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Recall? Why? Design fault?
No matter how prevalent this actually is, it won't ever be a recall because there aren't enough failures and when it does fail, no one is in harm's way.
I've fallen victim to this horrible fault in Lexus Designing. i top off my coolant every 2 days. I'm seriously mad that Lexus Hasn't turned this into a recall.. I have a 2012 Lexus ISF with 99k on the clock....
I wouldn't want to be putting coolant in my $60k car every two days either. Sounds like you need to bite the bullet and take it in for the service man. Open a case with Lexus corp and hope they're willing to cover part of it.
Originally Posted by viprez586
Exactly!!!!
Yeah, even my wife noticed it!
On a side note, the guy that did the service on her car replaced all the o ring seals on the injectors and didn't break a single clip or injector. no idea how, so i'd recommend tom wood lexus in indianapolis for this particular service. anyone know the part number for the wire cover?
Best news I have heard all week. I have a slow coolant leak I am going to diagnose this weekend. Glad to see that this probably isn't it. I do see a radiator replacement because the nipple broke, but don't see a water pump replacement. Hopefully it's just the water pump and not the valley plate again!
So, I just got word from Lexus that this has failed again. They performed the service 50,000 miles ago @ roughly 81K for the first and only owner. They are sticking tough with their 12 Month/12k miles warranty on the service and I am at 132K. Total disappointment in Lexus of Nashville. I guess I am going to have to get with corporate. Any and all advice appreciated. Anyone had this done TWICE??
Yup I had it the valley plate leak too. I just finished doing mine yesterday. I actually had to do it twice because I pinched the O ring gasket the first time I built it Yup Valley Plate leak Pinched O ring gasket
So, I just got word from Lexus that this has failed again. They performed the service 50,000 miles ago @ roughly 81K for the first and only owner. They are sticking tough with their 12 Month/12k miles warranty on the service and I am at 132K. Total disappointment in Lexus of Nashville. I guess I am going to have to get with corporate. Any and all advice appreciated. Anyone had this done TWICE??
Do you have the original service order? Does it specify if they used the exorbitantly expensive coolant sealant to perform the repair? If they did not, you could claim they failed to follow the factory service manual when performing the repair which caused the failure you are experiencing today.
I actually bought a tube of that stuff just in case I need it, but holy crap it's expensive.
Do you have the original service order? Does it specify if they used the exorbitantly expensive coolant sealant to perform the repair? If they did not, you could claim they failed to follow the factory service manual when performing the repair which caused the failure you are experiencing today.
I actually bought a tube of that stuff just in case I need it, but holy crap it's expensive.
Thanks for the reply! I actually did force my SA to pull up the history and the repair order from the previous owner and this is what they used:
Nothing like the pictures of repair orders/receipts that I have seen earlier in this thread!
I have to bring this to their attention and ask why they did not adhere to replacing and using all the specified parts:
The following info was taken directly from my invoice:
Condition: Guest tops up coolant every week. Found coolant on driveway.
Cause: Coolant leaking from heat exchanger assembly.
Correction: Removed intake manifold and heat exchanger to reseal. LWAL Goodwill. Resealed heat exchanger assembly and replaced broken connectors
Qty 2 / Part 17177-38040 / Desc. Gasket
Qty 1 / Part 82817-30L40 / Desc. Protector
Qty 2 / Part 96761-35035 / Desc. Ring, O Qty 2 / 08826-00100-WA / Desc. Sealant
Qty 4 / 90980-12117 / Desc. Housing, Connector
Qty 1 / 22271-38020 / Desc. Gasket
Qty 5 / Desc. Labour
On the first picture (mine), I don't see that part number. I only see 2 part numbers, which does not seem correct based on the other posts I have seen in this thread (other pictures I was referencing) that have 6-8 part numbers for this job.
On the first picture (mine), I don't see that part number. I only see 2 part numbers, which does not seem correct based on the other posts I have seen in this thread (other pictures I was referencing) that have 6-8 part numbers for this job.
Your first picture references an o-ring and nothing more. There is no sealant listed in the first picture.
01-24-19, 08:42 AM
