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Agree totally with above comments but as original poster is not in the habit ( I guess by the fact he has posted this dilemma ) of running his tank this low on a regular basis ( unlike me! ) then I would be very surprised and he would have to be very unlucky if any damage was caused on this one occasion. paul m.

Devil's Avocate and all that...Here is a fuel log for last year on my Mondeo which Handbook states has a 58 Litre Tank!!! and yes I never usually fill up until about 20-30 miles after the fuel light comes on!!! Whoa Check out them prices!!! Paul M.

Check if you get supply when door opened then not with door closed but as above pretty sure they are for illuminated scuff plates ( standard on SE-L if yours haven't got them fitted, not sure they were even an option on other models) note, they are a stupid ridiculous price if you are thinking about retro fitting! But I'm sure I've seen some ( Chinese obviously) after market ones in different colours of LED's. paul m.

Not sure but it Looks like what ever it plugs into should be bolted to the bodywork above where the plug is located. Is there any optional extras that you have Not got on your car?, could be for an optional extra system/device that is not fitted but wired for. paul m.

Here's another CD slot type https://www.cdslotmount.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA4vbSBRBNEiwAMorER34FzOcDkLN-DD4QbWig-1Fg6mF1ON2cMiMZezqk_8iNkTkdrdTm-RoC92kQAvD_BwE paul m.

I would like to think 100,000 miles for a aux belt change is prob the upper limit, I mean if it let's go then it's not gonna trash your engine like a cam belt would, but I would expect any water pump failure that occurs before 100,000 to get a new belt fitted. paul m.

Exactly right and even though the manufacture states 'for life' their version of 'life' is gonna be different to your version of 'life' as they are in the business of selling new cars and you are trying to keep yours in tip top condition for as long as you can! paul m.

Excellent, thanks for responding and giving advice on the problem. This is what makes these 'unofficial' sites invaluable when it comes to trying to get to the bottom of obscure problems that garages/dealerships could otherwise take you to the cleaners for, every little bit of info helps. paul m.

Don't you just hate 1 post wonders? Obs slipped their mind to come back and report ( if any) remedies to the original fault to assist others in their exact same posistion! sorry rant over, bit of a bug bear of mine but I'll get me coat and be gone soon. paul m.

You might want to checkout the US site "ClubLexus" as even though they prob don't have many/any DERV's over there they prob have had more occasions to change ECU's simply due to numbers on the road. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-2nd-gen-2006-2013-163/ paul m.

Here is some pics in the Mondeo and IS so if you have suitable heater vents can't go wrong for a £1.

Not exactly what your dash has got available but the other day while being dragged around the shops by the Mrs I picked up a dash heater vent phone holder in Primark for a £1 just to try and it works a treat, rubber type conical prongs on back stay in place very well in my runaround Mondeo so for a quid it was a good punt. paul m.

This is why I personally am very reluctant to put my car into anywhere if there is any way I could do the job myself, and let's face it these are mechanics we are talking about, not brain surgery! If you have the space/tools/ability then there is a world of knowledge to glean from and after trawling through Google and Utoob for a few hours you prob gonna be very surprised at what is required to achieve these tasks. So you take your car away and 2 days later you have to apply the brakes harder than you have ever had to apply them in the past for some emergency reason and one ( if not Both) rear flexible hydraulic hoses lets go at the ferrule and you have major fluid loss and brake failure! Pick one of the responses below that you think you will get when contacting the garage in question... A, "flexible hoses degrade over time and can fail at any time without warning, if you bring it in we can check it for you" B, "That was probably caused by us as we were the last to work on the system so We can arrange a hire car while we get your recovered and repaired" I know which one of the above I would put money on! paul m.

Nuggets sent me wrong brake pads for my daughters Fiat 500 and when I went to local counter to exchange them for correct ones " you got them 'on-line' so we can't exchange them without a returns Number, you have to phone customer service and get one, but you will be on hold for a very long time" He wasn't 'king kidding, 35 mins on hold in car park to spend a 30 seconds conversation getting a returns number, brilliant! So god help you if you get the wrong part sent ( either your fault or theirs) cause your gonna be listening to 5hite music for 1/2 an Hour! paul m.

TechStream is the software that interfaces with the Lexus OBD socket. Check this whopper of a thread https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/112998-system-too-lean-error-codes/ it has some screenshots of TechStream in use. like mentioned here https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/115464-techstream/ you should only used genuine licensed versions!!! I haven't used mine for a while but do recall an AC ECU Tab but to what level it interogates I do not know. paul m.

Not sure but does 'TechStream' let you 'see' what's going on with the AC system? paul m.

Iirc then new bolts will have a trace of thread locking compound applied and technically the manual states these bolts are one time use, so if using 'again' then thread locking compound is highly recommended. These bolts are sometimes supplied when you buy quality pads and yes correct torque also ( don't know what that would be to quote right now) Paul m.

Very nice, and the technic-nerd in me just can't imagine what the wiring loom for this car must look like with all the controls that Are installed! Must be awesome ( and that's an English Awesome, not an American Awesome which means mmmmm 'mazin ) probably enough copper to wire 5 family saloons back in the day! cheers Paul m.

The IS 250 (petrol) is available with a manual (6-speed) gearbox, but it is not the sought after option as the VED or road tax is eye watering compared to the auto ( £315 for auto & £540 for manual !) and let's face it if you are gonna drive a Lexus then the auto is the preferred choice. I didn't want to jump in and reply to your first post with ' got the love of god Do Not get a Diesel Lexus IS ' but I think you may be getting the drift that it is not the best! like I said above I feel that car manufactures were cohearsed into producing diesel variants and Lexus should not have went there! paul m.

Not sure but the pre-face lift IS250 does not fold upon locking like the post 2009. But it can be retro fitted with an after market module so that the door mirrors will indeed fold in when the car is ( including using the remote) locked, on 1st stage or double locked. The said module is a PO-40 and I fitted mine ( after a slight hiccup!) in a couple of hours. Hiccup was the mirrors folded in only on double locking the car ( something I don't always do, naughty boy) and I wanted them to fold in when car was locked as a visual indicator from afar. Not sure but could yours be enabled via preferences in the user menu or is it not available for your model year? paul m.

Any particular reason you are drawn to the Derv over the petrol version, mpg in the diesel is not going to be fantastic if you are in greater London and yes both engines you mention suffer from EGR issues and 5th injector problems. Really need to search around here and do some reading and weigh up the petrol over the derv, buying a car in a rush may be regretful to say the least. for me personally I feel diesel has had its day in 'small' vehicle use, pushed back in the day by a glut of diesel and government subsides manufactures were thrown in and the d on the back of a Lexus was the worst thing they ever produced. now Volvo have succumbed among others, https://www.carthrottle.com/post/volvo-has-finally-confirmed-the-end-of-its-diesel-engines/

Quite a few 'How to" vid's on Utoob, mostly from 'Merica so watch a couple and you'll get the general idea, highly recommend getting the correct filter housing removal tool if you are gonna be doing it regularly as bodging it with chain wrenches or water pump pliers will damage the ally housing eventually. paul m.

It says 'Last One' people........skates on.... Paul m.

Ok........but please come back and report your findings and solution to this problem so that it may help others in the future. paul m.

Is the battery in a good state of charge? Windows needing resetting indicates that voltage was lost or too low for auto window system Also if power was lost to power steering system ( Electric ) then steering will revert to no assistance. paul m.