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Old 12-29-14, 09:57 AM
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hello, my name is john , I work in the automotive field. my cars : 06 Pontiac gto 41k miles ,97 Eldorado 51k miles. 02 sc430. . I have over 237k miles. running strong . need to replace the control arm bushing soon. I have found online will order this weekend. then I should be ready for another 100k miles, have had 4 timing belts, 1 alt, rad, 1 starter, struts all round. upper control arms, ball joints, and now the control arm bushings. and im sure a few other things I have forgot. wish I would have came across this forum sooner such good info.
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Wow!! 4 timing belts, most impressive. Curious, do you wrench your own cars?
Old 12-29-14, 11:48 AM
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Hello John,

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Old 12-29-14, 12:13 PM
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To a great forum. I'm sure you will be a great contributor with all your experince.

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Wow!! 4 timing belts, most impressive. Curious, do you wrench your own cars?
no, i let dealer do timing belts. . i do all the preventative maintenance, oil changes, plugs, filters, ext. oil changes every 3000 that's about once a month for me lol.
Old 12-29-14, 08:00 PM
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guess the pictures thread makes more sense now... check out Figs Engineering bushings www.shopfigs.com for all your Lexus bushing needs.. if you haven't changed your caster bushing you would probably need that.
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Welcome to a great forum... curious...i have read a few timing belt threads/posts ...timing belt about every 50k miles..curious what does this cost at dealer assuming u did it in Oklahoma...
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Originally Posted by pynky01
Welcome to a great forum... curious...i have read a few timing belt threads/posts ...timing belt about every 50k miles..
90K or 6 yrs for the early models, 90K or 9 yrs for the later models.
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Originally Posted by pynky01
Welcome to a great forum... curious...i have read a few timing belt threads/posts ...timing belt about every 50k miles..curious what does this cost at dealer assuming u did it in Oklahoma...
I want to say around 600.00 .
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