Bluesman

Yes I did, I only told them what the problem was and they came up with what the Auto Electrician has come up with. The No2 sensor has been tested and shows that its US whereas the old Sensor No1 which I made sure I got from the first garage showed there was nothing wrong with it. So they will replace the sensor in the morning and then check out the cats. Mike.

That colour scheme takes me back to the good old days of Lotus Gold Leaf Racing. What a looker, I love the way the paint shines. Mike.

Just had an update from the Auto Electrician and its the second Oxygen Sensor Heater Circuit Bank Two Sensor that is naff plus both the cats which are running very very very very hot. So new parts on order, where is the best place to buy cats from? Mike.

Hi Ross 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. What a fabulous looking Mk4, exactly the same colour combo as mine. I reckon that's the best combination. Enjoy the miles with smiles. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

I cant believe leaving the boot open just the once has given you carpet stuck to the floor and dreadful smell, I bet it is the seal. It only needs to be the smallest of holes for the water to get in. Mike.

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. I cant help with your present queries but I'm sure someone will be along ASAP. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike.

I have moved the duplicated post out of the thread for you. Mike.

Hi Chris 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. I cant help with your present queries but I'm sure someone will be along ASAP. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike.

Hi Rado 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. Brilliant car except for that frontage, its just a personal thing but to me it looks like something out of a Mad Max movie. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

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. Great looking car. Miles and miles of smiles ahead of you both. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

I don't know, I would be surprised if it did as the interior of an LS is alot bigger than the GS so logically to me it says they would put a larger seat in the LS. Someone will be along with the correct answer soon. Mike.

Hi John, Nice picture of your Grandaughter, your as soft as me. 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. Best place is Ebay, its a rare car to be in a breakers but you never know your luck. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

Hi Keith. To my knowledge the LS460 cant be done. But in the last couple of years which is when I looked into it things could have changed. What I would advise is that if any outfit says they can do it ask for the telephone number of the customer so you can check direct with them. There are so many cowboys out there they would have you believe they can convert your TV to run on LPG. Let us know how you get on. Mike.

Hi Rob 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. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

Hi Zabberdast 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. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

Hi Dave 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. Always keep an eye on Ebay as there are always bits and pieces being put on there. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

Well a further update on my miss firing LS400. UKTeknics in Maidenhead had the car for a month, after 2 weeks they rung me to find out just what was wrong with the car. I went through it with Ray who is apparently the governor, I explained what the first garage had done and he said its almost definitely the second Oxygen Sensor. So confident he knew what was wrong I said let me know when You have sorted her. 1 week later no phone call so I ring them mid Friday afternoon and get a flustered Ray saying "you wont believe the huge number of hours we have spent on it and it must be the LPG" I asked him what evidence he had to make that diagnoses and he said there wasn't any but the damage has already been done, I asked him to explain what he meant by damage and he just said he had several other things to check and he would call me in the next week. Yesterday morning a friend rings me to say he has seen my car parked in a side street in Maidenhead and parked on double yellow lines. My wife said that this has gone far enough and rings my son to take me over to Maidenhead. We come across the car on a forecourt belonging to some Go Kart racing company and some way from UKTechnics. We checked the car over to make sure there was no damage on the bodywork and that the interior still had in it what should be there and all was OK. We go round to see Ray and announce who we are, You must be Ian says Ray, nope I am Mike, I am the one that has been ringing you once a week despite your promises that you will ring me. We then start to talk about all the wild diagnoses that he has come up without all without any evidence to back up the diagnoses. He told me that they had even taken the timing belt cover off to see if the belt had jumped a tooth, I have since checked and no on has removed the cover. You could see that Ray was realising that there was no way he was going to placate us with Bull**** and suddenly said take the key and the car I am not being accused of being dishonest. At no time did we suggest he was being dishonest. So we have the car back home and she is going to see an Auto Electrician after the holiday. His reason for not ringing was it wasn't their company policy to ring customers at any stage to say if any progress had been made. I suggested he would like to think about that statement with him having his car in UKTeknics and never being informed how things were going, its called Customer Service. Further updates will follow..................... Mike. As an aside to the story, when we went into the garage there was a Silver Lexus GS300 and there was this guy stood on top of the engine with a hammer in his hand, goodness only knows what they had diagnosed for this poor Lexus but it looked terminal.

I have moved this to the IS250 forum and hopefully you should get a lot more feedback. Mike.

Had them in a Mercedes estate that we had but never used them as I was always worried if you were rear ended especially by something large like a lorry they wouldn't stand a chance in the back. Mike.

Hi Bob 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. Nice looking car. Enjoy. We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

We have managed to sort that one, but thanks for your input. Mike.

LPG as well. This guy really knows where its coming from. Mike.

Hi Lee 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. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/ Regards Mike

Well done for apologising A. OK back to the original content of the thread.