nathanielchapman

Well I got further than I ever have lol I turned the wheel right then middle then left and it lost communication and my car battery died 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 just my luck but it's an improvement as it would lose communication as soon as I tried the first 90° turn. I have no choice but to persevere no mechanics will look at it lexus want me to bend over 🤣

Iya mark mate I tried this method but it goes into diag vsc' mode (attached pic)and not test mode I have a feeling the pins are a different layout in my is250

Thanks mate just got in from work gunna have a cuppa and go out and give it a try I'll let you know how it goes 😎

I was beginning to think it was personal Tbh 🤣 and it's definitely something the mechanic done but I'm he came back and tried to rectify it and to be fair he was a decent bloke just wish I knew what lol problem solved then but I've got my little ones this weekend and flat out at work so I'll have to just keep trying every night after work I've over come bigger issues with cars in the past and got them working just perceverance and help from good people like yourself and the fellow members knowledge I really do appreciate you taking time to help me I will report back WHEN I get it fixed 😆

I know Tbh I walked out of there in such a low mood 🤣 it was like they didn't want to deal with me or my old car lol I've tried all that mate can't find a single person I don't mind paying the money to get the job done I need my car for work and to pick my kids up and drop them home it's cost me a small fortune in taxis and days off trying to get it sorted

Exactly my thoughts mate i picked up on that on the phone to them when they said they do a 'free' health with the work. I thought yeah of course you do 🤣 go in there for a steering calibration come out needing a new engine with a list of codes longer than my arm when I know from researching non stop for 3 weeks lol that c1515 and c1525 are zero point and angle sensor 😂

Sorry for late reply I've tried this method and still nothing Linus mate I've been trying to book into lexus they finally called me back about an hour ago and said the technician would need it booked in for minimum 3 hours just to diagnose and it's £150 an hour plus vat 😲 I honestly don't know what to do now it's cost me so much money already my last option is to move the car and try techstream with the laptop plugged in via extension lead and hope it works lol I'm totally out of ideas

Yes mate it moves and drives fine apart from the power steering issue 🤔

Just got off the phone to lexus now mate they want X3 hours at £180 p/h just for diagnosis 😲 I really don't know what to do now stuck in a rut I just want my baby back on the road lol

Linus p thank you mate I'll give it a shot after work tomorrow. I'm wondering if the day time running lights would flatten the battery as when the IG is on they are constantly on whilst I've been trying to use techstream . In this part do you mean the car has to be on off sorry just confused as it says car has to be off and then next turn it to off lol ("The steps are as follows... car has to be OFF Short the pins, turn it to OFF>ACC>IG... DO NOT START THE ENGINE")

Does anyone have a diagram of the DLC pinouts please I'm trying to manually (paperclip method) recalibrate my steering sensor (techstream loses communication half way through 🤬) I've found lots of posts and videos online saying pins #4/#12 are the correct ones but when I use them it puts me in 'diag vsc' mode where I can check things on the navigation screen instead of test mode which is really frustrating 🤣 🤣 been trying for days 🤣

The mechanic came back this morning and checked and cleaned the connections still no difference since he's gone I've been trying to do the steering angle sensor on techstream but every time I get to the part where it asks for me to turn the wheel at least 90° it loses communication with the car. I really don't know what to do now lol. The mechanics tried everything he can do I myself don't have a clue 🤣

Thanks mate hopefully fingers crossed mine is the same I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and check every wire for damage and clean the connections and check they Clip in good maybe there's light at the end of the tunnel after all 🤣 cheers mate

Aww bloody hell lol I just tried the techstream and I can get into test mode and the lights flash but the video I was watching had to press the crawl control button to finish but mine doesn't have that button 😞

I'm going to finish my cuppa and go down and try re callibrating the sensor. I totally think that the wiring is damaged too I'm going to try techstream if not look for a new wiring harness hopefully it's a simple swap