Recent content by DieGuy

Hey thanks for sticking around. Yea, I got a multimeter and have used it to just check the ground wire from the amplifier and it seems good. I dont have a electrical diagram on the amplifier plug and so I dont know where to test if there is continouity between the 12v and ground. If you have a...

Yea, I got some photos from when I was talking with them. I don't know how much info you can get from these but I'll try my best to let you know whats there. The one on the Left is aftermarket main plug harness. Right is car's original plug The back of the radio unit. The main plug goes to...

I bought a plug and play unit. all the wiring and plugs were assembled beforehand by the seller's engineer, So I'm not sure which wires goes to what since I dont have the electrical diagram for it. At the moment, I have made inquiry to them about the issue I'm dealing with but they are convinced...

Just got a new android radio to replace the stock radio because it was not working with no power to it. But upon installing the new radio there was no sound at all but has power. So I'm trying to figure out if it's the dead amplifier or dead speakers or a dodgy new radio. I got a multimeter and...

Since you seemed pointed out the starter may be the sound, I went back to looking again for examples of similar sounds for bad starters. I saw a lot of videos of grinding, screeching and others with ticking noises. But I found one video among the lot that sounds pretty similar. Well now I...

It seems regarding on what oil that is recommended is a debated topic for these cars, but from what I learned when I was researching is that 5w-30 is the recommended spec for the North america to northern hemisphere region (colder environments / cold seasons) as mentioned in the driver manuals...

Just did an oil change yesterday, so 10w-40. But before that I'm not sure since I got the car for 6 months now.

Hey yo, My 2000 LX470 makes a sort of low groaning sound on start up that goes away in around 2-3 seconds. Been happening since I got the car. Consistently always makes the sound when starting up warm or cold. Car seems to run and operate just fine, so I dont know if it is a major concern but it...

LC100 LHD OBD2 Here's a Youtube short for Left hand Drives OBD2 Location LC100 RHD OBD2 Here's a Youtube video for Right hand drives Location or at least an Australian one. This is how I found my OBD2 on my 2000 LX 470 If you cant find either then I'm stumped too. But if you do then your can...

Heres a final update from me for this issue. Got a new connector. Chop off the old stuff. Soldered and heatshrink some new wires on them. The colors dont 100% match, the original white is now green but it's alright. Tested everything I could test. No more Draw. Charging normally, and the...

Frame Looks alright. Just some surface rust. Maybe you'll get find a little more difficulty taking some nuts and bolts off if your servicing stuff yourself. But like.... yea looks alright. Maybe check the pinch corner of the muffler if you care about that stuff since metal there can be pretty thin.

Just coming back for an update. So yea it seems someone back then has wired this connector all silly... It is indeed in fact spliced from the oem wires to an "ebay" prewired connector. with the Ignition(Blue) and sense(Yellow) wires mixed up. Somehow has the car Starts, go, stop and charge...

Ah yea, Sorry about the EE1 confusion. That was a little highlight when I was working on the car days before to figure where is what. It does have some relevance for this situation thought as I was using it to test which wire is which. for example I ran a continuity test between EE1 and G2...

Ah sorry mate, I probably wasn't clear enough in the opening thread. The alternator connector is indeed correct for the model and I have pulled all the fuses and relays. And the findings is that the "Alt-s" fuse is the only fuse that made the parasitic draw disappear when pulled. 2 different...

Car: 2000 RHD LX 470 2UZFE A442F trans The car has been driving fine since I bought it 6 months ago but theres this parasitic draw of 0.4ish amps which goes away with the "alt-s" fuse it has led me to the alternator but switching alternator didn't change anything and the wires in between seem...