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04-04-10, 08:42 PM

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OceanView

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Congrats to the OP! Your car looks new.

And Congrats to Trexus for having such a high mileage ES.
Hope to get there too someday. Any maintenance tips for the rest of us?

As for the timing belt, my 98 ES has 284K miles and I had the dealer change the timing belt twice at about 90K and 200K miles. This time, I am gonna wait to 350K and take a chance. I honestly think these belts can last 200K miles but Lexus recommends a lower optimal number.
Worst case scenario is that I get stuck someplace and have to deal with the inconvenience of getting towed.

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04-05-10, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by OceanView

And Congrats to Trexus for having such a high mileage ES. Hope to get there too someday. Any maintenance tips for the rest of us?

As for the timing belt, my 98 ES has 284K miles and I had the dealer change the timing belt twice at about 90K and 200K miles. This time, I am gonna wait to 350K and take a chance. I honestly think these belts can last 200K miles but Lexus recommends a lower optimal number.
Worst case scenario is that I get stuck someplace and have to deal with the inconvenience of getting towed.

Thanks OceanView. Click on link below and read my post #62 which gives my history and some tips I use to maintain my ES 300. Good luck with your ES and congratulations on hitting 284K miles...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...ml#post5142012