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If you're fitting complete after market blades and holders don't sniff at Lucas. Just fitted whopping 22inchers to wife's Jag. £10 the pair, boxed online. Same silver oily film as my Lexus/Toyota blades. Fab performance. Not buying Bosch ever again...

Well done. Vat is a big trap too and I ensure this is included and paid for at point of sale. This catches out many folk. It's not clear on the big auction site or sales sites whether customs and taxes are included. Big disties like Rock Auto in the US are very good and everything is detailed. Of course I have no connection with the above, happy customer yes.

Really any high quality oil should be fine. Magnatec Is good. I have to say Mobil 1 did not suit my Jag xkr although it should have. The US experienced same. Strange but cold start up was alarming. I would go for a Toyota oil and genuine filter.

yep one blade was a Toyota part anyway they clear the screen Very well.

Hi Managed to get the driver's side blade from local dealer for £12.53. It is true - I read somewhere it was a 5min job and it really is. Both sides. I removed the carriers from the car for better light and fumbling conditions. Need to ensure you have the original/OE windscreen wipers...driver's side carrier has Toyota stamped on it other does not but will look from a blade refill point of view identical to the the Toyota stamped one. Smaller passenger side I bought on line from a dealer for about £8.50. I didn't want to go and buy the things...but have them delivered by post...oh well. Next job will be an engine oil change and really I should replace the gearbox filter, clean the sump and put new oil in - no flush on the gearbox or engine.

Looking online for genuine Lexus/Toyota wiper blades is fun. Right hand blade refills are obviously doing well in breeding and there is a plentiful supply. Alas the Left Hand are nearly extinct by the looks of it - must be over-fishing. Hope my local dealership has one...probably one of a breeding pair. :eerrrmm:

Listen to you lot...sound like the back benches of the Conservative party! It's the trade's very long adverts that get me though...piling the suger on a turd...

Hi What mileage are you on? There are a few pulleys and tensioners at the drive belt and the timing belt. Sounds like drive belt components to me but looks like you know what you are about... Loads of guides that will get you to that area on cam belt changes etc. on my Year 2000 ls400 with only 72k genuine miles on the clock I replaced all pulleys, guides when doing a cambelt change. Many were worn/deteriorated. I think if you are due a belt change then replace as much as you can. I follow ambermarine on all things - although I do use quality OEM standard replacements in this area - not all areas as genuine parts may not be replicated such as gearbox oil, brake pads and even wiper blades...but I believe you will be OK. Some replacements are better than the original as improvements have been made. I hope you share your journey with us....with that squeak...maybe other bits need sorting anyway? A photo of the squaky thingy is always a pleasure to behold!

Always chancers about. If it is truly A1 then it's worth the magic 7k the figure for a really good not quite in vogue figure for big motor, with the tag lot of car for the money.

Omg you are right...the colour...

Yes Titch the extension def needed. As always with you 100% on rest.

Yes it's torqued on. I used a Hex socket on my LS400 with a medium sized torque wrench for the efficient leverage - It's a cleaner undo than using a ratchet. I suspect an allen key is not enough for the job - in fact I'll re-phrase that = probably impossible.

Alas you are buying from a distie...a distributor who won't carry the stock but has to order it from the main supplier and maybe the manufacturer. Can take ages and they have your money. Only way is to check stock when buying.

Gold...apologies to those who have a gold Lexus as condition over-rules colour...but this is not a premium price colour. By the way, £7k seems to be the magic trade price for a non-classic, low mileage motor of any marque that has good history...the break out price or bounce back price from a very low guide/market price. Has been for years.

Really pleased that you walked away. We know that this is widespread and infects everything from banking, politics to whatever. Cowboys, theives, shysters it was ever thus. Buyer beware is a sad indictment. Complain to the website: protect us all.

I'm no expert...but boy am I a consumer. I want and expect a tyre that will take me across temperature ranges. I'm not in Siberia or deep cold Canada or US. In the UK I don't want the choice. Give me a tyre for all seasons. As we have had since tyres began.

Definately fill from the hex plug. Use a small funnel, grab a stool or chair and be prepared to trickle it in. After about 20 years you will notice the overflow bottle filling up. I got mine up over half full (18 years) before coming to the conclusion that the fill would never stop at the hex plug end so as deftly as possible with the level as high as poss at the hex plus screwed it back up. I torqued correctly. Then I topped up a bit at the tank. Then ran the engine up. I squeezed all the big pipes a number of times not that that did much. But it felt nice all the same. I can't recall the level dropping but if it does it's very little. You will be delighted with the results. Check it regularly when stone cold - you might need to add a tad but after that it will be stable. There are plenty of good quality anti-freezes available that are absolutely fine for the engine. If you can still get red then red is good but the latest long lifers are pink OAT antifreezes. I wouldn't go for the other colours - they have a shorter life span. Lexus use pink in all new cars.

Thanks for the advice, the needle on the temp gauge is pretty much about half way i.e. normal. So you think change the temperature sensor, is that an easy job, whereabouts is that? OK i well leave flushing for now - the main reason I suggested that is that I researched that air in the system can cause the fan not to blow hot and flushing and refilling can correct this. So the cooling is working fine. I doubt you would have air locks. But if the coolant is old it is worth doing. I'm not sure where the senors are but someone will know! There will be one outside measuring climactic temp and one for the cabin. Now if the external sensor has gone that upsets the heating. Never heard of the internal one going - that should be in the dash area with a little plastic grill cover I think. Temp adjustments can take a while...especially if you are fiddling! Overcooling is when it takes ages to warm up and the needle stays around the first mark, seldom getting to near middle or middle, that is usually a faulty thermostat. Please give us all the gory detail and the results! Good luck!

I would check the temp gauge and how that behaves...is engine over cooled or is needle about half way or thereabouts? May be as electrical ie sensor fault. However your proposed work won't cost a fortune. Better to do yourself. I wouldn't flush just yet. Maybe temp sensor first. If engine is over cooled then thermostat first.

True although the long term fix is just fit a new unit. I love my LS 400...

I disconnected also. I suppose it's lasted quite a few years. I do wish more ancillaries lasted a life time. It's as though you have to service or replace everything.

Yep I tried this varnish et al but it didn't work. I cut a champagne cork down as a float collar but as thin as I could get it still failed to fit! Going to buy a new one...

MOT - always gets well jiggled!

As usual great replies and thanks once again my friends. Age is a killer on bushes even with modest mileage, It seem's worth replacing anti-roll bar bushes anyway as a matter of improvement...OK so if that does not fix it then I still have a significant improvement I'm sure. Yes to Rock Auto...I'm not going to replace everything though. I am wondering about the UCA but I was told they were OK...then again maybe they are OK but not great...