Was your car affected by the fuel pump recall ? If yes , has your dealer sorted it for you and does it improve the smoothness and refinement of the vehicle ?
Yes I had the fuel pump replaced last month. I didn’t notice any changes aside from the pump *may* be a little noisier when you bend down beside the car while it’s running.
InternetDude Oh alright . Our cars having it fixed this week and I was hoping that it would get a little smoother . Ours is a LS500h which is the 3.5 V6 multistage hybrid .
The fuel pump has basically nothing to do with smoothness unless it’s not putting out enough pressure. But it would trigger the check engine light if it was malfunctioning I would think.
When I first saw the number plate surround I thought it might be a bit tacky. But it looks really great. Really suits the white (pearl? I’m guessing?) colour and the chrome already on the car.
@@InternetDude Cost of Ownership , Maintenance , What type of mods you have done , Issues that you face with the specific models. - Along that line would be amazing mate.
The coolant level has not dropped since the second time it was in the dealer service shop but I do smell coolant at times. I have smelled coolant in the loaner Lexus' so I think the smell is not a concern.
@@InternetDude Weird. Must be some kind of a factory flaw. It would be nice to chech head and intake gaskets, compression, intercooler system and egr cooling system; gust to be shure. Toyota had some manufacturing issues with their new 2.5 L A25A-FKS I4 (new Camry engine), It was prawn to developing tiny cracks due faulty casting on all new equipment; Toyota had fixed this issue later on. So while V35A-FTS is a remarkable and best in it's class engine, since it's all new it might have some hidden flaws. But it's a good thing that at least it stopped drinking the coolant, for whatever reason.
I was told that Lexus wouldn’t pay them to tear into the engine at this point. If it starts losing coolant again I’ll take it in with a empty coolant bottle to make a point, instead of topping it up on my own.
@@InternetDude Yeh, but don't forget that driving with a low coolant is really bad for the car. And I don't see what's the problem that they're having as there are presiders and instruments developed for testing all those things, I was talking about, without any major tear down. Any good mechanic with proper instruments should be able test all these systems with no trouble. If it wasn't for the warranty, i would recommend you finding someone like Scotty Kilmer to test the car properly. But it's a good thing you're still on the warranty though; as if God forbids, this is something serious like the block itself, they will have to pay for it themselves. In any case, I hope that you will find the solution (if necessary), and will enjoy trouble free Lexus ownership for a long time to come. Good luck!
yep. I just checked the coolant again now since the car was sitting overnight and it's totally fine. So case closed I guess. I'm actually kind of sort of thinking about the 2021 LS500H hybrid. They updated the car for '21 with a touchscreen and some other tweaks so really thinking about it...
@@InternetDude -- Did you buy this from a Lexus dealer or independent dealer? Lexus dealer using stop leak? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hKDNWOZROnc.html
@@InternetDude -- Hopefully that coolant leak is a thing of the past. Could have been a hose that needed tightening. I am sure you will let us know if it comes back. You have to give some feed back on the oil consumption. I believe synthetic oil is a must since this is a turbo charged vehicle.
