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Got my figgs #90 LCAB installed along with both sport swaybars. I drove a bit between every part to get a feel for differences.
The LCA bushing hands down makes a huge difference. Especially when braking.
The sway bars were noticeable but defiantly not a huge impact like the LCA bushings. (the rear swaybar was also more noticeable than the front.)
I'm starting to have air leaks in my windshield so trying to order all the parts for that before moving to the ISF ECU. (coming next week)
I plan to swap the entire exhaust system. might get that figured before swapping the ECU (maybe even a tune?)
Those blinkers you mentioned sound cool as ****. Definitely get to those sometime as well!
With a little time off, I decided to drain the oil from Crusty, clean and paint the open diff from LQK who shipped it full of oil on a crate with no plugs.
Anyways - check out what's stuck to the magnet! Now IIRC, cast iron makes chips and steel makes these spring like shavings when drilled. All that said, the oil was pretty clean and the magnet had the usual 90k miles of fine powder like shaving...
And in our final installment of what's cooking we appear to have burned it uniformly black!
- let's call this baby steps! Maybe next time I post here, this will be in the car!
PS - don't wipe your weathered tag with lacquer thinner, the label will be void of content.
Donor had 90k miles and a production date of 2010-11-05.
With a little time off, I decided to drain the oil from Crusty, clean and paint the open diff from LQK who shipped it full of oil on a crate with no plugs.
Anyways - check out what's stuck to the magnet! Now IIRC, cast iron makes chips and steel makes these spring like shavings when drilled. All that said, the oil was pretty clean and the magnet had the usual 90k miles of fine powder like shaving...
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Originally Posted by 2013FSport
So so what is that exactly ??? Manufacturing process / shavings ??!
I've never seen something like that left in a diff before, definitely looks like it could be left over from a machining operation. Possibly fell into one of the oil passages during machining of the case and didn't get seen during assembly? Not sure, but it does seem odd.
I don't think it matters what day of the week your car or diff was built...
Joe Z
It's steel, and mostly pliable. It was just as fury as the magnet indicating it was there for a while as an extension of the magnet.
The good news is this assembly only needs last long enough for me to grind and fit the Giken LSD into the diff that is in the car now. I didn't want to play beat the clock forcing a quick turn on LSD install so into the case. So, the back up plan is now the plan. This goes in, and I work at my own pace installing LSD.
Then we do it again! Yep...
Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
I've never seen something like that left in a diff before, definitely looks like it could be left over from a machining operation. Possibly fell into one of the oil passages during machining of the case and didn't get seen during assembly? Not sure, but it does seem odd.
Jeff
In my experience in the machine shop, I have never seen cast iron make a full curl, as it breaks into small chips, much less one this long. Therefor I deem it not from the housing maching but the ring carrier as the gear set went through heat treating and polishing and all that jazz. How it remained caught in carrier seems to be a stretch, unless a worker just through it in there to assist in the break-in process? lol
And it seems unlikely to have been pumped in when the oil was added, so WTFK's how it got inside....
Back in my twenties, my dad and I used to build and run sand rails. At the time, they were either front engine V8 with a solid axle rear or VW. We didn't like either option so we ran Chevy Corvair engine and transaxle. Upon retiring a 140hp 4 carb engine we pulled it down as sand went through it from a collapsed air filter. In the main journal of the cross drilled oil passage was a complete drill bit snapped off in the oil feed. Amazingly, the hole was drilled through and both sides chamfered, yet drill bit remained. It had something like 165,000 miles on it with a two flute drill bit in an oil feed to a rod and never spun that rod despite us running the ever loving ****** out of it. How that one made it that long is beyond me too.
@Jeff Lange
Jeff, would you be so kind as to help me find a valid Toyota Lexus FIPG material?
The two numbers I find do not come up on any Lexus sites, perhaps because they start with a T? -sigh-
00295-00103 Seal and packing 103
00295-01281 - transmission FIPG
00295-
My current parts order:
FIPG #
Diff seals: left and right vs what I received #90311-47015
90311-47018 R
90311-47019 L
In my experience in the machine shop, I have never seen cast iron make a full curl, as it breaks into small chips, much less one this long. Therefor I deem it not from the housing maching but the ring carrier as the gear set went through heat treating and polishing and all that jazz. How it remained caught in carrier seems to be a stretch, unless a worker just through it in there to assist in the break-in process? lol
And it seems unlikely to have been pumped in when the oil was added, so WTFK's how it got inside....
Back in my twenties, my dad and I used to build and run sand rails. At the time, they were either front engine V8 with a solid axle rear or VW. We didn't like either option so we ran Chevy Corvair engine and transaxle. Upon retiring a 140hp 4 carb engine we pulled it down as sand went through it from a collapsed air filter. In the main journal of the cross drilled oil passage was a complete drill bit snapped off in the oil feed. Amazingly, the hole was drilled through and both sides chamfered, yet drill bit remained. It had something like 165,000 miles on it with a two flute drill bit in an oil feed to a rod and never spun that rod despite us running the ever loving ****** out of it. How that one made it that long is beyond me too.
I agree, I couldn't see it coming from cast, it needs to be from something more ductile to curl like that instead of chip. Very odd indeed.
Originally Posted by 2013FSport
@Jeff Lange
Jeff, would you be so kind as to help me find a valid Toyota Lexus FIPG material?
The two numbers I find do not come up on any Lexus sites, perhaps because they start with a T? -sigh-
00295-00103 Seal and packing 103
00295-01281 - transmission FIPG
00295-
My current parts order:
FIPG #
Diff seals: left and right vs what I received #90311-47015
90311-47018 R
90311-47019 L
Accessory Belt:
99367-K1550
Wiper Blades:
85214-0E140
85214-0T040
00295-00103 is the Toyota USA/Canada part number for black FIPG used for engine oil.
00295-01281 is the Toyota USA/Canada part number for orange FIPG used for gear oil.
08826-00100 is the black FIPG used for coolant.
All of these come up on say, LexusPartsNow.com, but I'm not sure where you're looking.
I agree, I couldn't see it coming from cast, it needs to be from something more ductile to curl like that instead of chip. Very odd indeed.
00295-00103 is the Toyota USA/Canada part number for black FIPG used for engine oil.
00295-01281 is the Toyota USA/Canada part number for orange FIPG used for gear oil.
08826-00100 is the black FIPG used for coolant.
All of these come up on say, LexusPartsNow.com, but I'm not sure where you're looking.
Jeff
What I found on the adhesives is they don't list *certain* toxic chemicals on their websites or items that have unusual shipping expenses/restrictions (LiPo batteries for instance), as they don't want to deal with the public explaining how paint or sealant doubled the shipping cost so they just don't list it on their site even though they have it and use it.
Meaning, call them and it can be bought but not through the website.
As usual, thanks for you input on this... At least this time I found the reason why with emails and calls.
Yikes. You'll get even more attention (good and bad) once you acquire the F-Sport Exhaust that you've been looking for.
But not all attention is bad, right? I hope not! I've got 35,000 miles on this (below) and having the exhaust completely obnoxious steers the deer away. When I got it, the sewing machine like sound, even at 13k lead to a positive intercept trajectory! Being loud here, saves lives. I doubt I can use that story on the IS.
I just hope, it's worth the cost of shipping/stupid price they put on it... That said, the Two Brothers exhaust below was ridiculous too... Clearly 1st world problems...
11-02-20, 10:03 AM
Built on Friday?
, OK! 
