byrnew2007

Absolutely stunning looking car, well done and best of luck with it 😊

Hi, just to note its a lexus IS 300h 141 model Thanks.

20220504_200453.mp4 Hi , I got my car serviced today in lexus and I noticed this sound when the engine kicks out and its in idle mode. I can't recall this been there before the service and the more I try think the more I'm going mad questioning myself. Is this a normal sound of the hybrid system on standby ? 20220504_200453.mp4 Thanks Wayne

Thanks Colin

Hi, thank you for the information and time to reply . I have the car 4 years and never once had to worry about this until now because it happened close to home with a couple of cars at work. I guess it opened my eyes and I just need to be aware where I park. Always parked away from cars so I dont get other cars hitting against it when opening doors now that seems to be the wrong thing to do as its worse been isolated away on its own so I can't win 😉 Lexus said the cost of a replacement would be €1,250 I was expecting more considering there are 2 cats or i wonder was that a price for just the primary one maybe . Thanks again .

Thanks for the information Colin I would want the car fixed right if it did happen I was just thinking worse case scenario incase there was a waiting time ordering one in from lexus . So it would be like driving around with a diesel with the dpf gutted out that so many cars are going around with due to people been forced to take thrm out because there not doing the milage. I did ring lexus the other day asking did they provide some sort of cover for the cat and he told me they put covers over thr screws so they can't bolt it off which I presumed thats thr main one up under the engine baby . I said I was more concerned about the second cat under thr car and he said that's just part of the exaust but in ur diagram it clearly states there are 2 cats. Il ring around and see is there anyone that puts some sort of cover/ Shield over it like they do with the prius just to be safe. The lad in work that got his lexus jeeps robbed put after market cat on which was cheap but what I read there not realy any good and dont last long .

And reading that they know to pull the wires out behind the grill to cut them to stop the tilt alarms going off They dont miss a trick . Shame that there are scrap yards that buy them off them . Just a question if you would have any knowledge on if they robbed the secondary one can you just put on a straight pipe instead of replacing it until the car test or would that throw up lights on the dash . I dont see any sensors at the front or behind the secondary cat. Thanks .

I wonder if its because there isn't enough presious metals in the secondary Cat , its strange the fact they take the pruis and ct200h when there also in the middle of the cars and easy to get at.

Thanks Colin

Hi all, any reports regarding any cats been robbed on the is300h ?? I'm nervous now after reading about the secondary cat on them the UE6 part as it is very open to be cut off. Thanks.

Hi all, I was in my lexus is300h and I put it into sport mode and gave it a bit of a hard drive and got a bad smell in the car after. Now I never ever drive it hard always potter about In eco mode from the time I have had it a year ago. Would this be anything serious like the catalytic converter going or would it be the case it was clearing and blown it out because it has never been drivin hard before. I took it back out afterwards and the smell was gone . Thanks .

Hiya i found it looking straigh at me 😂 Thanks very much for your help mate.

Cool i still have to chexk . I did see tge battery and punture kit but dont recall much room there for anything else . Il double check 🙂

Ok thanks for that mate 😉

Perfect thanks Phil , il try pull the floor part up to check under it .