Rear drive shaft seals

[Mylexrx]

Hi guys anyone no where I can get rear drive shaft seas for 2004 rx300 awd

[ColinBarber]

How about a Lexus or Toyota dealer?

[Richard Fixter]

How badly are they leaking I read a post on the American site that said just changing the oil can stop this so when mine started weeping I changed the oil  and suprisingly this worked.Something to do with water in the oil and when it gets hot steam causes positive pressure plus also the new oil helps refresh the seals. I think they are about a £5 each from rockauto in the states plus postage for your year its RX330. Hth

 

[Mylexrx]

Thanks good tip worth ago, oil has been seeping for about a month

[Salty dog]

Is the 330 and the 300 basically the same?

[ColinBarber]

10 hours ago, Salty dog said:

Is the 330 and the 300 basically the same?

Yes, in everything other than the engine (which itself shares many common parts with the 300). The international differences are still there, e.g. lights, suspension, audio etc. but the drive shafts would be identical.

[Richard Fixter]

14 hours ago, Salty dog said:

Is the 330 and the 300 basically the same?

It's a Toyota global production thing I am guessing after 2003 the 3 litre engine was too puny for the American market so they put a 3.3 litre in and called it the RX330 everything on our 2003- 2006 RX300 was the same as their RX330 when I ordered a cam belt kit it was for the RX330 same for handbrake cables and power steering components.