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It's the crankshaft sensor, not camshaft but I'm not sure if these 2 are the same thing but it is the crankshaft sensor

My advice would be to take it somewhere else. But don't take it to Halfords unless they allow you to watch it being done, don't trust Halfords, they are about as useful as a rubber ladder

£113? What a rip off. Got mine done for £30 and that's 4 wheel alignment

Still not worth £7995

They have to remove the cats? They did mine without removing the cats. I think they are trying to make money of you

It is a common fault on the ls400, when I had an ls400 I had the same issue, got it sorted for £20 though

This might help you.

Thanks for that. It's the passenger side headlight bulb. How do I take it out, there's a big thing around it I think that may need twisting off first but it's not turning

I agree. In a few months time your going to probably have to repair it again, just replace it with a better subwoofer, in my opinion Mark Levinson speakers are not that good anyway, get a Denon or an Alpine

Hi anyone know where I can get headlight bulbs from without paying lexus prices please? I think they are the Phillips d2 something something Thanks in advance

That's been for sale a long time

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201803244903277?make=LEXUS&model=LS 400&r=3 Check this ls400 out guys, looks nice, I don't know about the price, but looks good

If i was you, I would just replace it with a good quality aftermarket sub. You can fix the old one, but it will tear again, then you've got to go through the same routine of getting the sub out etc etc. Me personally, I think the mark levinson sound system isn't that good anyway, I prefer the premium sound system, but each to their own. Replace it for a Denon sub or Alpine, at least it will last much much longer

China? Well each to their own but I would never put parts from China on my lexus.

If you have faulty sensors, the cheapest option would be to take them apart and just replace the batteries in them

I think I know what it is. It's the vsv valve, common failure in the 430 engines but it won't affect anything really. But the part is around £52 from lexus dealers and it's about 4 hr job, when I had the ls430, lexus quotes me £400 odd to replace it. I'm not sure where the Lexus dealer you went to got a figure of £1500 from, clearly they are trying to rip you off, it's not Lexus woodford by any chance?

I've had my one just over a year and now is had just over 185000. No issues with gearbox or engine. I did have that oil leak though but that was cam covers gasket. New radiator was fitted just before I bought it and I had the cambelt replaced last October. I had a receipt that the previous owner gave me, it was a Halfords receipt for a cambelt and water pump replacement. I did tell him then that they hadn't replaced it, being Halfords they are good at saying that they've done a job but hadnt and how right I was, I got it in time, it was shredding. I got cambelt and water pump from lexus. New rear shocks too and it's perfect. The roof rust is common on our earlier models. I had mine sorted and resprayed

You should have replaced the sparkplugs and air filter too. I did a full service on mine when i first purchased it at 181000 miles. Got all parts from Lexus dealers

Cam shaft seal is around £6 from rock.auto

I think they were Alpine sxe 6925s and they sound amazing. Way better than ML speakers. I can't believe lexus charge so much for the ML speakers and they are very cheaply made and are rubbish. The premium lexus sound is better

Yes I have..almost all lexus sc430 owners have replaced the speakers, no point fixing the cheapo crappy ML speakers as your going to have to dismantle the door cards again in couple months as they will break again. You can replace them with Alpine speakers, we don't have any issues with them and they sound better

That's very common on earlier models, the mark levinson speakers are paper cone, cheap material, replace them with Alpine speakers

I wouldn't use any oil leak products, just buy the gaskets and get them fitted

I've had 2 mk3 gs300's one with 111000 miles and one with 150000 and had no major issues at all, only wear and tear issues like pads and discs and 1 rear calipers. They were very reliable cars, but then went through a mid life crisis and bought an sc430 but if I was in the market for a 4 door I would buy another gs300. But having said that I still think the mk2 gs300 is better built, the mk2 seems more heavy duty

The sat nav doesn't work on mine either and that's due to the satnav dvd player which of course is in the boot, you can try dismantling it and cleaning the lens but like mine it still may not work. I haven't bothered to replace the DVD player as I don't think it's worth it as sat nav in all lexus cars I've had are rubbish and I tend to use Google maps on my phone anyway