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Ha ha ha , my mistake it was £54.85. The best £54.85 I've ever spent for one years relief!

Its a Ford dealreship only about a mile from me. Nearest Lexus is in Ipswich 8 miles if a Crow, but 26 by Car. Front office just handed me the papers and asked for £54.95. no mention of suggesting the "advisories" be done. Checked DVLA and it just says Pass - no advisories mentioned. Servicing I'd think is secondary to selling new Cars, so doubt they are touting for repair work in earnest. Not sure if MOT price has risen or is set by Gov't. Seems a bit higher , but more work needed in test. Happy with outcome.

The document is headed Ford eCheck and I suppose its what the examiner has to tiock off as to having been examined. Columns in red, yellow and green. Key being Red requires attention, Yellow Advisory, and Green Visually OK. The few mentioned were in yellow. The exhaust emissions test results they haven't given me in the past, (and I've not asked for them but taken the Test Cert and ran! but this is headed Bradbury MOT test results. It failed on Fast Idle Speed but passed on Second Fast Idle Speed and Natural Idle Test. So, a relief and those cheapy UCA's with sourced replaced rubber shrouds seem to have lasted at least two years so far.

Delighted to add that my Car passed the MOT today. Early trip out to get the car warmed up before delivery (in this weather!) and the Speedo decided not to move from zero. Doh! Couple that with the fact that after having spent must be three hours during the week (not to mention my Son and I last week spending an hour) trying to get the rear seat cushion to lock in , with only one side success (I just can't understand how this can be done on the production line in seconds??) I thought today would not be a good day for me. Covered the offending side with Car rug which I do use to prevent the Sun on the rear head rests at this time of the year. Advisories - yellow (and their cost to be serviced- Ford main dealer) Remote fob batteries £15 (only just replaced them and must aim at boot - daylight robbery) Air conditioning Sanitiser £20 whatever that is?? Air conditioning Service and repair £89.95 (it was working fine when I delivered the Car - cool as a cucumber - and on way home -making work for themselves??) Brake fluid change every second service £39.95. Was done when brake pipe work done two years ago) So, no thanks to those unnecessary Yellows - but must deal with that ECU. Any time now

PS The Car park could have become a bit tacky owing to the heat having been re-surfaced not so long ago? A possibility for the heavy steering? or not.

Been there done it as to Alternator and Power Steering Pump. Pig of a job. Have to say I had no problem with the repalcement power steering pump until an incident yesterday. Done 1300 miles since. Bear in mind it had the two pipe to ACV blanked off. It's fine when its cold and you don't notice any difference in the power steering when moving off, but when hot, trying to park last night, the steering became very heavy. I left it an hour or so and checked the level on my return and the level was fine. Frothing inside? I couldn't check as late at night. No apparnat leak seen. Today, ran fine, nice and light on short journey. I kept the twin valve thingy from the old P/S pump and maybe I'll ask my mechanic to fit it as I didn't like this heavy steering when hot. Anyone else experienced similar with the balnked off valve?

Can I ask for the details of who changed your Caps? I'm torn at the moment between doing them myself or sending the unit and replacement Caps to someone who will do it for me? pm me if you prefer not to make it public on the forum. Thanks ps Always assuming the Car passes its MOT on Friday.

Many thanks for the replies. Car being a 93 the inner glass moves but not the whole Wing Mirror housing (by electric). Not sure if its heated? My mechanic suggested best to just stick on a glass rather than attempt to remove it, as after 25 years things become brittle and break.(The vutube I watched one clip had broken) I bought a cheapy £5 mirror and I can see its not exact spec to the outer frame of the existing which is a pity. (would have preferred marginally undersize to oversize) I'll use the sticky backs and stick it on for now as MOT this Friday and cracked glass a no no even if passenger side.

I'd like to replace the broken glass on my Pass side Door mirror. Is it possible to remove the original and transfer the backing plate to the basic glass I've bought? How does the glass come out? I've moved the position to have the bottom sticking out but it doesn't seem to shift upward. How does it clip (?) in? Thanks

Catastrophe Naturelle Thought I'd use the holiday in France to tidy up my front Drivers side wing which was rusting under the arch. Fabulous weather until the 4th July. Not especially happy with the resultant filler job and the supposedly "wetlook" lacquer turned out not to be "wetlook" after several coats applied. Used the remains of a tin of £2.99 (ten years old?) pearlescent paint finish which did give a bit of a sheen. After uncovering the bonnet and door, found the Paint colour was not the match I was expecting so stopped further work. My touch up paint is correct colour as seen on a cap I've painted to show the supplier. Next day I gave the Car its annual wash (true) pre the basking 36 degree heat of the day, but in the afternoon the sky darkened and large droplets of rain followed and the bushes and trees started thrashing about in a state of sheer madness as the rain turned into Hail Stones many the size of Golf balls and larger! They were not only falling but throwing themselves horizontally at our House in a vortex. The glass panelled door and the Windows were being battered and I had to don a Hard Hat to open the door to close the Shutters to prevent the door glass being shattered. Doing this I had around twenty hailstones come into the Kitchen and a bruised leg. I lowered the Electric blind to protect the fragile glass in the Kitchen Windows and thats when the lights went out. No Electricity for the next 24 hours! It may have only lasted five minutes but in my local area there was devastation. I hadn't put the Car back in the Garage and it was peppered with dents. Fortunately only the passenger side mirror was cracked enabling us to drive home yesterday. My neighbours A class rear hatch was smashed. House roof tiles were broken (not on our roof) and the Pompieres were out in force on roofs stretching temporary plastic sheeting over damaged areas. Vines were totally smashed and Nursery Green houses destroyed. The Plastic gutters all around the house were peppered with holes and it was lucky I hadn't put the car in the Garage as the Placo / Asbestos Roof was also peppered with holes. So, it could have been worse for the Car. If I'd not washed off the Saharan Sand it could have been embedded into the paint dimples or worse still shards of asbestos falling on the car would have scratched the paint surface. Somehow the paint mismatch doesn't now seem so important, We had a great holiday up until then and on the plus side the Insurance will cover the roof and gutter replacement at only the cost of the excess. The Car Insurers would write it off if a claim is made. This would seem a shame, so I will live with a battle scarred LS400.

At March 2007 it had 66k miles and new Instrument cluster is the answer -seen under old Reg number. Naughty to say only 28k unless it had a new Engine which is quite possible.

That number plate is already on a Lexus CT so not part of the sale. 28k or 280k? or am I missing something? Not looked at photo's as don't have link

As a non OEM brand you might want to consider this product. Nissens has an impressive website and I do have a brand new Nissen Rad for my LS400 (cost just £45) which I have yet to install. So, I can't give any advice but for a cheaper product this may not hurt quite so much, bearing in mind the unknown as regards your auto box state https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-NISSENS-COOLANT-RADIATOR-64764-LEXUS-LS-430-2000-2006-TOP-QUALITY/273193844187?fits=Car+Make%3ALexus&epid=1037581648&hash=item3f9b9f3ddb:g:hGIAAOSwWFFa7GuX

When we went to France back in May we had quite a few Barcelona Bangers with their exotic stickers and Air horns on the Ferry over to France. I'd never heard of them before. Here's your chance to become a Rally Car owner https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-LS-400-THE-ROZZERS-TOP-GEAR-COPY-BANGER-RALLY-CAR/332677335991?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49129%26meid%3Db6b223d54f9143fa8589af9fdf50af57%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D132656423518%26itm%3D332677335991&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Is this a by-product of the new MOT rules? Are Garages going to suggest major expense needs to be done where perhaps surface or small amounts of rust are visible? Is it going to fall into the "dangerous" category? Depriving owners of doing their own work although I read that you can take a Car away from the Garage. Not yet tested as to legality. How the Government plans to get older Cars off the Road, I suspect.

Love the Carpets - where can you get a Mower that does that?

Glass is a winner for me - saves on those P&O Deflectors - juut use a piece of silver Duct tape stuck initially to a Post Office 100 peel off stamp paper or any grease proof so can be cut into the correct shape and when return to UK, peel off and old fashioned razor blade gets rid of any glue left on the lens. Must have saved me £200 by now!

See t'bay no longer allow people to go to a finished item to see what it makes. I switched off about two minutes before final price and it stood at £1,009 which was tremendous value for such a magnificent beast. Of course the price could have taken off in the last few mins??. For those who took an interest in the Maroon two tone with Cream interior its too late now but the MOT history can be seen under Reg S796VOP PS Very Old Person - made for me!

Best colour and interior - Just hate to let it go at present bid price but....Only marks on front bumper and a bit of clear coat lifted on wing. Damn I must stop looking at other cars!

Ignoring the high mileage this Car with just 32 minutes to go is a Steal at £900. I checked the History and only a few thous each year during last past 3/4 years. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263718310355?_trksid=p2471758.m4703 Can't justify having two unfortunately..

Being ignorant of VSC I looked it up and maybe you've read this item or it could help? http://www.engine-misfire.com/toyota-vsc-light/

ps The new pump has the Vacuum lines blanked off which makes absolutely no difference that i can sense to the PS. Just need to blank off the two pipes one in centre of engine to ACV and one in side of Air inflow conduit. Its also a fact that this twin piped part is often the cause of leakage as well as the Reservoir O ring

Personally, I wouldn't bother with replacing parts and rebuilding. I bought a new Power Steering pump from America and I've mentioned elsewhere that they sent me the wrong pump so I now have the right one fitted and a free Tacoma pump for a Toyota (Hilux?). I also bought an alternator from different people who I'll put a link to below. It came pretty quickly and works fine. For the price you will see its possibly best to go for new. One proviso, and I can't be sure they are the same product, is that I couldn't get the screw in bolt at the front (through the Pump pulley) to go in as the casing had a slight variation in design. The thing hangs on an extended bolt and there are two bolts at rear so I have no worries, but I have ordered a bolt with Phillips head rather than nut and Washer shape, to fit, sometime. https://www.buyautoparts.com/buynow/1993/Lexus/LS400/Power_Steering_Pump/86-00424_AN

I suggest that you put the VIN number into Toyodiy .com and you should get info as to the right spec Belt for your Car. 211 or 209 I thought there was only one tooth difference but you sure don't want to get it wrong. Its an expensive enough job to have done. Lexus parts didn't even provide a gasket for the water pump. Not happy with what it cost me.

Hopefully not as all Air Con cars drip water. I should have added that my Alternator fail was most probably because of the Power Steering Pump leaking, a common fault which I thought I had rectified with an "o" ring replacement under the Reservoir. It may have been the reason but yet to examine if the 25 year old Alternator just said thats it folks! Under tray rather oily.