SRVCM

More than likely you have the U140 Trannny. I have rebuilt the A541E tranny several times and have only found them in the 1993-1997 year model es300's Take care

check the service manuals that are listed at the beginning of the forum. the replacement instructions are in there.

Ummm I think the valves dont have anything to do with the tranny. What exactly did you do to the valves??It sound like the engine is out of time meaning the belt was not installed correctly. Recheck belt.

Hi, In regards to the transmission really you wont know until it happens but I can safely say the repairs on tranny are not as bad as you may think. I can share with you my wife's 1994 lexus es300 had 189,000 miles on the tranny when it began to exhibit a slight hesitation that got worse each day until it just wouldnt shift to 2nd anymore. (2nd gear Clutch failure= rebuild). I rebuilt it myself for less than $500.00 as I am mechanically inclined and had more time than money LOL!!! What I suggest is if you like to the car, go ahead and have the mech do a filter change on it and inspect the interior of the tranny. Then test drive it taking it on a long trip. If you satisfied with the car then buy it. As with any uesd vehicle anything could break at anytime but I doubt it would be during the inspection period. Depending on mileage as a rule of thumb if it was over 150,000 for a 97 I would not buy it. If it was less than 100,000 I would depending on its price. My tow cents worth........ (tow.... get it LOL)

Nevermind I found it at napaonline.com the coil pack boot number is BEL702436 and its for the 92-96 ES300. The price is $11.39 FYI :This is the rubber boot that goes on the coil and connects to spark plug.

Anyone out there have a set of rubber spark plug boots that go on the coil packs?? I got a few that are toast and need to replace.

OK, so what the problem?? Blue Smoke = Oil White Smoke = Antifreeze No problems??? Drive it like u stole it!!! SRVCM

hey bmack you just up the street from me. If you need help on your es300 give me a call at (270)268-4681. Pull A part up in Louisville has very many parts for your lexus and we also have a few down here in Radcliff. Give a call when u get the chance. Srvcm

I rebuilt my own for $350.00 If you are mecanically inclined I can assist you with information/ parts list ect... $4000.00 is Waaaaaaayyyyy too much. You can get a rebuilt tranny for $1650.00 or less from auto salvage yards.

Same problem with my wifes es300. The "Fix" was a master rebuild kit from transmissionsusa.com where I rebuilt the transmission. Upon inspection of the parts it was found the 1st gear clutches were shot (car had 189,000miles on it). I thought it was the solenoids but after checking them they were found to be good. BTW if the solenoids go out there will be a code and the check engine light will activate. Anthing non electrical with the tranny will not show a code. Check the shift position sensor to determine if the not has not slipped as that will affect shifting. Its location is on the front of the transmission where the shifter cable bolts to the tranny. Srvcm

The same problem occurred om my wifes es300 where it started to whine when started. Evuntually it affected performance as the car would not go over 30mph. I found that the whine came from the 1st gear clutches which were shot and just sliding against the steel plates when I rebuilt the tranny. It may be time to consider a rebuild as its not just going to go away and only get worse. my two cents worth Srvcm

Rebuilt tranny and found the direct clutch plates gone. A plastic spacer was broke just before the first sprag as well. I believe the noise was the clutch plates spinning as they were complete bowed out to the point they were not pressing against the steel plates. I completed the work myself as a cost of $233.00 for the master rebuild kit from transmissionsusa. com Total cost of project to include tools and materials $475.00. Better than $1,700 quoted fix from local tranny shop.

I just completed a transmission rebuild of my wifes ES300. As part of the tranny removal, I removed the sway bar but left the power steering rack still connected when I dissambled the a frame that holds everything in the engine bay. removal of the transmission only took two hours. I rebuilt the transmission myself because of more time than money and completed the task in 6 hours. I reinstalled transmission back into vehicle in 3 hours. I only have to reinstall axels, cruise control mod, battery and air filter and im done. I found if you removed the two rear bolts for the botton assembly it will drop the rear where the rack is mounted 2-3 inches which should allow you to remove rack and pinion and sway bar. There are two bolts on top of bottom assembly on passenger side that go to the hoses for the rack that have to be removed first before you remove rear bolts or you will break them. My two cents worth.

I had the same thing happen and it was definetely the alternator. I also had to change the battery as it was dead too because I was driving the car all day on battery power only which killed it.

the red circle indicate your crusie control and throttle position cable. The blue circle is where the throttle position cable connects. If this cable is broken or not adjusted it may exhibit the symptoms that you describe. Adjustment manual indicates the cable should be adjusted so that there is some slack with very little movement. Take black plastic cover off of red circle and check adjustment of blue circle. At blue circle there should be two adjustment nuts. each of the nuts will be on either side of the bracket and on cable. Loosen the one closest to the drivers side of the vehicle(your right facing engine). Turn the nut closest to the passenger side (The left facing engine) of the vehicle until all the slack is out of the cable then tighten the nut on the drivers side of the bracket. After you complete this, disconnect your battery cable for 15minutes to clear out all codes, reconnect and test drive.