please post up any LS400 OEM's if you know them
04-03-13, 08:57 AM
#17
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08-07-13, 11:14 AM
#18
Lexus Champion
Add one more OEM supplier - Toyo Tire and Rubber makes our engine mounts.
As for the airbag, I wouldn't be surprised if Tokai Rika or Toyoda Gosei did the module integration but the inflators are made by Morton Thiokol who sold their automotive division to Autoliv.
As for the airbag, I wouldn't be surprised if Tokai Rika or Toyoda Gosei did the module integration but the inflators are made by Morton Thiokol who sold their automotive division to Autoliv.
08-07-13, 12:45 PM
#19
Toyota doesn't manufacture any fluids, they buy them from the petroleum refiners, Toyota T-IV is just relabeled Mobil 3309 ATF that is just sold in a Toyota bottle. It's Aisin who specifies this fluid.
and if your Mazda dealer has a better price, you can certainly buy your Mobil 3309 from them:
and if your Mazda dealer has a better price, you can certainly buy your Mobil 3309 from them:
08-07-13, 04:34 PM
#21
Lexus Champion
CCI.
http://cci-il.com/en/about/default.aspx
http://www.ccijp.co.jp/en/
Also, can we get Toyotetsu parts on an aftermarket basis?
http://cci-il.com/en/about/default.aspx
http://www.ccijp.co.jp/en/
Also, can we get Toyotetsu parts on an aftermarket basis?
08-10-13, 08:02 PM
#24
Close to OEM if not even better...
If you cannot get the OEM part, then here is a list of things that are as close as they get, if not the same as OEM in quality:
- AC Delco Air filter, is really the way to go if you want cheap(er) but just as good if not better. I can probably find the link to test that was done with all kinds of filters (not sponsored by AC delco) and it topped them all by far
- AC Delco for fuel filter should be just fine (just changed mine, and it looks almost identical to the original Toyota one)
- I love Wagner Thermoquiet break pads - never a single squeal from them, no dust, and great stopping power
- Red Line 30504 D4 Automatic Transmission Fluid - instead of Toyota D4 is at least as good if not better
- AC Delco Air filter, is really the way to go if you want cheap(er) but just as good if not better. I can probably find the link to test that was done with all kinds of filters (not sponsored by AC delco) and it topped them all by far
- AC Delco for fuel filter should be just fine (just changed mine, and it looks almost identical to the original Toyota one)
- I love Wagner Thermoquiet break pads - never a single squeal from them, no dust, and great stopping power
- Red Line 30504 D4 Automatic Transmission Fluid - instead of Toyota D4 is at least as good if not better
Last edited by peterls; 08-10-13 at 08:10 PM.
08-10-13, 08:39 PM
#25
Not oem
If you cannot get the OEM part, then here is a list of things that are as close as they get, if not the same as OEM in quality:
- AC Delco Air filter, is really the way to go if you want cheap(er) but just as good if not better. I can probably find the link to test that was done with all kinds of filters (not sponsored by AC delco) and it topped them all by far
- AC Delco for fuel filter should be just fine (just changed mine, and it looks almost identical to the original Toyota one)
- I love Wagner Thermoquiet break pads - never a single squeal from them, no dust, and great stopping power
- Red Line 30504 D4 Automatic Transmission Fluid - instead of Toyota D4 is at least as good if not better
- AC Delco Air filter, is really the way to go if you want cheap(er) but just as good if not better. I can probably find the link to test that was done with all kinds of filters (not sponsored by AC delco) and it topped them all by far
- AC Delco for fuel filter should be just fine (just changed mine, and it looks almost identical to the original Toyota one)
- I love Wagner Thermoquiet break pads - never a single squeal from them, no dust, and great stopping power
- Red Line 30504 D4 Automatic Transmission Fluid - instead of Toyota D4 is at least as good if not better
08-10-13, 09:06 PM
#26
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
Me too! 
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
Last edited by LScowboyLS; 08-10-13 at 09:12 PM.
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08-12-13, 08:47 AM
#27
Lexus Champion
Me too!
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
And I avoid Wagner brake parts like the plague.
08-12-13, 10:33 AM
#28
Me too!
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
example, he didn't mention oil filters, but for a reference point, A/C Delco's oil filters have continued their slide in quality over the last decade or more to now be just barely distinguishable on the insides from a no-name generic Chinese junk filter (which are another problem spreading like wildfire)
08-12-13, 10:41 AM
#29
Lexus Champion
NO, I'd never put ACdelco oil filter. Currently I have a Mobile 1 in there, but intend to put OEM on the next change (just didn't have it available this time). You have to know WHY you are buying non-OEM stuff, have something to go by, not just the name. In that respect, I have researched redline AT fluid and came to conclusion that it is really as good as Toyota's. Then you see how it is when you drive with it, and I can report that it is as smooth as silk.
FWIW, the OEM "service" filter isn't the same as the one installed at the assembly plant. Honda and Subaru use Fram-made service filters. All replacement ones from Toyota are made in Thailand.
08-12-13, 06:48 PM
#30
The door lock actuator motor is made by Mabuchi. You can find them on ebay for really cheap. 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pk-MABUCHI-CAR-DOOR-LOCK-MOTORS-DIY-ACTUATOR-REPAIR-Toyota-Lexus-Honda-Ford-/121157567847?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c358dc567
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ators-diy.html
http://www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/cgi-b..._ID=fc_280pcsc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pk-MABUCHI-CAR-DOOR-LOCK-MOTORS-DIY-ACTUATOR-REPAIR-Toyota-Lexus-Honda-Ford-/121157567847?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c358dc567
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ators-diy.html
http://www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/cgi-b..._ID=fc_280pcsc
Last edited by Lavrishevo; 08-12-13 at 06:55 PM.