Recent content by 2002LX

Thanks y’all, monitoring it is! For me it’s definitely not an easy call to start from scratch. Almost everything is baselined and engine has none of the usual leaks so expecting the worst and hoping for the best.

I have a 2013 LX570 with 211k miles that had a radiator replaced in March 2025. No coolant loss since I’ve been monitoring but these head gasket threads makes me feels certain that I’m on borrowed time. Also, this is the first time I’m actually seeing what the newer head gaskets look like. It’s...

I took advantage of the sale and bought the whole assembly for my 2002 LX. What’s are the schools of thought on letting the new part sit indefinitely until I need it? Is there a “shelf life” when these are sitting dry?

Statistically you’re probably right but it would suck to draw the short straw! There’s that thread about sample size where things got a little heated and based on that it doesn’t even sound like a 1/100 occurrence. But downside is catastrophic so I’m going to be a freak out it. That said, I’m...

I was in your shoes two weeks ago. Have a 2002 lx470 with 300k miles. Private seller 2013 lx570 with 200k miles came up for a sweet deal so I jumped on it knowing the potential head gasket issues. I’d run a car fax and punch in the vin (if you can get it) to the Lexus site and pull as much...

Glad this one seems to be getting a good ending and appreciate OP’s updates. I was really invested in this one since I’m picking up a 200k mile LX570 and wondering if I’m holding a grenade with all the 3UR head gasket stories on mud.

Excuse me for reviving all these AHC threads. Figuring out why the harsh ride happens over small bumps+cracks is becoming something of a special interest of mine. Much thanks to @uHu @IndroCruise @PADDO and others not named contributing what they know. Could trapped air be one of the reasons if...

I know it’s been a while since the previous post but wanted to throw in an additional datapoint. My 2002 LX470 has 302k miles and idk when the last time the fluid was changed. Pre-bleed, I got my AHC pressures up front in line with factory specs and the rears 1 bar higher than midpoint. I took...

OP, please keep us posted if you figure it out. I have my front pressures dialed in at the midpoint of the range and the rears are ~1 bar higher vs midpoint (due for new springs since spacers won’t get me to where I need). My current globes are shot with only 4 gradations from lo to hi, but my...

Looking for a used bumper filler panel on the lx470 in golden pearl.

The lights aren’t great, but I just had to have the running board lights working again on my 2002 lx470. Just finished replacing all 4 bulbs (2 each side). Probably the lowest value/time spent “maintenance” on this rig. I had to remove the running boards to get to the bulb housing that are on...

Anyone with their rigs from new that still have good ac without servicing? I think these forums might make it appear more ac units need servicing than reality. My 2006 Camry AC that’s been in the family since new still blows ice cold without ever having maintenance done. That makes me inclined...

@uHu Thanks, that’s super! Turns out the answer more often than not resides in the

Does anyone have literature beyond FSM with step-by-step detail on how the master, booster assembly, abs functions? I’ve read almost the entirety of 2001LC’s thread on brakes and searched the web but haven’t seen anything fully outlining series of actions that happens starting with depressing...