im in need of a little help.
after returning from vacation recently, only to find
that the wifes is300 had been hit by another car while
in an airport car park.

Everything went well and the only snag was one of the old rotors was a
hassle top get removed.
The whole job from start to cleanup for me was 4 hours.
I used AutoZone throw away plastic gloves and my hands didn't even get

Recently, a noise that I might best describe as a "gurgling noise" has
been coming from the center console of my RX300. The noise is
intermittent, however. When I had the RX serviced by my Toyota dealer,
the noise was present and they diagnosed it as air in the cooling

What is the normal background battery drain when a Lexus (eg. 2006
GS-300) is not being used (parked, doors locked, etc.)?
I am having trouble with my battery being flat (or almost flat) after
sitting for a day or two -- not enough juice to recognize the

I'm about ready to start and have all the supplies.
However, the brake pads are Akebono Ceramic and have  two small metal clips
I found in the box and, of course, there are no instructions.
What are these small clips? I'd like to know before I start so there are no

2000 RX300, 68K miles, 2WD.  Has been maintained regularly .. regular
oil changes, 60K mile svc,
timing belt also replaced about 6 months back.  Car is mainly used as
a soccer mom car, that is why

I have a 97 ES300 with 114K miles on it. I have a CEL with P0420 code,
catalyst efficiency below threshold. I have replaced the cat twice
with aftermarket ones. In both cases, the CEL came back after a couple
of months with the same code. So looks like the previous ones were

Does a 1992 SC 400 use a timing chain or a belt?  What is the
recommended interval for replacement, or does it give some sort of
symptoms like a chain noise, if it uses a chain, when it's worn out?
Thank you in advance ...

Car stored for couple years w/o battery.  Ran fine for 500 miles w/new battery but engine light came on.  Before diagnosed, left  stranded in parking lot.  All lights and power work, but ignition switch does nothing.  Ideas.

I have the new pads and rotors to fit the front.
Before I get started are there any tips or tricks to doing this job?
Remove calipers and put new pads on and rotor installation.
Seems like it's straight forward but I've been there before on other cars

I  need to put new brakes on the front since I have pulsating and low pads.
I need a recommendation on which aftermarket rotors to get and the pads to
go with them.
Also where to buy them.  AutoZone, Advance, etc,etc

A seller suggested that the tow package on his RX 300 which includes a
tranny cooler may avoid the oil sludge issue of some RX 300s.
Other net surfing says avoid the years and makes altogether.
Other KBB books says it only effects 2% of the vehicles, chances are

I have a '97 ES300 with 112K miles. I had got a CEL with P0135 code. I
replaced the bank 1 sensor 1 O2 sensor with a OEM sensor. Two days
later, I get another CEL and now the code is P0420 - catalyst
efficiency below threshold.

I just sold my 1997 Camry V6 (180K miles), and bought a
1999 Lexus ES300 (74k miles).  They are supposed to
be very much the same car.
I'm finding some odd things, and wanted to ask other

The Toyota Division posted September sales of 128,215 units, down 28.9
percent from last September. The Lexus Division reported September
sales of 16,045 units, a decrease of 33.4 percent from the year-ago
month.