projectdna

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I forgot how much the sales tax rate is in my area, but i thought the cost of repair was way too high.

I may take it to another local dealership to get a second quote.

MileHIFcar

For sure, get another quote or two just to compare dealerships and see if the price differs between them?? The credit from Lexus corporate should stay the same.

Look back in this thread and see who in Cali has gotten the repair done and at what price to compare, maybe they can refer you to a better dealership?

Good luck

projectdna

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Ironically, it was the dealership that I frequent and would recommend to others that gave me the $2600 repair quote.

Least to say, this gives me second thoughts on referring said dealership to others.

chris07is

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When i had mine done at Longo, they charge me around $2500 as well and i told them that my led needle were burned out on the rpm gauge. Luckily, when i bought my is f at carmax i purchased they're warranty for $2k and i had $200 deductible, and every was repair accordingly...gluck Jason.

s2kjer

Warranty work is always billed at the highest possible price. Realistically $1500 is what most people in this thread paid. If you are quoted more than that you are paying California labor rates. Time to go to a out of state dealer or have a trusted mechanic fix it.

stunts

Making my way through this thread it seems that this is brought on by a combination of age, mileage, driving style, and if you are one of the chosen. So, basically random. Would that be a fair assessment?

I ask as I recently purchased a 2012 with 31,000 mi on the clock. . Coolant level seems tight so far, although I have only added 1,000 miles of which 700 was the drive home. The car has its entire history at Lexus and no mention of coolant in any of the paperwork. Powertrain warranty is up in a few months and I need to decide to extend. The reputation of the car would lead me to not extend the PT warranty and just pay out of pocket in the event that it does occur. Not sure how big of a sample this community represents though given the low production numbers of this drivetrain.

Current usage is going to be less than 10k a year so I am thinking if it does happen, it wouldn't be for a while. No track days here, just the occasional spirited mountain run. Thoughts? Understood your guess is as good as mine, but you guys have been here longer and know when it occurred if it did during the history of your car. TIA

projectdna

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Thanks. I decided to ante up and get the repairs done, though I'm frustrated and disappointed at Lexus for what I perceive to be a failure to accept responsibility for a common issue with the 2UR-GSE engine. I was looking forward to keeping my F for much, much longer; unfortunately, this issue has now made me reconsider... Which may be a good thing.

Take your IS-F into your local Lexus dealership to get it inspected for the valley plate leak first. If it's present, get it fixed under your warranty.

As far as an extended warranty for your F, I'd say get it if it gives you more peace of mind.

kianISF

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Just found out this past week I also have the coolant leak which seems to be similar to everyone else in this thread. MY 08 is at 101k. Lexus is asking me close to $1800 at Lexus Cerritos.

BlackISFNY

Do you smell coolant when did this happened?
when idling from inside of car

kianISF

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I did smell a burning oil/rubber when driving 40+ mph but that could be totally unrelated I decided to check anywho.

I went in originally for a oil change and asked for a complimentary multi point inspection and this is where it started. After we found this coolant leak, they charged me $300 to take apart the intake manifold to inspect further.

vraa

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I'm having my starter replaced, during this process my SA told me could do the valley plate repair for 800$ so I went for it.

Side note - how to disable the stupid "loading related threads crap", internet brands and vbulletin have gone to ****

lobuxracer

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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sit...te-scroll.html

Try starting here.

liquidtek

Took my car in today for valley plate inspection since I been having coolant level issues but lucky? for me it's just leaking water pump. So I'll be ordering one of those very soon.

Durrby

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Maybe you'll get lucky and that's all it will be. 1st Lexus diagnosed my leak as coming from the water pump. When I was still loosing coolant they looked further into it and found the valley plate leaking. Took several trips to the dealer before they finally found it. They would just top off the fluid at 1st and send me on my way.

liquidtek

Hoping that's all that it is because I was skeptical of them misdiagnosing it as just the water pump as well. They wanted to charge me an arm and leg for the water pump so I'll just be following the DIY and ordered one off mylparts. Hoping that's the end of my coolant issues.