OTHER CAT(BANK2) IS BAD ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND OTHER $1600 ON MY CAR. I HAVENT DONE MY TIMING BELT OR MY SPARK PLUGS ON THIS GS4 YET. I HAVE 86K MILES. QUESTION: IF I CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS AND DO THE TIMING BELT AND RESET THE CODE BY UNPLUGING THE BATTERY FOR 15MIN(WILL THIS RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT?) WILL THIS SOLVE THE PROBLEM? OR DO I REALLY HAVE TO SPEND $1600 ON THE OTHER CAT CONVERTER? PLEASE HELP. I AM IN A LOT OF PAIN SINCE I ALWAYS PRAISED LEXUS AS THE MOST RELIALIABLE CARS ON THE ROAD. I LOVE THIS CAR SO I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN..H E L P.