I have just bought a 98 GS 400 from a gentlemen in PA. When I received the car today, I noticed the brake pedal goes almost all the way down before engaging the pads to the rotors. Is this because the car has been sitting for a bit or has someting gone wrong?

 

My suspect would be air in the system.

Your best to go to a dealer, Lexus or Toyota, and have the system bled. They have the service tool needed to activate the solenoids in the brake ABS pump to completely evacuate the air.

 

yes very likely there are bubble in the system. bleed the whole brake system and see if that helps

 

why are the 98 gs400 brakes so ****ty?
what did they change in 99 and 2000?
i have driven a couple different model years and my own is a 98 currently and previously and i just hate the brakes

 

is there a way to do it yourself without the service tool? In my other cars before, we would just use a brake bleeder kit. But it sounds like for lexus cars there is a special tool? thanks!

 

i recently bought and used a brake bleeder hose from pep boys, by far the easiest and cleanest way to bleed brakes without the help from another person.