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2000, 200000, 2001, 300, coming, fumes, good, lexus, light, mechanical, miles, oil, pipe, rx, rx300, sludge, smoke, tail, thing, wrong

2000 rx 300 died

daisy2000 on 04-10-11

06-23-23 12:20 PM
by hugo2648

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2,783

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

300, control, cover, es, es300, forums, gasket, lexus, oil, removing, replace, replacement, rx300, sludge, valve

01 Es300 Valve Cover Removal for Sludge inspection

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PFB on 12-18-09

10-30-18 06:15 PM
by MichaelPm

33

41,004

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

300, blowby, cleaner, compression, consumption, damage, engine, grommet, lexus, low, mopar, oil, pcv, rx, rx300, sludge, valve

Low Cost RX300 Oil Fix that works

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john talle on 02-12-13

03-21-17 09:39 AM
by nickd7

28

37,786

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

30, black, cooling, covering, engine, es300, highlander, is300, lexus, pressure, problem, problems, sludge, sludging, soot, system, toyota, v6

1997-2001 ES300 Engine Sludge Problem

DallasLex on 01-03-06

06-08-16 11:57 PM
by Ldizzle91

12

32,516

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

2001, 2j, build, domestic, good, is300, japanese, jdm, lexus, motor, motors, orlando, problems, sludge, zerolift

Do All JDM Motors Have Sludge Issues?

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evileagle on 08-20-09

01-23-16 06:25 PM
by SCFactory

30

11,172

Performance & Maintenance

1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 205k, 300, buying, cars, es, es300, lexus, reliability, reliable, sludge, tuneup

Lexus es300 reliability? Everyone chip in please! (updated with pics of potential ES)

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envision11 on 02-13-11

12-04-15 05:00 PM
by LeX2K

32

91,740

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

check oil, crank shaft, engine repair, low oil, low oil level sensor, oil pump, sludge

Low oil light on RX, easy to repair?

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Eliaquim on 07-21-15

09-04-15 02:06 AM
by Eliaquim

27

18,496

RX - 2nd Gen (2004-2009)

Should I be worried (Gelling and VVT-I stick)

JDMSteven on 06-11-15

06-13-15 07:17 AM
by JDMSteven

5

1,167

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

100k, 2000, 300, burning, changing, engine, es, es300, gs300, lexus, oil, pcv, problems, sludge, valve

2000 lexus es300 burning oil...

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CoryMiller on 02-04-10

04-11-15 01:45 PM
by yvielomeli

34

36,340

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

1996, 2002, check, code, cylinder misfire, engine, es300, gel, lexus, light, oil, p0300, p0301, p0302, rx300, rx330, sludge, sludge oil

CEL + TRC on ES300: P0300+P0301+P0302 .. mechanic says sludge issue?

gabbar on 03-03-09

01-18-15 08:37 AM
by Delson

2

6,180

Maintenance

02, 2002, 300, afm, autorx, es300, lexus, marvel, mystery, oil, rx, scam, sludge, usage, year

2002 ES300 - is this a "sludge" year? Auto RX

degilmer on 03-23-11

12-22-14 02:51 PM
by ES300NZ

10

9,129

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

2002, avoid, castrol, club, filter, german, gokussj3, group, gs300, gtx, kind, lexus, ls430, oil, sludge

What type of Oil do you use?

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TriniLex on 06-02-11

10-14-14 12:08 AM
by SidhuGs300

102

99,558

GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005)

1999, 300, 330, cars, es, es300, es330, good, high, idle, lexus, maintenance, miles, run, scheduled, sludge

1999 Lexus ES300 Advice

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rankone on 07-04-11

08-13-14 02:55 PM
by ES300NZ

23

15,907

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

50000, change, city, cost, engine, es35, extreme, forums, kansas, lexus, lx570, mile, oil, service, sludge, sludged

interesting k and n oil filter

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cl206 on 09-28-12

03-31-14 03:43 PM
by jagtoes

18

5,592

ES - 5th Gen (2007-2012)

30, build, cab, checking, dipstick, engine, fill, filter, hole, lexus, oil, pictures, problem, rx300, sludge

99 RX300, sludge, problems. Just bought!

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TampRX300 on 02-24-08

03-01-14 07:23 PM
by Payod19

31

14,646

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

2000, belt, broke, broken, case, engine, lexus, longest, low, oil, problems, quit, rod, running, rx300, sludge, timing

01 rx300 died driving help

frankjames on 07-16-09

11-27-13 10:11 AM
by Barbwire54

9

2,725

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

2002, boys, compression, cover, disappearing, es300, gelling, lexus, lows, oil, oil leak, oil level check, pcv, pep, quarts, rx300, short block, sludge, torque, transmission, valve

Lexus RX300 2002 85k - Losing 1 quart every 750 miles

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lexus2k2 on 07-14-12

11-09-13 05:38 PM
by Larry62

101

56,618

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

0w40, 2001, 33o, change, engine, hints, oil, problem, regular, reviews, rx, rx330, sludge, synthetic, type

So does the 3.3L in the new RX330 have the sluge issue too?

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Threxx on 07-29-03

09-07-13 01:14 PM
by Tammera70

16

4,386

RX - 2nd Gen (2004-2009)

1mzfe, 2000, buy, car, clublexus, code, cover, engine, error, es300, key, lexus, read, sludge, valve

Should I be afraid of buying a used ES300 because of sludge?

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11Past9 on 06-02-13

06-24-13 03:08 PM
by Druvius

15

11,660

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

1mz, automatic transmission, brake, braking, car, club, engine, forward, intake, jerking, jerks, sludge, transmission, transmission downshifts, valve

car jerking

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jc2005 on 03-15-13

06-11-13 04:36 PM
by mdbrown

17

3,794

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

buildup, cap, coming, cover, crust, crusty, engine, es300, hard, hell, lexus, oil, scary, sludge, timers, valve

Crusty, slow-filling oil cap is scary as hell for first timers!

pktaske on 04-07-13

04-08-13 03:37 AM
by hypervish

3

1,393

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

1997, 1998, club, es300, es330, flush, lexus, ls430, marvels, motor, mystery, oil, problem, sludge, treatment

Could an oil flush possibly solve an oil sludge problem? 2000 ES300

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johncoby on 03-19-13

04-01-13 05:41 AM
by johncoby

21

8,580

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

2001, 300, belt, cross, hp2009, lexus, located, mice, pump, reference, replace, replacing, rx, rx300, sludge, timing, water

RX 300 2001 / Mouse over image to zoom Timing Belt Water Pump and Sludge issue

nautix on 01-15-13

01-17-13 03:40 AM
by Lexmex

8

1,989

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

1mz, 2000, 2000 es300, 300, engine, engines, es, es300, flush, jdm, lexus, motor, sludge, taking, walk

2000 ES300 Engine Replacement

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davidber on 09-18-12

10-24-12 08:59 PM
by Hayk

20

10,502

ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)

direct, injection, intake, problems, sludge

Turbo sales to accelerate by 80%, could make up 40% of global offerings

Hoovey689 on 10-03-12

10-08-12 04:05 AM
by SteVTEC

10

977

Car Chat

2jz, 2jzgte, aristo, black, cover, crank, engine, hard, jdm, kit, oil, pulled, pulley, rebuild, sc400, sludge, turns, valve

is dark gunk/oil normal under valve covers of jdm aristo motorset?

2jzinsider on 09-15-12

09-19-12 06:28 PM
by mitsuguy

14

4,009

Performance & Maintenance

2007, adjustment, club, ecu, es350, headlight, headlights, hid, lexus, picture, rx350, sludge

'07 RX350 non-HID to HID?

TruPlaya26 on 09-18-12

09-19-12 11:40 AM
by kickin8

5

1,757

RX - 2nd Gen (2004-2009)

2003, 300, 300k, buy, buying, forum, forums, lexus, miles, rx, rx300, sludge

Wanting to buy a 2003 RX 300

blaster30 on 09-18-12

09-18-12 05:38 PM
by AdamCZ

2

2,406

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

2002, 470, black, engine, exhaust, is350, lexus, lx, mountains, pcv, rx300, sludge, smoke, smokes, valve

Solution for smoke from engine sludge

Partywave on 08-20-12

09-17-12 02:34 PM
by Partywave

12

9,522

RX - 1st Gen (1999-2003)

98, catch, deal, engine, es300, gs400, inside, intake, lexus, lot, manifold, motor, oil, sludge, uz

My UZ motor has oil in the intake manifold. Sludge everywhere..

Da Coupe on 06-23-12

09-01-12 12:47 PM
by ChampGS3

4

6,807

Performance