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July 27, 2004

96 & later are OBD2 systems
-from the website

That's wrong info! Both of my Lexi are OBDII, and they are 1994(ES) and 1995(LS). 1996 was when the vast majority of cars started using OBDII codes, but Lexus stays ahead in the game. B)

The website is wrong when it says 1996 was the first year for OBDII codes. Both of my Lexi that are older than 1996 utilize the OBDII system. I never said OBDI doesn't exist!!

how do you figure that ur cars are OBDII?

July 27, 2004

you guys hear about the old man while back who was hella Pis*ed off at some punk kids and pulled out a harron gun and just *BLEEP*ing shot the kids

care to elaborate?

July 27, 2004

thanks!!

July 27, 2004

blake - that doesn't make much sense. if that's wrong, why are there 2 different sets on codes and their meanings?

July 27, 2004

Now, now, lets not get testy! ;)
I grew up in Raleigh, is that the dealer on Capital Blvd (US1).? Where do/did you go to highschool?

yes, Johnson Lexus is located on Capital Blvd (US-1). I am enrolled as a senior at Millbrook Sr. high school on Spring Forest Rd. luckily, i get to leave that $hit hole school 6 months earlier than everyone else. i have enough credits that i can graduate in Dec as opposed to May. :D THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

when was the last time you were in raleigh?

July 27, 2004

What are the chances of all 4 on 2 cars being bad? If my power socket fuse was bad- what else would not be working?

do you have the lighters that go into the outlets? i can't imagine both of your lighters are missing. if you want to test the outlets, push the lighters in and see if they heat-up and pop out like they are supposed to. if the lighers dont work, then it's probably your fuse which is located in the kick panel fuse box near the E-brake. the lighters in my car were broken for the longest time. i checked the fuse many times, only to see a good fuse. i was determined to fix the outlets yesterday morning and did not come up short. the problems was: the contacts that were SUPPOSED to contact the fuse in the fuse box were bent. apparently, the previous owner had some sort of add-on that he routed to the fuse box. he inserted a thin piece of metal which at one end, hooked onto the fuse, and the other end hanging out so that he could piggy-back that fuse. this thin piece of metal pushed the contacts back so that when just the fuse was inserted, the fuse did not come in contact with the contacts in the box. a simple piece of wire wrapped around one prong of the fuse fixed this.

well, once again i successfully drew out a 1 sentence story into a novel :rolleyes: . moral of the story is: check the fuse, if it looks good then wiggle the fuse around to see of the contacts are bent.

btw, all outlets are universal. can you take a pic of the item you are trying to plug into your outlet?

hope my huge drawn-out story doesn't make you go :wacko: .

July 27, 2004

I checked it over and it's definitely not control arms.

control arms make a different sound. my 94 with 167k needs upper control arms. they dont make sound when going over bumps or anything like that, only when turning at slow speeds (idle speed or below). also, they dont make a 'clunking' sound. the sound control arms make is more of a 'creaking' sound, similar to the sound heard when walking on floors in old houses with loose floor boards.

July 27, 2004

have you looked at Used Ls400 Buying Guide in the 'Important Topics' section at the top of the 'Lexus LS400 / Lexus LS430 Forums' page?

July 27, 2004

tell me bout the road rage, my gf got rearended on on my civic with 5 drunk punks in range rover. they hit her to hard that she smaeshed inthe lincoln in front and lincoln smashed into another car. car was 3 month old and insurance still didnt decide if its a total lost or they still will repair it.

Is she ok? did she get injured in any way? what happen to the drunk teen a$$holes that hit her?

July 27, 2004

plus you have a sensor that will tell u when to change them.

kinda off topic, but once the 'brake wear limit' light comes on, is it true that the sensor is compromised?

July 25, 2004

do you have anything else to add migirdech?

July 25, 2004

yes i understand this but you did read the thread that informed all of us it was a scam right? Matt deleted all the threads with sal in them.

July 25, 2004

the airbag light, the cruise light, and the ??? light (dont remember what light it was, it was a light on the bottom of the cluster, will find out tomorrow) flash in unison.

the unknown other flashing warning light was ABS. i tried to clear it again today, this time in daylight :D. i did get it to clear my first try today in the light, mostly due to a better setup and preparation. apparently, the cruise control and the ABS are supposed to blink too. they did today when i cleared the airbag light. i told my mechanic about my big accomplishment and he said "you're lucky you didn't touch the wrong terminal by accident. You could have deployed the airbags."

July 25, 2004

i was bored, just lookin around the LOC site and stumbled across this!

bbsal_checkin_stuff.sized.jpg

pretty interesting for a "dead guy" :angry:

July 25, 2004

Any reason why you have eliminated the 1990 model, since they are the same as the 1990-92 models?

and also the 94? 90-92 are the same as well as 93-94. I have a 94 with 167k miles. the ONLY problems i have are: creaking front end - upper control arms (costly and unnecessary to replace); noisy power steering pump - indie shop rebuilt PS pump and filled with tranny fluid-no biggie; gas milage - need to replace wires, cap & rotor; and......THATS IT!! I got lucky with my LS! many have burned out LCD screens, AC problems, instrument cluster light/needle problems, antenna problems...the list goes on and on, but i got the LS with the fewest problems and i'm really picky.

P-Funk69 - please give us an update and ask any question u like. we're happy to help.

July 25, 2004

i followed this tutorial so that i could replace 2 burned out warning bulbs in the instrument cluster. How to Remove the Instrument Cluster / Combination Meter. it says at the bottom of the page:

Note: If you start the car with the instrument cluster disconnected your air bag light with stay on.

i neglected to read this. luckily they also give you another tutorial to turn the airbag light off:How to Turn-Off the Air Bag Light / Clearing Diagnostic Code 41

as i tried to clear the light, touching each wire to the ground wire as specified by the instructions, the airbag light, the cruise light, and the ??? light (dont remember what light it was, it was a light on the bottom of the cluster, will find out tomorrow) flash in unison. only the airbag light is supposed to blink. my question is: what did i do wrong/what could have cause these other 2 lights to flash?

im really confused about this. if anyone has anything to say about this, please post.

thanks in advance.

July 25, 2004

i've posted this problem previously, still not fixed, i think its the traction control unit near the throttle because i hear a clicking noise that sounds like its jammed when i leave the car on IGN and not start it...

did you get this resolved?

July 25, 2004

Travieso~13 - did you get your issue resolved?

July 25, 2004

just like we all asked LS400er, are you sure you know how the memory seats work? have you used them before and they just recently stopped working?

July 25, 2004

Not many 17 year olds can say that they make $10. per hour

well im 17 too and used to work at the lexus dealer here in raleigh. i didn't get hired there b/c of 'connections'. i went to the dealer and talked to the detail manager every day for 10 days strait. he finally hired me with a starting rate of $8.50/hr (shows that determination does pay off!). thats not $10/hr like blake gets but its still WAY better than most of my friends who get $5/hr or $6/hr.