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Old 08-23-15, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SW15LS


LOL, you're a trip. Thats absurd BTW. You do hear some ticking from the DI when outside the car, and the idle on the 460 is a little louder because of the timing chain vs belt, but its nothing that can be heard inside another vehicle from two lanes away, especially a quiet LS430. I can't even hear these things inside the LS460 when its idling.

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Absurd or not, that's what I heard. I'm not making it up just for kicks. My window was down and like I said, the car passed by me slowly 2 lanes over. I probably wouldn't have noticed it were I not checking out the car, but I definitely heard it. I wasn't inferring it was some Chevy 3500 Duramax, but it was noticeable.
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Old 08-23-15, 03:12 PM
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refer to owner's manual (2001) page 341
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Old 08-23-15, 03:52 PM
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I find that people are less personable in general and drivers are kind of a-holes. Not letting you merge, riding your tail, and lots of cutting people off. For some reason people drive on the wrong side of the road in parking lots all the time here. It's odd. But I knew what to expect so it's not a big surprise. Northerners are more guarded and reserved in public vs Southerns in general. Overall it's nice though. New job is going good so I can't complain. Need to find a good independent shop my area. If anyone knows one let me know.
Yeah that southern hospitality and outgoing nature of strangers you see in the south is very absent in NJ lol. Glad to hear it's going well.

I'll ask my brother in law about a shop referral, I think they have one they use.
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Old 08-23-15, 04:40 PM
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Thanks Steve. I appreciate it.
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Old 08-23-15, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Long live the UZ. I wonder if the UR had that kind of R&D budget. It seems to appear not.

Bob04 (hope he sees this) hated how loud the 4.6 was, that it clattered and ticked. Well, I was in Beverly Hills the other day and a 460 passed by me (slowly), and I heard it, from 2 lanes away!! tick tick tick tick......
You would have definitely been able to hear mine from that distance. Absurdly loud. The issue seems to be worse on some cars than others. Strange thing is I knew about it before and checked before I purchased. Didn't start ticking until a few months of ownership, and got worse really quick.

Absolutely love my 430. Not one single regret going back.
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Old 08-23-15, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob04
The issue seems to be worse on some cars than others.
This is true of a lot of the early DI Lexus engines, I've read that on other model forums as well.

My 460 isn't bad at all, but then the engine has been out a long time at this point.
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Old 08-24-15, 07:18 AM
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The Toyota/Lexus 2GR-FE (V-6) engine also sounds like a diesel, especially when engine is cold.
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Old 08-24-15, 07:21 PM
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223,XXX Kilometers and burns zero oil. cant get over how great these motors are.
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Neither of my LS430's burn oil. One has 245,000 miles and the other has 116,000 miles.

However my SC300 burns oil. I've got a few seals that are leaking and it burns a little bit of oil.
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Originally Posted by Tom57
The Toyota/Lexus 2GR-FE (V-6) engine also sounds like a diesel, especially when engine is cold.
yes indeed, my 08 Sienna has this issue exactly. Doesn't bother me a bit though, and doesn't burn any oil either. Apparently the piston design is such that you get slight slap when cold, and the clearances close when fully warmed up.
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