anyone here do their own maintenance?
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yeah i just bought an 2015 and thinking about doing on my own cause closest dealership near me is 30 miles out. It shouldn't be hard right? i have dont many oil changes and brake jobs in my life, but never done it on any Lexus.
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I don’t bother with oil changes because they are too messy and time consuming for my busy schedule and because they are part of the CPO warranty, but I do my own brakes. Super easy. If you’ve ever done a brake job, then you will find that the brakes are EXTREMELY easy to do on these cars.
And if if you’ve never done brakes before but are comfortable turning a couple of wrenches and are even the least bit technically inclined, you should be fine.
And if if you’ve never done brakes before but are comfortable turning a couple of wrenches and are even the least bit technically inclined, you should be fine.
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It's a standard oil wrench, like any Toyota.
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ive had the car since january 2018. ive changed the front brakes and a brake fluid flush, did the spark plugs, i always change my own oil, i do my own cabin and engine filters, ive done the pcv valve, i wanna change the tranny filter since the dealership wont do it
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What did you find in the UOA? I also noticed in another thread you advised against Blackstone. Have you gotten inconsistent results from Blackstone? Who do use instead? I thought about sending a sample to the company that tests our locomotive oil to compare it to Blackstone but it sounds like maybe you have already done a comparison. TIA
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Yes, I enjoy servicing our vehicles. I also service many of my friend's vehicles as well.
I haven't done anything on the GS as it is under CPO. And I like the way they detail it...
But I will.
I haven't done anything on the GS as it is under CPO. And I like the way they detail it...
But I will.
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I change the oil, rotate the tires, check the diff fluid levels and have replaced a rear hub with no major issues.
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What did you find in the UOA? I also noticed in another thread you advised against Blackstone. Have you gotten inconsistent results from Blackstone? Who do use instead? I thought about sending a sample to the company that tests our locomotive oil to compare it to Blackstone but it sounds like maybe you have already done a comparison. TIA
My issue with blackstone is they dont use accurate methods for measuring fuel and water dilution and their analysis is not very thorough. i have heard their method of particle counting for soot and dirt etc is very good though. There are a bunch of labs that have iso certification and that should help you find a good lab. i forget which certs are best but that info can be looked up on bitog somewhere. I wanted the best so i went with dyson and im glad i did.
When i can ill post a good copy of my UOA here later but theres a gentlemans agreement with terry not to discuss any of his proprietary info from his analysis and i am going to respect his wishes. but what i can say is i was worried about fuel dilution and my high silicon readings, blackstone wasnt reading anything for fuel before but i KNEW something was up and the new UOA confirmed my paranoia.
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