- Year
- 1998
- Vehicle Model
- LX470
- Mileage
- 285000
- Color
- Black
1998 Lexus LX 470
The Good
The Bad
We have all the receipts for the parts we bought and we did all the work ourselves to make sure it was done correctly. Everything was torqued to the specs called out in TIS.
Repairs and the work was documented in the below IH8MUD thread:
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- 285,000 miles (engine has 200,000 miles)
- Black with tan leather interior
The Good
- Car is totally stock with no off road modifications. The underside of the car looks like it has never been off road.
- California/Arizona car, zero rust undercarriage
- Previous owner has done the following
- New OEM Toyota radiator
- New OEM AC Compressor
- New Denso coil packs (all 8)
- Heater tees replaced
- New engine air filter
- New Aisin timing belt/water pump kit
- timing belt tensioner
- water pump
- both idler pulley bearings
- New Aisin fan pulley bracket
- New serpentine belt tensioner
- New OEM Toyota valve cover gaskets and spark plug seals on both sides
- New OEM Toyota PCV valve
- New OEM Toyota thermostat
- New OEM Toyota fuse box in engine bay
- New rear main seal (OEM Toyota)
- New PCV Valve (OEM Toyota)
- Throttle body has been cleaned and gasket replaced with OEM Toyota
- New starter (manifold replaced with new OEM manifold gasket)
- AHC functions correctly
- Center differential lock works
- 4WD/AWD works correctly
- Cold AC (Recently serviced by Allen Toyota in July of 2021)
- Tires have at least 80% tread life remaining
- Fresh engine oil/filter change
- New OEM Lexus turn signals (left and right, new bulbs)
- New cabin air filter
- New engine bay hood gas struts
- New serpentine belt
- New passenger seat bottom cover (from Richmond Auto Upholstery)
- New power steering high pressure line
- Cleaned out power steering reservoir
- Performed power steering fluid flush
- Replaced rear diff oil with Toyota Limited Slip Differential oil.
- Rotated tires
- New inner boots on CVs. Old ones were leaking. Birfs look great, someone has recently replaced the axle drive hubs. No slop in the CV splines/axle drive hubs.
- All driveshaft u-joints and slip yokes have been greased.
- New rear brake pads and rotors
- New rear trim piece
- The original engine had #5 connecting rod fail. The replacement came out of a 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser. We heard the engine run and did a compression check before we pulled the engine. I have photographs of the odometer and the door jamb sticker of the car the engine come out of for confirmation if needed. Since the came out of a land cruiser, there was no need to replace the oil pan. We replaced both exhaust manifolds as the old ones were cracked and damaged. We used the manifolds from the original engine as they were not cracked. Both exhaust manifold gaskets were replaced with new.
The Bad
- Salvage (aka “branded”) Title
- When the car was in LA, some homeless people lit a fire next to it. It melted the passenger turn signal and the passenger mirror. It was totaled because of that. The Carfax shows this as “minor” fire damage. The damage was so minor the insurance adjuster was going to try and buy it… I still have the melted mirror and turn signal to show you how minor it was.
- Minor scratches in the paint work
- Small dent behind rear passenger door
- Small tear in Driver seat back leather
- Driver side headlight has a chip repair in the glass. Light was repaired with epoxy and reassembled with new butyl seals that were oven cured.
- Mirrors are supposed to be power adjust, power folding, and heated. Only the driver side folds. Melted passenger mirror replaced with new mirror, but it isn’t power folding, adjustable, or heated.
- The passenger rear hydraulic shock has a leak. We elected not to fix this as the next owner may elect to remove the AHC and lift the truck. Often the pressures get out of balance and cause leaks. It may be possible to rebalance the system and the leak will go away.
- The third row seat back handles are damaged. The seats still fold and the handle is operational, you just don’t have the same leverage.
We have all the receipts for the parts we bought and we did all the work ourselves to make sure it was done correctly. Everything was torqued to the specs called out in TIS.
Repairs and the work was documented in the below IH8MUD thread:
"All it needs is a timing belt"... Bringing a 98 LX 470 back
This is a resuscitation thread for a 1998 LX 470. The truck was offered for sale by @cwilli20 as needing a head gasket. Has a salvage title. Some homeless people lit a fire next to the truck and the fire melted the side marker light and the mirror a bit. This is apparently enough to total...
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