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  1. Basic Help & Repair
    My IS300 started smoking in the morning. i took my sister to school and everything was normal until i dropped her off and came on my way back, i realized that there was smoke coming out the grill and from the hood. it was cold in the morning but not that cold to where smoke came out cause of the...
  2. Basic Help & Repair
    Sorry in advance for creating a new post, but seeing how this is a very specific issue I had trouble finding anything related to it. The history with the cooling system on my Auto 2002 IS300 goes as following: Previous owner swapped out OEM with Koyorad radiator (with standalone tranny...
  3. General Discussion
    drained the coolant from the radiator thinking I had a blown head gasket but after learning I didn't I just filled it back up and started bleeding it and after a while it started boiling....temps were fine though.
  4. General Discussion
    Hi everyone, Last night I cracked the top plastic part of my OEM radiator near the cap by doing 1 single donut (how? Never redlined and feathered throughout the donut). I'm looking for some opinions on aftermarket radiators. I hear a lot about Koyo and Mishimoto, but upon further inspection I...
  5. Basic Help & Repair
    So when I got my car it was in bad shape. The radiator clearly had something to fix a hole in it so I replaced the radiator and radiator housing off of another is300. Now before hand the fans would only kick in when needed. Now on the other hand it is always on even in just accessory mode (no...
  6. New Member Introductions
    Hello Everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself and say that I'm excited to find this forum with such knowledgeable and passionate members. I have a 2001 IS300 in the great blue color that I've never tired of. I'm approaching 300,000 miles and just jinxed myself by saying it's never broken...
  7. Basic Help & Repair
    Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and I'm looking for some help. I can't get the cooling fans to come on on my 2006 IS 250. My A.C also stopped working around the same time this happened. I've checked the thermostat, coolant temperature sensor and the 3 fan relays. They are all good. But when I...
  8. General Discussion
    So i bought the radiator and failed to realized its for a M/T and not for a A/T, would it be okay for me to still run the radiator for my A/T but buy a transmission cooling kit? HELPPPPPP!
  9. Basic Help & Repair
    Hey my old Radiator broke which isn't a big Deal. The replacement I got seems to have some transmission lines. I drive a Manuel transmission car so I don't need those lines and they only come with some Plastic caps. So my question is do I need to find something to Block those fittings of or...
  10. General Discussion
    I noticed today my radiator overflow is empty. Does this mean I have coolant leak? Please advise.
  11. Basic Help & Repair
    I have an 01 is300. I took my son to the doctors and I came home and seen a puddle of antifreeze leaking from under my car. I put it up on a jack and tried to locate the leak and I can’t find it. It doesn’t over heat or leak while I’m driving it... just leaks a lot when I turn it off.....
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