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EVERYBODY'S Air conditioning/Clock display seems to go black on early LS's! I googled "Lexus LCD replacement" and it's like google knew which LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) I was talking about! Lextreme has the LCD and the instructions to replace it, (not a quick fix, but definitely something I can handle.) I'm tryin' it.
On second thought, I just found the guy that originally designed the improved replacement and he still charges $80 instead of $160. Scroll down further on Google.

nurvcom

well i still have power steering pump vacuum unhooked and intake and intake manifold blocked off and car still smoke on cold start up for 1 to 2mins

radiokilla

The check engine light that comes up below your tachometer is a low coolant level warning light.

deanshark

Just unhooking the vacuum lines from the PS pump won't stop the smoke instantly. You already have the PS fluid in there. You need to clean the throttle body http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/EFI/throttlebody.html and do a "Seafoam job" (search) to get most of the built up carbon out of the intake. Just a heads up, if your PS pump is leaking from the ACV which those vacuum lines run from, you better fix that b/c the fluid will leak into the alternator and ruin that.

nurvcom

ok today after i went to work and came home i went to start the ls400 to go to a SAC Kings Rally car had pulsating revs 1000rpm to 1500rpm and on brakes car is pushing to go havent touched anything other than PS Vacuum lines u re-hooked it up still doing it

and washed car a day ago

nurvcom

Idle fixed. Iacv had rust inside black cover replaced. Good now.

Next is spark plugs and maybe pass coil

nurvcom

ok i got under car and started to take look at the mess of oil pan Dam it going to be fun



and could anyone tell me if my ls400 is California or 50 state Model

deanshark

Man, when you said there was JB Weld on the upper pan I wasn't thinking all the way around, someone didn't want to pull the engine to fix it. I hope for your sake it aint leaking from that. The lower pan is easy to get off but it looks like the oil is coming from somewhere above the upper pan so maybe the crankshaft seal or higher, like the valve covers which are known to leak, especially the drivers side, rear.

Hilux22RE

Its a California Model

nurvcom

ya .... JD weld i was like WTF did u see the c clamp hold on lower pan LOL yaaa tons of work a head of me (

well there only little oil in timing belt area and timing belt dry valve covers look like they are about to start leaking

if i where to drop front sub frame with something holding motor up could i do it in 3 to 5 hours? or would anyone know any good Guides on how to pull and reseal upper oil pan

nurvcom

just got my paycheck and after bill only got sparkplugs and on sale seafoam here pic of my worst plug on car .....





and as of now I am 99% shur my front crankshaft seal is almost gone
anyone know a good link to a DIY or how to to replace it with pics maybe?

deanshark

Guess you really needed some new plugs, bad. Changing the crankshaft seal itself is easy, getting to is time consuming and expensive b/c what you need to do is the timing belt/water pump replacement job located here. http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/engine/timingbelt.html The only thing this doesn't show is the seals (cam and crank) but it's only another 15 minutes labor. Ya just need to pull off the timing gear on the crankshaft, (with a pulley puller) and the two camshaft pulleys. The seals come out pretty easy, even with a screwdriver, I used a paint can opening tool to just pry them out. Be careful not to scratch and nic the shafts.