I've done the clean recently, just personal opinion I think you are removing too much trim unnecessarily, I only removed the 3 plastic clips on the side carpet, pulled it back and managed to get both the fan and filter out to clean
This morning started the warning with consult a dealer bla bla, and after 1 hour of this video and battery unplugged, the warning disappeared, and I think that it added some more range km (I don't know if this is because it got the fuel consumption to 0, because of the battery, or because I cleaned the fan and filter). Thank you!
Thank you! However, it is much more important to clean the net on the back seat! These are located on the side of the door, make sure that they are not covered!
@@Battery-Powered There is a couple of guides on youtube its getting the car level to ensure correct amount of fluid back in, thats the challenge you need to know your jacking points put it on axle stands. Drain & refill is easy 10mm hex plugs.
I don't think Lexus meant this to be a DIY-er project.... You have to dismantle the rear end of the car!!!! It's a good thing you recorded the dismantling so you can review if there are any parts left over....like there would be if I tried this.
@@Battery-Powered OMG.... that is horrible..... car had to dismantled again!! Certainly glad you processed the video before driving. Hope you have many happy years driving that Lexus. It's in really nice shape.
@@johnhealy4511 Sometimes I think it is merely because : they can. But just like Apple it could be that they want to save money so they do weird stuff. (Apple GLUES in the iPhone battery!) AND because they want to keep the consumer from doing their own repairs. Thank goodness we have RU-vid now and can find out their tricks.
You didn't do the job properly and you are showing it in a wrong way. When you removed the fan you need also to remove the long black pipe which runs into the fan from vehicle cabin. At the beginning of the pipe there is a special net which needs to be hoover/vacuum. And this is much more important than to clean the fan on its own. You should do it every 60000mls.
My IS300h is just over 7 yrs old , with 30,000 on the clock. I've no idea if the fan has ever been cleaned. Yours didn't look that dirty. I get mine serviced by Lexus, doesn't this come in with a service ? Next time I take it in I shall ask.
Won’t this be done when you take the car to get serviced? I am looking to purchase this car myself but I don’t know how to maintain my own cars etc so will this be an issue? I normally just get it serviced whenever the service is due.
After looking at the videos on cleaning these elements on Toyota hrbrids I can only say how disappointed I am that Toyota chose to design the hybrid cooling components where they are so relatively inaccessible. I am sure Toyota is not alone in this flaw but really, this is a failure on Toyota’s design team for such a critical element of the hybrid system. It should be bo more difficult than checking or changing the gas engine air cleaner.
