Junior282

Hi, An update since my last post. I am still having problems with the white smoke issue from the exhaust. I have the egr valve looked at and all is fine, i have had a head gasket test and all is fine. I have noticed white smoke coming from the engine bay (oil compartment) and white smoke coming out of the dip stick hole once the engine has warmed up. Does anyone have any solutions?

Hi Dreamer, Thank you for your reply. Can a head gasket be tested by any garage or does it have to be Lexus?

Hi Dreamer, Thank you for your reply. Not a good experience with my lexus car so far, the white smoke issue seems to be getting worse, i can see the trail of smoke when im driving. I have carried out a full service last week at my local vat registered garage. If i bought the extended warranty online, would lexus ask to inspect my car? Also with the warranty it self does it cover dpf? I am not familiar with car warranties so i apologise for all the questions, i am just worried. With the extended warranty itself, if for example i took my car to lexus for repair for an issue i was having and this issue was not covered by the warranty, would lexus charge me for hours they spent inspecting my car? An odd question i know but i am trying to understand how the extended warranty works. Regarding the 7 year good will warranty, does this apply from the date the car was registered or at the start of the year the car was registered? On dvla website it says first registered march 2007. If it is march 2007 then i would be within the 7 years right?

Hi, Thank you for your reply. At first i thought it may have been the egr valve, however looking through my invoices, the egr valve was changed on the car two years ago. I will look at the you tube videos and try cleaning the egr valve, it may solve the problem thank you. Assuming the warranty is based on which ever comes first, my car is an 07 reg which would mean the warranty no longer applies as it has been over 7 years? I did want to purchase the lexus care extended warranty, i have had a quick read through of the terms and conditions and it seems the same applies in regards to the services, do you have to have had dealer services in order to take out the extended warranty?

Hi all, I am new to the forum and a new owner of a Lexus IS220d SE 07 reg. I am hoping someone can help me so all help will be greatly appreciated. I have had my Lexus for about two weeks now, it has 96k mileage and it drives nice apart from the white smoke issue i am having. Whilst driving thick white smoke comes out of the exhaust every hour or so of driving, the smoke lasts for about 5 minutes and then stops. It is definately not steam and i have driven for three hours straight with the white smoke issue. There is no power loss what so ever and the coolant is not droping, i have checked the coolant tank and there is no traces of oil, i have also checked the oil cap and there is no trace of white residue. There are no error lights on and since owning the car i have encountered any major issues. Could this be a possible head gasket issue? Assuming the worst case scenario and the head gasket is on its way, i have read several posts where Lexus have refused to replace an engine based on the service records. The car i have purchased came with no service book, however it did come with invoices for services that have been carried out on the car over the years with the registration recorded on invoice. Most of the services have been carried at Motorsave, with one service carried out at Nationwide and one at a local VAT registered garage. Would Lexus accept the invoices and service carried out at a VAT registered garage as acceptable services and replace the engine. This is my first ever Lexus and i am extremely worried i have been conned into buying this. Thank you.