There's not one simple answer to this.
The owner's manual has a long, 12-page list of seemingly all customizable features. When that list shows a circle under the column for 'can be changed by Lexus dealer' but not via the center console then a dealer needs to do it. Any dealer changes are...
During the first few oil changes the hose kept slipping off the funnel tip right as I unscrewed the filter.
Mildly annoying when the entire built-in funnel ("oil filter receiver") is designed to catch the oil drippings, but the very opposite occurs at the precise moment the filter is pulled...
No dealers anywhere are discounting.
The three categories listed in this post are still valid.
Try Lehigh Valley Lexus in Allentown, PA if only to talk to a 2nd dealership to get some perspective. Many of us on here have shopped around only to find out there's no magic answer. Dealers...
What happened to the function in the app to 1) close open windows and 2) close an open moonroof?
The last time I used either or both of these functions was in Oct or Nov 2025. I was hoping the disappearance from the app was only temporary, but I haven't seen either of the two buttons (under...
When you say luck do you really mean the date of manufacture of the engine, as in "I was lucky the engine was made after the debris issue was fixed"?
Toyota has already identified the root cause and narrowed it down to specific dates. Ref this thread.
Granted there is a lot of guessing and...
I was in for a 5k mile service earlier this week and had the dealer enable 'open all windows on hold/long press unlock on the key fob' per post #13 here.
It works, but not fully as expected. If you release before the windows are all the way down then the down motion stops. Which is fine if you...
I don't know anything more than any other auto hobbyist/enthusiast/DIY-er/weekend shade-tree mechanic.
And my opinion is: If the auto manufacturers or the third-party parts suppliers (Fram, Wix, Purolator, Bosch, ... any of them), thought this to be a good idea then they clearly would have done...
I also never knew an oil filter cutter tool exists.
For anyone thinking of DIY-ing this, be aware the lower your miles the less debris you will have.
If I understand the explanation in the video, and I believe it do understand it, the initial debris left over from manufacturing is a...
Agree, that engine has it bad.
I get a whole lot more from Dave's videos than from Car Care Nut's vids. This vid is one more example.
Edit to add:
I've watched this video three times, so far. High points to me:
Dave measures the actual thickness of the debris at 10:48:
Oil...
The base Lexus powertrain warranty is "...72 months or 70,000 miles, whichever occurs first."
Reference: Lexus Warranty | Lexus.com
The above is before any extended warranty coverage. With that kind of coverage, it's worth bluntly asking what exactly should owners be worried about?
Great tip. And timely, too.
I was browsing through Home Depot yesterday and saw a Milwaukee brand paint pen. In the interest of not walking out empty handed I grabbed one and marked my tires today, purposely inconspicuous. I have the 5K service appt tomorrow and I'll see where the marks are...
A tip, or two:
All bolts, aka 'threaded fasteners' will have torque specs. The specs for non OT/OT+ models skid plates are listed upthread.
Don't go by how dark black the used oil is. Picking up products of combustion is part of the oil's job and therefore expected. The true measure of how...
I also wish the disappearing tach could be configured to not disappear.
The owner's manual seems to state it disappears but still leaves the door open for some doubt.
The way the manual is written makes is hard to tell if the description applies to the multi-information display, or the...