This is real bad...
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This is real bad...
My car seems to be having a drivetrain problem of some sort. When I go along at low speed there's an intermittent grinding/grumbling sound that seems to be under the back portion of the car.. it's pretty loud. It seems to show up after hard acceleration then slowing down. It also squeaks when I get the throttle just right, and that's not intermittent. Anyone had a transmission die in one of these before?
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It's been dealer service till 75k when they scratched my car, I stopped going there. It's 79.8k now, and I already changed the oil. As for the diff oil I don't know. You think it might be the differential? Will oil help or would it need to be replaced?
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Check your spark plugs and cables
I had a similar sound around 90K and it turned out to be just the spark plugs failing.
I thought I was experiencing major tranny and engine power failure and weird noises..but after they changed the spark plugs and connectors...things were fine.
Check it out Scott
I thought I was experiencing major tranny and engine power failure and weird noises..but after they changed the spark plugs and connectors...things were fine.
Check it out Scott
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Sorry to hear you're having troubles.
As to your question, I remember Ladman of ladman.com broke something major and had to swap out rear ends. He used synthetic oil, but he drove his SC hard. So to answer your question, yes I’ve heard about it before. Let’s hope it’s just something mundane like sparkplugs.
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As to your question, I remember Ladman of ladman.com broke something major and had to swap out rear ends. He used synthetic oil, but he drove his SC hard. So to answer your question, yes I’ve heard about it before. Let’s hope it’s just something mundane like sparkplugs.
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whew.... Made-ya-look!
That's what I love about lexus... every time you think it's a big problem, it's a minor one. Glad to hear it's something small... now back to my 10 page paper....
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That's what I love about lexus... every time you think it's a big problem, it's a minor one. Glad to hear it's something small... now back to my 10 page paper....
John
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Re: Check your spark plugs and cables
Originally posted by Anthracite SC
I had a similar sound around 90K and it turned out to be just the spark plugs failing.
I thought I was experiencing major tranny and engine power failure and weird noises..but after they changed the spark plugs and connectors...things were fine.
Check it out Scott
I had a similar sound around 90K and it turned out to be just the spark plugs failing.
I thought I was experiencing major tranny and engine power failure and weird noises..but after they changed the spark plugs and connectors...things were fine.
Check it out Scott
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It's been awhile since I've done any R&D work,but one thing that I remember is that whenever something is acting strange,go to whatever you messed with last,and you'll usually find the answer.
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