jgoodtimes

Well i'm about to change my park/neutral switch, and finally got under the car and it is RIGHT NEXT to one of the cats. It was too hot at the moment to poke around, but it looks like there wont be enough clearance to work on this. Anyone have any advice/suggestions?

FYI, the CEL is showing the p1780 code, and the car currently will NOT shift out of park unless that little button on the shifter is pushed in. And with the CEL on, my car wont pass emissions, which means my plates are expired which means I can't drive my damn Lexus

Debonair

Wrong Forum???

About jgoodtimes

State
wi
Lexus Car
gs300
Year of your Lexus
1996

BLAZE

iTrader: (2)

LOL... Just check out the 1st gengs section, and post there.

jgoodtimes

I drive a 98 GS300, this should be the right forum???

jgoodtimes

Oops, don't know how that happened! I guess I better update that.....

jgoodtimes

Heres the car. I plan on dropping it with the NF210 springs, and either painting the roof black, or the lower portion gray or tan. Just gotta get these maintenance issues taken care of first

Debonair

Top black looks nice but is pretty common now - lower body panels grey/tan....not so much. I think it will make the car look older then it is but I could be wrong.

sakataj

iTrader: (182)

cant go wrong with the black roof on the white cars....as far as lower panels u could always ask seize to photoshop that for us and we can see what it would look like

Debonair

I have not found specific information on the GS yet but I did see for the SC the instructions include removing the front exhaust. So that may also be the case with the GS.

jgoodtimes

Well I got the old one off, and it was a HUGE pain. Now my problem is getting the wire harness off. There is little to no slack, and of course it's towards the top of the tranny. I'm thinking about unbolting the tranny crossmember to gain a few precious inches up there. That should be all I need.

Anyone know if i unbolt the crossmember if the tranny will drop a bit? Of course i'll have a jack under it so it doesn't fall.....

jgoodtimes

Ok, the job is done. I would say total time was 3 1/2 hours. This is NOT a job for the faint of heart. Access is extremely limited, and you have to get pretty creative during removal/installation. Dropping the tranny crossmember probably gave me an extra inch of clearance which made the job barely doable. I would LOVE to hear what a dealership would charge to replace this part.

Part replacement did solve my problem, now my car passed emissions, the tags are current, and I can move on to the next maintenance job. Replacing sparkplugs and front rotors is on the list. Ive seen the DIY topics on both, and after this job, i'm ready for anything on this damn car

xxxoDWGoxx

ha ha, sounds like you had a hard time with it. im not looking forward to the job

JeffTsai

iTrader: (1)

Which part failed? That black box around the shifter that senses what gear you're in?

Mine is freely acessible, then again I don't have a certain thing in the way

Side note for everyone else, if you drop the transmission brace keep a jack under it and don't allow the engine to move too far back. If you're not careful the engine will lean against the firewall and may cause dents or scratches. Then again, it's hard to see around that area so it's not really that big of a deal. But just giving you guys a FYI.

jgoodtimes

No, its a raw aluminum part underneath the car connected to where the shift linkage meets the transmission. Even without a cat there it's still a bit of work. I'll post a pic of the old part tomorrow.

jgoodtimes

Not easy, but definatly doable. I had no special tools, but I sure did stretch the functions of some basic, common tools!