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My 1999 RX300 is 10 years old but only has 45k miles on it. Now, the tranny fluid has been changed, but what about other fluids, like Antifreeze, Rear and Differential and Transfer Case Oil, Brake fluid??? To the best of my knowledge, the antifreeze was replaced about 7 years ago, and it recently tested "OK" at the dealership, but 7 years? Really? In my '05 RX330, the toyota antifreeze is good for 10 years, but in '99, I don't think they had this durable fluid. I know the Differential, Xfer case, and brake fluid has NEVER been changed... Does one go by the age of the car in this case, or by the mileage when determining when to replace such fluids. I welcome everyones comments! |
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The bulb that lights up the shifter area, Drive, Reverse, etc. is burnt out. This is the one down near the shifter not the one near the speedometer. The dealer says it is quite complex to replace and therefore is expensive. Anyone done this? How was it? Thanks, Bob
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Replying to: avery1 (Sep 08, 2009 4:55 pm) 2. I would do it myself, if it was me. I just had the U shaped wood panel with the plastic shifter surround removed to install a red blinking (fake alarm) light, and saw what I thought I remembered. The shifter bulb is right there. The "D" bulb in the instrument cluster seems much more involved, so I haven't done anything about that one. To remove the U shaped wood and shifter surround, I used a couple pieces of soft plastic (like parking pass placards) to protect the panels and a thin screwdriver to pry the panel up. Be careful not to scratch the panel, and it will pop right off. It took me about two minutes being very careful. The bulb for the shifter was right in view, but I'm sure skinny fingers would help. 
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Replying to: la4mead (Sep 11, 2009 3:49 pm) Pete 
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In Jan 2009 had to have the transmission rebuilt in my 2000 RX300. it had 130K miles on it. Now at 138K I am now noticing an RPM problem. Last week while driving at about 70mph for over 100 miles the rpm's were barely at the 2000 level. This week the rpms are at the 4K+ range while driving at 70 mph. Over the life of the car the rpm level was always about 3K while driving at 70mph. Is this a transmission problem or something else? I checked the transmission fluid and it looks clean and does not smell burnt. Please advise
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| The footwell mode is not working in my RX300.... It is only blowing air through the top vents. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? The air/hear are working fine, but it is getting cold and want to have warm air on my feet. | |
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Replying to: dsalce (Sep 15, 2009 9:49 am) Ken
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Replying to: rugmankc (Oct 31, 2009 6:14 pm)
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Replying to: dsalce (Nov 01, 2009 5:37 am) |
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Hey guys, my parents are currently looking to buy a 2002 RX300 AWD with 115,000 miles on it for $12995, it is a great price considering the condition and features that the car has, ive already done KBB and TMV and pricing seems right. However, i have some questions about the car maybe some of you can help me. 1. How do i know if the car has AWD, also how does the AWD work? Is it full-time running all 4 wheels, or is it front-wheel drive based then switched to AWD like Acura/Honda? 2. How can i tell if it has HID's by just looking at pics? Since this generation does not have projectors like the second gen, its kind of hard to tell, but i know that some first gens do have HIDs, i just wanna know if this one does. 3. I know the car has VSC (becase of badging) however it puzzles me that some have the TRACtion button on the center console and others dont, in this case the one my parents are looking at does not have the TRAC button but it does have VSC. Do ones that have VSC have TRAC as well? Im kind of confused on this one. Thanks in advance Player4 |
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