07 ls460 not starting!
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07 ls460 not starting!
Has anyone changed a starter of an ls460 before? Any helpful hints? My car died on me yesterday and i strongly feel its the starter. When i push the start button i get a loud click noise.. after playing with it for 20 min it actually started. Battery is good, no codes.. Any ideas?
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Has anyone changed a starter of an ls460 before? Any helpful hints? My car died on me yesterday and i strongly feel its the starter. When i push the start button i get a loud click noise.. after playing with it for 20 min it actually started. Battery is good, no codes.. Any ideas?
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Thanks for the reply.. i have been trying to find a few pic's, can you point me in the right direction?
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Has anyone changed a starter of an ls460 before? Any helpful hints? My car died on me yesterday and i strongly feel its the starter. When i push the start button i get a loud click noise.. after playing with it for 20 min it actually started. Battery is good, no codes.. Any ideas?
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It's hard to tell from your brief description, but if I had to guess, it is not your starter motor. Generally something mechanical like that either works or it doesn't. It sounds to me more like a faulty connection somewhere, either in your START/STOP switch, or some connection to the starter motor.
I would check those possibilities before doing an expensive starter motor replacement.
I would check those possibilities before doing an expensive starter motor replacement.
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I'm surprised nobody here has seen this problem on the forum, but here's a ton of info for you from others with similar symptoms:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-starting.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ont-start.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ease-help.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-engaging.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...w-starter.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...attery-or.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ont-start.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-problems.html
And here is a LS400 DIY that should be similar to our LS and it's about a 6 hour job. From what I've read, you can expect to pay about 1100 dollars to replace the starter.
http://www.lextreme.com/starter.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-starting.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ont-start.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ease-help.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-engaging.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...w-starter.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...attery-or.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...ont-start.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-problems.html
And here is a LS400 DIY that should be similar to our LS and it's about a 6 hour job. From what I've read, you can expect to pay about 1100 dollars to replace the starter.
http://www.lextreme.com/starter.html
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So!! I was able to change my starter out this weekend. Took me about 2 hours which wasn’t bad. I was able to get a reman starter for $95(Autozone hookup), new exhaust gasket for $25, 8x exhaust nuts, and donut gasket $8 all from the dealer. I can honestly say it was not a hard job. Had to take out a few parts to get to the starter (under the passenger exhaust manifold) but over all, very do able. If anyone need some insight on this please let me know. Also, I have aaccess to Alldata. If some needs the instructions, please let me know.
Thank you all for your input!
Thank you all for your input!
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Wow, nice job.
I guess it wasn't all that expensive when you DIY!
I guess it wasn't all that expensive when you DIY!
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So!! I was able to change my starter out this weekend. Took me about 2 hours which wasn’t bad. I was able to get a reman starter for $95(Autozone hookup), new exhaust gasket for $25, 8x exhaust nuts, and donut gasket $8 all from the dealer. I can honestly say it was not a hard job. Had to take out a few parts to get to the starter (under the passenger exhaust manifold) but over all, very do able. If anyone need some insight on this please let me know. Also, I have aaccess to Alldata. If some needs the instructions, please let me know.
Thank you all for your input!
Thank you all for your input!
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I'm having this same issue. Can you please share the instructions for diy?
Thanks
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So!! I was able to change my starter out this weekend. Took me about 2 hours which wasn’t bad. I was able to get a reman starter for $95(Autozone hookup), new exhaust gasket for $25, 8x exhaust nuts, and donut gasket $8 all from the dealer. I can honestly say it was not a hard job. Had to take out a few parts to get to the starter (under the passenger exhaust manifold) but over all, very do able. If anyone need some insight on this please let me know. Also, I have aaccess to Alldata. If some needs the instructions, please let me know.
Thank you all for your input!
Thank you all for your input!