1999-2003 Lexus Rx300 Transmission Swap with Rear main seal 

Best damm video on RU-vid that covers transmission remove/replace. And rear main seal! You do great work young man!

I own a 1999 rx300 awd. For the longest time my car would'nt shift into overdrive and i began to suspect the transmission. ran codes using snap on scanner and found 2 knock sensor codes. i had read on a toyota/lexus forum knock sensor codes would trigger the computer to not let you shift into overdrive(safety feature)..i didnt believe it until i replaced them both. havent had a shifting issue since. putting this out there incase someone is also experiencing the same situation.

This was a tough job and this video really helped.

Wow! Really good detailed video. I have a ES330 with a rear main leak. I've been waiting to do this job. I'll definitely review this before I do the job.

Great video, I'm about to pull my transmission after a shop has had it out twice and it still leaks fluid. I'm guessing the torque converter seals are shot. I was under the impression that this had to be done on a lift because of the subframe removal so I hadn't taken the dive in. Now I'll be taking 2 days to do it in my driveway. My only advice to you is to use a paint marker and match mark everything that bolts together instead of scratching surfaces and potentially introducing contaminants to any system. Again, great video man. Good luck with everything else in the future!

next time use landscape format instead of portrait. very hard to follow in portrait format.

Thanks Im about to do this rear main

Thanks this really helps.. You are great 👍👍

Bien explicado ,very good thanks .

Would you Recommend buying a RX300, I'm looking at a 2001 Lexus RX300 with about 130K miles. Good history of repairs from Lexus dealer. New Valve cover gaskets, Timing belt, Water Pump. But I heard that all these AWD drive Transmissions have problems and generally fail anywhere between 130K to 200K miles. Iv'e also heard a Remanufactured Transmission is about 3K parts and labor. The RX300 i'm looking at is very clean, 1 owner. The guy is asking 5 thousand for SUV, just worried that the transmission will fail and then I'm into the vehicle for 8k. Would you stay away from the car?

Where did u buy the new transmission

Good video but you can't tell where he is half the time because of the black boarders. Only shows a third of the picture. Confusing to me and I'm a seasoned mechanic. So for someone who is doing a transmission on one of these for the first time..I'm sure that it's difficult for them to even tell if your on top or under the car. Get rid of those black boarders man!!

is there a rattlesnake close to you? sounds pretty similar

You marked the flywheel for the blue/grey bolt. Was it because you re-used your torque converter? How would you align that to a new torque converter? Thanks

How do you support the engine when you remove the sub frame

What did you attach the chain to on the transmission side of engine to support it, you didn’t talk about that. I have the support bar but there is so much plastic and electrical I’m worried about breaking something.

How did you get the top two bolt out of the transmission when you took it out?. I have a everything u bolt except the two on top of the transmission bolted into the block. Super stumped any help would be greatly appreciated

Is this procedure the same for the 2004 rx330?

What are the tools needed to perform this job?

How hard is it to put the subframe back on the vehicle? Did you need an extra hand to help putting it up? You are very knowledgeable about the mechanical works. How many working hours from the start to finish you put in for that job?

Whats that sound In the background, sounds like a rattle snake !!

is there a transcript to this?!

horizontal video next time please !!

Can you change mine in Austin. I have a shop.99 Lexus rx300