I got one!
07-04-13, 09:20 AM
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I got one!
Hey guys!
Ok so I ended up getting the silver 2005 ES 330!!!
It has the projectors up front and the power shade in the rear.
The car was owned by a pretty rich guy who did not skimp on the maintenance/ detailing and the ride and paint show!
This car is great and has a ton of great features that my 03 TL does not, and at this point I am willing to kill my brother just to get at those air-condition seats
.
But the car was not without issues that we have uncovered.
1) The maintenance light blinks for a few seconds after the car is on, I assume this means I have to change the oil? I have done this to my TL a few times but dont know if Lexi (that is her name now) will take to a seafoam treatment well. It usually consists of me poring some seafoam into the oil tube about a day or two before the oil change to try and get rid of any deposits and to generally clean out the system. Is anyone aware of any issues or sensors or anything that can be damaged by this?
2) The rear passenger window does not go down. I am thinking it is the regulator and hopefully not the motor because I hear some clicking when I press the button but the window does not move at all.
3) Does this car have a vacuum line to inject some seafoam into the cylinders? Because I have done this to all of my other cars and it has actually worked pretty well and cleaned the cylinders pretty well ( I took the intake manifold off later and could really see the before and afters) so is there a vacuum line in the engine that anybody knows of?
I will try to look this weekend and see what I find, but it would be nice to know what some experienced people with these cars can help. I appreciate it all and hope to really help out here and learn alot!
I will also post pictures of the car later if I can!
Ok so I ended up getting the silver 2005 ES 330!!!
It has the projectors up front and the power shade in the rear.
The car was owned by a pretty rich guy who did not skimp on the maintenance/ detailing and the ride and paint show!
This car is great and has a ton of great features that my 03 TL does not, and at this point I am willing to kill my brother just to get at those air-condition seats
. But the car was not without issues that we have uncovered.
1) The maintenance light blinks for a few seconds after the car is on, I assume this means I have to change the oil? I have done this to my TL a few times but dont know if Lexi (that is her name now) will take to a seafoam treatment well. It usually consists of me poring some seafoam into the oil tube about a day or two before the oil change to try and get rid of any deposits and to generally clean out the system. Is anyone aware of any issues or sensors or anything that can be damaged by this?
2) The rear passenger window does not go down. I am thinking it is the regulator and hopefully not the motor because I hear some clicking when I press the button but the window does not move at all.
3) Does this car have a vacuum line to inject some seafoam into the cylinders? Because I have done this to all of my other cars and it has actually worked pretty well and cleaned the cylinders pretty well ( I took the intake manifold off later and could really see the before and afters) so is there a vacuum line in the engine that anybody knows of?
I will try to look this weekend and see what I find, but it would be nice to know what some experienced people with these cars can help. I appreciate it all and hope to really help out here and learn alot!
I will also post pictures of the car later if I can!
07-04-13, 09:36 AM
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Congrats!
For the rear passenger window. Get in the back. Hold down the window open button on the door, and then slam it shut pretty firmly. I bet you it will start working again. May take a few tries.
I wouldn't get carried away with the SeaFoam personally, but how many miles are on it?
Post some pics of the new ride!
For the rear passenger window. Get in the back. Hold down the window open button on the door, and then slam it shut pretty firmly. I bet you it will start working again. May take a few tries.
I wouldn't get carried away with the SeaFoam personally, but how many miles are on it?
Post some pics of the new ride!
07-04-13, 07:37 PM
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1. That silly maintenance light is based on mileage only, it doesn't have a magic sensor that tells you when the oil needs to be changed. Eventually it will stay on, and get even more annoying. To get rid of the light: put the odometer in full odometer mode (not Trip A or B). Turn the ignition to OFF. Hold down the odometer set button, then turn the key to ON, keeping the button held down. After a few seconds, the odometer will go thru a countdown sequence, then go back to displaying the car mileage, and the light will be off. Until it tells it to turn it on again, which I think is in 5000 miles. Stupid light, I hate that thing.
Do not put Seafoam snake oil in your engine.
Enjoy your car!
Do not put Seafoam snake oil in your engine.
Enjoy your car!
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