From start(er) to finish
#1
From start(er) to finish
For the last few weeks my 98 has been making that telltale clicky noise when I go to start it. It's gone from ocassional to almost daily so the problem doesn't seem to be fixing itself, lol. Had her in for an oil change and service last week and the battery checked out just fine. That leaves only a few other possible culprits - starter relay or the starter itself.
Going to autozone to get a new relay and I pray to the gods of Mt. Fuji that this takes care of it because if it's the starter, well...this post says it all.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ry-by-bdr.html
Going to autozone to get a new relay and I pray to the gods of Mt. Fuji that this takes care of it because if it's the starter, well...this post says it all.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ry-by-bdr.html
Last edited by Hiroshi12; 06-04-15 at 12:53 PM.
#2
Starter is not the end of the world. My experience is roughly 10 hours with a helper going slow. total cost was about 400. I bought other parts to do along the way. Misc washers and knock sensors as such.
Unless your 98 has greater issues keep it. My 92 now has 248k and have taken her one 2 nice long road trips this year.
Just watch for brittle clips and be gentle.
Unless your 98 has greater issues keep it. My 92 now has 248k and have taken her one 2 nice long road trips this year.
Just watch for brittle clips and be gentle.
#3
Starter is not the end of the world. My experience is roughly 10 hours with a helper going slow. total cost was about 400. I bought other parts to do along the way. Misc washers and knock sensors as such.
Unless your 98 has greater issues keep it. My 92 now has 248k and have taken her one 2 nice long road trips this year.
Just watch for brittle clips and be gentle.
Unless your 98 has greater issues keep it. My 92 now has 248k and have taken her one 2 nice long road trips this year.
Just watch for brittle clips and be gentle.
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...00-brutal.html
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Welllll, 2 months since my last post and you can probably guess what happened. The starter finally gave up the ghost, leaving me stranded from getting to work one morning. Luckily, the next day it had one more start left in it and I drove it straight to the Toyota dealer. No, not Lexus...their "best price" was $1,300. Bwahahahaha.
The repair was pretty straight-forward but ended up taking 2 extra days because some $2 o-ring was out of stock. Grrrrrr. Anyway, cost me $900 (ouch) but she's back running strong and more importantly...no leaks from the disassembly/reassembly of the upper manifold, etc. Dealer even detailed the engine for me. Nice.
The repair was pretty straight-forward but ended up taking 2 extra days because some $2 o-ring was out of stock. Grrrrrr. Anyway, cost me $900 (ouch) but she's back running strong and more importantly...no leaks from the disassembly/reassembly of the upper manifold, etc. Dealer even detailed the engine for me. Nice.