Your reservoir area is so much cleaner than mine. . .
'14 LX570 AHC Bleed/Fluid flush...by an unprofessional (2 Viewers)
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No blood no glory. 
White on saddle tan? You've found the unicorn of all colour combinations!
Glad the fluid flush went well.
Glad the fluid flush went well.
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Thanks! We love the combo too! I'm hoping it ages well....kind of like those old brown leather couches you see in high end offices.
32cls6speedmt
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Thanks for the photos.
how many liters did you use?
how many liters did you use?
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4 Litres...but its a damn swimming pool in the tank. I'm probably over by about 750ml
nwfl4runner
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Not still that full I hope??
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This is what it looks like right now...in HIGH.
Do I need to drain some or what are some bad outcomes for riding with too much in here?
My understanding is that there's no harm in having too much fluid. (So long as the reservoir is not bursting at the seams when the truck is in LOW height.)
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So now I'm paranoid...and wifey is accusing me of f'ing up.
Tomorrow plan is to hand vacuum some fluid out of the reservoir.
Its in H mode right now...so I guess I need to take out fluid until it is at "MIN"? Then cycle down to L...and hope the liquid line shows "MAX"?
Get the first aid kit ready again!
Tomorrow plan is to hand vacuum some fluid out of the reservoir.
Its in H mode right now...so I guess I need to take out fluid until it is at "MIN"? Then cycle down to L...and hope the liquid line shows "MAX"?
Get the first aid kit ready again!
As they say, "Keep calm and carry on". I think you're fine, but Per FSM, you want to be at Max when you're at Normal height.
If I were you, I would bleed the 5th accumulator or the passenger rear to lower the level if it's really bothering you.
nwfl4runner
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Drop it in low, bleed a corner and then back to normal. No need to overfill, just stay between the marks. You’ll be fine!
I just changed my oil yesterday, and followed a bit of a different procedure. I extracted fluid from reservoir in Low mode. Then refilled to top with new Toyota AHC fluid. Then went to High, then bled the actuators until the vehicle dropped down completely and oil stopped flowing. I started car after each corner and made sure reservoir was filled, and after each start I would bleed again until last drop of old oil came out and only new one was there, this also made sure no more air was in the system. First one takes longer.
The ride change is incredible. Normal feels like Sport, Comfort like normal. I also don't feel the vehicle adjusting so much, must do it gradually. Feels like a new vehicle. I also got about 1/2 inch of height more on normal in fronts!. And it fixed the sagging left driver side. I had tried to reset it with Techstream but it didn't work. Probably was set correct but crappy oil and air did not allow it to correct before.
I made an extractor from a container with two holes in it and two pieces of tube. One going into reservoir and one taped to the intake of my portable wet dry vac.
Next my Dobinson drawers. I also got the Slee second battery tray and RED ARC wiring kit. Also my Rhino 4x4 bumper should be arriving in a couple of weeks from Argentina!
Just thought I would share.
The ride change is incredible. Normal feels like Sport, Comfort like normal. I also don't feel the vehicle adjusting so much, must do it gradually. Feels like a new vehicle. I also got about 1/2 inch of height more on normal in fronts!. And it fixed the sagging left driver side. I had tried to reset it with Techstream but it didn't work. Probably was set correct but crappy oil and air did not allow it to correct before.
I made an extractor from a container with two holes in it and two pieces of tube. One going into reservoir and one taped to the intake of my portable wet dry vac.
Next my Dobinson drawers. I also got the Slee second battery tray and RED ARC wiring kit. Also my Rhino 4x4 bumper should be arriving in a couple of weeks from Argentina!
Just thought I would share.
32cls6speedmt
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How many miles?
161k. I just got it so no idea when was last time
I followed similar process using H mode. I didn't bother emptying tank. Fluid in it actually looked pink. It was flushed 50k miles ago, when one of the lines raptured due to corrosion.
I put the car in High mode and bled it down. I returned to N then added fluid then brought to H and bled again. I think 4 quarts is a good flush. I did 4.5 so will do a bit to use it up.
Some other notes for others:
This is a solid 2-3 hour job. I have decent mechanical experience and good tool selection. But I did this in a driveway. Good funnel with a long neck is very helpful here. I bought one at autozone that you can fill with fluid, connect to the filler and then twist to let fluid down. Pretty nifty but I still made a mess.
Make sure to set level at or below max in N. Otherwise tank will get too full and might spray fluid through breathers.
I'm glad I did the flush after 50k. While fluid in the tank looked pink. It was pretty dark in all 4 corners and had a LOT of air in one corner. That's the same that had issue 4 years ago so the shop may have not flushed it properly or they didn't bleed after they fixed their mess up. I wish I replaced the lines myself.
One tip: if you bleeder is hard to turn, especially on the rear shocks with tight access, use 10mm 1/4 socket to break it lose. I used flared wrench with tilting end and stubby wrench.
Lastly, if you bleed slow, the car goes down slow, I thought it was going to drop down, but it down nice and smooth and I could regulate it with the bleeder valve.
I'm having my cousin do this for me as he owns a shop. The only dealer to get back to me said it was really rare to flush it (I pointed out it's every 60k standard maintenance).
I'm @ chicago atm and was quoted at 2 hours labor / $425.25 total (3 quarts @ $25 ea) @ Woodfield. Figured since I'd be in town and my state has 0 Lexus dealers I should call around...and yet crickets from the other local dealers.
Another dealer (who has the best price @ $21.xx and had it in stock...) parts guy said usually only 2L... and I was like and his response was oh you're flushing it?
So now I'm not sure if I should get 3 or 5 based on the comments I find...anyone know the minimum amount that is required to fully flush the system since they're no longer selling the 2.5L cans?
I'm @ chicago atm and was quoted at 2 hours labor / $425.25 total (3 quarts @ $25 ea
) @ Woodfield. Figured since I'd be in town and my state has 0 Lexus dealers I should call around...and yet crickets from the other local dealers.Another dealer (who has the best price @ $21.xx and had it in stock...) parts guy said usually only 2L... and I was like
and his response was oh you're flushing it?So now I'm not sure if I should get 3 or 5 based on the comments I find...anyone know the minimum amount that is required to fully flush the system since they're no longer selling the 2.5L cans?
well, that's in cans thanks, held 3, probably will just buy all 5 on Tuesday when I go to pick it up. Much appreciated!
thanks, held 3, probably will just buy all 5 on Tuesday when I go to pick it up. Much appreciated!
