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Loud Metallic Noise, very worried
by w35773
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Oct 12, 2007 (3:38 pm)
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Hello,
I have recently purchased a '93 ES300 with 160k miles on it, hoping to get a year or two out of it. Anyway, when I pulled into work this morning, it sounded like elves with ball-peen hammers were working under the hood. This tapping sound was different from pinging, it sounds like a hard metallic noise.
Anyway, I had it towed home and started it for a short time and pulled the spark plug wires one at a time and when I pulled the front left wire, the noise lessened to almost nothing. I realize that the car probably has a serious problem, but I was hoping some one could give me a likely cause (or causes) for my noise.
The oil was changed less than two months (2000 miles) ago and I verified oil level was "Full" on the dipstick.
Thanks!!
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- #5385 of 5432
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Cloudy Headlights
by sean300
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Oct 12, 2007 (10:18 pm)
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Does anyone know how to resolve cloudy, hazy headlights? Is there some type of product on the market that can restore the plastic to its original clear finish? I have a 98 ES 300 (have posted here several times) with this condition, and it is driving me crazy. Also, is there another cleaner/solution on the market that will preserve the headlights' original finish? Lastly, will my vehicle have a differential that is separate from the transaxle?
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- #5386 of 5432
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [sean300]
by larry1
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Oct 14, 2007 (10:58 pm)
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Replying to: sean300 (Oct 12, 2007 10:18 pm)
I did get my headlights to look much clearer on my ES300, but it was a few years ago. I think I used polishing compound (normally used on a car's paint) applied with a rag, but I may have used rubbing compound (that is coarser). Try the finer polishing compound first. There is a product specifically designed for what you want, though. It is called Meguire's Plastix, or similar.
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- #5387 of 5432
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [sean300]
by lounger
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Oct 17, 2007 (7:24 am)
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Replying to: sean300 (Oct 12, 2007 10:18 pm)
Agree with larry1. Meguiar's PlastX is good stuff. It will clear up your headlights. You will have to polish them often (once every month or two if you live in a sunny region) because the UV light will start yellowing the plastic lens since the lens has lost the original UV protection that it originally had.
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- #5388 of 5432
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [sean300]
by lounger
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Oct 17, 2007 (7:36 am)
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Replying to: sean300 (Oct 12, 2007 10:18 pm)
sean300, my girlfriend has a 99 Camry with a 2.2L engine, hence my experience with PlastX. The 99 Camry has a separate differential fluid fill hole and drain hole. Just look at the differential of your car and see if it has a separate drain bolt from the drain bolt from the transmission pan. If it does, they both will be a 10mm hex bolt.
I changed the fluid. It is kind of a pain to refill. I used a 2 cycle oil syringe to refill the differential; squirting close to 2 quarts with a syringe was a pain. Just make sure you can open the fill hole (also a 10mm hex bolt) BEFORE you drain the fluid. The bolts were torqued on hard and I needed a breaker bar to open the fill hole bolt. The fill hole is on the back side of the differential.
The Haynes manual has pictures which are quite good.
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [lounger]
by sean300
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Oct 17, 2007 (8:29 pm)
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Replying to: lounger (Oct 17, 2007 7:24 am)
OK, I tried to clear up the lens using a polishing compound. It cleared it up a little, so then I applied Turtle Wax rubbing compound. The light looks better than it did before but still has a fair amount of haze. What store carries the PlastX? Auto Zone? Pep Boys, Aid Auto Stores (can't locate it - just the Mothers Plastic wax which does nothing)?
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- #5390 of 5432
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [lounger]
by sean300
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Oct 17, 2007 (8:38 pm)
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Replying to: lounger (Oct 17, 2007 7:36 am)
Lounger, I think that I do have a separate differential. However, reading your post I think that I'll leave it alone. According to Haynes Camry manual (which also covers ES300, Avalon and Solara models: all have the same v6) the 99 and up es300's differentials are not a closed system. It was a pain getting the drain bolt off of the pan (which has a slight leak, by the way - think its the pan bolts). And I am trying to locate the PlastX in the auto stores but can not find it. Can you tell me what store I may find it at (I am near Pep Boys, Advanced Auto and Auto Zone)?
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [sean300]
by lounger
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Oct 19, 2007 (12:31 pm)
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Replying to: sean300 (Oct 17, 2007 8:38 pm)
I think I bought PlastX at Pep Boys, but I would call before driving over. Good luck.
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Re: Cloudy Headlights [lounger]
by sean300
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Oct 19, 2007 (1:22 pm)
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Replying to: lounger (Oct 19, 2007 12:31 pm)
I bought it today at Auto Zone but will have to wait until tomorrow to try it out - raining today. Does this stuff work? I tried Mother's Plastic wax but it just made the lens somewhat shiny, not clear. There's stuff on eBay but I think that it is cheap stuff that is probably worthless. I really want to avoid buying a new lens (bought drivers side used on eBay from a Lexus dealer in Georgia: $100).
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- #5393 of 5432
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99 Lexus Es300
by pookie1090
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Dec 05, 2007 (9:29 am)
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I have a Lexus es300 and i was wondering if anybody can expalin what the problem might be. The VSC engine light and VSC off indicater lights are shown on the dash, and now the car wont go into four gear and the o/d wont engage. I
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