What did you do to your LS400 today?
08-18-16, 01:43 PM
#395
Awesome. That is about as high as mount Rainier in Washington state. A breath taking adventure in more ways than one.
So what was the temperature up there and how did the car pull at altitude?
So what was the temperature up there and how did the car pull at altitude?
08-18-16, 06:40 PM
#396
Driver School Candidate
Probably around 50 degrees without counting the windchill. The car always climbs great up high and the turning radius handles the steep and tight hairpin turns really well. Downshifting a lot on the way down saves wearing the brakes out. We see a lot of manufacturers taking their new cars up there in camouflage covering for altitude testing before release, since it is the highest paved road in North America.
08-19-16, 05:11 PM
#397
Third times a charm. Hopefully. The cluster that I bought off ebay came today. It only took 2 days to get from CA to GA and no extra shipping charges. Love it. It has become pretty routine to do a r&r on the cluster. The car has 165k on it but the new cluster reads 115k. I was able to put in a spare needle in the old cluster to get the speedometer to read but the needle did not light up. New one works great and the tach even reads right. So now we just need to put a new lower joint on the passenger side so that would complete the upper and lowers being new. I have the rear bushings and it needs rear struts. All it needs to do is make it to Feburary '18.
09-24-16, 01:35 PM
#398
Replaced my strut rod bushings and did my first oil change on my LS400! The difference with the new strut rod bushings is night and day. I opted for OEM replacement bushings instead of polyurethane bushings.
10-02-16, 04:22 PM
#401
Had been getting some small drops of tranny fluid on the garage floor. Couldn't discern if it was coming from around the pan or from the drain bolt, probably both now at 200K+. Replaced the crush washer with a fiber washer and cleaned the bottom of the pan.
10-03-16, 05:41 AM
#402
RA40, sure wish I could get under mine and do some "whatevers" , I miss that..old age plus a stroke really slows you down, you THINK of all the things you want to do, but have to have them done for you..... I am proud of you DIY's
I am a DIFM now.... do it for me
I am a DIFM now.... do it for me
10-03-16, 10:25 AM
#405
The aluminum crush washer is what I usually use. This session I noticed enough fluid migration that I was suspect whether it had sealed properly. The fiber type washer is larger diameter and has a fiber backing on two side with a center aluminum core. These will seal a larger area in the event of some stray dirt-grime that may otherwise compromise the thin crush washer.
These:
https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Toyot.../dp/B007OW6MD6
Meant for the oil bolt on the Corolla but they are they share the same I.D. diameter as the crush washer with a larger O.D.
Last edited by RA40; 10-03-16 at 10:29 AM. Reason: additional comment
