I have my 05 LS taken apart to do the timing belt service. The plastic parts are breaking as expected.
First clip I need is the one that holds the harness going from the driver side of the radiator to the controller for the cooling fans. Seen here a little out of focus.



Other clip I need is the one that holds the harness on the metal cover that goes over the driver side cam gear cover.



Also, I searched here and other places but could not find if Toyota makes harness connectors for the coils where you can de-pin and re-pin the existing wires. I have not started on the valve covers, but with my luck all of the connectors will break. I really do not want to cut and solder the wires to get new connectors in.

The car did not put a single drop of oil on the ground in years but I found the steering rack is leaking behind both inner tie rods and the oil pan is coated in oil. A reman rack will be going in. The oil and dirt is caked by the oil dip stick tube so I will replace that, clean with de-greaser and drop some UV dye in the oil to see if it leaking in other spots. I really hope the oil level sensor is not leaking. It looks like a nightmare job to get the engine mount out.

 

i use toyodiy.com to scour through parts diagrams to find the part numbers, which i then order on www.amayama.com or www.partsouq.com depending on which is cheaper.

 

toyo diy has some image code needed to sign in that has not displayed correctly for over a month for me. Can you see the image and sign in?

Anyway, I am using this site to find part numbers:
https://www.japan-parts.eu/lexus/

The fan clips and coil connectors are nowhere to be found. The cam gear cover clip is supposed to be part of the whole metal cover and not a stand alone part, I think. That is crazy. I guess it will be time to order the Amazon special bulk clips to see what can work. A real disappointment Toyota does not offer such common clips for sale.

 

Only legacy accounts see images on toyo diy so even if you manage to sign in the site won't be very useful.

 

Link to cam gear cover clip- https://www.google.com/search?sca_es...&bih=911&dpr=2

 

Are you able to sign in? If so, what browser are you using and any special settings?

I have been on toyo diy for 15+ years and it never asked for a security code until about a month ago. Prior to that, I could see everything. I tried to login using multiple browsers, a mac, pc, ipad, iphone/droid, etc...all of them never display a security code.

This is what I see:


The security code box never works. The click here area does nothing.

Many Thanks

 

I can sign in without issue, tried using Waterfox (Firefox branch) and Chrome. Also tried when connected via VPN same result. I can't explain why it doesn't work for you.

 

Does it ask you to enter a code each time you sign in?

 

No

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