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  1. Texas
    'ABS' light on dash I reckon! quite had to diagnose a problem when you have to work out what the problem is in the first place! we are 'good' but not that good!
  2. Texas
    To be honest, even though this problem is common on the 220 I don’t think there are many owners ( Let alone on this forum) who actually take the job on and catalogue the sequence of events, I have a feeling some move onto a 250, some pay to have it done (oouuch £££‘S) and some leave the Lexus clan altogether!
  3. Texas
    Likely he put a match to it and won’t go near a Lexus again!! Shame really because he opted for the worse car to ever wear an L badge and I urge people to do their ‘homework’ before choosing a car simply on the figures for running! hope it never went bad for him but lack of feedback might suggest he had a bitter taste after getting the news! paul m
  4. Texas
    Yes I guess so on the Speedo/Nav point. loads of options and settings to play with but I haven’t been through them all! just went out and checked the options for central display Speedo Clock Graphic equaliser Logo’s Sat Nav Compass/Altitude
  5. Texas
    Just went and checked, Dohhh it’s called Carlauncher by Agama! And was £1.99. The centre of the first pics is in fact a digital speedo!
  6. Texas
    Firmware you say?..... is that to take the VL upto 8.1? As I did purchase ( was about £11 iirc) 8.1 from a guy on the US owners site that came on a micro SD card but have not got round to upgrading yet as it is working just dandy at the moment and don’t wanna jinx it. Question? If I do the upgrade to 8.1 will I loose the Cargamma ‘skin’ I bought from the Gapps site ( was £1.99 I think) that makes the VL look a lot more upto date than the ‘blocky’ icons it defaulted to. paul m
  7. Texas
    “You did dis-connect at least one battery terminal for the Alternator change?” So I reckon there was a Major short at some point and the Main fusible link done it’s job but still leaves (somehow!) important circuits functioning ie external lights. Must have been a split second live to earth event during the alt change and this goes to show the importance of disconnecting the battery earth prior to any electrical circuit disturbance. The connection to the alt is permanently connected to positive of the battery even with ign off!
  8. Texas
    Just ordered one for, hopefully not required, future use..... If it is fully functional as you say then For £19.25 it can sit on garage shelf just in case! paul m.
  9. Texas
    Counterfeit plugs from Amazon, these are NGK but Denso are out there as well so go careful!
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  10. Texas
    Yes it’s a dpf related problem, very common on the 220 and if the car is not driven, let’s say, ‘enthusiastically’ now and again it’s gonna occur. Do a search on this forum for ‘P2002’ and you will have plenty of reading material. You say you have ‘Techstream’ then try a forced regen.
  11. Texas
    Yes the Lexus service schedule states 6 Years ( not really realistic if you only do super low miles per year, My Lexus only had 22,000 miles at the 6 year point!) Or 60,000 miles. But reading on the US Lexus owners website the OEM plugs can easily go to 100,000 without any problems.
  12. Texas
    If you do read codes and it comes back as B1861 then there was this recall and TSB in the us which narrowed the problem down to the passenger knee airbag connector playing up! https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-2nd-gen-2006-2013/914303-intermittent-airbag-light.html#&gid=1&pid=1
  13. Texas
    Sometimes human nature likes to associate things together for simplicity or piece of mind, the two occurrences you are linking may be totally unconnected and this may impair your fault finding logic, especially as the two system you are mentioning are as similarly connected as the fog lights and the windscreen wipers! So as above, the OBD codes need to be viewed and as you say it was an 'Airbag' fault then it should be stored in the memory even if light is no longer showing.
  14. Texas
    You did dis-connect at least one battery terminal for the Altenator change? I have just done some googling and it seems as though it is possible to dis-connect/dis-lodge the plug for the starter motor when handling the harness that attaches to the alternator! I have never had to get involved with this so don't know first hand and I'm not sure how this would account for you other electrical niggles ( earthing perhaps) but may account for the non-start problem! I'm still reading up on this.....
  15. Texas
    Fingers crossed that nothing's actually broken, just a bit siezed up. I think it may be a good idea to run the tank down low a few times and then ( as above) use hot ( not boiling!) water to fill so perhaps cleaning any moving parts that ain't (moving) Also Don't be tempted to use say Fairy Liquid or any other type of 'kitchen' soap as it tends to congeal and clog up the built in filter that protects the pump/jet outlets.
  16. Texas
    Brain fart....on the central display iirc there is an indicator light ( near hazard switch) to note that passenger airbag is ON/OFF, could this be the cause as it ain’t there!
  17. Texas
    Just googled B1660 and found this https://www.troublecodes.net/bcodes/b1660/ does this make any sense in your case, Ie seat may have been attempted to move and got jammed by something? Or totally useless info on the old inter web!
  18. Texas
    Wow, what a palaver! Where to start.... Was the 'Old' battery that was removed the original factory fitted Panasonic black top/clear case type? Then if so yes you had your monies worth ( 10 years plus) out of it! So to start fault finding what you have now I recommend that everything is put back as it should be. Is there any chance that the battery terminals may have been connected up to the car with reverse polarity?
  19. Texas
    If the have got wiper arm completely off and now you are looking at spline shaft and if no movement in this shaft when other side is moving then yes a linkage problem and very rare!
  20. Texas
    Aahhh, my fault for assuming the owner was in the UK 🙄
  21. Texas
    Note. If you have an MOT due anytime soon then afraid this problem will be a failure point.
  22. Texas
    No pushing going on here!
  23. Texas
    Thanks for reporting back with the remedy, and glad it’s all sorted. Just goes to show that when replacing parts to try and cure a problem you cannot be absolutely sure the new part is 100% good and this then sends you down another road try to fix same problem as you assume new part cannot be problem anymore!!! Cars, Don’t you just love ‘em! Note, it might be worth giving the MAF sensor a quick clean ( simple enough job) with some spray cleaner, as at your mileage if it has never been done it might make a noticeable difference.
  24. Texas
    Thought I'd post some pics of said car as the AD won't be up for ever but this post might!
  25. Texas
    As above yes car will start and run but iirc I think the cabin heater fan runs constantly for some reason but I might be wrong! Paul m.
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