Mr Papa Giorgio

Removed my solenoid from my 95 and found that it had a hole in it. Anyone have an extra or know of a site that may have one for sale. checked the salvage yards and all the rack and pinions were removed. I even checked the 1st gen LS models. Thanks guys.

today I removed the solenoid from my 95. after getting it off I found that the screen/filter had a hole in it and was very dirty. So I'm gonna head down to the salvage yard and get one from there. They have 2 that I seen still had the solenoid attached so I'll probably get both just for spares.

hey landar, I did the test and found it running at 12.2....terribly low for an alternator output voltage test. so I thru my extra alternator in and now the problem is solved. im glad to cuz the positive battery cable looked to be a complicated item to replace. now I have to do the power steering system, tight steering. I know theres a solution for this also(rack and pinion solenoid) and also my new radiator is leaking from the bottom hose, luckily I have extra parts laying around so I can do a quick swap. thanks again.

Thanks again sir. gotta do things right the first time so I get no hang ups. greatly appreciated.

thanks buddy, I will do the test in the morning so please check back around noon mtn standard time. ill be getting these cables from a stock ls from a salvage yard as well...good to have extra parts laying around. but yup I did do an alternator test in the past but I forgot what the readings were but ill check again and get right back to you as soon as the sun rises here in phoenix. I really appreciate the help.

I recently took out my alternator to get it tested because I had a battery light on, I noticed the 3 wires from the harness were barely hanging on and soon after broke so I fixed that. but after getting the alternator tested and passed I put it back on. then I replaced the inline bolt-in fuse for the alternator. now I turned the car on and the battery light is still on. next step im going for is the battery cables(replacing). anyone else have these issues? thanks for your help. I really hate these electrical problems.

Just wondering if the 1995 ls400 has the solenoid by the rack and pinion like the first gen ls? if it does should I remove it and clean it? I replaced the power steering pump and I have not preformed the flush yet. so i'd like to find out before I flush the system.

I went searching for a good donor car at the salvage yard. the one I found was very clean. The power steering pump was cheap too, I also got seats, alternator, bumper, fenders, rack and pinion and fuel pump...all in excellent condition. new paint job is next then new wheels. It might be hard to find a 2000 at any salvage yard but good luck man. I recommend using lexus parts and not aftermarket.

Hello, need some info on my power steering pump, I replaced and plugged acv and now im at installing the high pressure line. I do know that it requires a copper crush sleeve or washer....my question is do I need the copper washer on both sides of the banjo fitting meaning "bolt then copper then banjo then copper then ps pump"? and can I use a dorman copper flat gasket washer for this? they are flat copper washers used for high pressure lines. lexls.com says to use a copper crush sleeve but I can't find one and other donors didn't have then when I removed the bolt( I went to the junkyard and took off the high pressure bolt to see what this washer looked like). and my other question is getting the center console out....its different from the gen 1 ls400 so I think I need to remove the cover from under the steering wheel and also the plastic piece inside the glove box to get the center console off. Thanks for your help guys. -GIO

i was wondering if anybody knows if anyone has those aftermarket?maybe interchangeable with the 96 or the 97?thanks.

I dont think it'd be water...but i'll be sure to keep my engine bay a ok!!!but yeah battery cables are fine...tested the charging and starting system with a VAT-40 and everything seems to be fine...i even plugged in different scan tools and the ecm says that its "ok to drive"...of course i dont depend on the scan tools but i think it has somthing to do with the TSBs i found on alldata.com...its most likely the ecm...lexus changed up alot of things because consumers were getting poor drivability!!!but if anybody has any other ideas than it'd be greatly appreciated!!!

Went out for a drive...pulled into my drive way and bam...my 95 ls just goes right off.I'm guessing some sort of electrical problem because a few nights ago when i turned my headlights on everything flickered...guages went crazy and then it went back to normal.and these problems have only happened once. and another thing is my brake light keeps coming on when im pressing the brake...sometimes it turns on for a while then goes off...then stays on again...anybody have any ideas? thanks.

can someone point me in a direction to fix this malfunction...my 95 ls is fine playing 6 cds for a while but at random times the cd starts to change cds...for example...cd would be playing on 1 then stops the cd and goes crazy with the changing...goes from 1-2-3-4-5-6 quickly and won't load another cd...and when it does stop it goes into the same craziness...gets very annoying...then some of the buttons stop working. also have a problem with my radio lighting...it flickers and goes totally out when i turn my head lights on. sometimes it flickers back on though. thanks for the help.