2004 RX330 Advice
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2004 RX330 Advice
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My 04 RX330 didnt come with the owner's manual so I need to ask y'all.
1. What kind of octane should i be using?
2. What kind of oil should I be using for oil changes? miles?
2b. Should I be using same oil winter and summer? 5W20? 30?
3. Best place to buy oil filter online? DIY
4. I want to buy cargo cover from EBAY but not sure
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
5. I want to buy leather conditioner? Any suggestions?
5. Need to get another master key made, any economical suggestions?
6. Can anyone please upload the user manual for 04? lexus canada
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I hope to contribute to this forum once I learn all about my ride
Devin
My 04 RX330 didnt come with the owner's manual so I need to ask y'all.
1. What kind of octane should i be using?
2. What kind of oil should I be using for oil changes? miles?
2b. Should I be using same oil winter and summer? 5W20? 30?
3. Best place to buy oil filter online? DIY
4. I want to buy cargo cover from EBAY but not sure
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
5. I want to buy leather conditioner? Any suggestions?
5. Need to get another master key made, any economical suggestions?
6. Can anyone please upload the user manual for 04? lexus canada
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I hope to contribute to this forum once I learn all about my ride
Devin
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2. What kind of oil should I be using for oil changes? miles?
2b. Should I be using same oil winter and summer? 5W20? 30?
3. Best place to buy oil filter online? DIY
4. I want to buy cargo cover from EBAY but not sure
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
5. I want to buy leather conditioner? Any suggestions?
5. Need to get another master key made, any economical suggestions?
6. Can anyone please upload the user manual for 04? lexus canada
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I hope to contribute to this forum once I learn all about my ride
Devin
Last edited by jfelbab; 01-30-08 at 04:41 PM. Reason: Correct typo regarding oil grade.
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Devin,
As suggested, my 05 330 gets along just fine with 87 octane - no pinging, hesitation, nothing. Oil is Mobil 1 5W-30. I am not sure if the 04's called for 5W-20 but my 05 needs the -30 stuff. Manual? Have you tried eBay Motors and looked under the literature section? I use the NAPA Wix oil filters, purchased locally. They have a great reputation, a great filtering media and seem to do the job quite well. I use Lexol leather cleaning product followed by their conditioner. I have been using this for years on my other leather cars and it REALLY does a nice job. I suspect that Lexus farms out all the car care products but I am sold on Lexol.
Gary
As suggested, my 05 330 gets along just fine with 87 octane - no pinging, hesitation, nothing. Oil is Mobil 1 5W-30. I am not sure if the 04's called for 5W-20 but my 05 needs the -30 stuff. Manual? Have you tried eBay Motors and looked under the literature section? I use the NAPA Wix oil filters, purchased locally. They have a great reputation, a great filtering media and seem to do the job quite well. I use Lexol leather cleaning product followed by their conditioner. I have been using this for years on my other leather cars and it REALLY does a nice job. I suspect that Lexus farms out all the car care products but I am sold on Lexol.
Gary
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Jim,
Thanks a lot for your response. About the manual, I am in Canada and the canadian lexus site doesnt have the owner's manual online. Dealer wants $60 for it! I tried to make an account on the USA lexus site but they dont accept my VIN# . Is there a way if you can upload the manual to some site for few minutes and I can download it...
Thanks a lot for your response. About the manual, I am in Canada and the canadian lexus site doesnt have the owner's manual online. Dealer wants $60 for it! I tried to make an account on the USA lexus site but they dont accept my VIN# . Is there a way if you can upload the manual to some site for few minutes and I can download it...
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Jim,
Thanks a lot for your response. About the manual, I am in Canada and the canadian lexus site doesnt have the owner's manual online. Dealer wants $60 for it! I tried to make an account on the USA lexus site but they dont accept my VIN# . Is there a way if you can upload the manual to some site for few minutes and I can download it...
Thanks a lot for your response. About the manual, I am in Canada and the canadian lexus site doesnt have the owner's manual online. Dealer wants $60 for it! I tried to make an account on the USA lexus site but they dont accept my VIN# . Is there a way if you can upload the manual to some site for few minutes and I can download it...
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Thanks Jim, no worries! Also, has anyone used Lexol. I am thinking of buying the cleaner and the conditioner but there is another product Lexol NF for tan color interiors? Any inputs?
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Have used Lexol and Vinylex for many years. Stopped using Vinylex, glossy finish that does not work well with the Lexus interior, though I continue to use Lexol. Guess it has been some 15 years now. Works well in FL heat and PA cold. My last three cars have had tan leather interiors and I just use the standard stuff.
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Thanks for this thread Devin, seems we share alot in common:
1. Both recent owners of '04 RX330's (picked mine up Saturday).
2. Both without owners manual (mine came with an Owners Manual Supplement) that is it.
3. My second key doesn't seem to work (whether that is because of a dead battery I do not know).
4. I too am from Canada (Ontario).
BTW, still looking for the spare tire, LOL! I checked in the rear cargo area, to no avail.
Club Lexus has already helped me out though. I believe the tire-press. warning light was going on (yellow symbol right-hand guage cluster) yesterday. I reset all the pressures (less the spare) to 30 PSI (as noted on the inside driver door) and pushed the little button under the dash. Light has not come on anymore since that time.
I will be calling the dealer (non-Lexus) for the manuals. If I come up short, guess it is e-Bay time 8^).
Thanks,
Brian.
1. Both recent owners of '04 RX330's (picked mine up Saturday).
2. Both without owners manual (mine came with an Owners Manual Supplement) that is it.
3. My second key doesn't seem to work (whether that is because of a dead battery I do not know).
4. I too am from Canada (Ontario).
BTW, still looking for the spare tire, LOL! I checked in the rear cargo area, to no avail.
Club Lexus has already helped me out though. I believe the tire-press. warning light was going on (yellow symbol right-hand guage cluster) yesterday. I reset all the pressures (less the spare) to 30 PSI (as noted on the inside driver door) and pushed the little button under the dash. Light has not come on anymore since that time.
I will be calling the dealer (non-Lexus) for the manuals. If I come up short, guess it is e-Bay time 8^).
Thanks,
Brian.
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Guys,
My 04 RX330 didnt come with the owner's manual so I need to ask y'all.
1. What kind of octane should i be using?
2. What kind of oil should I be using for oil changes? miles?
2b. Should I be using same oil winter and summer? 5W20? 30?
3. Best place to buy oil filter online? DIY
4. I want to buy cargo cover from EBAY but not sure
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
5. I want to buy leather conditioner? Any suggestions?
5. Need to get another master key made, any economical suggestions?
6. Can anyone please upload the user manual for 04? lexus canada
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I hope to contribute to this forum once I learn all about my ride
Devin
My 04 RX330 didnt come with the owner's manual so I need to ask y'all.
1. What kind of octane should i be using?
2. What kind of oil should I be using for oil changes? miles?
2b. Should I be using same oil winter and summer? 5W20? 30?
3. Best place to buy oil filter online? DIY
4. I want to buy cargo cover from EBAY but not sure
what the interior is called exactly in lexus terms
It looks gray/witish tan color...any 04s please help!
5. I want to buy leather conditioner? Any suggestions?
5. Need to get another master key made, any economical suggestions?
6. Can anyone please upload the user manual for 04? lexus canada
online only has supplemental maintenance manual and not the owner's manual
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I hope to contribute to this forum once I learn all about my ride
Devin
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Yep, spare is present and accounted for
My next challenge is to figure out how/why the rear wiper doesn't seem to work. I noted a switch on the front console (beside the frt/seat heater controls) but when I push it (even for a period of time) nada. I am wondering if the rear requires washer fluid, and if so, where does it draw from (the front resevoir)?
I am purchasing a set of owners manuals on-line today. Will be for a US car, but hopefully not wildly different than the Canadian spec cars. $32 US seems like a good deal (I would imagine the dealer is at least $50+).
Cheers,
Brian.
My next challenge is to figure out how/why the rear wiper doesn't seem to work. I noted a switch on the front console (beside the frt/seat heater controls) but when I push it (even for a period of time) nada. I am wondering if the rear requires washer fluid, and if so, where does it draw from (the front resevoir)?
I am purchasing a set of owners manuals on-line today. Will be for a US car, but hopefully not wildly different than the Canadian spec cars. $32 US seems like a good deal (I would imagine the dealer is at least $50+).
Cheers,
Brian.