I tell my students, "A car should not break down, it should wear down." If my alternator failed at 50k miles, it broke down. If it failed at 150k miles, it wore down. Some cars are prone to breaking down others wear down with age and high mileage. Some people don't know the difference.

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR

2 ай бұрын

Interesting point!

@stuartkrahn7685

29 күн бұрын

This makes a lot of sense. More people should hear it.

As a former belt engineer I can tell you what happened. Yes, auto timing belts are made from Kevlar (or a similar aramid high tensile cord). When the belts are made, many of them are laid up together in a large cylindrical rubber slab with the tensile cord being wound around the slab. Then the individual belts are cut out. Therefore each side of a belt has a cut cord. When the tensioner starts to wobble it puts an extreme amount of tension on those outer tensile cords (the ones that have been cut) and the cords simply start to put out of the side of the belt. So the sides of the belt were not cut, but the tensile cord popped out and started to unwind. Yes, you caught this one just in time.

"There's no car on earth that never breaks" True words of a wise man! Prices of parts for the LS are astronomical usually but each part usually lasts a significant amount of time which make it feel like a good deal in the end. The power steering pump on these loves to go from lack of fluid replacement and contamination. I would bleed this power steering system with the car off Grimes. The pumps on these are very common to go.

@boogitybear2283

27 күн бұрын

See you May 15th!!

The mechanic Grimes is the real deal. What a great job with the diagnostic of this car 👏👏👏👏 way to go man 💪💪💪

@rogerpearson9081

2 ай бұрын

Grimes experience with the Euros is amazing when he can reel off common faults with them.

Car Wizard explains why it's important to have general automotive knowledge, especially when it comes to your own car

@squirrley9

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but putting 3k in a "95 car worth $2500 is surprising to hear.

@jonathanryan2915

2 ай бұрын

@@squirrley9 i would do it. Especially if it were something nice like that Lexus

@pops55650

2 ай бұрын

Or ally it doesn’t make sense until you add in 5years of payments on a new car at high interest rates If this lasts another 100,000 miles you have saved a lot

@rustyshitbox

2 ай бұрын

@@pops55650Doing my own repairs, I can't begin to add up how much I've saved.... I spent it on tools 😂

@youxkio

2 ай бұрын

I bought my 96 Civic 10 years ago (third hand). I recently noticed a water leak which was found to be from the water pump. So, we also changed the timing belt. My civic has 28 years and 160k miles now. The mechanic showed me the old timing belt. It was from Honda and manufactured in 1995, and all brittle... I think I have been driving with angels protecting me and my family since I bought this car....

The timing belt is experiencing mid-life male-pattern baldness LOL

@JSFGuy

2 ай бұрын

The owner is a pot licker.

@feedingravens

2 ай бұрын

Classic, the hair is slipping down and collecting at the bottom rounding - butt not, the hair must remain visible. .

@markiangooley

2 ай бұрын

Past mid-life I expect…

@feedingravens

2 ай бұрын

@@markiangooleyI freely admit that I have gotten me an after-midlife-crisis toy - an Opel (UK: Vauxhall) Calibra V6, the car that I did not dare buying 30 years ago. With 60 it is not a midlife crisis anymore... In principle a GM car, in the US it would be more exotic than Porsche 928 or so - but who need a coupe with the lowest drag of mass-produced cars in 1994 in a country where you cannot go faster than 65 mph? (pushed it at least once with its 85,000 miles and 30 years to 130 mph - and when you then stabilize and let it roll (granted, into Munich it is minimally downhill) with 24 mpg, I like that) Someone else in my house is a Mercedes fetishist, and he go himself a W123 - when with his age of over 80 I am joking by calling that "the last hooray" (at that time you do not buy too many toy cars for occasional driving around on warm sunny summer days in addition) it will not backfire on him.

@chuckbrewington6817

2 ай бұрын

That's funny.

Beautiful rustfree Lexus. When you live in the rustbelt, seeing an old car like that, is amazing.

For a minute there I was worried that the Beard of Knowledge got caught in the timing belt.

@ianriggs

2 ай бұрын

The humble mechanic was in there 😂

I like him more than Scottie. He does not generalize or write off an entire brand b/c of one experience. He really explains it well without making bias jokes.

@franklinpatterson3693

2 ай бұрын

Bmw

@Popincourt-or4cf

2 ай бұрын

Biased

@MattExzy

2 ай бұрын

I like Scottie. But... now, in my more senior years, I appreciate some calmness lol

@wigletron2846

2 ай бұрын

I liked Scotty back in the day but he's been recycling content for years now

@timothykeith1367

2 ай бұрын

I like Scotty. I like the detailed analysis too.

a cat wrapped up in a timing belt indeed would be CATastrophic 😂

@briane.5656

2 ай бұрын

Beat me to it! 😀

@JSFGuy

2 ай бұрын

Cataclysmic. 🤔

@volvo09

2 ай бұрын

Back in the days of V belts my uncle's cat was under the hood of his car when he started it and it cut off most of his tail. He started the car and the cat went bolting away... It came home later with a 3" tail. I loved that cat, she lived for like 10 more years.

@fastbreakr

2 ай бұрын

🤣

@Lohse_dos2

2 ай бұрын

Dad joke

I bought my 96 Civic 10 years ago (third hand). I recently noticed a water leak which was found to be from the water pump. So, we also changed the timing belt. My civic has 28 years and 160k miles now. The mechanic showed me the old timing belt. It was from Honda and manufactured in 1995, and all brittle... I think I have been driving with angels protecting me and my family since I bought this car....

The car care nut has been working on a ls430 with 600,000 miles,he has replaced just about everything on it

@desertblade1874

2 ай бұрын

That car is a dream... Shame it's harder to get cheap spares for it like it used to be, otherwise it's a highly desirable car worldwide especially in Dubai

@RaiderWolf-yd6nm

2 ай бұрын

_The car care nut has been working on a ls430 with 600,000 miles,he has replaced just about everything on it_ That's not saying much. Saying it is on 600,000 miles with limited number of replacements would be saying something. You could get anything to last 600,000 miles by replacing everything on it.

@indy7246

2 ай бұрын

​@@RaiderWolf-yd6nm OP meant he just did a full restoration on the car making it almost brand new

Thank you for emphazing that. I wish people would understand that plastics and rubber compounds don't last forever. Thank you Car Wizard.

The LS 400 is incredibly well designed and built. Probably the most reliable mass produced car ever made.

@philmintz8150

Ай бұрын

A LS 400 was the 2nd best car I’ve ever owned. The first best is my 1983 Mercedes 300 TDT with 371 K miles which is still running strong.

On the Lexus, we went from rubber going bad with time, to a bearing that actually was removing material from the belt. That belt system failed because of a bad bearing, that probably wasn't replaced when the belt was, not time. On my '99 Camry, it's belt had over 250,000+ miles on it and probably lots of years. It was totally cracked! The car now is pushing 450,000 miles.

@maxsager139

2 ай бұрын

Camry have timing belt?

@instasingingvids3529

2 ай бұрын

@@maxsager139i think some of the older ones do. Maybe like 1990s-early 2000s. But eventually most vehicles went back to timing chains after that.

@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48

2 ай бұрын

@@instasingingvids3529correct, 1990-2002 then they switched to chains

Anybody who purchased a 1995 Whatnot in 2024 should not be surprised that it s going to have issues no matter how much preventative maintenance was done in the past. The parts if they are available are going to be made out of unobtaineum and will cost you dearly. The labor costs for repair are fixed but in this case they are going to higher than Joe's Shadetree Auto Repair & Convenience Store. When you take it to The Wizard you are paying for EXPERTISE which is sadly lacking in other shops if you go by watching these videos.

@danadamczyk3295

2 ай бұрын

Well he also cherry picks to make his points about doing maintenance sometimes.

@jtfoog5220

Ай бұрын

You think a 1995 Camry, Corolla, Chevy s10, ranger, Taurus, etc will have expensive parts? No idea where you’re getting this idea. Maybe if you drive some obscure European import that’d the case

@indolentcheese

Ай бұрын

If you own a 1995 Toyota it's probably still running. If its an S10 or Taurus or Ranger still operating then notify Guinness World Records because you have a miracle on your hands. Especially the S10, the biggest piece of junk Chevy made other than the Vega.

@jtfoog5220

Ай бұрын

@@indolentcheese LOL- agree to disagree on the S10, I’ve seen S10’s take some ridiculous abuse and keep moving. However yeah a Taurus or Ranger….. yeah good luck. My point still stands though, cheap to fix when they inevitably break 😂

Deferred maintenance on vehicles is an epidemic that's only getting worse. I've passed over so many used cars because they failed basic mechanical inspection. Thank goodness for CarFax and shops reporting maintenance. At least we have a shot at reducing the risk buying a used car that we didn't have even 10 years ago.

You can take your car into the shop when you hear a rattle under the hood, or you can get towed off the highway; the choice is yours.

@jonathanryan2915

2 ай бұрын

Just because it's still running doesn't mean you can still drive it for a few weeks/months without con$equence$

@wendwllhickey6426

2 ай бұрын

People are just lazy and cheap as long as it starts people think it is ok 😅

@privatecitizen1246

2 ай бұрын

I've never done maintenance unless something breaks or it's the oil. I've been driving for 40 years and have never had a problem.

@rogerpearson9081

2 ай бұрын

Some of those idiots on Just Rolled in Channel are deserving of every bit of Karma for their stupidity when they decline repairs and then it goes BOOM and costs 5x more.

@hadtopicausername

2 ай бұрын

The thing about driving an old car was that I was never too concerned about noises. New noises that never used to be there, on the other hand...

The fact that the Maserati engine got as far as it did, is amazing.

Having good wrenches ( mechanics) working with you is a very valuable asset. You really provide a needed service and do it with pride and integrity. Nice video

@wendwllhickey6426

2 ай бұрын

Dex cool is crap I it plugs water passage after a few years

Every time I have seen a 20+ years car for sale listed as "serviced, ready to go" even the good ones, need a lot of work

I am a recently retired mechanic with 37 years of professional experience. I was actually working on cars since before I was 10 years old. And I still am. And I will be for as long as I am physically able. Vintage cars and motorcycles are my lifelong hobby. I am a maintenance fanatic. I own 5 cars, three of them are vintage hot rods, and 6 motorcycles. 2 of my cars are modern (or as "modern" as I am ever going to get) transportation cars. Both are Mercury Grand Marquis. An '06 and an '07. The '06 has 384,000 miles. It had 97,000 when I bought it. I change the oil every 3,000 miles, the transmission fluid every 9,000 miles (transmission has a drain plug) transmission fluid and filter (requires dropping the pan, at least it's empty) every 27,000 miles, coolant and differential fluid also every 27,000 miles. It runs like new, and has never had any internal engine, transmission, or rear axle problems. I'm in AZ where it is DUSTY. I change the air filter every 4 months. I bought the '07 about 8 months ago, in like new condition, from the original owner, with 36,000 actual miles on it. It will get maintained the same way. I changed everything when I bought it. I expect it to easily outlast me. Since nobody makes cars anymore, it is now more important to keep the older ones going as long as possible. Don't just do maintenance. Replace engines and transmissions, doors, hoods and fenders, whatever it takes to keep them going. They are the last real cars in existence. Unless something drastic happens, no more actual cars will ever be made again. The only car I have with a timing belt is my 1972 Ford Pinto Squire wagon. And it is out in the open. It originally had a flimsy tin cover over it, but I left that off, so I can visually check the belt every time I have the hood open. It takes less than half an hour to replace. GM DEXLILL, or DEATHCOOL, solidifies all by itself, even if you don't mix anything with it. As far as I can tell, this is made worse by air. But I've never seen it not happen. If you have a GM engine made in 1996 or later, and it and it has not been destroyed by DEXKILL (which is VERY unlikely if it is more than just a few years old) GET THAT CRAP OUT OF IT. Flush it good with distilled water. Make absolutely sure there is no DEXKILL left. I use Ford Motorcraft Gold coolant in all American cars, including GM. It can even be used in a 50-60 year old car without causing damage. That green "cheap stuff", also known as ethylene glycol, is by far the best coolant EVER. If you have an older car, or are into older cars, go buy 200 gallons of it while you can still get it. That Maserati engine was toast when it left the factory. It was junk when it was new. Whoever designed that engine has some serious issues. No competent engineer would design something like that. Why do you think I chose a Ford Panther car over ANY Japanese car? Parts are cheap and plentiful. Very few oem parts are still available for a 30 year old car, but you can get decent quality parts, at least for very common cars. A Crown Vic is cheap, reliable, and easy to work on. A Lexus of the same year will be exactly the opposite.

Ай бұрын

My 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity with 2.8 V6 is still going strong. I use Super-Tech Extended Life coolant.

@majist0

Ай бұрын

Panthers drive like crap compared to the LS or any other large sedan (even the Impala). If you can stomach the garbage brakes, ride quality, and extreme lack of power, more power to you. The panther is dead for many good reasons.

@geraldscott4302

Ай бұрын

@@majist0 The Panther was used for police cars for decades. It handles and brakes just fine. The ride quality is better than anything except a large American car from the '60s or '70s. It has plenty of power. My Grand Marquis cruises on the highway at 1500 rpm, just above idle, and gets 30 mpg. It is not designed to be a race car. The Panther cars are gone because of the EPA. If they were still made today, exactly the way they were made in the early 2000s, they would sell like crazy. The LS was not a bad car when new, but cost WAY more than a Panther car, and doesn't have that wonderful floaty ride. The big problem with them now is a lack of parts, and expensive parts. Millions of Panther cars were made, and parts are still cheap and plentiful.

@geraldscott4302

Ай бұрын

Fortunately back in 1983, they still used ethylene glycol coolant, which worked just fine. It still does, even in newer cars, as long as you don't mix it with the garbage the factory put in them, for no obvious reason (With the exception of DEXKILL. The only reason for it's existence seems to be to destroy engines) The 2.8L is a good solid engine, not powerful, but they last a long time, are easy to work on, and are cheap to replace when they finally do wear out. My 1993 Chevy S-10 is on its third one, in almost one million miles.

@majist0

Ай бұрын

@@geraldscott4302 The Panther died because the market stopped wanting to drive floaty boring sedans with no steering feedback. You're being delusional blaming the EPA. They would ABSOLUTELY NOT sell well if they were made today. You have to be joking! Nobody is gonna take you seriously saying things like that. Ford threw in the towel and closed the plant instead of retooling the myriad of issues to keep up. The world has changed and demands better vehicles. 30 MPG highway isn't great anymore, and the city MPG is atrocious. The sedan is dead anyway.

I recently scrapped a 1999 Peugeot 406 Coupe 2.9L V6 here in England. The original clutch was on it's last legs. The timing belt had been changed once in 2007. The tensioner and water pump were original from 1999. So was the alternator. I think smooth running V6s operated in countries without extreme temperatures stress ancillary parts less than IL4 and V8 designs.

One good thing about Honda's J series engines is that you can easily inspect the condition of the belt by removing one of the plastic covers.

The Lexus is worth getting every repair done correctly-maybe not all at once, but eventually. It's also cool that AMD from the CCN channel gives his opinion on this channel. I feel that shows the level of respect AMD has for David and his business.

The only brand new car my parents bough 1990 civic when it got wrecked she had 315k miles I remember helping my dad with the second timing belt replacement as a kid. We took the cover off and half the belt was gone. When my dad did the job years b4 that a bolt fell into the bottom and wore down half the belt. It was amazing it never broke the rest of the way.

Congratulations on the 1 million subscribers!

I'm ALWAYS gonna love a video with "Grimes Action" as you put it! He is our favorite. Thanks all!

@k24hybrid

2 ай бұрын

👏👏👍👍

@Coral-reef.

2 ай бұрын

Yea but if you have noticed wizard sometimes doesn't like it when grimes shows his own personality. Wizard is very uptight with him and i have a feeling eventually grimes is going to leave because of that.

That Lexus is 30 years old. I knew somebody that bought one new, and they have passed away. Time flies by.

One way to save a few bucks is to use Honda parts Honda label parts on an Acura. In many cases just the label on them is different but the parts are exactly the same.

Car Wizard is a great KZread channel!

“A death jelly” lol, you’re the best Car Wizard.

"Gilmer" timing belts typically do not snap, they shed teeth on startup and then the valves hit the pistons. The cords inside most timing belts are Kevlar, from what I've been told. Just as was stated in the video, the rubber gets hard from age and heat and has to be replaced. This is why the time interval is involved; Just like with tires, your rubber belt is aging daily regardless of the miles or cycles. In the 928 community, it is recommended to change the timing belt every 6 years or 60K miles, but when I had one it was done at either 6 years or 45K miles. Cheap insurance, but a timing belt should ALWAYS be changed by a mechanic. Don't do it yourself; If you get it wrong, you are buying a new engine... Great video!

@michaelwilson2891

2 ай бұрын

Non-interference engines won't break if the timing belt goes. But yeah, if you have an interference engine especially, pay to have it done. If one doesn't know what interference engine or non-interference engine is then he/she should DEFINITELY take it to the pros to have it done. :D

@kimblem.w9952

2 ай бұрын

Also remember to check the date on the box when you're buying a new timing belt kit. You don't want to buy one thinking you're getting a brand new belt installed only to find out it was manufactured 5 years ago collecting dust on the shelf.

@Flies2FLL

2 ай бұрын

@@kimblem.w9952 Very good point!

@Flies2FLL

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelwilson2891 Very few engines with timing belts are non-interference anymore. Assume the worst and pay to have someone do it. If THEY screw it up then the cost of the engine is on THEM-

There is a TSB for the timing belt rubbing- the idler pulley surface on the block wasn't machined correctly at the factory. There is a shim that you need to install to correct it.

The newer EPDM rubber timing belts last way longer but mechanics never mention because of profit my 1986 Porsche 928 timing belt and water pump were replaced in 2003 and it's over 20 years old however the car is driven on weekends in San Diego and the belt has less than 30k miles. Last inspected the belt teeth were fine. EPDM belts don't crack but shed rubber you can Google EPDM belts for more info. BTW some belts can sit on shelves for years before sold.

@volvo09

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'd just inspect mine at regular intervals as it reaches replacement age. If a shop replaced it with some cheap thing off eBay or Amazon that can end up failing before the factory one ever would have. I've seen photos of couple year old "cheap knockoff" timing belts all cracked up, plus the kits come with horrible quality bearings.

@rogerpearson9081

2 ай бұрын

But not cooking in the engine helps

I can relate on the coolant issues. KNOW YOUR COOLANT! It's not just the color, but also the base and additives are critical and not always mixable. Inorganic, Organic, Hybrid, P-OAT...all are available in many colors for specific markets/makes. If in doubt just run the factory stuff. I've replaced several head gaskets on Takeuchi machines because they use the dark green P-OAT coolant and people just see green and buy the cheap older stuff......

At the tail end of a snowstorm in the early 80's Chicago my bf's dad told him to go outside and warm up his '77 Ford LTD with I believe the 6.6. When the engine turned over he heard a cat scream. LOUD! A stray cat had crawled into the radiator fan compartment. A lot of them did back then to stay warm. Back then those fans ran as long as the engine was on. Poor kitty. My boy popped the hood and you can figure out the rest.😢😢

If you can save the ends, you can take the hoses to a hydraulic hose supplier who would cut the steel line and crimp new hydraulic hose onto the old ends . Cost effective and a life saver if you are working on the obscure or it’s just unobtainable

Thanks Wizard for this video ! It’s a “why didn’t I think of that!” lesson.

I'm 56 grew up in 80s .first 25 years I drove nothing but Honda's .my first was an 82 accord 5spd .almost never spent a cent in any of them other than regular maintenance etc .even today my main car is a Honda crv .The best just the best !

I knew someone that ignored a bad front wheel bearing. A front wheel wound up breaking off on the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River between NYC & Ft. Lee, NJ.

@mimusic1853

2 ай бұрын

I ignored my fuel gage and ran out of gas in the middle of rush hour.

@volvo09

2 ай бұрын

In my years of highway commuting I saw many ignored wheel bearings or ball joints leaving people on the side of the highway with a wheel of, or jammed under the rear part of the fender skidding them to a stop.

@volvo09

2 ай бұрын

@@mimusic1853 I ran out of gas on the way home from work... Car just shut off like I turned the key! I had to slap the Hazzard light and coast to the side of the highway. I felt like an idiot. My gauge was broken and I was filling up every 200 miles to be safe, but I pushed it by forgetting to fill up and driving to work.

. enjoyed your compatriot candor . ❤

The LS400 was just like mine. I got a 99 from my uncle with 297k miles. What I didn’t really grasp was that everything was original with exception of calipers and belts. Everything hit at once and I loved the car too much to not fix. I put 10k into that car. Water pump started leaking 20k and 2 years before due, serviced it, timing wasn’t done correctly and the motor blew. Now it sits in a grass field soon to be rusted away ): My advice, Do not buy a LS unless you have enough to buy at MSRP. I was making less than 20/hour and I haven’t been able to save money till it completely broke. But god do I miss it. 347k miles it made

I used to have a 1999 Acura TL...only reason I got rid of it because cost of a timing belt replacement. It's over $2000 up here in Canada to get it replaced. So now I drive a Toyota with a timing chain.

@JasonCarmichael

2 ай бұрын

Honda told me $2600, and Acura wouldn't even reply for the job. This was less than $2000 (USD) done.

@SamslamminCars

2 ай бұрын

I have acquired 7 Accords all due to needing this service. Amazing engine and with a 6- speed manual, is a dream to drive.

@Ej6daniel

2 ай бұрын

I did my 07 TL Type S timing belt & water pump kit myself for less than $400. It did cost me a weekend of my time.

@Azureecosse

2 ай бұрын

I replaced the timing belt on my 2001 Honda Civic when I owned it some years ago the stealer ship wanted stupid money to replace it, I had no mechanical training I just read up on it , took me about 4 hours but it was remarkably straight forward the car ran better after I replaced it. I have a 2020 CRV now with a chain thankfully .

@djncrti2860

2 ай бұрын

I kept going through HIDS on my 2002. Also transmission slipping.

Beautiful Lexus. Absolutely worth preserving. Superb

Almost everyone that owns a Honda knows that a timing belt job consists of the belt, water pump, seals and the tensioner and the drive belt is also replaced at that time.

I think I would skimp on a power steering reservoir, $300 is ridiculous. from what I remember those have a metal reservoir and should last. as for the hose hydraulic shops can put new lines on the fittings for way less.

yep, I'm doing the timing belt on my 2004 STI next week- it's not at the mileage yet, but it's been 20 YEARS lol- it's still on the original belt! doing all the fluids at the same time, it's always nice to know you're starting from a known state with a new-to-you car!

Great diagnosis & advice on Lexus. Beautiful car. I have ALWAYS use OEM type coolant & now use Toyota coolant in my Gen4 Prius. 👍

Simple fix here, do the belt to chain conversion! It’s inexpensive, approx $22k with all machining costs, but well worth it.

Congratulations on 1m subs! Looking forward to seeing your platinum play button. Next stop 10m subs

At 19:57, "Hoovie's Maserati". What could go wrong? 🤣

you're reminding me I have a 19 year old car that's not even close to needing a timing service based on miles, but on time... yea...

@wolleyreikivalley

2 ай бұрын

i think this is controversial. the manual for the J series Honda engine states ONLY mileage for certain years to replace the timing belt and doesn’t suggest replacing but rather inspecting the water pump. other years they added a time interval, then removed it again after 10+ years

@johnhufnagel

2 ай бұрын

@@wolleyreikivalley agreed. the "book" says 90k for mine (Neon SRT-4), only has 48k miles on it, but they're HARD miles (I drive it like it's meant to be driven... Mach 2 with my hair on fire. :D... but I maintain the crap out of everything) so while inspection through the cover port say visually all looks well, I really don't think it's a good idea to risk blowing a near impossible to fix engine. So after the MGB gets a major going through I'm installing the complete service kit (timing belt, water pump, cam seals) on this thing and I can stop worrying about it.

Love the LS400 videos! I own a 1997 myself

Biggest headache I face every day. I run a shop in Melbourne Australia & I have experienced the very same issues. I try my hardest to help out customers. However I cannot work miracles & if the customer doesn’t want to take my advice & do the proper maintenance work. I just cry at night because I know 6-12 months down the track what will happen.

Wizards absolutely right, skipping maintenance, one thing breaks or is faulty it causes others issues or other parts to break or become faulty, only mechanics would understand, it's not a scam or a lie, let's take this for example, of your ball joints go out, and squeak and you say. "I don't need ball joints, they can wait" oh, really? Well worn ball joints will ruin your tires and throw your alignment off, so now you have to buy new tires, becuase there worn on the inside and you need and alignment.

Learning this the hard way. I unknowingly bought an old rental Jeep. They did as little as possible to maintain it. It's been having weird electrical issues lately and keeps draining the batteries (it has both a main and an auxiliary battery). Both batteries and the alternator test good. I've looked for any aftermarket wiring and found nothing. I was hoping the tornado/hail would get it last night, but no dice.

I take an age and mileage approach on almost all aspect of my maintenance schedule - might cost a little more upfront but reduces chances of large repairs and down time further on down the road.

Serpentine belts, had the belt on my 14 Forester I've owned since new changed last year at my request, mechanic stated it was worn after 100,000 miles, in the service schedule these are only an inspection item.After so many years I think it can be assumed certain items need replacing not just inspecting, I'm watching the hoses.

These gen ls400 are the best!! Over the 430 too that engine is bulletproof..

@onlyrog5

2 ай бұрын

My neighbor has one. Keeps it outside though 😢

2007 Honda accord 2.4L, bought new in 2006. 333k…literally all I’ve done beyond basic maintenance (fluids, filters, brakes, batteries, spark plugs, etc) is AC compressor, starter, alternator, and struts. Next week, I’m going to clean and reinstall the original PCV valve for the first time and change spark plugs for the second time. Ever. Hoping to get back to 30 mpg in mixed driving and reduce the minor oil consumption I’m having. This car is absolutely bulletproof. Engine light came on last week. It was gas cap…I unscrewed it and screwed it back on and light went off. Zero leaks, hums like a sewing machine. Easily the best car I’ve owned. Great vid, I watch all of yours, Mr Wizard

This was a fascinating tour of types of maintenance issues! Did Mrs. Wizard make a lesson plan for this video?

I'm 100% with you on the time component vs the mileage with camshaft belts. I bought a 2012 Holden/Chevy Cruze secondhand 3 years ago with about 90k km on it ( 150km service interval, no time specified that I could find). I got the cam belt changed because 10 years is a long time for a belt to be baked and given the critical nature of the belt in an interference engine, its cheap insurance to get it changed along with the tensioner pulley too of course. Not so cheap but cheaper than getting an engine rebuilt. And a lot more convenient than going without a car for a week or so at the least. So far so good, just running the gauntlet with other potential problems. Good oil and coolant and getting the trans fluid changed is the best I can do. Trans really perked up and gave up its jerky clunky behaviour after the first change probably for the first time in its life. After I did it again with a good LV fluid, it runs as good as new dare I say. A joy to drive rather than gritting teeth every time it rough shifts or flares. A lot of the bad transmission reputation is because the fluid is never changed I reckon and the trans shop agreed too.

A car is like a wife. You can’t neglect either one of them.❤

@jomaoliveira7949

2 ай бұрын

I wish wives were like cars.

@mimusic1853

2 ай бұрын

A car is like a wife, they cost money

@fastbreakr

2 ай бұрын

Full of gas. Depreciates with age.

@jonathanryan2915

2 ай бұрын

Multiple previous owners is a red flag

@dddevildogg

2 ай бұрын

If it has boobs or bumpers you're gonna have problems

Was working on a 98 rav, bought it from a guy thinking the motor was blown, original water pump failed and popped off the original timing belt at 165k miles😂. Full timing service and that motor ran like a top! 3s-fe are non interference!

Good video. If you have some mechanical skills and can do basic repairs yourself, Ebay is your friend for used parts from damaged/destroyed Lexuses. Lexus dealers seem to think their parts are made of gold. Bite the bullet and go new OEM when you need to but used OEM can work for some items.

I have a few Honda and Acura. I always replace timing belt, water pump, idle pulley and all belts each time.

Hey Alot of "new" timing belts are OLD NOS parts and are not labeled with a original manufacturer date you could be replacing your newish belt with an older lower quality one that was crammed in a package at sharp angles for years, you typically inspect it for cracks and wear check how soft it is

I completely agree that belts age but lets say one buys a belt that has been sitting on a shelf for years without the buyer knowing. Should parts start coming with a DOM and expiration date?

@georgebettiol8338

2 ай бұрын

Need to consider that a timing belt 'on a shelf' experiences a very modest temperature differential when compared to a fitted belt - where the fitted belt is likely to experience (depending where you live) temperatures ranging from say: -25degC to +150deg C, and probably hotter it the engine is turbo equipped. It's this significantly greater temperature differential that will have an appreciably higher degradation of the belt's rubber-fibre compound. What's more, when the belt is on the shelf, it experiences no tensile loads.

@zigzagrz

2 ай бұрын

@@georgebettiol8338 thats a very good explanation 👍

So true. Snowmobiles, with rubber belts and cv transmissions,and rubber carb boots, rubber tracks, show this clearly. A 10+ year old sled with few miles will need all those looked at or replaced, or get the snow shoes out for the walk home. Rubber stuff degrades on its own.

It's almost like wet belt in Peugeot Puretech engines :) It just dissolves after prolonged contact with engine oil and can clog oil passages in an engine block and oil pump pickup best part producer recommends 30k kilometers between oil change .. french cars ;)

I replace a timing belt on a 94 Camry. It was replaced 40k miles ago but it was within 10 years. It wasn't driven much but you can see the age of the belt.

I also like how the workshop management

Perfect timming

@morrij01

2 ай бұрын

Pun intended or not?

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

2 ай бұрын

Very timmly....@@morrij01

Good job Grimes

There's something so sad about a cambelt failure, I'm so glad this was caught in time.

Fun Fact! Some people think that Acura is a copy of Honda but actually Acura is the Northern American luxury division of Honda

Wow, very similar to a timing job on a Toyota solara i did. When i pulled the covers there was tons of fiber behind them, and the belt had shredded itself to literally half of its original width, as the water pump bearing failed, causing the pulley of it to skew at an angle, causing the belt to walk towards the timing covers

for a lexus transmission mount and such I don't think you necessarily need oem, but for a timing belt you need to seriously consider going that direction of oem

I had that 3.2L V6 VTEC beauty in my 1995 Acura Legend. I drove that car until 2018 when it crossed 300,000 miles and I sold it to a nephew. That VTEC when maintained is an incredible motor.

That 1UZ-FE engine has a rep for being about bulletproof but even then you have to maintain them to keep them that way. It never does fail to amaze me how people put out big money for a car and then do absolutely no maintenance at all.

I would be honored to have Mr Grimes worked on my Focus. I live in Illinois and have a great shop I use and they are tops in my book

I am forced to ignore the Traction Control and Anti Lock Brake warning on my GM van dash display... I took it to my hometown gm dealer and they had it's for a day and half and they didn't have it diagnosed... I can't afford to teach their mechanics. 🤔👀😏

@wigletron2846

2 ай бұрын

Dealers are the worst for diagnosing anything. They'll just scan for CELs and start throwing parts at it. To add, I had those same lights on on my GM and it ended up just being an ABS wheel speed sensor. About $30 and the longest part of the job was jacking up the car and taking the wheel off. Food for thought.

The cam sprocket - the one that has the belt riding over the edge - will be damaging the belt - the corner of the sprocket cuts into the belt.

Luxury cars, luxury repair costs. I can get most parts pretty cheap for my 2006 Matrix 4WD with over 222,000 miles. Just did all 3 engine and trans mount with OEM. It still runs and drives like a new car.

Grimes is very good I hear he treats him well. Kansas never know

Hey car wizard James from Kenya your fellow mechanic in Kenya likes All the video pretty good

That lexus is so beautiful I want one so bad!!

i had no idea about the window tint Toyota used on the Lexus 400 being special matched to the interior of the car that is really cool i do understand the cost of that car though as i have a avalon from 2003 and they are very similar in there cost and design it’s nice to have the v6 instead of the v8 as they are a bit easier to work on it’s not so cramped but it is could i would love to have that Lexus and im coming up on time for the timing belt because of its age i should probably pull the cover and do an inspection to see how it’s doing im glad you talked about the coolant as well it’s got to be the most neglected system in the car no one ever mains them and it’s so important to use the correct coolant type you don’t have to get it straight from the manufacturer but you must use the correct type or you will mess the entire system up an no just the engine you can mess up the entire cooling system i remember ford had a problem back in the 6.0 liter diesel days with the ford gold coolant where you would have one of the anti corrosion chemicals would separate and turn into a sand like material if you mixed the wrong coolant in or just from time then it would clog up the entire system you would lose the egr cooler the oil cooler the heater core and the radiator this is why they make coolant filters for that engine that you can add on because it was such a huge problem no to mention all the other problems they had thankfully that issue was resolved and only really happened because of time more than using the wrong coolant gm had much worse problems with the dexcool or you can call it dexkill or the brown death right from the beginning it was nothing but problems i remember my dad converted back to the old green coolant right after the warranty was up on our new 1997 suburban this after it had received its 4th intake manifold gaskets the coolant would just eat the rubber that stuff was truly nasty from the beginning it’s definitely better now then it was my 2003 suburban is still running the stuff but it’s been serviced every 5 years so i have not had any issues with it

Still amazing how well these older Lexi were made. That car is is 27 yr old and can be daily driven and enjoyed. Probably drives nicer than most newer cars. I remember when they came out with the Lexus brand and I just got my first one a 2017 GS350

I remember back in the day everybody was going insane over the DeXCool and hoe it would make mud in your engine...9/10 it was due to -severely exceeding coolant change interval, -a lot of air in the system and most commonly (due to ignorance) mixing it with the green coolant branded "fast race" or "super cool" from the dollar store 😂😂😂

My cars almost never break because I'm extremely meticulous (some would say obsessive) with general maintenance and I'm a firm believer in changing wear items early and often, especially when it comes to fluids and filters.

@cubiczirconiabeard5366

2 ай бұрын

I love watching this channel after doing weekend car maintenance.......2 days of weekend work, and I cannot move on monday...........but a car payment---->means I made $1000 for 2 days of work.

Timing belt on my 2001 highlander 3.0 V6 had about 100,000 mikes on it, but it was 16 years old. Needless to say I changed it just in time! It was barely holding together.

@Lee-di9jn

2 ай бұрын

Now it will be here even longer they are very reliable all these years I love Toyota

Well, I'm guilty of this. 12 years and 6000 miles on the last timing belt. (spare car) I should replace it, but I'm TERRIFIED of taking it to a shop these days. It's hard to find anyone that'll do a careful job and not make things worse! And of course they charge astronomical labor these days. For a 4 banger! Also, how do I know a shop ACTUALLY replaced the parts I cannot verify? There is a lot of scummery these days.....

At the end when Grimes was rambling on about the different window tints on these cars and the Wizard completely not interested was hilarious! lol More Grimes and funny outakes please! lol :-)

@GrimesGarage

2 ай бұрын

I didn’t think that was going to be included. 😂😂

@1revwilly

2 ай бұрын

@@GrimesGarage I'm glad it was included though, it was great! It certainly shows your passion for cars and knowledge of them! This is why we all love Wizard's content with you in it! Keep up the great work! :-)

Yes, even the best engineered and best built cars will require service and repairs from time to time. There is hardly anything that we make and use that will defy time, wear and/or tear.

A bad timing belt tensioner on the isuzu ohc v6s in the rodeo/passport, and the trooper and Lexus's version of it, probably sent as many of them to scrap as the 4l30e. Sounds like a rod knock, but goes away at 2500 rpm.

Timing belts and chains. Something that really never gets done till it's to late in my experience.

Nice looking LS. It will go forever.

You guys call it a cradle, we call it the subframe! Cool