New to Lexus IS200
New to Lexus IS200
Having owned my is200 now for 3 months is there anything i need to look out for. I want to do a service on it soon so oil/plugs/filters will be changed. I have swapped out the original filter for the K&N lifetime filter (oiled one) already. It is coming up to 70k and still sounds sweet as a nut - no strange noises at all but is there anything i should look out for that anyone knows of? Is there anything else i should change while servicing it? Also what oil would people recomend go in? Thanks
IS200NEWBIE
20-08-2017, 10:39 AM #1I have just bought a Lexus is200 SE 2004 after having Vauxhalls virtually for the past 15 years. Theres no comparisson and i will never go back to :Shooting:Vx !.
Having owned my is200 now for 3 months is there anything i need to look out for. I want to do a service on it soon so oil/plugs/filters will be changed. I have swapped out the original filter for the K&N lifetime filter (oiled one) already. It is coming up to 70k and still sounds sweet as a nut - no strange noises at all but is there anything i should look out for that anyone knows of? Is there anything else i should change while servicing it? Also what oil would people recomend go in? Thanks
IS200NEWBIE
20-08-2017, 10:49 AM #3Thanks for the info regarding the oil and belts. is it worth getting all 3 belts done at the same time?
IS200NEWBIE
20-08-2017, 10:50 AM #4This model has the VVTi engine - does it actually have a cam belt? - might sound like a daft question ...
if the other belts need doing then do them, otherwise just do the timing the other can be done fairly easily.
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Sparkystav
20-08-2017, 10:51 AM #5Welcome mate.
if the other belts need doing then do them, otherwise just do the timing the other can be done fairly easily.
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IS200NEWBIE
20-08-2017, 10:59 AM #6Thanks for all the replies - think i will get the belts and a service done for now.
Great site - thanks
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FirebirdPhil
21-08-2017, 02:12 AM #8welcome to the club, IS200's are fairly bullet proof and surprisingly simple to work on:tongue_smilie:
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