"ELF" Fuel Pressure Sensor Leak *Remedy Available*
03-08-15, 08:55 PM
#106
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ELF recall remedy is scaring me....makes me want to ignore the recall
upon checking my VIN from the toyota website,my car is affected by the ELF BUT, i dont smell gas while driving or even when i open the hood while the engine is running....so i was wondering if....my car is really affected or toyota is just making random guesses about this recall....im sure some of you guys can smell the gas and some dont...reading what the lexus guys are doing with our babies is scaring me....im not even sure if they did the work correctly,
someone is whispering "if it aint broken,dont fix it" ....
to cut the long story short....i just want to know what is the REAL symptoms of this recall? Because my car runs fine,dont smell gas....do you guys also wonder about it?
someone is whispering "if it aint broken,dont fix it" ....
to cut the long story short....i just want to know what is the REAL symptoms of this recall? Because my car runs fine,dont smell gas....do you guys also wonder about it?
03-08-15, 09:09 PM
#107
Lexus master tech here,
I have done the recall on 1 IS-F, and have seen a few others come through the shop. The way that Lexus makes us take the intake off is ridiculous (it is needed to get to the fuel pressure sensor). We have to separate the plastic running over the intake manifold in order to remove the intake, but it is extremely brittle and crumbles to pieces when even slightly touched due to the metal intake manifold on the vehicle literally baking the plastic every time the vehicle is driven. In addition to this, every tech in our shop received an email from Lexus corporate stating that nothing additional will be covered if something is broken or damaged during any ELF campaign being performed. So, almost all IS-F owners will be driving with damaged wiring harness shielding that Lexus WILL NOT replace. If I owned an IS-F, I would be extremely skeptical about this recall, versus potential electrical issues down the road.
I have done the recall on 1 IS-F, and have seen a few others come through the shop. The way that Lexus makes us take the intake off is ridiculous (it is needed to get to the fuel pressure sensor). We have to separate the plastic running over the intake manifold in order to remove the intake, but it is extremely brittle and crumbles to pieces when even slightly touched due to the metal intake manifold on the vehicle literally baking the plastic every time the vehicle is driven. In addition to this, every tech in our shop received an email from Lexus corporate stating that nothing additional will be covered if something is broken or damaged during any ELF campaign being performed. So, almost all IS-F owners will be driving with damaged wiring harness shielding that Lexus WILL NOT replace. If I owned an IS-F, I would be extremely skeptical about this recall, versus potential electrical issues down the road.
03-08-15, 09:30 PM
#108
03-08-15, 09:39 PM
#110
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Lexus master tech here,
I have done the recall on 1 IS-F, and have seen a few others come through the shop. The way that Lexus makes us take the intake off is ridiculous (it is needed to get to the fuel pressure sensor). We have to separate the plastic running over the intake manifold in order to remove the intake, but it is extremely brittle and crumbles to pieces when even slightly touched due to the metal intake manifold on the vehicle literally baking the plastic every time the vehicle is driven. In addition to this, every tech in our shop received an email from Lexus corporate stating that nothing additional will be covered if something is broken or damaged during any ELF campaign being performed. So, almost all IS-F owners will be driving with damaged wiring harness shielding that Lexus WILL NOT replace. If I owned an IS-F, I would be extremely skeptical about this recall, versus potential electrical issues down the road.
I have done the recall on 1 IS-F, and have seen a few others come through the shop. The way that Lexus makes us take the intake off is ridiculous (it is needed to get to the fuel pressure sensor). We have to separate the plastic running over the intake manifold in order to remove the intake, but it is extremely brittle and crumbles to pieces when even slightly touched due to the metal intake manifold on the vehicle literally baking the plastic every time the vehicle is driven. In addition to this, every tech in our shop received an email from Lexus corporate stating that nothing additional will be covered if something is broken or damaged during any ELF campaign being performed. So, almost all IS-F owners will be driving with damaged wiring harness shielding that Lexus WILL NOT replace. If I owned an IS-F, I would be extremely skeptical about this recall, versus potential electrical issues down the road.
If you want to see brittle, just pop the hood on any MkIV TT Supra. Every hose will be like glass unless they've been recently replaced. There is nothing on my IS F even close to this.
03-08-15, 09:53 PM
#111
I had my recall done last week.
Everything went as smooth as pie.
I was actually comtemplating on waiting this recall, but the SM convinced me that they had done plenty before and that it needed to be done just in case
Everything went as smooth as pie.
I was actually comtemplating on waiting this recall, but the SM convinced me that they had done plenty before and that it needed to be done just in case
03-08-15, 09:54 PM
#112
Add me to the long list. Noticed the damage to the harness as well as a BOLT laying on my intake manifold and both the injector wire brackets loose and no longer bolted to the manifold. Additionally, there were two plugs that were damaged and could no longer be secured to their corresponding brackets. I gave the dealership a peace of my mind. This kind of service is inexcusable. They ordered all the parts needed to make things right. As others have stated the main wire harness is on backorder. This whole experience just proves why I will continue to do all my own work on my car. I just worry how often this kind of work occurs on cars that are serviced by the dealership. Most F owners are car enthusiasts who have a eye to detail a majority of Lexus owners just assume they are getting "Lexus quality" service
03-09-15, 06:32 AM
#113
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Add me to the long list. Noticed the damage to the harness as well as a BOLT laying on my intake manifold and both the injector wire brackets loose and no longer bolted to the manifold. Additionally, there were two plugs that were damaged and could no longer be secured to their corresponding brackets. I gave the dealership a peace of my mind. This kind of service is inexcusable. They ordered all the parts needed to make things right. As others have stated the main wire harness is on backorder. This whole experience just proves why I will continue to do all my own work on my car. I just worry how often this kind of work occurs on cars that are serviced by the dealership. Most F owners are car enthusiasts who have a eye to detail a majority of Lexus owners just assume they are getting "Lexus quality" service
03-09-15, 06:59 AM
#114
This is nuts and I don't even have one yet! I was waiting to see if you chimed in on this issue since you already had the recall done. Since your local which dealership did you go to so I can avoid it when I get mine
03-09-15, 07:55 AM
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Add me to the long list. Noticed the damage to the harness as well as a BOLT laying on my intake manifold and both the injector wire brackets loose and no longer bolted to the manifold. Additionally, there were two plugs that were damaged and could no longer be secured to their corresponding brackets. I gave the dealership a peace of my mind. This kind of service is inexcusable. They ordered all the parts needed to make things right. As others have stated the main wire harness is on backorder. This whole experience just proves why I will continue to do all my own work on my car. I just worry how often this kind of work occurs on cars that are serviced by the dealership. Most F owners are car enthusiasts who have a eye to detail a majority of Lexus owners just assume they are getting "Lexus quality" service
03-09-15, 08:47 AM
#116
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Cool, I live up north so I will try Stevenson or Lexus of Frederick.......... can't wait to hear what the SA tells you today since they questioned you on whether or not you were lying (unbelievable!).
03-09-15, 09:45 AM
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03-09-15, 12:32 PM
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How did they do on your car? Everything go smooth?