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To repeat...... What does a belt, pulley, water pump etc etc cost at a Lexus dealership? No body seems to know. Do prices vary?

I had a leaking front unit and a slightly leaking back. Went to this place and bought two second hand ones. No connection but found the chap to be straight and a real Lexus man. Parts arrived by post about 3-4 days later. Try him. PAUL FROST Autotek Lexus Spares Direct Cotton Hall Street Darwen Lancashire BB3 0DW United Kingdom Phone: 07590072646 Email: paulnfrost@hotmail.co.uk 07590072646 Lexussparesdirect@gmail.com

Brilliant. Never done mine. How much were the new filers?

Is this LHD. I once nearly bought mats on ebay to see that they were European/USA.

I am toying with changing my 430. Drives like a dream but I am just using it less now.

Sorry it is a 2002. What does a belt etc etc cost at Lexus?

What does a belt, pulley, water pump etc etc cost at a Lexus dealership?

When we went to France last year I guessed it at level 3, but I later found out it was level 4. These sites are interesting. https://www.france.fr/en/article/crit-air-anti-pollution-vehicle-sticker/ and.... Where to find the Euro standard? The EURO standard is indicated in field V.9 of the registration certificate. This field does not appear on certificates issued before March 15, 2009. On the new registration certificates

Is that for the in-out movement?

Mind has just passed again at: https://lowemissionzones.scot/vehicle-registration-checker

Just put my 2002 430 into the Scottish ULEZ checker and is says YES all OK???? I reckon it is because the car was made with California in mind.

Fuse is OK. When you pull the switch out, it makes slightly soft 'squishy' noise, just once.

Just found this: https://fuse-box.info/lexus/lexus-ls430-xf30-2000-2006-fuses-and-relay

I know this has been done before but I wondered if there is any new thinking on it. 2002 LS430 steering wheel goes up and down but not in and out. I would be happy to set it manually and leave it there. At present it is stuck deep in the dashboard, i.e. the starting point. Is it possible to take the cover off and wind it out with a spanner till it is where I want it. I seem to remember a video on this some where. Also which and where, is the fuse for this? Although as the up and down works I suspect it is OK.

This happened to me. An air con specialist rang Lexus and the two pipes going to the rear were about £950! Fitting would also be difficult and costly. He capped it off for me (near the battery) and regassed it for £240 incl vat. Only then did I realise I have hardly used the rear as there are usually only two of us. To be honest over the years I have never noticed. Cold air will go to the back any way just like a 'normal' car. You will loose the small fridge box but I never used it anyway.

What is the cost for a normal 430 belt, water pump and pulleys?

I'm in the same boat. Up and down OK, but in and out not working.

On my Prius when the 12v battery started to go out, the wipers went wacky, the lights on the dash went crazy, and the car alarm when odd. New battery....all was back to normal. Modern cars and hybrids are very sensitive to a good strong 12v battery. Even the power steering on some FIATs will go wonky if the battery is iffy. Never jump start a hybrid, the electrics will blow out and cost a fortune. Hybrids work by the 12v battery telling the computer to start the engine. You cannot and must not 'shock' it into action.

Interesting, this one was made in China.

Drain and refill the diff. Simple job, about £20 in fluid.

More trickle charging is probably the answer. On a run I have checked the alternator and it gives out a good charge. The battery is then fine for ages. I got the first battery from Halfords as it was £99 minus a 10% discount at the time so a really good price. My daughter had a 5 year Duracell that failed in her Panda at 4 years 8 months. Luckily she had all the paperwork and Euro Car Parts replaced it immediately with a Varta 4 year battery. This has never let her down, ever after the car sat for a month. Funny thing is I had a battery in my Mercedes for 9+ years. However, that was an old top-up liquid battery. I reckon these new jelly ones that are there because they are 1). maintenance free 2). most people today would not know how to top up a battery. I think they are inferior. A friend of ours said recently how awkward a dip-stick was compared to a 'low oil light', even though a dip stick (if metal) is completely accurate and has been successfully working for 120 years!

2002 LS430. In May 2020 I bought a 5 year Yusua battery at Halfords. All OK for two years (I trickle charge it occasionally to preserve it), then it started to fail. Halfords tested it and said it needed replacing, which they did with the same battery. 18 months on another failure. Car stood for 2 weeks over Christmas after having done a 100 mile round trip. This time it was so flat the ignition would not work, central looking not working, and I could not get into the boot. My trickle battery charger said it was faulty and would not accept any charge at all. Off to Halfords and it was so bad it did not ever register anything on their battery testing machine. This time they replaced it with a slightly smaller Halfords 4 year battery they had in stock (it was manufactured in July 2023), so I charged it up. Fitted it and all is well. Is this just bad luck, or me, or the car? Have to say Halfords were first class in replacing it twice. Are Halfords batteries any good. Who makes them?

Sorry its a LS430

Off to Europe soon. Any ideas what part of the head light to cover over with tape?

UPDATE Sorry for the delay. Eventually went with Lexus discs and pads. Now they cost about £420 delivered. I was going to do them myself but in the end got my local F1 Autocenter to do them as it is so much easier up in the air. £140 for the lot including a brake fluid change. After about 300 miles they are nicely bedded in. Much more bite and much improved. Lexus Direct were actually cheaper than Pagid. I wonder who makes them for Lexus.