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or maybe .... just confirm to the insurers ( if you need to that is ) that the car comes with it's standard manufactured system ----- and unaltered if they ask And leave it at that maybe ... you don't have to go into the ins and outs of functionality . you're no expert on that score and insurers wouldn't expect you to be I'm sure Might help with your conscience and the insurers Qs Malc

My indy told me the part numbers to order Ordered on-line and paid what they asked ............... advertised cost price plus carriage . can't remember the next move but I know i had to pay both the Vat AND the Import Duty and a tiny couple of squid for some advice or other from Royal Mail ....... maybe that was the time I paid all those " extra fees " ... by card of course .............. someone official will tell you exactly how much you have to pay .... to unlock the delivery to you from some bonded warehouse i guess in the UK the catalogue price might well have been just 50% of the finished landed and delivery price which in itself was about 50% of the Lexus UK price .. and all OEM provided that's what you have actually ordered They do sell other stuff too I found the whole process seamless and very efficient and i got exactly what I ordered and paid for so 10/10 stars Good luck with whatever you decide Malc

sorry I meant the filter being clean-uppable ! Malc

I think I was reading that these sump gaskets are non-sacrificial ..... in that they are simply cleaned off and re-used This may not apply to all models tho' of course ! Malc

Michael hi ... YES ............ I have used them over several years and always with brilliant outcomes with OEM products . often with Toyota stamped on them too ... good delivery times too Their price + carriage + vat + import duty + a small advice fee from say Royal Mail and the products often work out at 50% or less of UK Lexus / Toyota price I've bought UCAs at say £2/250 all-up when the Lexus price is @ £5/600 I think they supply from both the USA and the UAE Rockauto also are well thought of too Malc

simply a cartel ... the Govt relaxed the law on that during the crisis ... now ended ... so guess they haven't banned price rigging again yet ........... if I had shares in these supermarket crooks I'd off load them ..... must check out my pension fund eh ! Malc

my indy would never change the oil completely ...... the only effort he would " allow " was a partial drain and refill and that was a few years back and all was then and is still well with my gearbox ( I believe ) and I could not then, nor now, appreciate any perceptible changes in operational "feeling" and I think I read somewhere that on the Ls400 box it's done at 130k miles ? Maybe it's an old wives tale about complete draining, flushing and re-filling BUT I do remember somewhere on here, way back, about replacing the filter too, ensuring that all and any crud is also removed .............. why there should be any of that in there I don't know BUT the job for complete 100% is to also change . or at least clean .... that filter too .......... I was reading Good luck ! Malc

my ancient Ls400 always gives me another 100 miles when the orange " empty'ish" light shows . the needle does actually drop right to the bottom when I'm running her on orange for any length of time ... I try not to, it's a bit fearsome worrying about breaking down for lack of spending a few bob on petrol .....tank holds 80.1 ltrs they tell me Malc

so how on earth does this crooked business Tesco justify 14p a ltr more expensive on Sheppey Kent we're just a couple of miles from Essex too across the Thames estuary ........ say Southend Us motorists sure are being ripped off by our dear supermarkets selling petrol re-enforces my thoughts to only shop at Aldi and Lidl as they never rip us off with fuel, coz they simply don't sell the stuff Malc

Spot Oil today about US$ 88 /90 so fuel could be more expensive a tad with the £££ falling like a stone these days E10 at Morrisons Sittingbourne Kent at 159.7p ( my E5 at 7p more ) is the best yet for Morrisons, .........especially as the local store in Sheppey is 5p dearer .... blo/ody crooks ........ cartel with Tesco and BP garage at 164.9p Malc

I'm still none the wiser .... maybe ask the Mod on here for some input ! Steve2006 . he's got decades of experience with your age car Malc

heaven forbid 🤣 Malc

sadly my old and ancient laptop I'm having to use these past days ( hence I've temporarily lost my 7.4k record here in my other Malc name ) doesn't want to open these piccys, never mind YES, get another old fashioned garage to check it out ... hope you get more considered skills working for you then Good luck Malc

excuse my ignorance but what is PPF'd ? My bro-in-law some years back had a brand new Lexus, sleek and useless rear seat combo BUT in that red and black and it did look absolutely superb too Well done Malc

did they actually remove the engine and put it on their bench to test whatever ? seems a little extreme ........... and heaven knows why they couldn't provide a sensible answer to your problem, especially as she has been driving superbly I'd imagine for the past 15 years Guess all they needed was an old fashioned mechanic with those skills sets to fix older non-complex cars Wish you well whatever . your problem seems mystifying and never reported before on this forum to my knowledge Malc

I've been using a Halfords T Cut product .. £6.99 a pack and it works ok on the Honda plastic headlights ... not perfect but ok and will need doing annually I think ...... cleans up much of the dimmness There's a more expensive T Cut headlight restorer product too available at Halfords Malc my 95 headlights are glass btw

oh dear, doesn't want to save the car and change the radiator as THE NECESSARY precaution to ensure safe longevity ! Cest le Vie . we have done all we can Malc

ostrich I ate occasionally when I toured South Africa for a month, again about 1982'ish . delicious I found Malc

Ian, welcome to the forum . there's lots of thoughts here about the Ls430 and the Ls460 and differences etc IMHO you're nuts to even think about changing your tiny mileage briiliantly looked after ( I'm assuming ) Ls430 She'll last another 100k miles minimum....... BUT no doubt the Ls460 is a fine fine car and you'd be well pleased with the change, apart from maybe the bills that might come with it .... lap of the gods stuff that You have a very fine low mileage Ls430 so I'd say " stick with it " . if you want Good luck with your decision making From a long time Ls400 owner and fan and can't see the point in changing cars for the sake of it guy ! Malc

Well, I guess it belongs to the Falklands ...... the citizens are British nationals and sovereignty of this British territory ensues that's possibly the real reason we decided to turf out those invaders 40 years ago ...... and also the “ people” wanted to stay British ...... the sheep too no doubt I’ll take my share sometime maybe ...... not sure I’ll go live there but I’d love to make a flying visit ........ no visa required I presume ....... I’m excited ........ maybe one has to get there via Argentina tho’ Oh what a beautiful country Argentina is 👍 im off ........ but I guess I’ll need an off-roader Malc ....... oh to dream eh !

only had cheval the once, in about 1982 or so when I took all 4 of my ( very young then ) kids on a holiday park tour of France .... quite enjoyed it but never been offered it since ....... I'll pass on more, even the Poirot frites Malc

DON'T BELIEVE I've seen any yet whereas prior years there have been plenty around by now ........... must be the economy eh ! Malc

is 72 the new September plate mark ? Malc

But would you rather have my V8 Ls400 or maybe 285 of the above 😂 Malc

I think an opportunity to ONLY buy British and to enable those happy gun toting loonies freedom to help us all by “taking out” some of these senior political numpties looking at the dear Queens funeral, Camilla et al were in cars with the windows down Did you notice ? That worried me tbh .......... even if those beautiful cars ( German Bentley ? Jaguar and Range Rover .... Tata ) are armour plated she just needed some fresh air I guess or the electric windows malfunctioned 🤔 Malc