Help! My 98 GS400 is leaking oil!
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Help! My 98 GS400 is leaking oil!
I took my gs400 to the local firestone shop and one of the techs told me it's my oil pan seal and they got to put some sealer on the oil pan because who ever replaced the oil before didn't do a good job and bow they told me it's gonna cost about $300 just to fix it? Does anybody know where I can get it fixed pretty cheap somewhere around northern Cali?
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Make sure that shop diagnosed the leak properly. It could be your OIL PRESSURE sending switch that is leaking. The part itself is under 20 bucks at your local AutoParts store. Its located right by the oil filter on the 1UZ-FE.
Good luck! !
Good luck! !
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i suggest you get another check from another mechanic. i have a shop up in nor cal and with the 2nd Gen GS, the oil pan gasket are easy to do but sometimes it can't be from the oil pan gasket. the techs from firestone clearly did not diagnose the car properly. they cannot just put some sealer on the oil pan. they have to replace the entire gasket and give you another oil change. also, the oil pan gasket should not be at that price.
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bring it to a lexus dealership.....often they provide free diagnosis......but i heard auto-rx works real well on lexus gs to revive the sealers........ search the forums about auto-rx..... there are a couple of threads talking about it..... i called auto-rx before and i was about to order me some for my gs3 but instead i sold it and bought a gs4
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Take pics of your motor and we can tell you where the oil is coming from.
The oil pans leaking are not as common as the valve cover gaskets leaking.
How many miles on the motor.
The oil pans leaking are not as common as the valve cover gaskets leaking.
How many miles on the motor.
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