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Old 04-12-14, 03:48 PM
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hey guy,

I have recently brought myself a ls400 (yesterday) and thought id jump on this forum to
hopefully gain some more knowledge about these cars, i still also own a
s13 silvia and have owned skyline's, 300zx, ect as well. iv brought this
car really not knowing much about them beside the fact most people dont
like them and there hard to work on, i guess i brought is as a sper of
the moment and my brother has had a celsior before and never had much
troble with it and there comfy as to drive!

i do have a few quick questions, is there any good online sites that sell genuine/aftermarket parts?

and what sort of stuff should i be replacing, servicing ect?

cheers
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welcome..year?
Old 04-12-14, 06:09 PM
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its a 1992, what are some common faults with these cars and what should i be doing to prevent these?
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at the moment as far as i can see everything works, and it feels great to drive...
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Originally Posted by mboyg1
hey guy,

I have recently brought myself a ls400 (yesterday) and thought id jump on this forum to
hopefully gain some more knowledge about these cars, i still also own a
s13 silvia and have owned skyline's, 300zx, ect as well. iv brought this
car really not knowing much about them beside the fact most people dont
like them and there hard to work on, i guess i brought is as a sper of
the moment and my brother has had a celsior before and never had much
troble with it and there comfy as to drive!

i do have a few quick questions, is there any good online sites that sell genuine/aftermarket parts?

and what sort of stuff should i be replacing, servicing ect?

cheers
Here you go plenty of info to get you caught up. The LS is by far the easiest car that I ever worked on and MOST ppl I know really like it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...questions.html
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Thats awsome, exactly what i was looking for! it also has an abs light on the dash and the previous owner has gave me this link on how to fix it, does this sound familiar to anyone?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you..._a_Lexus_ls400
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The search function is your friend... almost all issues, Lexus can be found with the proper search.
Here is a good staring point for making a new purchase.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...a-used-ls.html

Good luck with the new car...

Most of us buy parts from rockauto or sewell lexus... sign up and register as a clublexus member to get a discount.
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Originally Posted by mboyg1
Thats awsome, exactly what i was looking for! it also has an abs light on the dash and the previous owner has gave me this link on how to fix it, does this sound familiar to anyone?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you..._a_Lexus_ls400
The abs light and the pad wear light are 2 different things. Which one do you have?
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so, i currently have the car at the mechanics and it turns out every bush/ball joint under it needs replacing yay!
they are having trouble locating parts, were would i find aftermarket replacments? as OEM is alot more then what im wanting to spend.
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