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On toylexparts.com the part numbers for my car are *only* listed for the Harrier, no other compatible cars, so I can't even find something else that uses the same part and order Bosch wipers for that!

Hello Hope you're all keeping safe and haven't sold your RX's for supercharged Falcon Interceptors yet. I need a new driver-side wiper for my Harrier. Unfortunately I can't remember what part number they are but I do remember them not being the ones that Halfords had in their database for the regular RX-300. I can look up the Lexus part numbers but does anyone know how I can figure out what the Bosch part is so I can order them from Halfords? Don't really want to go to a shop just for a wiper blade at the moment. Cheers, Mark

I would highly recommend Russell Birch of Toyotec in Redhill - http://www.toyotec.co.uk I had a bunch of MOT work that needed doing and he saved me well over £500 compared to what my local garage were going to charge, purely through better techniques and knowledge of the car. And he also diagnosed an engine bay rattle for me for free (it was my aftermarket cruise control unit).

Best thing is to have someone else drive the car so you can pinpoint the sound. Press on things to see if the noise goes away. Things that have caused similar noises for me in the past: - Passenger seat headrest - Passenger seatbelt buckle

Congrats they are great cars. I got 30.7mpg on a recent run to cornwall but mine's a harrier with the 2.4L.

I remain skeptical. Toyota also have "sealed for life" transmissions which clearly should have fluid changes if you want to keep them a long time. Less maintenance looks good on paper which is a benefit for them at the point of sale, plus the opportunity to sell you a new car if it gets written off through lack of maintenance. They obviously care about their reputation for reliability, but only up to a point - I suspect they are pushing the maintenance out as far as they can while keeping their cars somewhat reliable, but not as reliable as they could be with more maintenance.

I’m sure you’re right, but the person coming up with that schedule has a vested interest in selling you a new car. No way I’d leave coolant in a car for 10 years when it’s so cheap to change it.

That sounds long, and doesn't make much sense when stated in miles. I'd change it every 3 years regardless of mileage as it's mostly time that changes the pH.

Maybe it's that feature where you send a contact over bluetooth? Not sure if that's still a thing on newer phones..

Any time I see the word flush my brain prepends it with the word "wallet". Hopefully the transmission was serviced properly rather than just flushed, if the filter assembly wasn't replaced then I'd definitely get a proper service asap. Power steering fluid is often overlooked and definitely worth changing if the car doesn't have electric steering. It sounds like it's been well cared for in general though if all that stuff has been done recently.

https://www.car-keys-online.com They were able to provide an aftermarket key that worked with my imported Harrier, give them a try?

Genius.

Just passed it's MOT, no advisories. Not a single fault in two years, only maintenance items. Pretty good for a car that came with no history at all 🙂

It may just be that they don't get loads of traffic so the fuel wastes away in the pumps a bit more than a busy station.

Merry pseudo-religious festival of excessive consumer capitalism to you all too. Humbug!

It's quite common on some cars (BMWs in my experience) for the occupancy sensor under the passenger seat to go out. This tends to happen because the seat is moved back and forth and eventually breaks a connection as the wires get old. On the beemers you can buy cheap bypass modules that clip onto the sensor connector which just tell the system the chair is always occupied. So anyway, I doubt this is related as even a serious airbag issue shouldn't stop the car starting. It's not clear from the description if the starter is turning over or not, what happens when the key is turned? Is it just clicking or is it turning the starter? Is the battery the correct specced one for the vehicle, i.e. cold cranking amps is up to spec? I don't know where the starter is located on one of those but you could get a multimeter and check there's voltage at the connections to the starter when the key is turned.

Fair enough! If I wanted that I think I'd use bluetooth with something like Apple Music, that way I'd have the entire apple music archive in the car. I'm boring though I tend to just play one or two albums and usually listen to podcasts rather than music.

Anyone tried these aftermarket TPMS systems? Are any of them any good?

I might be missing something but wouldn't it be simpler to just get some kind of aftermarket bluetooth interface and use your phone or an ipod? Then you can ask siri or the android equivalent to play whatever you want.

Tell her you've got a sideline in environmental scrappage and can get them a better deal on it than any other scrap merchant, with a bonus that it'll be helping the environment. Just don't mention that it's your environment that'll be helped.

Honda on engine flushes: "Our engineers have conducted exhaustive tests to create specialized maintenance products and service standards that support the performance and longevity of Honda vehicles, and these standards don't include engine flushing." GM: "Engine oil flushes are not recommended. If oil is changed on schedule, you shouldn't have to flush the engine." source: https://auto.howstuffworks.com/5-benefits-of-an-engine-flush.htm

In fact some manufacturers have actually stated on the record "don't flush our engines".

Doesn't the Lexus schedule recommend 5k changes anyway? I change mine at 3-4k depending on how it's been driven and *never* use a flush. Opinions differ on this but I've seen a few technicians with many years of experience recommending against putting anything in the engine except the manufacturer recommend spec oil. It's also apparently a good idea to try to stick to the same brand of oil if possible, as the additive packages differ between brands and changing between them can cause an engine to start burning oil. Good info here on one highly experienced garage owner in the US on his opinion on engine (and other) flushes: http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/29

Mine is chain driven but the other stuff sounds sensible, thanks.

So nothing then? great 😄