Mr Vlad

Nice one Mike 👍. No one can argue now that our engines coke up even in just 29k miles. Personally I looked into those DIY sprays and came away none the wiser as nothing was conclusive. Walnut blasting is the way to go but as of a year and a bit ago not many did it.

Now now John don't be silly lol. There's actually Too much micro plastic in the sea that's its actually got into the food chain. What David mentioned earlier about synthetic petrol is stonking good news which I read about some months ago and forgot about, typical me lol. At that time there were a few doubts about it in the way of its production I think. There were some negative things but they were working on them. It'll be a great thing when it actually comes into fruition.

Yes Andrew you're correct. I was just generalising. As for retro fit. Air suspension. The type where by flicking a switch the car drops to the ground leaving no space in the wheel arch.

Blimey that's kinda scarey the amount of build up even after just 29k miles. Thanks for posting. This has got to be seen by all is250 owners here. Can you put a link to this thread in the gen 2 IS section? Not in any sub section.

What's wrong with LPG Bernard is nothing really. It's not suited to all vehicles. Nowadays according to a friend who has a LPG converted car that it's costing more and those retailing it are getting scarce. Its unfortunate.

So much for technology. Its designed to help us but its the worst because it works against us. Hope your insurance doesn't fob you off against repair costs.

WOW now that's really not good news that there was a build up of carbon on a 29k engine. Looking forward to the next installment video of the new engine.

Hi Sam. How you getting on with your is250?

Hi Mike. Just seen the video where you've unfortunately found the engine is goosed. What surprised me was the amount of carbon build up on the inlet valves. Am glad you're going to strip that engine just for fun But in doing so you'll be showing us is250 owners that carbon does indeed build up in our cars here in blighty. The subject of carbon build up has been chatted about to near death here. General concensus is that carbon build up isn't that much an issue because of the fuel we have here and the frequency of oil changes. That car of yours must have been neglected. For oil to be blacker than that of a diesel kind of proves it. If you could post that engine strip in the gen 2 IS section under something like 'look at all this carbon ' then that'll reach every is250 owner on here. Looking forward to the next episode of your build. Just like the GS it'll be a real guddun 👍

I think I got something wrong about the cost of electrifying classic cars. I thought about it and its more 30-40k to do. Maybe even more so its only the rich who are doing that. A hydrogen conversation however I'd hope would be a quarter of the electric conversation or less.

Oh. That's fair enough then. 👍

What you said above Linas is Absolutely Bang On. Bang On. To the uninitiated (big word lol) that truck pumping out thick black smoke. Its a Diesel which has been tuned. No catalytic converter. No EGR valve. In around 2005/2006 I had the MG ZT diesel. And yes it didn't have a cat, the EGR was blanked and I had a little black box of tricks with 3 settings. 1 economy 2 medium 3 max possible. On settings 3 when I floored it the amount of black smoke coming from my exhaust was comical. I used that to annoy tail gaters. They soon backed off lol. Used it rarely by the way. That's a ruddy interesting article John. Ruddy interesting. If that 'kit' could be made and was reasonably priced it would be a game changer I think. Those classic cars being converted to electric. For what price? A good few thousand like 8-10k if not more. Two programmes on TV recently. 1 is it time to switch your car yet? 2 Fifth Gear Recharge. To their credit they both mentioned the fact it takes 70x more power to produce an EV. However they brushed past that with oh so mediocre statement like "yes but offset that by using renewable energy then it balances out". Poppycock. Renewable energy is way off in the distance. Those kind of programmes need to state that 70x more power fact and dwell on that fact. Not brush it under the carpet like it's not relevant.

Swap it for an is250. You won't be disappointed. Very similar mpg.

OMG I oh so want one of those anti theft devices 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well found David 👍

Yes Malcome I kind of remember that news item. It was perfectly timed in a certain location in a certain weather condition. A version of smog happens in built up city areas and its because of human needs in tech etc. Its most unfortunate. But absolutely Yes older cars more so diesels do chuck out some dirty muck. It's unfortunate that the owners of those cars can't afford, or are just plain selfish ignoramuses, to get those cars serviced regularly. They're cheap runabout and it's those vehicles that need a more stringent yearly test. It's a sad fact of life and nothing will change it.

That button Ant is the cabin filter cleaner. It's not the AC button. The AC button is on the satnav screen. When was the cabin filter last changed? Mine gets changed on its major service one every 2 years. Maybe yours is in need of changing.

Perfectly said Shapor. You are in an innenviable position in having a drive and a charger and on a good electricity supply and cost. And yes you've been on a longish trip within the range of your Niro and that's great. Just what I said earlier. That Wyoming thing banning sales of EV'S. There's something not quite right there. More will come to light In the next few days. So it's being said that the cost of electricity is coming down soon. By how much we'll have to wait and see. It may mean that there will be a switch in that a long distance trip may be cheaper in an EV as opposed to a car. But that cost reduction. Is that to apply to domestic usage only or to those companies running the super chargers etc at a rip off price aswell?

Blimey that's good going on a 4.6 litre V8 Andrej.

Oh dear Hyundai what have you been up to in your American factory? Well put Maurice. The ideal would be to have a BEV and an ICE car. There are drawbacks a plenty and already mentioned. I think what most folk are missing is that the 2nd car being BEV needn't be bigger than say a Toyota Aygo or tops being the size of a Ford Fiesta. They needn't have to have a Big battery etc etc etc But just what percentage of folk could actually 'afford' one? By afford I mean it's initial cost, where to keep it, where to charge it, is that particular size of BEV available, how often would it be used. The sad answer is about 10-15% of folk even though the the percentage of folk who'd like to have the 2nd car BEV is like 60+% me being one of them. As for ice cars polluting cities. Poppycock. The percentage of pollution caused by cars is miniscule compared to what the buildings in the cities produce. Take the cars out of the cities and an honest true pollution reading would barely change compared to having cars in the city. Yes so called test and readings have been done where cars were banned from city's and false readings were produced claiming the air was cleaner when in fact those figures were false. Petrol is king. Long live the king.

Has anyone seen the video I posted on Malcs thread re hydrogen car? From Top Gear. Very interesting how Hyundai are looking very much into hydrogen power. Look below

This is very interesting

True Linas but not all lexus service places are the same. Stockport check just about everything.

Hi Alex. Looks like the MAF sensor may well be shot if there's no difference after cleaning or disconnecting it. That can have a massive effect. Get a new one. Try Lexus parts direct fir cheaper genuine parts.

Seems the mapping didn't do a proper job and not specific to your car but a generic one. I'd get that map looked at.

If you've recently had a service at Lexus then they'd have picked up on Anything not right. So basically your cars got a good bill of health. Stop start traffic is a killer on fuel economy and yes E10 makes mpg worse. That'll be a very good drive to Halifax this weekend. Check weather conditions before you set off. I'm in Rochdale and we've still got snow/ice on untreated roads. One thing I did on my way to Leeds was when on the motorway I put it in manual mode and left it in 4th all the way. Red lined it once just for the hell of it lol but was surprised that it didn't affect my mpg as much as I'd have thought. 70 mph was 4k revs I think so that gave the engine a good workout. Couldn't hear the engine, always have my music loud lol.