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I have checked again and it seems workshop manual has a picture of left hand drive car (quite common for that to be the case in manuals). Maybe it in right hand drive car it goes other way... I guess right hand drive IS220d owners will have to confirm.

Q40 and Q46 are inner lights on the boot-lid: If you ask me - I honestly don't understand how they suppose to work. It seems that for outer there is at least signal wire, so they are connected only by + and - and then based on signal wire internal circuit in the cluster decides which light should light-up. But I just don't understand from wiring diagram how the inner lights works and how they are controlled. Magic I guess...

I was about to say the same thing, but was kind of afraid to be crucified. IS-F is just overpriced for what it is, that is not to say they are not amazing cars, but 15k for 150k miles and 15 years old car is steep. Clearly it is an interesting niche and demand outstrips supply and the prices shows that, at the same time it is tiny market - so there is 10 cars for sale and maybe 15 people in the country that are interested. So my personal view - it is just not the right time to buy IS-F, when it will be right time? Who knows, maybe it has passed already. For 12k I would say that would be good buy, but not for 15k. And as well note the following - Lexus are amazingly reliable cars, but don't expect 15 years old car with 150k miles to require no maintenance and not needing suspension overhaul, and for car like IS-F don't expect it to be cheap either. So if you buy it at 15k, expect to put another 2k on top for the car to really drive as it should. I am not saying anything major, but bushings, ball-joints, maybe shocks... and none of them are cheap. So in summary - nice car, but too expensive.

@Shahpor And... yes I know how it sounds... you tell people recycling is possible, then they move goal posts and says "yes but!". However, it is like that - it is not moving goal posts, BEVs as a SOLE solution for all personal transportation is ludicrously bad idea with our current technology! Maybe once we have aluminium-sulphur batteries, maybe once we have solid state with graphene, maybe once we have nuclear fusion... maybe once we have some technology which makes them really universally applicable and generally green they will be okey, but they are NOT okey now. This is why Toffee rants about it as well... the whole move towards BEVs is communists who call themselves neo-liberal idea. They always hated cars and the freedom it gives to individual, for long time they were looking at all excuses of how to deprive people from this and now they using climate change as excuse to achieve it. I am going into full conspiracy mode here - but the way the plans are outlined and with technology we have today "going BEV by 2030" means end of personal transportation, the car ownership will be as such like in soviet-union in 70s... most people won't be able to afford cars, they will have to be rationed and sure police, ambulance will have cars, the politicians will have cars with chauffeurs and there will be limited number of elites who will be able to get them as well, there will be public cars maybe, like taxis and some limited share schemes. Is this future we want? And you know there is whole argument - yeah but we need to make sure we leave the planet "for our kids" (aka "future generations")... but I would say there should be balance - sure protecting planet is important, but we should remain human and live decent lives as well. I am not going to spend rest of my life walking or being squeezed like ant in stinky public transport so that future neo-nazi-communist karen with pink hair could enjoy sunshine. And besides as covered 100 times - cars aren't even an issue (not the biggest one anyway). How about we figure nuclear fusion for once? We been on the moon because we wanted to, we created nuclear fission and atom bomb (WITH 1940s TECHNOLOGY)... I reckon we can figure out nuclear fusion as well. I just can't see it being larger project than Manhattan... if we really care that much about the planet, then why don't we take SERIOUS step to fix it. Nuclear fusion... unlike stupid renewables and BEVs are silver bullet. Why? because that makes energy not only carbon neutral, but as well cheap and practically endless... So for example things like carbon capture becomes feasible, things like hydrogen powered vehicles becomes feasible, synthetic fuels becomes feasible... and all in all it is pretty much like "having your cake and eating it too". I know it sounds ridiculous, but endless clean and cheap energy would allow us to continue living as we do today, without sniffing each other armpits like apes in public transport and without worrying what our actions does to the environments, because we can run carbon capture 24/7 and set CO2 level (or level of any other gas) to any level we want... like a massive A/C for the planet, we can set it precisely as we want it. So let's stop listening 15 year olds and maybe assemble international team of scientists to figure out the actual solution, give them 1% of global GDP (that is $1Trillion) we would not even feel a difference! and within 5-10 years I am sure we will have workable solution. It is honestly perverse... some people have reach such a level that they are beyond saving and this is very true when it comes to BEVs... for one to believe BEVs are good idea requires complete rethink of priorities and expectations and create alternative reality to justify all the issues and then disregard them. Like in your example - they set their minds in the box and for them it makes sense, but one literally has to screw his own mind for this to work.

Yes... banning may be too strong of a language... discouraged probably more appropriate. Sure have a Tesla Model X or Hummer, but every 10Kw over 50Kw battery size will be extra £100 on annual road tax and no EV benefits what so ever, no grands and all that. So Tesla is 100Kw, meaning £500 a year, Hummer is 200Kw... that will be £1500 a year just in road tax. As well I would bar them from SORN, because unlike ICEVs the pollution is built into the battery, so it does not matter if it is one the road or not on the road it has already polluted. But do you realise what it means for "recycled lithium to be economical"? Yes I agree with you - eventually raw material cost will be so high that it will start making sense to recycle rather than mine... But that will mean the cars will be only for elites... because much of current BEV trend is fuelled by dropping cost of making batteries, despite lithium price already climbing. The only reason £30k BEVs exists is because currently we are in good place in terms of batteries manufacturing being efficient and material price still being reasonable, but if we had to use recycled lithium the cost BEVs will be like £100k+ for entry level ones.

I hope we not going to find out the fuel tank was empty 😄 But that is right low battery would prevent car from starting despite it being a hybrid - I didn't mention the 12V battery as I assumed basics like that were checked...

Most of diesel cars made in last 30 years are Turbo-Diesel... so no it is not unusual... NA diesels haven't been made since late 80s. EGR will require a lot of "mechanical" help to clean... so in principle just soak it with WD40... then scrub scrub scrub with all sort of brushes and maybe occasional screwdriver and then just blast what remains with brake cleaner. If I am not mistaken EGR body is aluminium, so don't destroyed it with steel brushes. There are dedicated sprays which supposedly melts carbon build-up, but they are meant for thin layers of carbon on valves and cylinder walls, not literal bags full of soot. That is more or less what the engine should look like:

huh?! How did I got involved into that? But as I was summoned I will use this opportunity to put my 2p worth opinion... 😄 First of all, I think there is difference between "lying" and being biased. So VW is biased on this topic and therefore cannot be trusted, because what they say will be filtered trough half-truth, economical-truth, cherry picking facts etc. It is true that lithium batteries can be reused, but as well that they are very difficult to recycle. Yes examples you provided are possible considering they are currently niche in automotive market, but if they would ever become the only way of propulsion this simply not going to be true anymore. There are simply limited amount of unique uses for used cells and they will inevitably clog landfills. I mean current "re-use" cases are equivalent to those people who have build hotel in old 747... or some university campus in California used old wind turbine blades in their exterior design. Likewise - old car engines were used as a table stands etc. Point is - these are niche use cases which are only sustainable for the niche waste problem. There are simply not many people who will have skill, time and desire to break old BEV packs to convert them into Solar Power storage facility... this is niche of a niche of a niche use-case. We can't use all old planes for luxury hotels in the jungle, and we can't use all wind turbine blades as exterior features, and we can't use all old engines as table stands... likewise when we have large enough pile of lithium cells we will not be able to just to turn them in jewellery or back-up packs for solar panels. And by the way - using the cells that way only prolongs their useful life for couple more years, they still die eventually and need to be dealt with. Yes - many different industries use lithium batteries, but car manufacturing requires ridiculous amounts of it and of the batteries, so lithium consumption is up 5-fold since 2010 and 30-fold since 2000. And yes sure Panasonic, Samsung and Toshiba may be some biggest manufacturers of lithium batteries... FOR CAR INDUSTRY... That Samsung made lithium battery - it does not mean it goes into smartphone. Panasonic is Tesla supplier for example. I don't think it is doom and gloom like John suggested, but it isn't rosy either... I think it will be OK if BEVs remains ~10% of car market, but anything more than that and we will have huge problems to deal with. As such I always said we should prioritise Lithium for small city cars, no more than 100 miles range, small batteries i.e. use BEVs where they are most beneficial. As far as I am concerned - long-range 200miles+ (or maybe it is better to cap it at the battery size) BEVs should be BANNED, because in my opinion their use does not benefit the environment and they operate in the environment where they have least benefit. Honda E + grant to install charger within London congestion charge zone is great idea, Tesla Model X Long Range Tri-Motor monstrosity in Shropshire is a crime against humanity.

Or a Lexus...

Needs to be moved to RC300h forum. Yeah... we need more information to be able to advise. When you say not starting - what does that mean? Crank no start, no crank, completely dead? I guess "ignition ON" means that car is alive and you can cycle OFF>ACC>IG? Are there any lights? Obviously codes would be useful, but if car does not start then I assume there should be dozen lights on the dash. Is everything connected under the bonnet, how light is "light" damage... any chance some wiring was damaged?

Folding back seats are amazing, I don't understand why they are not fitted to all cars. It is really funny when RC which suppose to be impractical 2 door GT car turns out to be more practical than IS or GS. I could have never dreamt putting the bicycle in IS, yet it fits in RC. Infotainment did improve in facelift cars, it is still mediocre at best and I think comparing it older jags isn't really an indication of it being any good. Things like having directions on your dash was not available before 2018 and they had tiny 8" screen. Anyhow - it is certainly usable system, especially if you have at least premier system with mouse pad (which was optional on pre-facelift). Certainly major improvement over the "nipple" controls on IS/GS. In short - I think reviews are correct, however you got latest and the best iteration of the system which tool Lexus only like 7 years to make usable.

I think what is important to understand is that there are different tyre types - Touring > UHP > UUHP. Generally speaking the grip and steering feedback will become better the higher you go, but comfort is opposite. So touring tyres will be most comfortable (Primacy 4), UUHP tyres (PS4S) will handle the best. Asymmetric 5/6 are UHP tyres, still great compromise between comfort and performance, but they will not be as comfortable as Primacy 4. As mentioned Goodyear has Efficient Performance 2 in Touring category, it handles better than Primacy 4, it is more comfortable than Asymmetric 6 and I guess they are cheaper than Primacy 4 as well. Primacy 4 is good tyre, just kind of expensive for my liking and handling is very dull, grip is not exceptional either, that is why I would go with Goodyear instead, but Michelin likely will have best thread life - all tyres are compromise one way or the other. I personally would get Goodyear Asymmetric 6, but that is because I prefer more sporty handling.

That was not an option once can have, so must have been upgrade after purchase. ALL Bridgestone tyres are kind of mediocre or overpriced, and none as far as I know are considered good in terms of comfort, I guess closest to competitive tyre they have are new Bridgestone Sport - but they are UHP, so not the type you looking after. And don't get me wrong - Bridgestone is premium brand, they make tyres which are safe to use on the road (unlike most of the budget brands), but at any given price point competitors offers a better tyre for less money.

Almost forgotten to mention... whatever you get - make sure it is NOT run-flat, because all run-flats have just horrible ride quality. Better get spare wheel and have it in the boot, then have run-flats.

It is kind of nit-picking, but it is "same level" of diagnostics as dealer, not the same software. I am pretty sure dealers would use something more modern like Denso or Maxxis computers with wifi/bluetooth which are like £3000+, because Techstream interface is kind of dated and slow, but that is decent deal considering it doesn't cost said £3000.

Only those specific 18" F-Sport wheels. Easy £1000 for them.

Sounds like test drive would have been good idea? In my experience at it's softest setting F-Sport is about the same as "normal" car, but then it has hard and harder modes. That said I believe most of the issue can be fixed with different tyres. The Bridgestone Turanzas which normally comes with this model are generally quite bad tyres, they have okeyish thread life, but sub-par in all other departments especially ride comfort and noise. So replacing the tyres after doing some research to identify quiet and comfortable ones would be one way to go (something like Goodyear Efficient Performance2 or Michelin Primacy 4). You can as well change to 17" wheels and as a bonus people will rip your existing ones from your hands at very high price, because they are kind of in demand... so you may end-up making money when downsizing.

Beyond simple OBD2 reader Techstream can read the codes from each module directly (those are not seen on OBD2), it can calibrate the modules, reset modules and configure what is available for that car. You can read fuel ratio on simple OBD2 anyway, and so you can do it on Techstream. You obviously can't change it on either. I am not sure if OBD2 has so called "instructed" vs. actual fuel ratio, but Techstream shows both. The VVTI timing maps and fuel ratio maps would be in ECU programming, so those cannot be seen by either of the scanners. ECU decoder/programmer is needed for this - not aware of any off the shelf available for say IS250, but I have seen people soldering pins on ECU terminals and finding the ways to change the ECU programming.

The difference between normal DPF work and "forced regen" is that later removes restrictions on when DPF regenerates. Normally DPF regenerates at speed above 55MPH (or maybe 60) and in 4th gear or above (basically on open road in country side that you don't drive in the city with black smoke behind you and don't poison everyone around you), when you "force regen" it will start regen as soon as DPF gets to temp even if car is stationary. Removing DPF would make your car illegal to use on public road, with potential of losing MOT on the spot (sadly no risk of that in UK, but in Europe police do checks) and driving car which is not road worthy as well invalidates insurance. That is just few reasons if health of people around you isn't enough of the reason. So let's just say - don't do it!

With hydrogen it isn't the cars that are the problem. But in most places like UK for example there are no hydrogen stations. There used to be 3 in London, but the one near me was closed recently. So for example for me the only hydrogen station is like 20 miles away, which in London traffic is 2 hours drive.

It definitely started like 10 years ago, but I agree since the start of pandemic it really became on the nose ridiculous... perhaps lockdowns and general division added to that, because nowadays you can no longer have varied opinion... you are either in one camp or another. Basically, if you disagree with veganism, or cycling or child gender surgery, then you automatically a bigot and anti-waxer... and it doesn't matter what you think about vaccine or women. Or vice versa, if you don't believe in mandatory experimental vaccine and "freedom pass", then you suddenly ruzzian troll... again it does not matter what your actual opinion is... and generally it seems there are only two options now - either be woke post-modernist liberal or be old fashioned conservative bigot and nothing in between. So some underlying currents were already flowing for at least decade, but this "us and them" divide really kicked in since pandemic... perhaps divisions started since brexshaite, but they certainly became much more pronounced in last 3 years. I think probably contributing factor in it becoming worse is the censorship which was implemented with pandemic... I understand why it was done and some may justify that it may have been needed to some extent to prevent conspiracy theories flowing (remember people burning 5G masts at the beginning?!), but censorship killed much more than conspiracy theories, government really overdone it (and perhaps not by accident). It killed all public debate altogether and this is very dangerous, because free speech is very important. Before opposing opinion could be raised and discussed, even if it ends up in crap throwing contest at each other, having that conversation helped to at least explore opposing views, raise arguments and to find some common ground (sometimes)... but post pandemic that is gone, there is no discussion between two camps, each lives in it's own silo, each reads their own newspapers, their own channels, sits in their own facebook groups and perpetually self-congratulates on how brilliant they are. I think it really reached the point where dialog between two groups is no longer possible, they think so far apart and are so isolated that they neither discuss, nor debate and even if they do they would not be able to even begin to understand alternative perspective. I guess that makes me conspiracy theorist... and ruzzian troll... lol 😄

They surely haven't seen Tesla... and by the way I strongly advise for anyone just for educational purposes to go and test drive one, or at least look at the demo car in the showroom. Oh my god they are horrible! Panel gaps consistency, I don't even know what to compare, because every single one is different... body lines... again - no clue what is misaligned because trim doesn't fit by as much as 2 fingers (this is specifically Model 3 rear door chrome piece was like 15mm higher)... paint... I am not talking about orange peel being consistent... there was literally stone and hair stuck under the clear coat. And yes I am crapping on Teshla again, but what I wanted to say is that Lexus build quality is so excellent that anything you say about it is going to be nit-picking, it just can't be other way around because tolerances and QA are so tight... and yes I tend to pick on some models for feeling like Toyota... still even the worst Toyota is million miles ahead of best Teshla. But it isn't even an achievement because Teslas are so bad there is no other established car manufacturer even close to how horrible they are... perhaps BL in 70s would have been close match. Why am I saying this - not only workers attitude is different in Japan, buyers attitude is different in Japan, so small things like rear doors harder to close would never be picked-up in US, because even Canadian/American doing QA would not understand that this is something to check for... As for the person who did the review - I really respect him for having that level of attention to the detail, so that he can tell the car which is 99.8% there vs the car which is 99.9% there. And I kind of like to think I have good attention to the detail, but that is why I could not drive Tesla every... it would just drive me mad. P.S. Am I right to think UK Lexus are Japanese made?

And that would make sense.. but ATF/Oil isn't really fire hazard... I guess if it leaks then it may be difficult to clean, but if delivery company does it's job right and doesn't kick the box then it shouldn't really leak (assuming it is brand new unopened bottle).

The problem here is that we don't actually know what the dealer told the customer. Maybe it as response along the lines: "Lexus: sorry the battery is not covered under warranty, we cant help. Customer: yes but it is brand new car... Lexus: yes but it needs to be driven otherwise battery will discharge... Customer: how often I should drive it? Lexus: driving ~20 miles should recharge it... Customer: so are you saying I should be driving 20miles every day (i.e. 7280 year)?!" Obviously I just speculating here, but my point is - it is "AM" who told to the journalist the story, the actual dealer is not named, the actual dealer was not contacted and we do not know the actual advise they gave to the customer. Common sense is that lead-acid batteries will die after a while, I would expect good battery in brand new car to last at least 6 months, but as we know if it got discharged, then it might get damaged and then after that it may only last 3 months next time. And sure AGM batteries are the thing etc. but even then one should be very lucky if battery survives 9 months and suffers no damage after that. So I kind of see Lexus point here - they assume at least basic knowledge from the customer and that car is driven say at least once a month. Now on other we need to recognise that newer Lexus hybrids are kind of crap when it comes to lead-acid battery. Especially something like Lexus CH-R... I mean Toyota UX... ahhh... the tiny crossover thing! It has tiny engine, tiny battery and it just doesn't last if not driven. Other makers like Kia and Hyundai actually uses traction battery to maintain the level of the starter battery and that is smart thing... the Lexus on other hand doesn't have this as an option and it is kind of stupid. The battery doesn't really need that much maintenance... what is consuming it? Just alarm and maybe if you walk by with the keys it triggers smart key module and side lights, with use as such the traction battery is capable of maintaining it for years... So it is kind of weird and kind of backwards that Lexus hasn't thought about it despite having the most experience in hybrid space.