I have a 92 ES300 with 170,000+ miles. I relocated to the NW Suburb of
Chicago recently. Can anyone suggest an reliable mechanic in the area that
can do regular oil change and tune up. I am now going to the Lexus dealer,
but they are expensive.

It's been raining here for several days now, so my car started smelling a
little odd on the inside. When I check the trunk, I noticed that there's a
puddle of water on the left and right sides of the trunk, under the trunk
"rug" next to the spare tire.  The puddle of water was on ...

I lost the owners manual for my Lexus LS400, and now a what appears to
be a "carousel" icon lights up every once in a while. I thought it might
be the air filter but i can't be sure. Does anyone have any ideal what
it means.

I bought a new 2004 LS430 a year ago just when the 05's came out. There
was no change in the 05 that time. Is the any changes to the new 06
that's out now?
Thanks,

I found some information in this ng about RX300 roof rack usage, and found
that they are primarily designed for bike rack
or ski rack attachments.  Lets say I have a 28' extension ladder that I want
to transport for 15 miles, how can it be securely attached to the roof rack?

Can anyone tell me if the 6 cylinder engine in a 1995 ES 300 is an
"interference" type where a broken timing belt will ruin the engine?
Please respond to e-mail address.
Thanks.

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my girlfriend tried to reset the radio after we worked on the battery.  she
fiddled with it til she activated the anti-theft mechanism.  anyone know how
to reset the code?
any and all suggestions would be helpfull.

I have a 1993 LS400. I disconnected my battery recently so I could clean off
some corrosion. When I went back to reset my radio, I ran into a problem
I have never encountered. I've reset the radio before and I know the
procedure. Step 1 is to put key to ACC slot and then turn radio ...

2002 LS430 w/ nav.  Nav screen no longer changes to dark screen at night.
I've tried everything I can find.  I have tried resetting screen colors on
set-up screen, but I can't get any change when changing from light to dark
ambient lighting.  Any ideas except Lexus Service??

Hi ...
I have to replace my summer tires on my LS400 ... stock wheels etc
.... I'm looking for a nice quiet ride ... any suggestions?
Thanks,

Does anyone know if there's a special tool to get the oil filter out?  The
filter is in a really hard space to get to.  Is there a special way to
remove the oil filter?  

OK, given the choice of an RX 330 with navigation vs. one without, but with
the best of the after-market navigation systems (portable), which would you
get an why?
The after-market will be less polished, no doubt, but 1/2 as expensive plus

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I'm about to batshit crazy over the instrument cluster on my newly-acquired
ES300.  I wanted to replace the cluster because of a few blown bulbs and a
non-operational odometer.  The replacement I received had ALL the bulbs
blown around the tach and speedo.  I'm off to get a ...