My name is Gary Gardner and I work for a warrant company provides
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does any1 know how to make my 97 LS400's antenna, go up and down
smoother, with out makin that stupid noise?

The price that their asking for this model in 4000.00. The way I look
at it is, if the motor did go it would cost as much as the car to
replace it. Also, does anyone know of any good lexus mechanics in the
pgh. pa. area. The dealer costs are very high.

Hi Sportbike

Re. your message on the LS400 site.

I have owned a 91 model from new !!!  and it has now covered some 175,000
without any major concerns.

The only major items that I have had to replace was the A/C compressor at
165,000 ( went to an aftermarket company that supplied and fitted the same item
as original fitment but at half the cost )  and both front disc rotors at
174,000 ( again I purchased items made by the same Japanese company that
supplies the originals to Toyota but at less than 50% of Lexus retail )

I have a friend whose LS400 has covered 290,000 without ANY PROBLEMS.

It seems to me that the only item to keep an eye on is the timing belts, these
must be replaced every 50,000 ( if you don`t want a complete engine tear down !

Regards

Peter Rogers



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what are they asking?  Is it highway or city miles?  Is it in good shape?  I
bought my 91 3 1/2 years ago with 120,000, i now have 162,000.  I had to replace
the a/c, timing belt, water pump, all which was about $3,000---but, the car runs
like a new one--no car has any guarantees, but if it's taken care of, it's
probably worth it, considering what a new one costs--and my mechanic who works
on all imports only, said toyota and honda were the best--as far as import
products
I've owned vw's, audi, nissan, honda, and now i have the lexus and a camry--and
like them both very much--incidentally, my mechanic has worked on lexus' with
well over 300,000 miles with little problems....

sportbike95 <sportbike95@...> wrote:
I'm considering on buying a 1990 ls 400. The thing that bothers me
the most is that it has 204,000 miles. I was always told that, that
isnt much for a lexus. however, realisticly if a breakdown does
happen it could be pretty costly. I just need some input from people
with higher mileage.


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I'm considering on buying a 1990 ls 400. The thing that bothers me
the most is that it has 204,000 miles. I was always told that, that
isnt much for a lexus. however, realisticly if a breakdown does
happen it could be pretty costly. I just need some input from people
with higher mileage.

Hello all,

I am new here and new at owning a Lexus. We just bought a 1992 LS400 from a
friend of ours. To buy it and put it on the road it only cost us $5000 CDN. I
love the car, it's great. Where we live, (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) there
are only about 11 Lexus'. Does anyone know of any problems that this year of car
has?
Hope to get to know everyone,

Treasure


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My car is dropping coolant.  I took it to the local shop thinking it
may be the water pump.  All of a sudden the temp. guage shot up and
emptied all the coolant.  The guy filled it up, it held the fluid,
drove it to the shop and let it idle for 20 minutes, took it out on
the road (about 8 miles) drove it back to my house, and all of a
sudden it dropped the fluid again.  Repeated the same procedure as
before, and it's holding the fluid again.  What's wrong?  I hate to
take it out on the road for a drive thinking it may repeat.  What
should be checked?  Is it the water pump, censor, or something to do
with the A/C?  Thanks

thankyou my car has the air suspension .. also I found a hand book off the net
once again thanks to you all for your help cheers Bruce
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Terry O'Brien
   To: clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:10 AM
   Subject: Re: [Club LS400at The Lexus Center] Re: i need help


   For those years there is a switch in the trunk that
   turns off the air suspension system in models so
   equipped.  It needs to be turned off before the car is
   lifted otherwise damage will occur.

   May I suggest E Bay for owners or shop manuals.

   --- khan_waqar <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
   > On and off switch is cut off of your Gas tank in an
   > emergency,
   > manual you can get from Junk Yard.  Good Luck.
   >
   > --- In clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com,
   > "mendles manor"
   > <mendles_manor@x> wrote:
   > > hi guys, i would like to know if anyone knows,
   > where i can get a
   > handbook for the 1990-1992 Ls400? also if anyone can
   > tell me this,
   > inside the tool kit in the trunk there is a off and
   > on switch  does
   > anyone know what this is for? i thank you for your
   > help cheers Bruce
   > >
   > >
   > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
   > removed]
   >
   >


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   '95 Lexus LS 400
   '95.5 Isuzu Rodeo
   '01 Mercedes-Benz 240C (make an offer, its perfect!)
   ??? Next project.  Open to suggestions.

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For those years there is a switch in the trunk that
turns off the air suspension system in models so
equipped.  It needs to be turned off before the car is
lifted otherwise damage will occur.

May I suggest E Bay for owners or shop manuals.

--- khan_waqar <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> On and off switch is cut off of your Gas tank in an
> emergency,
> manual you can get from Junk Yard.  Good Luck.
>
> --- In clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com,
> "mendles manor"
> <mendles_manor@x> wrote:
> > hi guys, i would like to know if anyone knows,
> where i can get a
> handbook for the 1990-1992 Ls400? also if anyone can
> tell me this,
> inside the tool kit in the trunk there is a off and
> on switch  does
> anyone know what this is for? i thank you for your
> help cheers Bruce
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>


=====
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'77 MG B
'95 Lexus LS 400
'95.5 Isuzu Rodeo
'01 Mercedes-Benz 240C (make an offer, its perfect!)
??? Next project.  Open to suggestions.

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On and off switch is cut off of your Gas tank in an emergency,
manual you can get from Junk Yard.  Good Luck.

--- In clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com, "mendles manor"
<mendles_manor@x> wrote:
> hi guys, i would like to know if anyone knows, where i can get a
handbook for the 1990-1992 Ls400? also if anyone can tell me this,
inside the tool kit in the trunk there is a off and on switch  does
anyone know what this is for? i thank you for your help cheers Bruce
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Does anyone know if any company makes or maked a rear boot / trunk
spoiler for my 91 LS400 ?

Mine currently runs on 18" Alloys with up-rated shocks, custom
stainless exhaust system ( no cat ) etc. and a spoiler would just
about complete the transformation.

i have all the Celsior badges see pics i would be willing to swap them for Lexus
badges cheers Bruce
   -----
   Hi,

   If any of you Celsior owners has converted to Lexus badging and has
   a "CELSIOR" emblem lying around somewhere collecting dust, I'll buy
   it off of you.  Please email me directly at
   twahjudi@....  Thanks.

   TFW



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Hi,

If any of you Celsior owners has converted to Lexus badging and has
a "CELSIOR" emblem lying around somewhere collecting dust, I'll buy
it off of you.  Please email me directly at
twahjudi@....  Thanks.

TFW

Just an idea.

If you are going to spend that much money and are willing to be a
guinea pig, why not try Iridium spark plugs ?  You can get one for
about $8-$10 on eBay, online store like http://www.sparkplugs.com or
at some auto parts stores.

The Iridium plugs are SUPPOSED to last longer than platinum but have
even less electrical resistance than regular copper plugs (platinum
has even higher resistance than copper)

TFW

--- In clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com, NUHEAD wrote:
> I'm about to get my spark plugs replaced on my
> 1990 LS400 and was looking for some feedback.<br>I've
> heard that NGK is the way to go for Japanese cars but
> I've also heard that Bosch Platinum IVs are the best
> plugs on the market. They both cost $6.00 each.<br>Any
> advice?.<br>P.S.:I'll post pics soon<br><br>1990 LS400, 18" Lexani
> Solars on 235/40/18 Sumitomo HRZ II, clear bumper
> lights, 2 JL Audio 12" W3D2 Subs with 400W PPI Amp.

--- In clubls400atthelexuscenter@yahoogroups.com, "catyrone"
<catyrone@y...> wrote:
> I am buying a 1995 LS400 with 95,000 miles for $17,000.  I have
> always loved the "second generation" body and I have driven the
> car and it seems to run very well and everything in the car
>works.

I just bought mine too.  '95 LS400 with 106kmiles for $14,850.

> My questions are:
>
> 1) Any '95 LS400 owners out there with any tips or
> advice on things I should be aware of, such as maintenance items
>or
> problems you may have encountered with your vehicle at this
>mileage
> or higher mileage?  Possibly any recalls or anything you've run
>into
> that might be of interest to me!

I'm too new to know any details, but I trust Toyota/Lexus very
well.  Ever heard the expression "at 100kmiles, a Toyota just
finished the engine break-in period" ? :)

> 3) What brands of oil and gasoline seem to work
> best for your '95 LS400.  I've always bought the cheapest gas in
>my
> previous vehicles, but I want to keep this vehicle for a while.
> Sorry about the long post but I will be very appreciative of any
> feedback.

I only trust synthetic oil so that's what will be going into the
car.  Right now it runs Mobil1 synthetic blend (for 1000 miles) so I
can clean out the inside of the engine before pouring in rather
expensive synthetic oil (plan is either Amsoil High Performance
Synthetic or Mobil1 Synthetic).  For oil filter, it got Purolator
Pure One for now and next oil change, I'm going to see if Mobil1 has
their synthetic oil filter for these cars.

As far as gasoline, I'm pretty sure the owner's manual recommend to
use premium as in 91/92/93 octane gas.  I believe you can use lower
octane (not necessarily lower grade !) at the cost of retarded
timing and thus less engine output.  The ECU/ECM should be able to
tackle this.  My favorite is Shell gasoline.

> Thank you!

Your welcome :)

TFW

All,

New to this list. I just bought a '95 LS400. Indigo blue
metallic/titanium gray two-tone with charcoal interior. I'm loving
it. I'm looking to modify this sleeping beast and I'm already on
the look out for JIC coilover suspension, JIC exhaust, headers
(anyone got any lead for a pair that fit LS400 and don't cost
$1000 ?), intake and likely ported heads. I'm going to refrain from
going twinturbo (twin Garrett T28s sound so good) for now, although
500hp sounds damn tempting.

The car now sports K&N replacement air filter (E-2606)and some Home
Depot smooth-bore, $5 hose to replace the accordion one right behind
the MAS. Other than those, the car is bone stock. Currently shod
with Dunlop Graspic HS-2 (dedicated snow tires) in 215/60/16 size to
tackle Ohio winter. 18x9 Konig Villains are waiting in the garage,
just have to find 255/40/18 tires to fit those come spring.

I think that's enough intro :)

TFW

sorry for bugging you but i have more questions about the 1991 LS400 does anyone
have this problem? when you frist start the car the gear selection lights dont
work but after a few miles when the car warms up they come on then, and seeing i
haven't a handbook and when i asked the car dealer just got a blank look, by the
gear selector there's 3 switches one i know is for the transmission sport mode
the second is height control and the third one has TEMS on it does anyone know
what TEMS is? and what does it do?   once again sorry for bugging you i look
forward to any help cheers Bruce


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hi guys, i would like to know if anyone knows, where i can get a handbook for
the 1990-1992 Ls400? also if anyone can tell me this, inside the tool kit in the
trunk there is a off and on switch  does anyone know what this is for? i thank
you for your help cheers Bruce


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hi guys i am Bruce Lynch i live in new zealand and i have just
brought a 1992 Toyota Celsior c type from japan, a LS400 else where .
with 50,000ks on it i look forward getting to know you guys cheers
Bruce

Hi guys, I'm new here.  I just purchased a 1991 LS400 with 72000
miles on it (first owner car).  Love the car and it's the most
comfortable, luxurious car I've ever owned.  However, I don't know
weather all of you experince this with your first genenration lexuses
or is it just me.  Ok, this is what happens: when I first take off
from a complete stop, as the RPM needle reaches around 1200-1300
there is a slight hesitation (split second) and once past that it
runs normally throughout the rest of the drive.  Again, it happens
only when I'm accelerating from a complete stop and only when RPM is
1200-1300. If any of you have experinced this, please let me know
wheather that's the way it's supposed to be or is there something
wrong.  Thank you.

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I am buying a 1995 LS400 with 95,000 miles for $17,000.  I have
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