Hello guys, my son and I are the new owners of a beautiful 2006 LX with 177,000 on the clock. Overall it looks great with all original glossy paint, nicely preserved leather interior and all original glass with the exception of the windshield. It's a California truck so luckily no rust anywhere.
Due to the lack of recent records and for a peace of mind we decided to perform/replace most common maintenance items.
Things that were done by previous owner:
1- Timing belt and water pump at 175,000 miles
2- Radiator back in 2018
What we did so far:
1- Flushed engine with Liqui Moly engine flush. Refilled with some cheap oil, ran engine for 5 minutes then drained again. Refilled with 5w-30 synthetic, added Liqui Moly Engine Saver to rejuvenate and swell up gaskets. Replaced oil filter.
2- Drained and flushed an entire cooling system several times with 9 gallons of distilled water then refilled with Toyota pink coolant. Old coolant looked like a piss of a sick rhinoceros.
3- Replaced thermostat with Aisin brand. Old one looked pretty bad (rubber was deteriorating). I don't think it was ever changed.
4- Drained and refilled power steering fluid by disconnecting return line method. Refilled with Toyota ATF/power steering fluid. Old fluid was pitch black.
5- Replaced PCV valve with Toyota oem one. The original looked gunky, probably never changed either.
6- Air filter, Aisin brand
7- Cabin filters, Wix brand. Old ones were disgusting.
8- Serpantine belt. Old one was getting noisy.
9- Hood shocks. Old ones would not hold hood longer than 3 minutes.
10- Cleaned throttle body.
11- Cleaned MAP sensor.
12- Ran a can of Berryman B12
12- New key shells.
To do list (tomorrow and/or next weekend):
1- Spark plugs. Bought them from Lexus (don't trust Amazon or Ebay, too many knock offs).
2- Re -boot coils with TRQ brand parts.
3- Fuel filter, Toyota OEM
4- Hydraulic fluid Toyota OEM
5- Differential fluid with Triax Synergy Gear Max 75W-90 GL5
6- Transfer case fluid with Triax Synergy Gear Max 75W-90 GL5
7- Transmission flush with Aisin WS (got to do more research on which method I should go with).
8- All TPMS sensors. One sensor is bad, might as well do them all.
9- New tires. The ones that came with the truck are from 2016.
10- Rejuvenate leather with Kochchemie products
11- Refinish headlights with Cerakote kit.
12- Brake fluid flush.
Am I forgetting anything? Please let me know if there are other items I should replace or service. This forum has wealth of information and is an excellent resource for LC and LX DIY-ers. I've learned a lot by reading and making notes. Glad to be a part of this wonderful community and hopefully can contribute as well!
Due to the lack of recent records and for a peace of mind we decided to perform/replace most common maintenance items.
Things that were done by previous owner:
1- Timing belt and water pump at 175,000 miles
2- Radiator back in 2018
What we did so far:
1- Flushed engine with Liqui Moly engine flush. Refilled with some cheap oil, ran engine for 5 minutes then drained again. Refilled with 5w-30 synthetic, added Liqui Moly Engine Saver to rejuvenate and swell up gaskets. Replaced oil filter.
2- Drained and flushed an entire cooling system several times with 9 gallons of distilled water then refilled with Toyota pink coolant. Old coolant looked like a piss of a sick rhinoceros.
3- Replaced thermostat with Aisin brand. Old one looked pretty bad (rubber was deteriorating). I don't think it was ever changed.
4- Drained and refilled power steering fluid by disconnecting return line method. Refilled with Toyota ATF/power steering fluid. Old fluid was pitch black.
5- Replaced PCV valve with Toyota oem one. The original looked gunky, probably never changed either.
6- Air filter, Aisin brand
7- Cabin filters, Wix brand. Old ones were disgusting.
8- Serpantine belt. Old one was getting noisy.
9- Hood shocks. Old ones would not hold hood longer than 3 minutes.
10- Cleaned throttle body.
11- Cleaned MAP sensor.
12- Ran a can of Berryman B12
12- New key shells.
To do list (tomorrow and/or next weekend):
1- Spark plugs. Bought them from Lexus (don't trust Amazon or Ebay, too many knock offs).
2- Re -boot coils with TRQ brand parts.
3- Fuel filter, Toyota OEM
4- Hydraulic fluid Toyota OEM
5- Differential fluid with Triax Synergy Gear Max 75W-90 GL5
6- Transfer case fluid with Triax Synergy Gear Max 75W-90 GL5
7- Transmission flush with Aisin WS (got to do more research on which method I should go with).
8- All TPMS sensors. One sensor is bad, might as well do them all.
9- New tires. The ones that came with the truck are from 2016.
10- Rejuvenate leather with Kochchemie products
11- Refinish headlights with Cerakote kit.
12- Brake fluid flush.
Am I forgetting anything? Please let me know if there are other items I should replace or service. This forum has wealth of information and is an excellent resource for LC and LX DIY-ers. I've learned a lot by reading and making notes. Glad to be a part of this wonderful community and hopefully can contribute as well!
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