Cali87

Couple days ago ,i bought a 2006 gs300 awd and it makes a noise on cold starts,we know this is a common problem on these cars ,we know its something with the cam gear or cam seal that causes, maybe to leak the oil when not running and causes the noise rattle noise on cold starts then the noise goes away it only does that in cold starts ,if anyone had had this problem please help ,i know the parts arent going to cost much its maybe the labor,around how much would this job cost me at a lexus dealer?everyones help will be appreciated. .. thanks.. ps i also heard this was a recall problem and a lexus dealer could possibly fix this issue for free not sure ..

MX73

Reading around the forums, it's about a $2k job, 10 hrs.They'll have to remove the camshaft to replace the gears and seals. Not something I would do if you're not comfortable with valve springs and adjusting the timing. It's not a free job if it's outside the Lexus Extended Powertrain warranty.

Cali87

yea we dont know exactly what it is though u know could be a seal or something different i hope someone that had this exact problem could tell me thier experiences with this problem

MX73

Here you go.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...e-start-8.html. This also applies to the GS300, GS350, IS250 and IS350 and a handful of GR engines.

Cali87

thanks alot for your help the car only has 138 k miles its not that much as i expected u think i should just take it to the dealer n see what they quote me?the car runs decent its just that lil noise on cold starts that's annoying,