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Re: Warranty running out [nvbanker]
by wwest
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Aug 25, 2008 (8:07 am)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 24, 2008 3:25 pm)
I have five 91-92(3)-95 LS400's in my realm of control/influence and ALL well over 150,000 miles and still running strong. Only one, the '95, has had the timing belt changed and that was done inadvertently.
And any Lexus dealer worth their salt (wanting to transfer more funds from your account to theirs) will insist on replacing the water pump (absolutely NEEDLESSLY) at the same time.
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Re: Warranty running out [wwest]
by nvbanker
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Aug 25, 2008 (9:07 am)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 25, 2008 8:07 am)
I believe you - but what happens to that engine when one DOES break? Isn't that an interference engine and running out of time is devastating to the valves if your timing belt jumps or breaks? Am I wrong? 
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Re: Warranty running out [nvbanker]
by wwest
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Aug 26, 2008 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 25, 2008 9:07 am)
When you have a sudden flat, tire blowout, there is ALWAYS the potential for loss of control and an accident TOTALING the car, or worse. But do you PREVENTIVELY install new tires, replacing perfectly serviceable ones, every XXX miles to reduce the potential...??
But the answer is that while I don't really think so the fact is I don't know if "my" generation of LSes has interference engine.
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Re: Warranty running out [wwest]
by nvbanker
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Aug 26, 2008 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 26, 2008 9:15 am)
But do you PREVENTIVELY install new tires, replacing perfectly serviceable ones, every XXX miles to reduce the potential...??
Actually yes, sort of. I won't run a set of tires more than about 4 years or 50,000 miles, even if the tread looks good still. Between the heat damage of the SouthWest, and just how many times the tire should flex before it becomes potentially unstable, I figure it's best to change 'em out. I think Firestone proved my point a few years ago. To avoid devastation of that engine, you bet, I'll change it out at the recommended interval.
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Re: Warranty running out [nvbanker]
by wwest
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Aug 28, 2008 (11:48 am)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 26, 2008 9:47 am)
"I think Firestone proved my point a few years ago.."
No, if you're thinking of the incident concerning the Ford Explorer then Firestone was more of an innocent bystander that inadvertently became a victim. When it was discovered that the Explorer had an unusual propensity for rollover Ford decided that it was to late and too expensive to go back to the design table and decided instead that the rollover propensity could be reduced "just enough" if the tires were under inflated ever so slightly.
Under inflated tires, hours of high speed tire flex.....
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Re: Warranty running out [wwest]
by nvbanker
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Aug 29, 2008 (1:35 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 28, 2008 11:48 am)
I am thinking of the Explorer incident. But my research revealed that the Ford Explorer only seemed to roll over on Firestones, almost never on another brand of tire. Accordingly, NHTSA cleared Ford. Also, Firestone did have to recall their defective tires made in a plant in Ohio. Ford was not forced to recall anything. It was the tires, which degraded unnecessarily in hot climates.
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Re: Warranty running out [nvbanker]
by rgsw
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Aug 29, 2008 (3:23 pm)
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Replying to: nvbanker (Aug 29, 2008 1:35 pm)
I remember that Ford recommended 26 PSI air pressure which was far below the 32 or 35 PSI that other SUV manufacturers were recommending with the same size SUV. It made them ride better (read "softer") on the road. However, if you are running recommended car manufacturer air pressure at 26 psi and loose a few pounds (which many of us do), then you are at about 22 or 20 psi and the flexing in heat climate conditions will build up a lot of heat and consequently blowout prone? I alos noted that Ford changed the Explorer's suspension soon after the rollovers started to happen. They went to independent rear suspension. I'd be interested to know what the recommended tire pressure is today on the same size/weight Ford SUV?????
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Re: Warranty running out [rgsw]
by wwest
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Aug 29, 2008 (5:44 pm)
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Replying to: rgsw (Aug 29, 2008 3:23 pm)
I have always considered that should I ever find myself having to contrive a legal case/defense then I would first look to the lead attorney for Ford in that case as it was pretty clear that they managed to fool the jury.
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wiper replacement on Ls 430
by thomas41
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Aug 30, 2008 (4:53 am)
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I don`t know how to replace wiper blades on my 05 Ls. The holding arm does not fold back. I would appeciate your assistance. thanks.
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- #8232 of 8333
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Re: Warranty running out [wwest]
by nvbanker
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Aug 31, 2008 (4:11 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 29, 2008 5:44 pm)
They fooled the NHTSA by proving that you could not tip an Explorer by blowing a tire unless it was a Firestone from the affected lot. Car and Driver tried to do the same thing independently, multiple times. Failed to roll the truck. The difference turned out to be a defective Firestone tire, that under high heat would roll up in the fender well, and stop the rear axle, and sometimes that would flip the car. But blow out anybody else's tire on the back of one, and the car could easily be stopped. Comfort PSI aside, it was the tires, not the car.
Today, I'll bet a Firestone is the safest tire you can buy, after all that hubbub. Still don't want one though. And you won't see one on a Ford SUV anymore either. Notice, those old Explorers, though millions of them, are still on the road - are no longer flipping over? It was the tires. Reason demands that conclusion. The trucks were not recalled, the tires were.
Sorry to be off topic, but somebody had to defend the innocent here. 
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