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Hello Everyone, Although i'm on to my forth Lexus I am new to this Forum.
I have had 2 LS400'S and an LS430 but a few weeks ago I decided to move
down to the second division and bought a GS300 SEL (06) with 14000 miles.
Before buying the GS I read all the reviews and most of them said that the
GS300 V6 has a very smooth quiet engine. I have to agree that my Lexus
is quiet with the windows closed but when the drivers side window is open
I can hear a noise similar to a loose tappet. This noise is even louder
when passing a wall as the sound echoes back. Asked my local Lexus Dealer
to check it out and they said it was just engine tick. Maybe this is normal for
a GS and iv'e been spoiled driving an LS for so long.
Anyone else got the same problem.
C~r=eak~ing Dashboard !ahhhh!
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Hi, I had the same annoying creak coming from the general area of the passenger side dash speaker.
Thinking that the creak was coming from the speaker cover I removed it several times, tried padding it with felt and other materials but nothing worked. The last
time I removed the speaker itself which is held with two hex bolts and was suprised to find the famous White Clip directly below the speaker. (I thought it could only be accessed by removing the dash). By pressing lightly on the white plastic clip I found that I could exactly reproduce the annoying creak. I sprayed the white plastic clip with silicone, pressed it again and the creak had gone.
Don't know how long the silicone will last but at present the car is creak free.
With the speaker removed I also noticed that there were two plastic heater
pipes which were running very tight to each other so I sprayed them as well and wedged
a small piece of sponge between them, just in case they decide to join in the chorus.