deekay247

97 Lexus es300 - Purchased used w/180,000 miles from a friend that didn't maintain it

List of items needed to be done to get her back into tip top shape.

1. Coolant plate re-siliconed - Leaking Coolant
2. Rear main seal replaced - Leaking Oil
3. Both valve cover gaskets and spark plug grommets - Leaking Oil
4. Spark Plugs & Wires - They were never replaced. Until Now
5. Tranny leaking from pan - Seal Replaced
6. Oil Pan Leaking from the first pan. Re Siliconed
7. VSV for Evap replaced. - Check engine light
8. Silicone hoses replaced. - Hard as rock
9. RR passenger switch replaced
10. FR passenger switch replaced
11. Blown Struts - Replaced w/ksports
12. Dog bone, front engine mount and rear engine mount replaced.
13. PCV Valve Replaced - Old one was clogged. Hence oil leaking everywhere else.
14. LCD replaced on head unit.
15. IACV - Carbon built up enough so that the car would just die upon start up. Clean it out and it's brand new again.
15. NOt sure yet but we'll see. If it's not one thing its another.

llcoolpass

VSV for evap -- ??
cleaned EVAP -- ??
coolant plate -- ??

can you tell me what those mean?

philES300

Yeah when I got my 97 in summer 0f, the lcd display to the stereo was messed up, they replaced it but about a year and a half later it happened again.

Jeremy-KY

95 Toyota Windom, Purchased in 05 with 52,000 K/M on it..

Problems to date,

Blown hood supports - Fixed
Serpentine Drive belt Snapped - Fixed also replaced the power steering belt at the same time.

Thats pretty much the problems i've had so far.

deekay247

VSV for evap is a switching valve that connects to the charcoal canister from the vacuum rail.

Clean evap, sorry I mean the (iacv) thats connected to the throttle body.

Coolant plate. It's a long horizontal plate that runs between the two valve covers. It's located underneath the intake manifold. It has the thermostat connected to it. Coolant was seeping out of this plate.