The £1k 4.3 V8 Lexus LS430
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Leave a couple of post it notes on the horn push warning the MoT tester of the horns may be polite.
Imagine being sat in the MoT waiting/viewing area when those horns sound. Hopefully the any vending machine in the vicinity only dispenses tepid tea and coffee.
Thinking about it my usual MoT place beep the horn while moving the car from the car park to the testing bay.
Imagine being sat in the MoT waiting/viewing area when those horns sound. Hopefully the any vending machine in the vicinity only dispenses tepid tea and coffee.
Thinking about it my usual MoT place beep the horn while moving the car from the car park to the testing bay.
CDB1983 said:
That's a f
king good road trip!
I'm glad I didn't get stopped by the fking good road trip! king police!msmith0592 said:
I used this VM that someone had already set up. I could not get it to work from within Windows 10 or Windows 7 but this worked perfectly.
http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/11/04/download-techs...
This looks exactly like what I need, thanks! I'll give it a go when I get back to the UK.http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/11/04/download-techs...
carinaman said:
Leave a couple of post it notes on the horn push warning the MoT tester of the horns may be polite.
Imagine being sat in the MoT waiting/viewing area when those horns sound. Hopefully the any vending machine in the vicinity only dispenses tepid tea and coffee.
Thinking about it my usual MoT place beep the horn while moving the car from the car park to the testing bay.
Imagine being sat in the MoT waiting/viewing area when those horns sound. Hopefully the any vending machine in the vicinity only dispenses tepid tea and coffee.
Thinking about it my usual MoT place beep the horn while moving the car from the car park to the testing bay.
Yes, I should certainly tell the MOT tester. Although its a 5-second thing to unplug, fortunately. I am somewhat friendly with my local tester so the devil inside me says not to tell him.mercedeslimos said:
I'm always envious of your trips away. I adore Germany, and the style of the architecture is right up my street. If it wasn't such a huge change I'd move in a heartbeat.
It's a magnificent place. Bavaria especially. I'd move here in a heartbeat but with house prices x10 that of where I'm from in the UK, it's just not possible yet 
Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
NMNeil said:
The V8's were great engines but.....
Yours has 160,000 miles, it uses a timing belt that should be changed every 90,000 miles and it's an interference engine.
Might be worth checking the last time it, and the tensioner were replaced.
Just saying.
It's certainly on the front of my mind.Yours has 160,000 miles, it uses a timing belt that should be changed every 90,000 miles and it's an interference engine.
Might be worth checking the last time it, and the tensioner were replaced.
Just saying.
I'm in a toss with it though. So I'd estimate around the £500 mark to get it done (would that be about right?) and with that being half the price of the car, is it worth it?
I've got an MOT due in the next couple months so will see how that goes. If it's good and doesn't cost me a fortune then I might do it because I should see the returns when I sell it. If the MOT requires a few hundred quid of work to get through, I might give it a miss. I try to kid myself that this car is a keeper and I'll keep it 1 year+ but I have an addiction to classifieds and will buy something new in the drop of a hat. So spending so much on a car that I could potentially get rid of at anytime is a tough one.
Note, I have no idea when the last time the timing belt was done. I'm going to hope it's been done at some point, I mean, who'd spend £1100 2years ago fitting LPG to a car if it needed a belt doing?
mercedeslimos said:
I'm always envious of your trips away. I adore Germany, and the style of the architecture is right up my street. If it wasn't such a huge change I'd move in a heartbeat.
STIFree said:
It's a magnificent place. Bavaria especially. I'd move here in a heartbeat but with house prices x10 that of where I'm from in the UK, it's just not possible yet
Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
Where are you from in the UK? Here in Ireland the average 3 bed semi is €300k. Maybe later in life I can move out there, but you're right it's damn hard to make a change!Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
mercedeslimos said:
mercedeslimos said:
I'm always envious of your trips away. I adore Germany, and the style of the architecture is right up my street. If it wasn't such a huge change I'd move in a heartbeat.
STIFree said:
It's a magnificent place. Bavaria especially. I'd move here in a heartbeat but with house prices x10 that of where I'm from in the UK, it's just not possible yet
Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
Where are you from in the UK? Here in Ireland the average 3 bed semi is €300k. Maybe later in life I can move out there, but you're right it's damn hard to make a change!Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
A comparable house in Munich, €900k.
That's not even mentioning the deposits is usually something like 15% and its over 15-20 years.
I understand why most people rent there!
We have somewhat of a plan to move to Munich in the future, but it requires more luck than hard work to get there as your average well paid job is still going to be nowhere near good enough to buy you even a small flat! (€400k is the price for a normal 50sqm apartment way outside the city).
STIfree said:
Note, I have no idea when the last time the timing belt was done. I'm going to hope it's been done at some point, I mean, who'd spend £1100 2years ago fitting LPG to a car if it needed a belt doing?
Check all the receipts you got with the car. Might be a pleasant surprise in there.NMNeil said:
Check all the receipts you got with the car. Might be a pleasant surprise in there.
Sadly not. It is a little strange though, the car came with a tonne of paperwork way back to 2005 when it was brought over from NI to Manchester but nothing really in terms of servicing. It's almost as if that whole section is missing, making me think that it was kept separate and lost at some point. For now I'll play roulette and hope for the best.scottos said:
Awesome trip Kurt, love he barge too and glad its serving you well!
I didnt realise how expensive Munich was to rent/live. I'd have loved to be walking to the bmw museum and have seen your Lexus
9 months too early, although i hope to be back at some point!
I didnt realise how expensive Munich was to rent/live. I'd have loved to be walking to the bmw museum and have seen your Lexus
9 months too early, although i hope to be back at some point!I'm currently walking past the BMW museum twice a day with the dog as its a good route and I try to see if I can spot anything interesting but I'm not upto date enough to spot what the camo'd test cars are.
S54B32 said:
Nice thread cider man
Thanks Dan.STIfree said:
mercedeslimos said:
mercedeslimos said:
I'm always envious of your trips away. I adore Germany, and the style of the architecture is right up my street. If it wasn't such a huge change I'd move in a heartbeat.
STIFree said:
It's a magnificent place. Bavaria especially. I'd move here in a heartbeat but with house prices x10 that of where I'm from in the UK, it's just not possible yet
Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
Where are you from in the UK? Here in Ireland the average 3 bed semi is €300k. Maybe later in life I can move out there, but you're right it's damn hard to make a change!Today I tripped down to the alps. The way home, about 8pm, 115mph set on the cruise control and relaxed back in my seat. How brilliant is that!
A comparable house in Munich, €900k.
That's not even mentioning the deposits is usually something like 15% and its over 15-20 years.
I understand why most people rent there!
We have somewhat of a plan to move to Munich in the future, but it requires more luck than hard work to get there as your average well paid job is still going to be nowhere near good enough to buy you even a small flat! (€400k is the price for a normal 50sqm apartment way outside the city).
hole of nowhere here in Ireland (a far cry from native Huddersfield!) My current commute is 50 miles and an hour each way to the coach depot where I collect my day's machine. I was looking recently and Ireland is very much city €300k, country an hour out of the city same house €150k. I wouldn't mind living well out. Couldn't hack living in the city again! Never realised how expensive Munich is compared to the rest of Germany. Is a long commute in the car unheard of in Germany? I know in the UK it would take an hour to do about 5 miles!I've been meaning to update this for a little while.
So since the last update I had an MOT due on the Lexus. First one in my ownership and I had a few things to do.
First on the list was the sort the ABS/Traction control warning lights.
So I checked out the ABS Reluctor ring as I'd read that they can wear on LS430's due to the shield they're protected by rusting and then fouling teeth of the ring. Sure enough, I could see it was visibly worn down on one side of the teeth and there was metal filings stuck on the ABS sensor.
Next issue was finding a replacement reluctor ring as there didn't appear to be any online for LS430's. But I did find a website that listed them for sale for SC430's and GS430's, taking a gamble I assumed that the LS430 reluctor ring would be the same as those model as they share the same engine. I was proved right (thankfully, £40 it was for the ring, a lot when it's so simple!).
Car up on the lift at a friends unit.
The new and old rings compared (ignore the warping of the old one, took a lot of heat and hammering to get it off). You can see how half the tooth is worn down.
And the ABS sensor with all the filings stuck to it
So after that I went back to Techstream to clear the warning lights. No joy, tried many things but just couldn't get rid of them. In the end, last attempt, I removed the battery for 5 minutes and reconnected it. Job done!
But the issue is not over. I might have cleared all the ABS/TC lights etc. But I now have a problem where when I come to a stop, the ABS activates on the last couple MPH. It judders. No warning lights and I can't tell what might be causing it. The other side reluctor ring seems fine, I've not checked the front ABS sensors or rings yet so it could be that. Anyone have an idea what the issue could be?
Anyway, for the time being that removed the lights. I only had a EML on for the o2 sensors because of a blow in the exhaust. I clear it and the light stays off for 40 miles or so, long enough to get the car through the MOT. Which it passed first time with only a few small advisories, such as the aforementioned blow on the exhaust.
First, a photo of it the next morning after passing it's MOT. It's a lovely daily driver.
So onto the exhaust. As the car is still strictly speaking, a shed, and it at shed value, then I'm only putting shed money into repairs where possible. So when it came to the exhaust, I knew if i could get away with exhaust putty then that's what I'd go for.
Hidden behind these heatshields were hiding a bunch of holes
Fixed them with some repair putty for now but the other day I did a full throttle blast and it blew through so might have to get a friend to see if he fancies doing a little welding for me.
Then something requiring more immediate happened. The passenger rear airbag collapsed. Well, it pumps up when the car is running and drives fine, but within half an hour of switching the car off, it looks like this.
It had been leaking slightly since I bought the car. If i left it for a few days without using it you could see the back had dropped. But I think that behing up on the lift with the bags fully extended, it's torn whatever hole it has more and now it's properly leaking.
Fortunately, when I got the car the bloke I bought it off threw in a pair of rear struts and a compressor that he'd bought but never fitted. They're not new but he was told they were working so it looks like I shall find out! Unsure if they're side dependant or not as one looks a lot rustier than the other. I also dont know but I belive the connections for the airlines are push-fit and reusable which will save a headache. Hopefully will get it replaced this weekend and I'll be back running.
Next was a marketplace bargain. I was requiring a new tyre (nothing to do with the open diff burnouts) and priced it up at about £70 fitted. I then just happened to notice for sale someone selling a set of 4 Lexus GS300 Sport wheels (I actually owned a GS sport with these factory fitted years ago), OZ racing, 18inch with good tread Pirelli's for £60. A deal was done.
They look a damn site better than the LS400 wheels that are on it, even without a clean. The LS400 DHP wheels are all corroded.
Only issue is they dont clear the front callipers by about 1mm. So I've ordered up some 5mm spacers just to give that little extra clearance.
I'll update with more pictures once they're fitted.
But for now here it is blending in outside a stately home.
msmith0592 said:
I used this VM that someone had already set up. I could not get it to work from within Windows 10 or Windows 7 but this worked perfectly.
http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/11/04/download-techs...
Firstly, thank you again for this link. After so much time spent wasted trying to get Techstream to work, I used this link and had it working within 5 minutes.http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/11/04/download-techs...
So since the last update I had an MOT due on the Lexus. First one in my ownership and I had a few things to do.
First on the list was the sort the ABS/Traction control warning lights.
So I checked out the ABS Reluctor ring as I'd read that they can wear on LS430's due to the shield they're protected by rusting and then fouling teeth of the ring. Sure enough, I could see it was visibly worn down on one side of the teeth and there was metal filings stuck on the ABS sensor.
Next issue was finding a replacement reluctor ring as there didn't appear to be any online for LS430's. But I did find a website that listed them for sale for SC430's and GS430's, taking a gamble I assumed that the LS430 reluctor ring would be the same as those model as they share the same engine. I was proved right (thankfully, £40 it was for the ring, a lot when it's so simple!).
Car up on the lift at a friends unit.
The new and old rings compared (ignore the warping of the old one, took a lot of heat and hammering to get it off). You can see how half the tooth is worn down.
And the ABS sensor with all the filings stuck to it
So after that I went back to Techstream to clear the warning lights. No joy, tried many things but just couldn't get rid of them. In the end, last attempt, I removed the battery for 5 minutes and reconnected it. Job done!
But the issue is not over. I might have cleared all the ABS/TC lights etc. But I now have a problem where when I come to a stop, the ABS activates on the last couple MPH. It judders. No warning lights and I can't tell what might be causing it. The other side reluctor ring seems fine, I've not checked the front ABS sensors or rings yet so it could be that. Anyone have an idea what the issue could be?
Anyway, for the time being that removed the lights. I only had a EML on for the o2 sensors because of a blow in the exhaust. I clear it and the light stays off for 40 miles or so, long enough to get the car through the MOT. Which it passed first time with only a few small advisories, such as the aforementioned blow on the exhaust.
First, a photo of it the next morning after passing it's MOT. It's a lovely daily driver.
So onto the exhaust. As the car is still strictly speaking, a shed, and it at shed value, then I'm only putting shed money into repairs where possible. So when it came to the exhaust, I knew if i could get away with exhaust putty then that's what I'd go for.
Hidden behind these heatshields were hiding a bunch of holes
Fixed them with some repair putty for now but the other day I did a full throttle blast and it blew through so might have to get a friend to see if he fancies doing a little welding for me.
Then something requiring more immediate happened. The passenger rear airbag collapsed. Well, it pumps up when the car is running and drives fine, but within half an hour of switching the car off, it looks like this.
It had been leaking slightly since I bought the car. If i left it for a few days without using it you could see the back had dropped. But I think that behing up on the lift with the bags fully extended, it's torn whatever hole it has more and now it's properly leaking.
Fortunately, when I got the car the bloke I bought it off threw in a pair of rear struts and a compressor that he'd bought but never fitted. They're not new but he was told they were working so it looks like I shall find out! Unsure if they're side dependant or not as one looks a lot rustier than the other. I also dont know but I belive the connections for the airlines are push-fit and reusable which will save a headache. Hopefully will get it replaced this weekend and I'll be back running.
Next was a marketplace bargain. I was requiring a new tyre (nothing to do with the open diff burnouts) and priced it up at about £70 fitted. I then just happened to notice for sale someone selling a set of 4 Lexus GS300 Sport wheels (I actually owned a GS sport with these factory fitted years ago), OZ racing, 18inch with good tread Pirelli's for £60. A deal was done.
They look a damn site better than the LS400 wheels that are on it, even without a clean. The LS400 DHP wheels are all corroded.
Only issue is they dont clear the front callipers by about 1mm. So I've ordered up some 5mm spacers just to give that little extra clearance.
I'll update with more pictures once they're fitted.
But for now here it is blending in outside a stately home.
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