Lexus ES 350 Overheating issues led to radiator replacement but still unfixed
01-27-18, 01:46 PM
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The car was perfectly fine. Plus there is no sludge under the oil cap on the engine. Sludge is a sign of a worn head gasket right? Moreover, I called the previous owner and as expected he says nothing was wrong with the car.
01-27-18, 03:03 PM
#32
Today brought a new twist. The engine struggled starting up with a rough idle. Went to autozone to check what the engine light is about and it showed misfire in cylinders 3,4 and 6. I can't even sell it now. Please advise me what to be done. Head gasket repair? Replacing spark plugs and ignition coils for the misfiring issue? Or the engine itself?
Did they come back?
01-27-18, 06:25 PM
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01-27-18, 06:56 PM
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I think you need to bring your car to someone who knows what they’re doing. It sounds like the mechanic is just guessing and it’s possible that your original problem was something minor, that may have been made worse by not fixing it correctly the first time.
A month and a half is a decent amount of time, so while I’m not saying the previous owner didn’t know, it may have been just bad luck.
A month and a half is a decent amount of time, so while I’m not saying the previous owner didn’t know, it may have been just bad luck.
01-28-18, 02:10 AM
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I agree with you.
01-28-18, 10:20 AM
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I think you need to bring your car to someone who knows what they’re doing. It sounds like the mechanic is just guessing and it’s possible that your original problem was something minor, that may have been made worse by not fixing it correctly the first time.
A month and a half is a decent amount of time, so while I’m not saying the previous owner didn’t know, it may have been just bad luck.
A month and a half is a decent amount of time, so while I’m not saying the previous owner didn’t know, it may have been just bad luck.
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01-28-18, 10:33 AM
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It’ll definitely cost you a fortune, but at least you’ll have an answer and make the decision on whether to take the loss or take the plunge I guess. I’m not saying you have to go to the dealer, but at least go to a shop who knows what they are doing. Believe me the dealership can make mistakes too, but there’s greater recourse for when they make a mistake. I’ve also seen more cars than I can count at the dealer that were there solely to fix the work of other places. Just shows that there are plenty of people out there working on cars that shouldn’t be. The ES isn’t exactly an overly complicated car, so finding someone who knows how to work on them shouldn’t be complicated
01-28-18, 10:39 AM
#38
It almost appears that this saga is surreal. To much coincidence going on . Could it be the over heat issues led to the misfire issues and what else. So if this is really happening then one of the OP's options is to have the dealer do a complete review of the car and identify other areas of problems. This exceeds the lemon law criteria but being a private sale he is SOL. Good luck.
05-18-18, 08:22 AM
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I listed my car for sale and an interested party got a PPI scheduled with the dealership. The dealership gave out the report and listed that there were contaminants in the coolant and engine oil. Also suggested a bad valve cover gasket. However, I found one of the spark plugs to have coolant when they were inspected and that made sure that there was some kind of leak ( head gasket I believe). Sold the car at a much lower rate and the new owner replaced the engine afterwards.
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