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I just got off the phone with my mechanic who is suggesting that my GX is totaled. Last weekend my motor died and I spent six hours on the side of the freeway waiting for a tow due to a bad alternator. I replaced the alternator to the tune of about $1200, and almost immediately after picking up...

Is it possible to bypass the A/C compressor on a 1999 LX470? -Does anyone know what size belt? The compressor still works, but the bearing on the pulley sounds like gravel. I am hoping to keep the car on the road while I pull the pulley and decide whether I can replace the bearing or need to...

The TVSS box in my '94 has decided to auto-arm after 20 seconds and i cannot find any discussion of how that gets disabled. The manuals i have found say "contact the dealer" to enable it. Also, the one fob i can find anymore is dying. I have electronic repair experience - it's not the button...

Can someone please tell me what fitting goes on the water pump to connect to bypass hose. I bought a fitting from Napa and it fits into the water pump. However the diameter is way too small for the bypass hose to fit. They sent me to a specialty hose place. We determined the size is between...

Looking for Emissions air bypass bracket for 1974 1F. Item#90 in attached picture

Hey friends, I'm in the process of redoing the leather seats in my 2000 LX470. I have the seats recovered and pulled the old seat heater and installed a new one from Leatherseats.com. I need to bypass the old system and wiring as the fuse for the seat heaters is in the engine block fuse box...

I recently bought a 95 HDJ80 VX diesel 5-speed. It needs many things addressed, but a priority is the heater/defrost. It came out of Nicaragua, so a heater was not critical. I was not getting any heat, so I backflushed the heater core. Still no heat so I used a digital thermometer gun to...

Good day guys.... Looking for some advice please.....How can i best do away with my EGR system. I have cleaned the system and tested all the vacuum lines and solenoids and everything seems to be okay...as soon as i press the accelerator a bit hard the damn glow light comes on and when i checked...

I know, odd question. When I was doing my timing belt a few months back, my friend helping me said he would get rid of the hydro (??)and just make the PS a stand alone operation. Has anyone done this or know what he mean? I can't find him now or I'd ask him LOL I am getting ready to replace the...

Recently had the fuel tank dropped and took opportunity to change the fuel pump. As anyone who's done this knows it's not easy to do on the trail or side of the street. I've thought of converting to some type of inline pump and get rid of in-tank pump but as others have pointed out it's a...

i've got a coolant leak that seems to be coming from above the starter and i think we tracked it down to the throttle body coolant hose. i think this hose serves to keep the throttle body from freezing up which i don't need right now? anyway can i plug this here and pull the hose and drive it if...

Hi All, Recently my FJ60 has started leaking coolant into the passenger side floor board inside the cab. Must be coming from the heater core which is a big job to replace since you have to take out the entire dash. My FJ60 is my daily driver during the warmer months and I don't want to have it...

I tried searching but seems like everything came up for the earlier LC100s. I'm going to install a new head unit soon and would like to bypass the factory amp when I do it. I might just splice everything at the amp but would rather not cut up a bunch of wires. I've found several Metra harnesses...

One of my preventative maintenance items is the thermostat, and while I've got coolant drained, figured I'd replace the three o-rings in the water bypass pipe (16351-66010 Outlet Water By-Pass Pipe). The pipe is snug in the housing and I don't want to mar it by prying it with Knipex pliers or...

Been chasing a small coolant leak, its puddling on top of the thermostat, around and behind the bypass hose connection and we are loosing about 1/2 gal in a month. I originally changed the 3 o-rings for the small pipe that goes to the head. when that didn't work, i changed the bypass hose and...

Did the PHH bypass this week. Truck is 1996 with 200K. Did not look to be bad, but unless hose is bulging I'm unsure what a failing rubber hose looks like? Did the full Bypass with Gates (white stripe) and Breeze Constant torque eliminating the Metal Tube and both long and short pieces of...

The TLC FAQ has been great until now. The S6 & S7 connectors they show are different than what I have in my Mark Levinson amp. (2001 LX470) Poured through threads on here and Lexus forums but nothing is working (e.g. I have three blue/yellow wires under there.) Can anyone point out what's...

I got tired of the CD changer not working in my 2000 Land Cruiser and replaced it. I tried keeping the factory amp but the signal output on the new head unit is 4V and the amp is expecting 2V, which makes the new HU really loud. The new head unit has speaker outputs, so the obvious solution...

I initially just replaced the small (pesky) piece of hose on the block, but it leaked. It is a real pain trying to get the new little hose on the block and pipe, and secure the hose clamps, in such a tight space. The second time around, I decided to go with the bypass, and it was way easier...

The 80 tech forum seems split of the long bypass with Gates Green Stripe or keep the stock metal tube - what have clubs members done? Any regrets?