Best damm video on KZread that covers transmission remove/replace. And rear main seal! You do great work young man!

I own a 1999 rx300 awd. For the longest time my car would'nt shift into overdrive and i began to suspect the transmission. ran codes using snap on scanner and found 2 knock sensor codes. i had read on a toyota/lexus forum knock sensor codes would trigger the computer to not let you shift into overdrive(safety feature)..i didnt believe it until i replaced them both. havent had a shifting issue since. putting this out there incase someone is also experiencing the same situation.

This was a tough job and this video really helped.

@alexr9353

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Good to know it helped someone.👍🏼

Wow! Really good detailed video. I have a ES330 with a rear main leak. I've been waiting to do this job. I'll definitely review this before I do the job.

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

N S ty for positive feedback. It’s a pain to get to the rms but well worth the effort.

Great video, I'm about to pull my transmission after a shop has had it out twice and it still leaks fluid. I'm guessing the torque converter seals are shot. I was under the impression that this had to be done on a lift because of the subframe removal so I hadn't taken the dive in. Now I'll be taking 2 days to do it in my driveway. My only advice to you is to use a paint marker and match mark everything that bolts together instead of scratching surfaces and potentially introducing contaminants to any system. Again, great video man. Good luck with everything else in the future!

Bien explicado ,very good thanks .

next time use landscape format instead of portrait. very hard to follow in portrait format.

Thanks this really helps.. You are great 👍👍

Thanks Im about to do this rear main

Where did u buy the new transmission

What are the tools needed to perform this job?

Is this procedure the same for the 2004 rx330?

You marked the flywheel for the blue/grey bolt. Was it because you re-used your torque converter? How would you align that to a new torque converter? Thanks

@alexr9353

3 жыл бұрын

Overtime Garage reused the old one was still good. Only advice I’d give would be if you replace with a new one compare it with the new one. All data I looked up prior to doing job was to mark the bolt. I’ve done it before where I didn’t mark the starter bolt and had no issues. Just doing as I researched before I attempted this job

@AJ_Lyon46

2 жыл бұрын

I would dry fit the fly wheel to the new converter outside the vehicle and match mark in the flywheel windows on the converer so you can see your marks when you spin the converter around to your green bolt.

What did you attach the chain to on the transmission side of engine to support it, you didn’t talk about that. I have the support bar but there is so much plastic and electrical I’m worried about breaking something.

@joeymeatball86

2 жыл бұрын

on the driver side, I used the bolt and hole for the starter and bolted the chain right to the block, on the passenger side i hooked the chain to the bracket for the engine mount

@terrykennedy3081

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeymeatball86 thank you so much. My wife’s tranny calved and the car was just to nice still to throw away and I never would have attempted it if you had not made that video. I’m just putting it back together and fingers crossed, should be able to start it today. That hard part was finding a transmission. Mine is a all wheel drive so I made some mistakes with the transaxle but I worked through them. Thanks again.

@joeymeatball86

2 жыл бұрын

This is a great question! I'm in the process of doing this repair right now, and I had the same question. The video is a great guide and greatly appreciated.

Would you Recommend buying a RX300, I'm looking at a 2001 Lexus RX300 with about 130K miles. Good history of repairs from Lexus dealer. New Valve cover gaskets, Timing belt, Water Pump. But I heard that all these AWD drive Transmissions have problems and generally fail anywhere between 130K to 200K miles. Iv'e also heard a Remanufactured Transmission is about 3K parts and labor. The RX300 i'm looking at is very clean, 1 owner. The guy is asking 5 thousand for SUV, just worried that the transmission will fail and then I'm into the vehicle for 8k. Would you stay away from the car?

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Jason WB not worth it. Got to kbb.com the value for that vehicle is between 2400 to 4100. And yes the transmissions do have issues and weren’t corrected until 2nd gen which is after 2004. The vehicle does sound good but the price is too high. If you can get it for around 3k it’ll be good.

@jasonwb6884

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexr9353 Thank you Sir. I Think i'm just going to pay more for a vehicle and either get a LS-430, ES-350 or maybe a RX-330. Have about 8K dollars that I will spend on a car. I'm gearing to the LS-430...Nice big luxury sedan with the 1UZFE engine family that is almost bullet proof. Haven't heard of really any engine or transmission issues with the LS-430's. It's Rear wheel drive and I live in Nebraska (snow), but with a good set of snow tires I should be good to go. Thank you for your honest opinion.

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Jason WB no problem enjoy your new car👍🏼

is there a rattlesnake close to you? sounds pretty similar

How do you support the engine when you remove the sub frame

@alexr9353

2 жыл бұрын

Harbor freight sells an engine hoist.

is there a transcript to this?!

Good video but you can't tell where he is half the time because of the black boarders. Only shows a third of the picture. Confusing to me and I'm a seasoned mechanic. So for someone who is doing a transmission on one of these for the first time..I'm sure that it's difficult for them to even tell if your on top or under the car. Get rid of those black boarders man!!

How did you get the top two bolt out of the transmission when you took it out?. I have a everything u bolt except the two on top of the transmission bolted into the block. Super stumped any help would be greatly appreciated

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Danny de Leon I’d forget the size of socket I used. But I do remember using an extender and once you remove the air intake and housing it should give you enough room to take out. The ones that really gave me issues were the ones facing the radiator. Removing radiator would make it easier but I managed to do it without taking it out. Hope this helps in any way.

@dannydeleon310

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexr9353 I do appreciate it thank you

How hard is it to put the subframe back on the vehicle? Did you need an extra hand to help putting it up? You are very knowledgeable about the mechanical works. How many working hours from the start to finish you put in for that job?

@alexr9353

2 жыл бұрын

All work done by myself. If going at it straight should be a 12 he job.

Can you change mine in Austin. I have a shop.99 Lexus rx300

Whats that sound In the background, sounds like a rattle snake !!

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Jay Koury I believe there called cicada. Notorious in Texas making noise in the trees especially in the summer.

@lexteakmialoki5544

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, we have them here in Nebraska in abundance. Just sounded different on the video. I thought you were being the ultimate mechanic, changing a transmission under the extra pressure of rattle snakes in the yard. All good. thanks for the video, super good information. Keep the faith.

horizontal video next time please !!

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Will do. Thank you for viewing.

@Rukivmasle

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexr9353 i have rx300 to and make a video

@alexr9353

4 жыл бұрын

Only made video because when I was going to do the job I could not find any videos for this vehicle. Only writing about it. Vehicle runs smooth with no issues and it was my 1st transmission swap. Came out alright. If you make a video awesome the more videos out there the better someone can learn and know how to do the job versus paying an arm and a leg to a dealership or what I call it a stealership lol