What should I be concerned about.? Don't think the spark plugs have been done. Hybrid and engine coolant flushed ? Differential??
Thank you, Smart people.

 

If you don't have a service history, first place to start is the two "F"s. Fluids and filters.

Top priority would be oil and coolant changes, oil, air, and cabin filters.

Next CVT and differential fluids.

Spark plugs once the rest is taken care of and the piggy bank is full again.

 

Thanks, Droid!!

 

I read the transmission is sealed. Does that mean no fluid change for the trans and differential??

 

The CVT and Diff fluid can definitely be changed. I finally did mine last year after 10 yrs and 200,000km. Depends on the Lexus documentation you read when and if you should actually do so. Its different by model year and by country, even though its the same CVT and differential for all models in 3rd gen regardless of where its sold. Some docs say "lifetime", no service required (that's what my owner's manual says). I've heard there is other Lexus docs floating around referencing an occasional change (don't remember the interval, fairly long or for severe service). There are dudes on this forum that love doing maintenance that change their CVT fluid almost as often as they change oil.

But certainly after 10 yrs for your new acquisition, doing it now would be some nice TLC for it. Whether you do it again anytime soon depends on you, more than the vehicle I think.

 

Thanks, once again.

 

Buying or bought?

Check the service history and start bringing it in line. Read the owners manual and check out the warranty and service manual as it lists the milage/time based service items.

CVT is very different than the auto tran and here the fluid is for lubrication only. It is not churned to provide drive train flex coupling and a drain gets practically the majority of the fluid out.

Salim

 

Buying. Thanks, Salim.

 

pics? price?

 

Pics? not in the cards. $12,000.