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Old 06-18-12, 09:48 PM
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Hi everyone,

I got several problems for my es, so I don't know what to put on the title

1) Remote Problem: , ... I don't know why my remote doesn't work(won't lock/unlock/release trunk). At first, I thought I ran out of battery, but after I changed it, it still doesn't work..

2) Timing belt, water pump: I am not sure If my previous owner changed it @ 60k miles (I bought it ~74k Miles), how to check if I need to change them?

3) Wind noise: there is a noticeable wind noise when I drive along the freeway (front driver's side window is louder than the one on the right side)

What should I do

I am going to graduate in 1year, I am thinking If i should spend a lot of money fixing the car
Old 06-18-12, 10:05 PM
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#1 something fried, probably ur key circuit. if u got the money try a new one
#2 no way to tell unless u pop open the covers. an oem timing belt will last 100k miles. if ur under 160k miles, ur ok
#3...no way to tell...probably your window moulding is loose
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Did the remote ever work? The timing belt, without a record you have to do a visual inspection and take a guess. The wind noise is inherent to the design unfortunately, the best you can hope to do is replace the window rubber which many improve the noise.
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Originally Posted by Lexus2000
Did the remote ever work? The timing belt, without a record you have to do a visual inspection and take a guess. The wind noise is inherent to the design unfortunately, the best you can hope to do is replace the window rubber which many improve the noise.
It worked before, but not anymore
How to visual inspect the timing belt?? is there a noise or.. i can see if it crack or something??

Probably i will stick with the wind noise
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Originally Posted by EEngineer
#1 something fried, probably ur key circuit. if u got the money try a new one
#2 no way to tell unless u pop open the covers. an oem timing belt will last 100k miles. if ur under 160k miles, ur ok
#3...no way to tell...probably your window moulding is loose
my car have 115k miles.. but what if the previous owner never change it ?
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