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i use mobil 1 0/40 in mine,never had no probs, it never seems to use any, thinner or low viscosity better for start up,it looks like iv put in stella artois on the dipstick,hope i haven't made a mistake

And stop at junctions with red traffic lights! Lol. ;)

.............. I've been running Ls400s for 14 years now and never used other than " ordinary " oil, and now it's complicated, using semi-synthetic .... my indy reckons it fits the bill ok and tbh I've enjoyed spot on motoring for many years now and maybe @200k miles ......... on semi-synthetic ( of late ).................. like Heineken maybe. I won't be changing anytime soon............... and it's about £15 for 5 ltrs at Wilko :outforcount: Oil change once a year and it always looks like new on the dipstick. Malc

I use this in my VR6. Keeps its viscosity at all temps. Good for high milers. http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products.php?page=products&subpage=product&product=47

Ye the tweeter is in the middle http://thumbs4.picclick.com/d/l400/pict/191496106135_/2007-LEXUS-RX-300-330-350-400H.jpg This is it

Wilko oil really lol wouldn't touch it.

have had the mark 3, mark 4 and the 430 now - have always used 0w-30 - mainly castrol edge no problems

............. now on 168,500 and use Wilko semi synthetic 15 / 40 ........... for 40+000 miles, since I've had the car. seems ok Malc

This thread is as interesting as it is continous, depreceation will be with us as long as we buy cars that are mass produced for the consumption of the general public and not aimed at specific markets such as supercars or limited editions. The interesting bit is the wordwide values put on the Lexus LS range .as as been stated by other members . Lexus cars in Australia have better residual values than UK models One might assume that is because there are less sold there than here ,if that being the case why do like for like models in the USA fetch twice as much as UK models where there are thousands more than there are in the UK. The economics have a say in it ,for example the US dealerships lease a lot of high end models to the private buyer for three to five years the aim is to make as much money from the vehicle and keep depreceation to a minimum, financial penalties for high mileage and poor upkeep help to ensure this. The lease financer then sells them into the open market usually through dealerships as one owner cars , vehicles will be sold with all kinds of warranties and this ups the resale price, that price keeps the earlier models prices higher as does the buy your last car debt system that operates in the states.This is when you trade in your car with its outstanding finance and that debt is added to your new car . So what is happening is the value of second hand cars in the states is artifically high due to inherent debt. If you add the popularity of the Lexus brand then the price is affected by supply and demand factors especially in used cars. We should thank our lucky stars that the Lexus LS brand as never really caught on here in the private sector and we benefit with cheap purchases from the mainly corporate dominated sales.

What's more likely, that thieves are using advanced techniques to break into your car and steal change? Or that you simply mislaid the change?

Hi guys, ISC stands for Idle Speed Control - a modern equivalent to a choke. If this is not reset, you could be running rich and therefore use more fuel than necessary... I found the following TSB for you RX400 owners: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=12947 More useful links/TSBs: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/topic/58929-2006-rx400h-tsbs/ Hope this helps!! :)

The LS400 still has a huge following in America. I have actually ordered most of my parts through American sites, loads of aftermarket parts and OEM parts still available. I think the LS400 will have plenty of support for many many many years!!!!

As you can see, I'm lucky/cursed with toyota brakes, so the electrolysis trick is going to save me a lot of time and effort, just wish I stumbled across it years ago!

Too right. I know someone who wore out the merc badge on the front of his vito, after polishing it too much - and he was a professional valeter!(supposedly)

Do you have children at all, OP?