Recent content by Charlie

Lomas Del Mar sticker Lomas Del Mar is located in the south end of Bahia Todos Santos which is the south end of the bay of the city of Ensenada Baja California, Mexico and is our official parking sticker for our little community known as Lomas Del Mar Cheers Baja Charlie

I had same issue but my code reader said it was the gas cap. I put a new OEM cap on and took steel wool to the steel gas filler that the cap screws into because it had super small pits where the gas cap rubber gasket makes contact with the steel filler. Cleared the warning lights and no problems...

My code reader allowed me to erase the error code and so far with new OEM gas cap it’s all good. One other thing I did was I noticed the steel filler neck where the gas cap screws on felt like it was pitted perhaps from condensation so I stuffed a rag into the filler hole to avoid any debris...

Is it normal at a cold start up for the idle to be over a 1000rpm? As it warms up it goes down to around 700rpm Additionally when air conditioning compressor kicks in the idle jumps up a bit Any words of wisdom? Cheers Baja Charlie

Update Finally got a Code Reader and the code it pulled up was Evaporative System ( very small leak) Sounds like the ole gas cap I have a brand new OEM cap but I know from experience with my old Rubicon that don’t mean a lot. I fought that battle for ten years on my Jeep and finally doubled...

Well the warning lights are back so I guess it wasn’t the gas cap My code reader I ordered is coming next week so I’ll update on what I find Cheers Baja Charlie

New Lexus gas cap No warning lights Code reader not here yet Must be being delivered by burro to Baja Cheers Baja Charlie

I’ve got a code reader and a new gas cap coming. We’ll update what I find. My two pesos worth The rig has been sitting a lot due to the lockdown here in Baja. So my two prime suspects are: Engine light - Gas Cap VSC lights and Loss of Traction - Slow leak in air bags Cheers Baja Charlie

My latest update Screwed and unscrewed the gas cap about ten times Disconnected the battery for ten minutes and reconnected it All warning lights are off .... yippee! Going to order a new gas cap and a code scanner in case this problem comes up again Dang gas caps!!!! My 2008 Rubicon it...

Thanks a bunch. It’s 3 in the afternoon today so it’s almost Margarita time. I’ll get back at it tomorrow and update on what I find Cheers Baja Charlie

My two pesos worth Down here in Baja pretty much every American has their vehicles titled and registered in South Dakota. Their fees are a fraction of the cost compared to California and they are some of the nicest folks you’ll ever meet. There was a rumor that Cal-law-fornia got wind of us...

Thanks for the tips Now to my dilemma I live 105 miles south of the border in Baja California. We are currently in lockdown in regards to non essential travel to the states and there are no Lexus dealerships in Ensenada. The local mechanics down here are hacks and few even know that cars don’t...

Jumped into the GX470 “Tank” today and pulled out of the garage and the following warning lights came on VSC On VSC Off Skid control Engine These have never come on before but I’ve only had the vehicle for four months and today was the first time I drove it into Ensenada and it drove and ran...

I help the famous Baja Fools Pit crew for the Baja SCORE off road races by doing the time splits and pit times. We typically pit the race truck (Rob Mac) in some remote areas in Baja so I want my rig to be trail capable. I have built a few trail rated rigs and currently have a Baja built pre...