WTH!! Need Help Identifying problem
Originally Posted by e-man
When I first got my 98 GS400, I was convinced that the windshield washer sprayer didn't work. I must have pulled the stalk towards me at least 25 times, listening for even the faintest noise from the motor. I went ahead and topped off the washer fluid, and still nothing. Finally, I went into Lexus to get it fixed. You should have seen the look on my face when my service advisor told me "You gotta push the button." 
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
lol...I had that same experience. But then I started pressing all the buttons and I saw some water spray out when i hit the end button
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Originally Posted by ATLien
Alright guys found out the problem. I do feel like a complete dumba$$ though. Pull the left cover off the trunk like e-man suggested and wedged next to the jack is an overturned bottle of black magic tire spray .
Not sure how the bottle had got "UNDER" the trunk mat (thats why I didn't find the leak before) but anyhoo. The bottle is leaking next to the moonroof drain tube in the trunk. A nice puddle of tire shine dressing seems to have been sitting for a while(I've been looking for this tire dressing for a month and a half) so long in fact it worked its way through the seal and finally leaked through the boot mixing with the drainwater to give me the mysterious .....drumroll please..........................clear oily leak.
Now that I have throughly worked myself up into a fit and made a fool myself for the world to see on the net for years to come
. I think I'll have me a few domestic beers at this early hour and sit in a corner and ponder how in the hell I put my clothes on straight most mornings lol.
Seriously. Thanks for all of the help fellas this is the best site a treasure trove of info for lex drivers and the occasional village idiot LOL.
The ATLien
. Not sure how the bottle had got "UNDER" the trunk mat (thats why I didn't find the leak before) but anyhoo. The bottle is leaking next to the moonroof drain tube in the trunk. A nice puddle of tire shine dressing seems to have been sitting for a while(I've been looking for this tire dressing for a month and a half) so long in fact it worked its way through the seal and finally leaked through the boot mixing with the drainwater to give me the mysterious .....drumroll please..........................clear oily leak.
Now that I have throughly worked myself up into a fit and made a fool myself for the world to see on the net for years to come
. I think I'll have me a few domestic beers at this early hour and sit in a corner and ponder how in the hell I put my clothes on straight most mornings lol. Seriously. Thanks for all of the help fellas this is the best site a treasure trove of info for lex drivers and the occasional village idiot LOL.
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Alright guys found out the problem. I do feel like a complete dumba$$ though. Pull the left cover off the trunk like e-man suggested and wedged next to the jack is an overturned bottle of black magic tire spray .
Not sure how the bottle had got "UNDER" the trunk mat (thats why I didn't find the leak before) but anyhoo. The bottle is leaking next to the moonroof drain tube in the trunk. A nice puddle of tire shine dressing seems to have been sitting for a while(I've been looking for this tire dressing for a month and a half) so long in fact it worked its way through the seal and finally leaked through the boot mixing with the drainwater to give me the mysterious .....drumroll please..........................clear oily leak.
Now that I have throughly worked myself up into a fit and made a fool myself for the world to see on the net for years to come. I think I'll have me a few domestic beers at this early hour and sit in a corner and ponder how in the hell I put my clothes on straight most mornings lol.
Seriously. Thanks for all of the help fellas this is the best site a treasure trove of info for lex drivers and the occasional village idiot LOL.
The ATLien
. Not sure how the bottle had got "UNDER" the trunk mat (thats why I didn't find the leak before) but anyhoo. The bottle is leaking next to the moonroof drain tube in the trunk. A nice puddle of tire shine dressing seems to have been sitting for a while(I've been looking for this tire dressing for a month and a half) so long in fact it worked its way through the seal and finally leaked through the boot mixing with the drainwater to give me the mysterious .....drumroll please..........................clear oily leak.
Now that I have throughly worked myself up into a fit and made a fool myself for the world to see on the net for years to come
. I think I'll have me a few domestic beers at this early hour and sit in a corner and ponder how in the hell I put my clothes on straight most mornings lol. Seriously. Thanks for all of the help fellas this is the best site a treasure trove of info for lex drivers and the occasional village idiot LOL.
The ATLien
Thanks to CL I was able to drain and change my rear differential fluid which was my first DIY 
However, during the process I noticed the same clear oily leak coming from the same unknown rubber drain! And would you believe it, I turned to CL and found this thread leading me to the culprit - CLEARBRITE Tire Shine under the trunk mat Ridiculous but definitely relieved.
Instead of making another thread! Great job! 
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