Everything Wrong With My Cheap Lexus LS430 Project Car
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- I've already started acquiring parts for the project LS430 with a bad transmission, but today we're taking a deeper dive into what it's going to take to get this thing back on the road and JJ in Motion approved.
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Currently Swaping 3uz to cd008 as my first build. your videos have been super helpful man! bless you
That sounds like a fun project! Good luck!
I love the positiveness that you put into the proyects. When something is absolutely not working as it should, just laugh ironically hahah. You are doing great, its just a matter of time(and work) that you end up with a nice riding car
Thanks so much dude! Only way to keep it fun is to laugh at it because there’s also a lot of rage inducing moments with projects like this lol
Just bought a 07 sc 430 with a few issues but i love it so far good luck with yours
Heck yeah! Thank you
😂 same i got a 03 sc430 with 92k miles very smooth cars.
Love it! I'm currently working to bring back my 2002 LS430 that the previous owner clapped out. Luckily, most of the mechanical maintenance has been done but lots of work to do still! Cheers from Houston!
Awesome dude!! Stoked to hear we’re on the same path to LS430 rescue
Awesome project man got my sub!
Can’t wait for the next one
Awesome, thank you so much!
Thanks for making these. They are informative
My pleasure!
That evap hose on top of the motor will sometimes crack underneath it were you cant see and throw a code. Drove me nuts finding that one.
Nice video as usual 🎉
My advice is to take the car to the car wash .
And wash it very well from underneath , you can't work like that .
clear hands clean minds.😊
Agreed! It’s disgusting in there
Just subscribed. My 98 Land Cruiser has about 340K miles on it and has suffered through two teenage sons "owning" it during college, first jobs, etc. Best "car" I've ever owned. When it does pass by my house I give it a once-over and usually change the oil if I have time. Knock wood, it's going strong!
Awesome!! Glad to have you. Huge 100 series fan here too
Can’t be wait to see the whole process! That whine turned out to be the alternator going bad on my LS.
Ohhh good point, dude. I should take the belt off and run it to see if it still sounds awful like that
You had me scared, so I took the belt off and the awful noise is still there and the transmission is still whacky. Both happy and sad at the same time lol
@@JJinMotion awww man sorry to hear that man.
Should have gotten the 2005 facelift version, looks better imo but that’s price is to good to pass away. Love the series brother. 🗣🔝
Those do look better, no doubt! But too good a deal indeed :-)
@@JJinMotion i recently got new oem suspension and engine mounts for my 2000 ls400, so smooth. I would recommend finding which dealer sells parts for the cheapest. I found one that sells for 27% off for all and sometimes they have 17% or 15% off extra for all on their official Lexus parts websites on special occasions, so almost 44% off on all parts. Also they do free shipping when u shop online until next year. Could save u ALOT of money for ur project. 🙌🏼
The dealer I have been using that sells parts the cheapest is Prestige Lexus of Ramsey, NJ. I believe the free shipping is still active. 👍🏼
Greetings from Los Angeles. I have a 2005 black on black UL myself…. Needs lots of work😅 I wish I was as handy as you. Mine does need a new transmission and I’m in the process of buying that this week. I’ve owned the car for 12 years and it’s been great but it’s got 230,000 miles and it needs to be maintained.
Awesome!! Now that I have this car and love it so much, I want a facelift UL like yours :-)
Yes! I do love the 05 and the 06 front end too 👍🏼 My model came with the AFS front headlights and LED tail lights, which is really cool.
Surprisingly, I haven’t had an issue with them at all.
The caps you pointed out at the back of the intake look like air bleed points for the cooling system.
The throttle body of the 2UZFE in my mom's GX470 had coolant crusties on top. IIRC a little metal plug had worked itself loose somehow. I knocked the plug back down with a punch, on the off chance that would fix it, and to my surprise it did.
Sweet! Thank you
Valve covers are almost always the leak on these. Anything not FIPG glued together is suspect.
Hay I have been watching you taking out the engine and transmission ,are you going to up load the new transmission as I wanted to see the end results , hope it went well, I've got a 2009 GS,460 Lexus,all the best from New Zealand.
Just fyi while a minor detail I don’t think the needle jiggle is related to the terminals. I think it’s just a quirk of these. My LS430 was absolutely babied with new battery, new alt etc and had the needle jiggle. I’ve seen so many that have that jiggle on startup.
Good to know, thanks!
where did you buy the used transmission? Thanks
I found it on car-part.com and picked it up from an auto recycler a few hours from my house
Don't replace that radiator, that one I guarantee you they replaced it, that one is oem toyota new spec which is made in China, the original is made in Japan, and by the color of it looks new, the original would've been brown from age. I have an ls430 and I replaced the radiator 4 months ago with oem and it is the same as yours. Good luck with the new project.
Agree 100%. I also replaced mine with dealer OEM and it is made in China now. Cost is around $340 from online discount dealers while walk in retail is over $400. It is the same radiator as the Rockauto Denso for around $140. All you get is the Toyota marking on the upper tank and the Toyota cardboard box. I am very disappointed with Toyota for that kind of price gouging. However it is a great sign on your car. The person who had it insisted on OEM parts or used a mechanic or dealer that went OEM with everything.
Awesome info, thank you guys. I got an OEM radiator for my Land Cruiser that’s marked Japan, but maybe that’s a Land Cruiser thing only
NIIICE
Got that dawggg in em
Hey bud gm just a comment please please!🙏 if your doing a video about the way you love your lexus as i love my 05 lexus es 330 and doing a rebuild. YOU GOTTA CLEAN ALL! ☝️☝️ MUDDY OIL LEAKS WITH BRAKE CLEANER C9MPLETE EVERYWHERE IN THE E GINE BAY AND UNDER BODY. SO YOU DONT HAVE TO GUESSTIMATE.
I think this leaks from cam seal
That is definitely possible, I will look at that
gotta clean that throttle body!
Most definitely!
I gotta say, I don't really understand all the fuzz with this car man. It ain't particularly pretty, it ain't that reliable, it ain't very cheap to own and maintain. I guess it all comes down to the fact that ppl in the US love BIG cars with V8.
Have you driven a luxury boat like this? It's superior to the same era Mercedes, or pretty much anything German, plus far easier and cheaper to maintain.
@@Mis73rRand0m Yeah, I agree with you, but I'd much rather go for the Lexus GS300 from the same period. The GS is also a luxury boat, just easier and cheaper to work on and with less things that could go wrong.
It's gorgeous, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As for the reliability, it is definitely one of the most reliable cars ever created, and there are thousands of testimonials and endless data to back it up. People don't just say it's reliable, it actually is. It's definitely not cheap to own or maintain, you got that part right.