60k miles maintenance service - HELP w/ inspections
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60k miles maintenance service - HELP w/ inspections
I need help with the inspections on my 2014 is250. I don't want to spend like hundreds of dollars just for inspections when I could try to do it myself... But I am clueless when it comes to cars... So I need your help guys! I do not where most of these things are nor do I know what to look for... I have googled it and it seems to show me how to remove and install.. Doesn't tell me what it should like if it's good or bad...
Here are things that Lexus recommends doing for 60,000 miles.
***REPLACEMENTS BELOW***
Replace air conditioner filter
Replace engine air filter ------- 17801-31170 ------- 07/09 - still good
Replace brake fluid ---------- Brake Fluid type SAE J1703 or FMVSS No. 116 DOT 3
Replace smart key battery -------- Lithium battery CR2032
Replace spark plugs ----- (DENSO FK20HBR11) - Gap (0.043 in. (1.1 mm) Use only iridium-tipped spark plugs. Do not adjust gap when tuning the engine.)
***INSPECTIONS BELOW***
Inspect axle shaft boots
Visually inspect brake pads, calipers and rotors
Inspect ball joints and dust covers
Inspect brake lines and hoses
Inspect brake rotor thickness and runout
Inspect drive belt(s)
Inspect engine coolant
Inspect exhaust pipes and mounting
Inspect fuel lines and connections, fuel tank band and fuel tank vapor vent system hoses.
Inspect fuel tank cap gasket
Inspect rack and pinion steering assembly
Inspect rear differential oil
Inspect steering linkage and boots
Inspect transmission for signs of leakage
Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
Here are things that Lexus recommends doing for 60,000 miles.
***REPLACEMENTS BELOW***
Replace air conditioner filter
Replace engine air filter ------- 17801-31170 ------- 07/09 - still good
Replace brake fluid ---------- Brake Fluid type SAE J1703 or FMVSS No. 116 DOT 3
Replace smart key battery -------- Lithium battery CR2032
Replace spark plugs ----- (DENSO FK20HBR11) - Gap (0.043 in. (1.1 mm) Use only iridium-tipped spark plugs. Do not adjust gap when tuning the engine.)
***INSPECTIONS BELOW***
Inspect axle shaft boots
Visually inspect brake pads, calipers and rotors
Inspect ball joints and dust covers
Inspect brake lines and hoses
Inspect brake rotor thickness and runout
Inspect drive belt(s)
Inspect engine coolant
Inspect exhaust pipes and mounting
Inspect fuel lines and connections, fuel tank band and fuel tank vapor vent system hoses.
Inspect fuel tank cap gasket
Inspect rack and pinion steering assembly
Inspect rear differential oil
Inspect steering linkage and boots
Inspect transmission for signs of leakage
Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
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If you dont know where any of those things are i think it would be hard to explain over the webs as you need to lift the car up and open the engine bay to show everything. Replacing brake fluid and spark plugs is gona cost a couple hundred bucks alrdy regardless.
60k is a service that requires you to bring your car in and serviced by a professional according to the manual and not a DIY job unless you mechanically savvy which you are not.
Several hundred seems reasonable for the price of maintaining your lexus.
60k is a service that requires you to bring your car in and serviced by a professional according to the manual and not a DIY job unless you mechanically savvy which you are not.
Several hundred seems reasonable for the price of maintaining your lexus.
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If you dont know where any of those things are i think it would be hard to explain over the webs as you need to lift the car up and open the engine bay to show everything. Replacing brake fluid and spark plugs is gona cost a couple hundred bucks alrdy regardless.
60k is a service that requires you to bring your car in and serviced by a professional according to the manual and not a DIY job unless you mechanically savvy which you are not.
Several hundred seems reasonable for the price of maintaining your lexus.
60k is a service that requires you to bring your car in and serviced by a professional according to the manual and not a DIY job unless you mechanically savvy which you are not.
Several hundred seems reasonable for the price of maintaining your lexus.
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Toyota IS a Japanese brand and owns Lexus. Why wouldn't they be a perfect choice? What would Lexus do better than Toyota besides the cookies?
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All these "inspect-heavy" services reminds me of the termite guy, who comes and shines a flashlight on the wood in the garage and crawlspace, is out in 5 minutes, and you get a bill for $120.
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It is require to remove the upper intake manifold in order to perform the spark plugs replacement. This requires the replacement of the upper intake manifold gasket and spark plugs, plus the brake fluid service. This service is easily worth 430.00 or more.
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It is require to remove the upper intake manifold in order to perform the spark plugs replacement. This requires the replacement of the upper intake manifold gasket and spark plugs, plus the brake fluid service. This service is easily worth 470.00 or more.
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The $435 quote I received was from an independent shop. I might ask Toyota what they'd charge.
The spark plugs definitely cost about $400+ due to the labor. And that's the prices / estimates from independent shops, not Lexus or Toyota.
Some people told me that I don't need to change my spark plugs until like 100k miles...
Plus my car just started doing something weird the other day... I was a red light w/ the A/C on, then the car started to "shake" .. It felt like it was an earthquake, then I realized the RPM stick was like twitching/tripping out; moving like how the stick on a lie detector.. Just moving left and right quickly, but it was only moving about a 0.5mm in between and it was under 1000 RPM. So far, I've read it could be carbon build up, spark plugs, crappy gas (I put Premium 91), etc.
^^ The RPM stick pretty much goes like that at 0:14 of the clip.
& yes, this is my first 10k service that I'm actually doing on my own. The 40k and 50k service wasn't a long list compared to the 60k.
The spark plugs definitely cost about $400+ due to the labor. And that's the prices / estimates from independent shops, not Lexus or Toyota.
Some people told me that I don't need to change my spark plugs until like 100k miles...
Plus my car just started doing something weird the other day... I was a red light w/ the A/C on, then the car started to "shake" .. It felt like it was an earthquake, then I realized the RPM stick was like twitching/tripping out; moving like how the stick on a lie detector.. Just moving left and right quickly, but it was only moving about a 0.5mm in between and it was under 1000 RPM. So far, I've read it could be carbon build up, spark plugs, crappy gas (I put Premium 91), etc.
& yes, this is my first 10k service that I'm actually doing on my own. The 40k and 50k service wasn't a long list compared to the 60k.