Help Please 🙏 2019 ES350 engine problem
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I can only use my experience in answering your question. The electrodes are not burned, no carbon buildup. they are clean, they have only been in your vehicle for 15,000 miles, so evidence would suggest that they are in good condition. That being the case I don't know why they would have to be replaced... 
Seems you're on a merry-go-round and it's time to get off. I'm surprised that the Lexus dealer cannot pinpoint the issue. Since you're grasping at straws I'd throw in a can of Techron fuel additive and see if it helps. Cheap enough and good stuff... Use it in my 22 year old Corvette frequently. Wish you the best partner...
Seems you're on a merry-go-round and it's time to get off. I'm surprised that the Lexus dealer cannot pinpoint the issue. Since you're grasping at straws I'd throw in a can of Techron fuel additive and see if it helps. Cheap enough and good stuff... Use it in my 22 year old Corvette frequently. Wish you the best partner...
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Wait. The car has a warranty by LEXUS, not the dealer. ALL of this should be covered unless the warranty specifically excludes any cars sent overseas, and I don't remember that stipulation. Maybe the laws wherever this car is are different (the location says Ohio). The OP said he sent a letter to Lexus, but never mentioned if there was a response. Personally, I'd call them. They'll likely say they can't control local dealers policies (they tried that on me, once), but they can. IT worries me that there was another car in the shop with similar symptoms. Is the fuel different?
Lexus US replay to my email today and asked more information so they will pass it through to Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. Wish me luck
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The noise in the original post sounds like valve train noise. The 5th Gen ES has history of this, especially at start-up. There have been multiple threads regarding this. One poster fixed his noise by increasing his oil viscosity from 5W-30 to 10W-30. Here's the link:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...s-lifters.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...s-lifters.html
Will do ionian2k 👍 what make me sad that i bought the car and was on it 8K, and now 15K I only drove the car for 7K. That dust it normal here 
I live in the Middle East.
I live in the Middle East.As for the warranty you can use the warranty, aslong as you pay for the repairs and Lexus US will reimburse you. But like you mentioned dealers in ksa will not touch US cars. So you may have better luck in bahrain or uae if you needed dealer repair
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Check the air filter to see if its clogged, or if a hose came undone. Where in the middle east are you?
As for the warranty you can use the warranty, aslong as you pay for the repairs and Lexus US will reimburse you. But like you mentioned dealers in ksa will not touch US cars. So you may have better luck in bahrain or uae if you needed dealer repair
As for the warranty you can use the warranty, aslong as you pay for the repairs and Lexus US will reimburse you. But like you mentioned dealers in ksa will not touch US cars. So you may have better luck in bahrain or uae if you needed dealer repair
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