bdracing

My girl is in the shop today getting a new timing belt and all the things with it...she still burns NO oil, snappy as hell...and the envy of my friends who right the fat checks for their cars...I really got blessed with this car and now... NO payments... The one thing I have to know...Do ALL 1997 es300's come with remote door lock/entry ??? That is the one thing I did not get when I bought this car....a key fob... I have a place in town that will replace/reprogram a remote for about $150 but I do not know if my car came with that feature... Your thoughts are appreciated.....thx... BD

hypervish

Glad to hear it still run's great!

I believe keyless entry was standard, but I'm not 100% certain. I mean come on, what's a luxury vehicle without keyless entry... lol

RXGS

iTrader: (2)

It was a standard option

OceanView

Congrats on the mileage and not having a payment.

mkeeney

You can get the fobs on ebay pretty cheap and use the programming instructions found on here to program it. That would save you a lot of money. The programming is easy if you follow the directions.

bdracing

If you are keeping score. Those of you who have a 1997 ... I have some surprising news. 242,000 and the timing belt was NEVER changed. I am lucky to have a good , fare wrench guy who enjoys what he does. The total cost of the operation was $714.85 ... yes including parts. He changed the Water Pump, Main seal, Timing Belt, and Tensioner as well as the external belts.. He said ...If you are doing the belt you should do the others because they are on the same route. When he showed me the Belt, we were both surprised to see how little wear was showing on the belt. The only thing we could tell was the lack of stiffness to the belt...the condition was very good. He commented that their design is not like the American cars, the go on an Odd number of teeth on the sprocket keeps the wear down ... and it must work. I hope this is food for thought ... enjoy your '97 it's still a great car...after 15 years.

BDSL

You are lucky that the belt didn't snap. If no damage to the engine, it will leave you stranded, ruining your day/evening, paying for tow truck, paying for rental car, etc.

I am at 290,000 miles. Also a 97 ES300. Still on original starter, alternator, engine, transmission, etc....