I am 1,500 miles away from needing the 60K service on my '01 LS 430, and would like your advice on what to have done. I'm the second owner. The orig owner had all his work done at the dealership.

The records show the tranny was flushed at 30,000 and the brakes were flushed at 38,000 miles. Drive belt and idler pulley were done at 30,000. Front brake pads replaced/rotors turned at 26,000. I've changed the motor air filter and cabin air filter.

I have a very good independent shop in Long Beach, Calif., that does my work so I can guide the job. What more should I have done, or considered?

I'm planning to check brake pad wear, and to pull the brake wear sensors and have them tied back, following advice found on this board. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks for any and all advice.

 

Here is a scanned page from my owners manual..

 

what year is your car,,??

thought the trannys were sealed and never touched until after 100K,,???

 

Mine is a 2005 like yours.. The note 4 says that you only change the tranny fluid if you use your car for towing...

 

On the tranny flush at 30,000 miles, you raise a good point. I see that it's not called for in the service manual, but the original owner's records show it being done. But there's no explanation given for why, and where no owner's complaints in the service records. Maybe the dealership was pulling a fast one?