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LEXUS LX450 FACTORY REPAIR MANUALS Sold as a set of three manuals: -1997 Lexus LX450 Repair Manual No. RM515U -1996 Lexus LX450 Electrical Wiring Diagram No. EWD270U -Lexus LX450 Body Collision Damage Repair Manual No. BRM053U Repair Manual is used but in 8/10 condition. Only some minor...

Well we've exhausted almost everything at this point. New u-joints, balanced drive shafts, new engine mounts, new air intake tube (old one was rock hard), and transfer case and diff fluid. On Tuesday we're going to separate the transfer case from the engine and run up the engine to see if the...

Yes, paid for new belts and they didn't change them.

Well after what I just saw, I'm DONE with dealers. Especially Toyota dealers in Langhorne, PA. I had the 60K service performed at Toyota about 5,000 miles ago and I asked for everything to be checked and changed, belts, etc. I just looked at the receipt and everything I asked for was...

The check engine light isn't on so I guess it's not throwing any codes? When I took the LX in, I told my mechanic I wanted him to do the u-joints, balance, fluids, etc., based on what I thought was the problem and from all I had read on the forum. As it turned out, one of the u-joints was bad...

Kernal, the engine has a noticeable vibration while in park and revving it up to about 3,000 RPM. The vibration will vibrate you hand off the intake manifold (almost, that's a bit of an exaggeration but not much). When driving and accelerating a shudder is felt while passing thru 12 o'clock on...

Update 2: HELP!! We are back to square one. The u-joints have all been replace with new OEM Lexus/Toyota parts, drive shafts have been balanced, diff and transfer case fluids have all been changed, and we still have the vibration. Upon looking deeper into the vibration, we have uncovered...

Update: Just stopped by my mechanic, and he told me one of the U-joints is bad... "totally bound up" as he says. He also said that it doesn't look like they have EVER been greased.. thank you Lexus/Toyota!!!! He ordred all new U-joints from Lexus, and unfortunately Lexus didn't understand...

Thanks everyone, just dropped off at my mechanic. He's got a printout of this thread and also of the Drive Shaft Troubleshooting thread. I went over everything with him and he is totally on-board with all of the suggestions. I will give an update as soon as I know anything. CMY - 60K is...

Kernal - the vibration is occurring when the engine is under load, most noticably during acceleration. For example, accelerating thru first gear where the shift point may be 3,000 RPM, the vibration is pretty severe between 2,000 - 3,000 RPM. Upon shift to second, the vibration continues thru...

Romer, thanks for the link! That is super helpful information and I'm scheduled with my mechanic for the replacement of the U-joints, shaft balancing, diff fluid flush, and trans flush tomorrow! I printed out the entire thread so he has it for a reference. Anything else you might recommend at...

Hi All, I'm a 1997 LX450 owner experiencing some worsening vibration during acceleration. I've only got 60K on my truck which has been babied it's whole life. I'm not sure if it's a harmonic thing with the exahust system or what? It seems to be getting worse and the dealer is kind of clueless...

I wonder if it's possible to change the fluid to one more tolerant of cold temperatures? I can buy the argument that it could be the sound of the pump cavitating which would indicated that the fluid is too thick at the cold temps. I'm assuming the PS pump is belt driven, and it doesn't sound...

I'm glad to hear that others have the problem.... however, it's still unnerving to hear the terrible noise. Any ideas on if the power steering pump needs some servicing or if it's just due to age? I only have 58K on my 1997 LX450 and the dying cow sounds like a full herd of cows sometimes!!

Recently I have a loud buzzing sound from the engine area after starting the car cold. The colder it is, the louder and longer the buzzing. It only occurs on totally cold starts - i.e. after being outside overnight in 20F temps. It can be very loud, and embarrassing, sometimes. Any ideas...