dgbrown

The plug is on the back of the motor, it pulls straight out.

Thanks for the reply

Yes, It's stuck in the up position, I tried your suggestion and while the motor hums away happily the mast refuses to retract.

I see that I can buy a new mast with he plastic strip, so I guess I'll buy and install that then disconnect the power supply.

Thanks again.

I have an RX 300 2001 with XM satellite installed. I never use the radio (ever) but the antenna is stuck in the up position, which among other things means no car washes. I don't really want the antenna so i was wondering if there is a "plug"/"cap" of sorts to cover over the hole if I remove the antenna and if so where to get one ?

Also while I was looking at the antenna I see a small silver box right below it, is that the location of the nav. system ?

Thanks for any help

Danny

Well in this case the VSC and check engine lights = Air fuel sensor needs replacing. $475 later all is good. I called the local (highly recommended) foreign car repair shop (how foreign is a Lexus anyway????), he said NP can replace it but they cannot reset the warning lights.....sheeeeesh.

Now I'm told that at 83K and an 01 model that it is way past a timing belt replacement and that I'm running on borrowed time, wife loves her car BUT it might be time/cheaper to buy a new one !

There should be no direct relationship between changing out your battery and the appearance of the Check Engine and the VSC lights. I've replaced or disconnected the battery on my RX300 multiple times over the 10 years of ownership and never experienced the symptoms you are describing. As to troubleshooting, any Toyota dealer should easily run the diagnostics for you since the drive train is pure Toyota. Likely they can do it for less. Some of the chain auto parts stores will pull the OBDII codes but these are generic and may not point you directly at the source of the problem. There are also proprietary Toyota/Lexus codes which the OBDII scanner will NOT be able to read. Another option is a good (keyword) independent shop specializing in Toyota/Lexus service. Their hourly rates are typically no more than 2/3 to 3/4 what the dealer will charge. In most cases, any shop will comp the diagnostic charge provided you let them perform the corrective service. Most dealers will charge you the better part of an hour's labor to run the diagnostics and provide you a printout of the findings.

Lotsa luck.

Thanks for the info, I just booked it into the local Toyota dealership ($40 for 1/2 hour diagnostic run). I'll post back the results.

I have a Lexus Rx300 I replaced the battery yesterday and now this morning the check engine light and VSC light are showing on the dash console. Is this something that may happen with a battery change or something I need to have a Lexus dealer look at ? If it needs to be looked at can anyone look at it ie: a Toyota dealership or is it best at Lexus ?

Thanks in advance for any help.