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  1. Basic Help & Repair
    My is220d,I always clean out egr and change oil & filter in march,but have not done fuel filter yet,standard never been mapped,so last week driving,the car cut,would not rev past 2500,managed to get home,next day in drive way i noticed when I start the car,after a min,then I would watch the revs...
  2. Basic Help & Repair
    Hi Everyone! I have a 2014 IS350 F sport and bumped into a snag. Replaced the battery after experiencing the parastic drain some of these models have and reversed installed as i was in a rush. I blew out the main relay and replaced and stuck with 2 issues i could not resolve. (Checked all 3...
  3. DIY/tutorial forum
    Bought a used 2002 is300 179k miles. besides a power steering pump replacement, cars been pretty good running wise. Was driving for about 3 hours off and on and on my way home the car died in the street i was going about 20 and car slowly died engine shut off as if out of gas tried to start it...
  4. General Discussion
    I have a Lexus is300 2001 and it’s giving me trouble when starting up the engine. I did a computer scan and it’s giving me error in cylinder 1 3 5 misfire as well as multiple cylinder misfire. I went to AutoZone and bought 6 new NGK spark plugs and well as 3 new NGK ignition coil and wires. I...
  5. New Member Introductions
    Hey! Just bought my babygirl a week ago, excited to make her my own. Few questions; 1. she has 300k miles, I hesitated on the buy just because of that reason alone. But I figure with the timing belt, water pump, & cam seal changes (along with other general maintenance) it wouldn't be too risky...
  6. Go Faster
    So last weekend I finally got the CD swap in from collins, it’s a brand new CD00A, with a “stage 3” clutch, Collins Lightwheight flywheel/short shifter, and an xcessive pedal with a willwood master. The pedal sucks, way stiff, and grabs right up top and is an on off switch. Car is terrible to...
  7. General Discussion
    Yes, I have searched for a while and have come across countless posts about this, all of these are old and the download links no longer work. I was curious if anyone has the manuals on hand. The repair manual, and the body and collision manual would be sweet. Let me know.
  8. IS200 Owner's Forum
    Does anyone know the thread pitch for the bellhousing to engine bolts, need them to find bolts to mount the engine to a stand. thanks!
  9. General Discussion
    I was doing the timing on my car today. Lined up the first mark on the crank pulley and the dots on the cams. When I put it back together I marked the belt and spun it through by hand till the mark came back around. Then I went to try and crank it and it sounds like it has no compression. Any...
  10. General Discussion
    Trying to get wheels but I wanna make the best flush I could get. Driving a 2016 IS 200t staggered set 18in. I want 8.5 front and 9.5 rear but I’m really lost I’m offset. Fitment preset offset for 3gen Lexus IS is 30 t0 35 front and 35 to 38 rear. I don’t wanna get them and then it’s the flush I...
  11. General Discussion
    hello im still very much am a newbie to is300’s but the way it hold the rpms for a second after letting go of the gas doesnt seem right to me but who knows. if it is an issue i mostly believe the throttle body sensor to be bad because i relaced it myself using butt splices so that could be the...
  12. Basic Help & Repair
    Hello - I need a bit of help I have a LHD IS200 with factory Xenon headlights where the plastic itself is quite foggy and can no longer be polished. I got a quote from a local Lexus dealer for about 1200 USD for a new pair of Xenon headlight housings - which seems ridicoulous. So, I've seen a...
  13. Basic Help & Repair
    So I just got my first car, a 2002 lexus is300, idk too much about cars btw, so I told my younger brother to jump start my IS cuz it was sitting for a good 2 weeks while I was gone out of country! idk what he did, he probably hooked them up the wrong way and the 120A alternate fuse blew, so I...
  14. General Discussion
    Hi guys,they other day i realised my is220d would not start,so I tryed again and it' finally started,straight away i got a strong smell of diesel,I went to engine bay,and found that this small pipe at end of fuel rail is leaking diesel all over the engine block,any ideas how to fix ? I'm not...
  15. Basic Help & Repair
    I have two key issues with my 2001 Lexus IS300. I managed to fix one, however after countless repairs I can't fix the second. The first issue is that the car wouldn't respond to the acceleration pedal being pressed down. I managed to fix this issue by replacing the the throttle body. The...
  16. DIY/tutorial forum
    Diy install of my rebuilt 1gfe but I was stupid and didn't take photos of the important stuff lmao. I'm pretty new to all this and I pretty much all I have left is to find a ground point on the block. I have no idea where it goes though. If anyone has the forbidden knowledge that would be most...
  17. Basic Help & Repair
    Hi i have a 2006 Lexus IS250 RWD that doesnt start but has clean oil and full coolant but when i hit the push to start key the starter just turns the engine and spins the accessories but it doesnt make crank noise and I've never seen this before. Anybody on here have any insight on what it may be?
  18. New Member Introductions
    Heyyy I'm new to this site But I absolutely love my car and i want to learn more about working on it I was honestly hopeing to get to a meet up and drool over other beautiful carsI am in Stockton I wanna find someone who knows a bit about the ball joints and bushings some one put me up on game...
  19. General Discussion
    Lexus has just shared with us a teaser image of a mysterious new vehicle that isn’t what you’d expect. There’s no indication of what this machine could be, but we don’t believe it to be related to another recent teaser image. That photo was of an upcoming concept car that is said to preview a...
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