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Spotted in the M1 the other day,can you imagine working in the call centre for this company.

3-4wks ago my LS went on a journey 370mls and didn't use a drop of fuel...... Oh wait it was on the back of a recovery truck hahahahaha sorry couldn't resist

Don't tell anyone else but Messi has had his LS400 converted to run on tap water.... like I said keep it quiet :)

THere are 2 volumes plus an electrical supplement in official book form bu these fetch a couple of hundred pounds a set, if you take a look on ebay you can normally get the same on CD ROM for a few pounds.

Not done one myself but the pump is attached to the reservoir which is located on the passenger side between the front of the car and the the wheel arch plastic liner. The wheel arch liner is normally attached with screws and clips so remove these and pull the liner back to expose the reservoir. You may also find there are plastic covers under the reservoir held with 10mm bolts. Once you access the reservoir the pump is a push fit into it the wirng loom should be fairly obvious with just 2 wires. Remove the one off the donor car first, if you make a mistake and damage something you'll know what not to do when you do the job on the road car to avoid the problem.

Used Magnatec for both my Lexus 400s the first one for 14 years was 15/40 then castrol discontinued the 15/40 and now I use 10/40, change the oil and filter every two years as I only do about 3k a year. Engine wear was apparent on the Mark1 at 150k mainly valve stems, borne out by blue smoke on start up. I prefer Magnatec because of its so called Magnetic qualities but a very educated Engineer friend in the states doubts the credibility of this and says all oils will do the same job if clean and unburnt. He rebuilds 1930s cars from the ground up I am lucky to know the guy check is work on; Google Ed LaBrush MG TD V8

As others said if your doing long distance commutes diesel is sadly still king. Even plug-in hybrids don't reat return good mpg when you have to rely on the ICE engine. The Audi A3 e-tron has a claimed 140mpg, but when you deplet the battery (30 miles EV range), and use the ICE, the mpg falls as low as 34!! http://m.caranddriver.com/audi/a3-e-tron The BMW i3 range extender is similar, claimed 120 mpg, but if you deplete the 80 mile EV charge and need to use the ICE, real life mpg is no more than 40 :( http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/i3 In my expericene of owing an all electric Leaf, a IS300h, and having recently spent 18 months commuting in 100 miles a day in a Civic diesel. If I was still doing 100 miles a day commuting I would be ordering a Tesla S. The new 'basic' model has a list price of £55k, which is a lot, but list price for our Premiere Spec IS300H with the Lexus safety kit was around £41k. Given the Tesla has 100bhp more the premium over the IS300H is not horrendous. Tesla are making decent sales in the UK, I've seen two driving around where I live, so in 24 months time I expect used one to appear at a decent discount over new price. So if you hold off buying now, I think your desire to own a hybrid/EV car that will offer you better mpg than a diesel on long M ways commute may be meet.....However if your commute is only 80 miles, a range extenderi3 may get you by on EV power alone, with the added safety of an ICE back up, i3 residuals are predicted to be 30% at 3 years, so worth having a look at a used one :) Here's a 2 year old one, range extender, less than 10k on the clock, cheaper than a new IS300H....Don't you just love depreciation!! http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/i3/i3-hatchback-range-extender-5dr-auto/3925288

.......... hahahahaha .......... the Ls 400s are just so beautiful ...... especially the earlier models methinks ......... beauty is in the eye of the beholder ! Malc

Ruud, I also understand what you are saying, I have been in Mercs that seem to be quieter, even a Honda CRV seemed to be not too bad on stretches of road where the LS seems a little noisy. Having had two LS's I have found tyres make a difference, the Falkens are good, but the road surface seems to be the biggest factor. Though the LS handles well for such a large car, I assume t his has effect on transmission into the cabin space. Try driving the A9 from Dunblane to Perth, in some places I suspect even if the LS was wearing silk slippers it would sound like you were driving into Hades. The oddest thing I have found (and have no idea is this is just me being barking), but at night the same road can sound quieter than it does in the day. All this makes me wonder if the 460 being nearly two decades further on design is a better car for road noise.

i have 5w-30 mobil one esp in mine

LS 400 V8 (1990-95) = 5w-40 fully synthetic or 10w-40 semi-synthetic LS 400 V8 (1995-97) = 5w-40 fully synthetic or 10w-40 semi-synthetic LS 400 V8 (1997 onwards) 5w-40 fully synthetic For high mileage (125,000 miles) I recommend 10w-40 semi-synthetic!

Scudney, do you actually think that Wilko make their own oil? lol.

Did the attachment work? Lexus RX400 Reset.pdf

If it is the ABS modulator unit I have one off a 1997 LS400 in my shed.

Even if they do take a year or two to change from the Tetra radios, it's still a lot of money for something that will ultimately become redundant. You also have the possibility of it detecting a Fire Engine, Doctor Car, Fire Car, Ambulance etc which may not even be on the same road as you (crossover bridges etc). Add the fact it only works if the radio is transmitting, and you have to ask if it still represents good value for money.

I'm in Farnborough. I bought a complete set of 2nd hand ECU's, but my electrical problem was diagnosed as a badly installed replacement windscreen! If you wanted to swap out your unit to see if things improve, PM me.

I have a toyota with the same engine - this 1200rpm idling sounds normal - when others have said air con i think they mean climate control. Having the heaters on 21 degress or above with an ambient temp of 0 degrees or lower the engine will idle at 1200rpm. As above but ambient temp between 0 and 10 degrees it will idle at 1000rpm. The engine will idle like this until the engine has reached FULL operating temp. The climate control (well heaters) utilise a PTC heater for UK spec cars - this requires (in toyota vehicles - i imagine lexus will be the same) 3 x 30amp relays as they draw a lot of electric! I assume this is why the engine increases it's idle when these PTC heaters are active.