I'm new to this board (my first post here), but have had my GS300 since new in '93. It's been reliable until last year when it blew a head gasket. Of course, it was in to the dealer several times that year with engine problem complaints, which they could never figure out until there was oil in the radiator.
Just got the car back yesterday from it's 135K mile service and the svc. advisor said it needed work for: 2 motor mounts broken, driver side lower ball joint free play, and worn rear brakes.
He couldn't tell me if I should replace all motor mounts, or just the 2 broken ones. Actually he couldn't tell me even how many motor mounts there were (he guessed 5)! Any recommendations on what I should have replaced?
There was a Lexus recall in '95 for excessive ball joint wear (2 high mileage GS300s in Japan experienced unusual wear), so they replaced the ball joints at the time. Is this a normal wear item, and is 135K miles about right?
The dealer didn't think the rear brakes had ever been replaced, but with wear down to 30%, they weren't sure the brakes would last another 5K miles. What's the typical rear brake wear for these cars?
Thanks in advance for any inputs
