Bad Solenoid on RX300
03-20-09, 07:12 AM
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Bad Solenoid on RX300
I am considering buying a 2001 Lexus RX300 with 120,000 miles. The current owner says the check engine light is on but that it runs "perfectly." He told me that it's a bad sensor. When I asked him which sensor it was he said it was in the transmission and that the code indicates that solenoid E is bad. He is asking $7,000 for the vehicle. Should I invest the money in replacing the solenoid or are more extensive repairs needed? The owner also hasn't changed the timing belt and water pump which is a $900 job from the dealer.
03-20-09, 07:20 AM
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I am considering buying a 2001 Lexus RX300 with 120,000 miles. The current owner says the check engine light is on but that it runs "perfectly." He told me that it's a bad sensor. When I asked him which sensor it was he said it was in the transmission and that the code indicates that solenoid E is bad. He is asking $7,000 for the vehicle. Should I invest the money in replacing the solenoid or are more extensive repairs needed? The owner also hasn't changed the timing belt and water pump which is a $900 job from the dealer.
here is a link to a current discussion on the same issue:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-for-sale.html
Last edited by mikey00; 03-20-09 at 07:24 AM.
03-20-09, 07:31 AM
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ehh,that sounds like the seller!! "7,000 sounds good to him rite now" and your both in Oklahoma? (or did you already know this?)
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03-20-09, 09:19 AM
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If he hasn't replaced the timing belt by 120,000 miles, I'd wonder how regular he was in changing the oil and other stuff like that (including transmission drain and refill). The recommended interval for the timing belt replacement is 90,000 miles (or 5 years, but I don't think anybody uses that time interval).
03-20-09, 09:33 AM
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If he hasn't replaced the timing belt by 120,000 miles, I'd wonder how regular he was in changing the oil and other stuff like that (including transmission drain and refill). The recommended interval for the timing belt replacement is 90,000 miles (or 5 years, but I don't think anybody uses that time interval).
05-09-09, 08:23 AM
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I am considering buying a 2001 Lexus RX300 with 120,000 miles. The current owner says the check engine light is on but that it runs "perfectly." He told me that it's a bad sensor. When I asked him which sensor it was he said it was in the transmission and that the code indicates that solenoid E is bad. He is asking $7,000 for the vehicle. Should I invest the money in replacing the solenoid or are more extensive repairs needed? The owner also hasn't changed the timing belt and water pump which is a $900 job from the dealer.
Changed the gas cap from Autozone $7.99 and solved the problem.
May clean the sensor if the new gas cap does not solve the problem.
I have 112K on my 2000 RX.
Still drives good.
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