Engine
Lexus Timing Belt
Lexus Timing Belt
This belt is responsible for keeping the bottom end of the engine (the crank) in time with the upper end of the engine (cam or cams).
Typical Service Interval: 60k-90k
Timing belts may look brand new up until the day the break or cause problems. Mileage is the only real way to tell service interval.
Lexus Oil & Filter
Lexus Oil & Filter
Lubricates the internal engine components, transfers heat and the filter keeps the oil clean.
Service Interval: 3k-15k, 6 months – 1 year
For many years, the general advice was to change the oil every 3k miles or 3 months. With advances in engine and oil technology, these suggested intervals have grown. Many, if not [...]
Lexus Fuel Induction System
Lexus Fuel Induction System
Throttle body cleaning, intake manifold cleaning, fuel system treatment.
Service Interval: 15k or more
Society of Automotive Engineers claim that service intervals of 15k miles may be beneficial to the vehicle. Many vehicles have no suggestion for this service at all.
Lexus Air Filter FAQ
Lexus Air Filter FAQ
Typically in a black box next to the engine, under the hood. Keeps the air entering the engine clean.
Service Interval: 12k-30k
Air filters may become restricted with dust and still look relatively clean. Simply knocking the dust out of it does not help this matter.
Lexus Coolant FAQ
Flows from the engine to the radiator and back again, transferring heat from the Lexus engine to the ambient air. Protects internal engine components.
Service Interval: 30k-150k or 2 years to 6 years
Typical green ethylene glycol coolants are good for 2 years or 30k miles. Other coolants will have longer service intervals. Use a hygrometer to [...]
Lexus spark plug replacement chart
Lexus spark plug replacement
Gasoline engines need three things to run – fuel, compression (of air or a gas containing oxygen) and spark, these take care of the spark.
Typical Service Interval: 30k, 60k, 90, 100k, 110k, 120k
Typically, if a vehicle is equipped with copper spark plugs, it has a service interval of 30k. Double Platinum [...]
