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strange smell
Hello all,
New to this site. Bought a 2018 Lexus GX 460. When I go uphill or change from drive to the gear side going uphill, the car gets a strange gas or burning smell. Is this normal for a Lexus?
New to this site. Bought a 2018 Lexus GX 460. When I go uphill or change from drive to the gear side going uphill, the car gets a strange gas or burning smell. Is this normal for a Lexus?
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change from drive to the gear side going uphill
Is this normal for a Lexus?
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It means, when I change from D, to D3 or D4 going uphill it get a burning or gas smell. No new undercoat.
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It means, when I change from D, to D3 or D4 going uphill
On the smell, it is not normal. But it could be an oil leak at the cam towers which then drip onto exhaust manifolds. This is a common problem on this engine and an expensive fix. First thing to do is remove the skid plates and look for leaks. Both oil and coolant. Coolant often leaks from valley plate and drips to lower part of engine,
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The common leak areas on this engine are front cover, cam towers (oil) and valley plate (coolant) Each repair is several thousand or more. Perhaps it is simple less invasive like valve cover gaskets which is a much cheaper repair.
There are lots of old threads here so you might want to search the forums.
Also here is a video of fixing the common leaks on this engine. Not a GX but a UR-FE engine family like the GX.
There are lots of old threads here so you might want to search the forums.
Also here is a video of fixing the common leaks on this engine. Not a GX but a UR-FE engine family like the GX.
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