I recently had my 2005 LX470 with VGRS into a dealer for some work that included exhaust manifold replacement and some suspension work that required an alignment. Seems like upper and lower steering shafts were separated to access one of the exhaust manifold nuts. After the alignment, my...
I’ll try to keep this short. 05 LX470. Original 212K mile engine with good history of oil changes. I’ve owned it for the past 3000 miles. Did an oil change after purchase. Oil stays right on full mark- does not burn / leak oil- aside from minor VC weep. Had 3 obvious issues when I...
Looking for a couple air filter box clips for my 2005 LX470 100 series. Anybody got a couple they could sell? Located in Indiana zip code 46975. Thanks in advance.
I’ve been trying to track down a faint ticking noise I hear under moderate to heavy acceleration in my 05 LX470. I’ve had exhaust manifolds and gaskets replaced with OEM parts. That helped quiet it way down. I tighten my spark plugs- most of them had loosened up. Still need to fix a cracked...
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Just had both exhaust manifolds and gaskets replaced on my ‘05 LX. Had a really loud exhaust ticket during most acceleration prior to the repair. Now, it is much quieter except under moderate / hard acceleration- still a click / tick. My guess is the 2UZ is just a clicky / ticky engine-...
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I took my ‘05 LX470 to my nearest Toyota dealer for a pretty good list of repair items I didn’t want to take on. New front upper and lower control arms, new shocks, new radiator, hoses, thermostat, fan clutch, and new exhaust manifolds and gaskets. I picked it up after hours this...
Getting ready to adjust my front wheel bearings and shoot some grease in the spindle bearings while I’m in there. It’s been discussed on here in the past, but Mobil 1 synthetic grease, even though it’s NLGI 2, OK for spindle bearings? No one in my locale has NLGI 1 rated grease.
Happy Saturday. I’m going through an 05 LX470 that I recently purchased and getting some things sorted out. I checked the front wheel bearings which are getting close to due for repack. There’s a tiny bit of 12-6 play. Until I have more time, i plan to just adjust preload. I’m familiar with...
I’ve got an ‘05 LX470 with 210K miles. Recently acquired. Pretty good, routine, dealer service records. I’ve only had it about 2 months and have been daily driving it. Yesterday, I smelled burnt oil after about a 10 mile drive. Appears to be some slight seeping from original VC gasket. I...
Hi, all. I have an ‘05 LX470- recently purchased. I’ve been going through it to work out all the bugs. I noticed the steering wheel will tilt in a nice range of motion, but the telescopic feature doesn’t work at all. I had the column opened up a few weeks ago to replace the spiral cable and...
I recently bought a 2005 LX470. Seller noted VGRS and VSC lights had been on since around 2017 when he bought it. He told me these trouble lights came on after an indie shop replaced the spiral cable. And VGRS actuator locked at about 90 degrees off. Seller had taken the truck to a Lexus...
I’m looking over the vac hoses on my 97LX. I’ve got a thicker vac hose (off the front of the VCV) under the upper plenum that I plan to replace. Aside from that the other hoses look fresh and OK. However, while some of the smaller hoses are the OEM (all the small ones under upper plenum...
I’m thinking about replacing a vacuum line under my upper intake. It’s the thicker line that runs out of the front of the blue VSV and does a quick 90 degree before it goes into the throttle body. I don’t want to remove upper intake. It looks like I can remove the black steel bracket that...
Fuel trim question: I’ve got a 97 1FZFE. Set my Ultra Gauge to monitor fuel trims. Long term fuel trim is ALWAYS +8 to +11%. Short term fuel trim is always +/-5%, and typically less than +/-3%. If I had a vacuum issue, I’d suspect the LTFT would drop significantly when I hit the gas pedal...
Anyone know what this wire powers? It’s yellow / red and goes from a connector off the main harness just before distributor plug. The other end runs up into a loom under battery box and then maybe into engine fuse box. My wife’s chaffed up pretty good. It’s a 97 LX450.
I’ve got a 97 LX450. When I come up to a stop and turn on the turn signal, my D light dims a bit to the rhythm of the turn signal. Also, the headlights dim a bit when I operate the power windows. Is this a ground issue? If so, what connections should I check?
I’m looking to replace my main battery cables and figured I’d clean up terminals at my battery. I’ve got some Auxiliary lights running to the single battery setup. Are there any terminal blocks that folks recommend for multiple lugs coming to battery?
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Does anyone know if the rear side marker lamps on the LX450 are the same as the ones on the Land Cruiser? Part #s are slightly different. Only variation I could see needed might be due to the cladding on the LX.
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I’ve got a 97 LX450. When engine is cold starts pretty quickly and smoothly. If I drive it 10 or 20 miles and get engine to full operating temp, shut it off, then try to restart it, it takes 2-3x as many cranks and kind of stumbles to fire. The idle is just a tad bumpy- but really pretty...