Went to Lexus to pick up a cup of $125 double espresso and a side of SLLC and the recommended non-Allen front diff drain plug. Was happily surprised Lexus doesn’t mark up the coolant! Got four gallons but only needed 3.
Uneventful drain and refill of the front diff after a weekend of struggling to get plug out.
Then drained the radiator, PS block drain, and then the DS block drain. Got maybe 3/4-1gallon out of the PS drain, and barely any out of the DS drain. Maybe cause I did that last? Put in just shy of 3 gallons total. This bloc drains are quite a challenge to get to due to angles, distance, and nerve racking soft brass…
From left to right, fron diff orig fill plug w new crush washer, black sludge from drain magnet, orig drain plug with bolt and nut mod, new non-200/LX drain plug with external head and new copper washer.
Rig is at 203k-ish. Baselining coming along, oil/filter, bjowette filter/ezdrain, rear/front/center diff, greased shafts/spiders, cabin/air filters, pcv valve, new battery, cleaned maf sensor and throttle a bit, ATF mechanical drain and refill (10.5qts of WS), wipers, new TPMS denso sensors, new spare tire mount, led conversion for all front exterior, dechromed, LC wheels and wildpeaks, and now full coolant drain/refill.
Whats left?
- steering fluid
- Brake fluid
-ahc fluid
- alignment
-rotate tires
PS being the parts guy at a Lexus dealership seems to be pretty dull, not much action. Had a great chat though, very knowledgeable and undeservedly made me feel like royalty!