McSwine

I see you have the extremely rare and highly desirable "Red Curry" limited edition. (sorry...)

You are most welcome. What in the world did we do before the internet?

Go to your parts store and rent a pitman arm puller (like image 14). This is what I used on my tie-rod end, and I used the tuning fork to separate the ball joint..didn't care if it got tore up since it was going to be replaced anyway. Also, loosen the two bottom bolts on the ball joint before you undo the tie rod end.

I agree with the dude that thinks it's electronic related. I did some checking on this a while back and it seems a few folks with '98-2000 models got rebuilt ECM's or computers (or whatever it's called) and this fixed it.

Wish I knew...my 2000 does the same thing.

I have the same problem as well.

Same here on my 2000.

Fellas, I'm fairly new to the Club also. I just picked up my 04' LS430 from Mesa, AZ and paid $21,310. Car is CA specs and had 64K. Took it to the dealer in Co Springs and the tech said not only had it not missed a service appt since mile 000001, it had been serviced at 60K...I was pleased to say the least. With my trade in, I financed $15K and haven't looked back. I'm probably going to put some Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds on it this week. One question for anyone else w/experience. Can I put 05' LS430 stock rims on my 04 (that is...if I can find some)? The chrome rims are nice but I really like the look of the newer ones. Thanks/Steve Congrats on your car. You might want to reconsider the TripleTreds, however. While great in the rain, they can be somewhat loud on some roads. I posted on one of the forums after I got mine, and some dude remarked he thought the TripleTreds were too "coarse" for the LS. After owning them for a year, I would probably agree with that assessment.

I worked for a Shell distributor for several years, but I'm not sure about the nitrogen angle. However, from talking to my friends still in the business, with gasoline around $2/gallon, you won't find much if any ethanol blends in gas stations now because the gasoline is cheaper (than the ethanol).

Using the search I found plenty of good advice on removing the electric headrest on an early LS, but I can't find anything on the gen 2. Any of you guys know how the get this thing off my 2000?

My 2000 does this as well. The A/C suggestion works, and I've found it idles a little higher if the "recirculate" button is on.

From what I can determine, the strut bars (that go toward the front of the car) is a common culprit, although it did not fix my problem. Someone here says they fixed their popping-over-bumps problem by replacing the upper strut mounts (what you see when you open the hood). Good luck.

There is a sensor on one or both of the wheels that has to be replaced to turn the dash light out. I've read some people have reused them, you might want to do a search to find out how.

Are the strut mounts the part you see when you open the hood? I've got a 2000 with the same noise and I'm trying to make sure I order the correct part. thx

That is certainly good news. Did you put them in yourself? Are they expensive?