AlexusAnja

I agree, between the two marks is usually one quart. So, anything between the two marks is "golden" and you're safe. I'm just saying that 5.5 qts. brings you to the top mark (full), so measure that last .5 qts. real good.

And yes... we know it's quarts. We're going by whatever qts. on the Mobil 1 bottle says. in my case, it's a 5 quart jug, so I just poured it all in. We're living in AMERICA ! We don't use that metric stuff. The only time we use liter is for 2 liter soda bottles... and we sure won't be using any "imperical" measurements either.

As reference, on my '95 Civic and '92 Integra, I've always followed the owners manual units and it's always brought it very close to the top mark, and the Civic is running 260K right now somewhere in South Africa, while my Integra is still going strong at 225K, so that top hash is okay too.

Blueheart5

All dimensions are in inches unless otherwise noted.

Exterior Dimensions (in.)
2002 Lexus LS 430
Wheelbase

115.2

Overall Length

196.7

Overall Width

72.0

Overall Height (Unloaded)

58.7

Air suspension

57.9

Tread Width

Front/Rear

61.8/61.8

Air suspension

62.0/62.0

Ground Clearance

5.7

Air suspension

5.9

Coefficient of Drag (Cd.)

0.26

Cd. with Air suspension

0.25


Interior Dimensions (in.)
Seating Capacity

5

Headroom

Front
w/moonroof

39.6
38.1

Rear
w/moonroof

38.0
37.9

Legroom

Front

44.0

Rear
37.6

Shoulder Room

Front
58.3

Rear
58.2

Hip Room

Front
56.7

Rear
57.3

EPA Passenger Volume (cu. ft.)

107.2

EPA Trunk/Cargo Index (cu. ft.)

20.2

with rear air conditioner

17.5


Engine
Designation

3UZ-FE

Type

Four Cam, 32 valve V8 with VVT-i

Displacement

4.3 liters 4,293 cc (261.9 cu. in.)

Bore x Stroke (mm / in.)

91 x 82.5 / 3.6 x 3.3

Compression Ratio

10.5:1

Horsepower (SAE)

290 hp @ 5,600 rpm

Torque (SAE)

320 lb.-ft. @ 3,400 rpm

Oil Capacity (liters / qts., without oil filter)

6.0 L / 6.3 qts.

Oil Type

SH 5W-30

Cooling System Capacity, (liters / qts.)

11.0 L / 11.6 qt.


Fuel System

EPA Ratings (mpg - City / Highway)

18 / 25

Fuel Requirement (min.)

91 Octane (R+M)/2, Premium Unleaded

Tank Capacity (liters / gal.)

84.0 L / 22.2 gal.


Electrical
Alternator (ampere)

100

Battery (voltage/amp. hour)

12/55

Starter (kW)

2


Drivetrain
Layout

Front engine, rear wheel drive (FR)

Transmission

5-speed automatic electronically controlled transmission with intelligence (ECT-i)

Type

A650E

Gear Ratios:

1st
3.357

2nd
2.180

3rd
1.424

4th
1.000

5th
0.753

Reverse
3.431
Final Drive
3.266

Steering
Type

Vehicle-speed sensing progressive power rack and pinion

Overall Steering Ratio

15.7:1

Turning Circle (ft.)

37.4

Turning, Lock to Lock

3.52


Vehicle Weight
Curb Weight (lbs.)

3,955

GVWR (lbs.)

5,140

Weight Distribution, F/R (%)

53/47


Suspension
Curb Weight (lbs.)

Four wheel independent double wishbone suspension

Front

Coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers and rebound springs, anti-lift and anti-squat geometry, high-mount upper arm and low compliance steer characteristics

Rear

Coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers, anti-lift and anti-squat geometry, reverse angle upper arm and eccentric cams for re-alignment


Brakes
Type
Four wheel ventilated, power assisted disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Brake Assist (BA)
Front disc diameter (in.)

12.4

Rear disc diameter (in.)

12.2

Anti-lock Braking System

4 channel, 4 sensor (integrated with VSC)

Parking Brake

Drum


Wheels & Tires
2002 Lexus LS 430
Wheel Size (in.)

16x7 JJ

Type

Aluminum alloy

Optional Wheel Type 16"

Chrome

Tire Size

225/60 R16 H-rated

Summer Tire

Goodyear Eagle GA or Bridgestone Turanza ER 33

Optional All Season Tire

225/60 R16 H-rated Goodyear Invicta GAL or Dunlop SP Sport 4000

Optional Wheel Size (in.)

17x7 ¸ JJ

Optional Wheel Type 17"

Aluminum alloy or Chrome

Optional Tire Size

225/55 R17 H-rated or W-rated

Spare Tire/Wheel

Alloy with full-size tire


Performance
0-60 mph acceleration, seconds

6.3 - TMC figure

mile acceleration, seconds

14.7 - TMC figure

Top track speed, mph

131 (electronically limited)

Redline/maximum rpm

6,350

Blueheart5

Go to www.new-cars.com
And look up specifications of a 2002 LS-430
It clearly states 6.3qts without oil filter the same for all 3UZ-FE engines on the Lexus LS-430

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

my OEM lexus owner's manual says otherwise, I rather follow that spec then a .com site.