LS Jasper

Quick update, the injectors aren't knocking on the plastic cover (although I'm going to put some rubber blocks between the two to ensure they don't), but the clickety-click of the injectors is pretty loud compared to the engine. Its like slightly cold tappets. Nothing wrong with them and on any other engine you'd never hear them.

I chucked a travel blanket over them with the bonnet open and that kills most of the noise. I'm therefore looking at some simple manner of soundproofing, something that will of course be immune to the heat under there. It only needs to 4 square feet or so.

I did slightly under 100 miles today and were it not for that faint clicking at idle, I'd never have known it was running on LPG.

Hello All,

I'm another new member having recently bought a 1995 LS400 Mk3. Paid £1500, already LPG converted and running very smooth (so far!). Appears well looked after although second owner was a bit hit and miss at keeping receipts/records of work done. I have a receipt from his Lexus Dealership for a new cambelt in Dec 2005, when the car was on about 80,000 miles, but no receipt for fitting it and no sticker on the engine! I am guessing, hopefully, that it was actually fitted. Any other way that I would know? The car is now on 120,000 so I'm not looking at a change for a little while IF a new one was actually fitted!

I am loving the drive and my wife is saying she has become a Lexus widow! Never enjoyed cleaning a car so much in my life!

If anyone has a good advice/recommendations for servicing/work in the Berkshire area, when the need arises, I would be much appreciated. There are two Lexus dealerships near me, Reading and Bracknell. Anyone had any experience with either?

Slowly working my way through the small but clearly common issues; retractable ariel motor not working, getting rid of evidence of the previous owners smoking habit (car had been valeted but front and back ashtrays still loaded with butts!) etc.

Any advice on a colour match for the lovely pearlescant white for stone chips etc? Dealership?

Thanks for all the super helpful advice.

Jim

Don't suppose you still have parts available? I need the motor unit for the retractable ariel, passenger window/door lock control panel, a small piece of trim, I guess, which is at the base of the rear window and covers the chrome strips (black electrical tape covers mine!) and the bottom section of the bumper which connects the bumper to the underside of the car. This is black on my car. I'm not sure but I have seen that this may have been a complete under-engine cover. Does that make sense?

If you know of anyone else with parts for Mark Iii 1995 LS400???

Many thanks,

Jim