Factory Service/repair Manual Same For Ls400 90-97?

[takman]

got a 1997 ls400...looking at buying a factory repair manual off eBay....couple things though...

its from the states. are the ls400's pretty much the same in states as the uk?

also, its for 1994 year model....while mine is a 97

my main concern is engine...torque specifications and such. did the 1uzfe engine , mechanically speaking remain the same from 90-97? would the torque specifications....cam gears, head bolts, crank bolt, rocker bolts etc be the same for all the years?

thanks

[ambermarine]

Hi T

The short answer is no ,the early Mark 1 was fitted with a non inteference engine .

The 1992 engine was an inteference engine from then to the Mark 4 in 2000,

The only difference between the states engine and the europe engine were the emissions and the subsequent fuel management control.As far as the engineering specs the engine was universal and fitted to all worldwide versions including the Japanese produced Celsior.

[takman]

So a 1994 service manual would work for what I need....engine torque specs. Btw from what I have read 90-94 have non interference...not saying you are wrong.

[ambermarine]

Takman

Yes to the post 94 model and you can get the a used manual on US eBay ,they very rarely come up here because the only way to get one apart from shelling out around £200 from Lexus was to know a Lexus Techy.

[takman]

So in your opinion. .should I get the 94 manual or wait for a 97

[Rupert Dubreaux]

I would try and get the 95/97 mk3 manual although the engine/gearbox and most of the ancillary's are very similar there are some differences from the earlier cars . The rest of the Mk3 is almost totally different ,it was a masterpiece of design to get something to look very similar and be almost totally different from the earlier cars .

[Titch LS]

1995 onwards is an interferance engine. Regarding manuals, you can get one on line from InternetCarManuals. I paid peanuts for the CD manual for my Mk4 (2000). It's very handy and covers everything. I've got it downloaded so I only needed the CD as back up.

[takman]

i can see its going to be hard to find a repair manual! :(

[SHELLDRAKE]

What is an interference engine and what is the difference between the two of them???

[takman]

What is an interference engine and what is the difference between the two of them???

on an interference engine, if the timing belt snaps....valve will hit the piston. non-interference engine, if the timing belts snaps, valve will not hit piston..

[plexus914]

Lots of repair manual stuff for LS400, LS430, RX300, RX350, RX450h, LX470, IS250: http://lexus-doc(blocked word)/

[Titch LS]

One difference to remember is that all LS400's outside the U.S. are not OBD2 compliant, despite having been fitted with the same diagnostic port under the lower dash. When we eventually caught up, OBD2 compliance on European LS models started in 2001 on the LS430. In this country all LS400's are OBD1 compliant (much inferior). In the U.S. OBD2 was available on the 1996 LS400 models onwards. It's all down to legislation varying from country to country.

 

[freddist]

Free pdf - service & repair manual & Wiring digrams Manual for All lexus

[Bluesman]

3 hours ago, freddist said:

Free pdf - service & repair manual & Wiring digrams Manual for All lexus

Hi and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer left over.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

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Regards Mike