Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 01:23 pm, by: Rinchen Tamang(Atrocious)
Hey Everyone, Been browsing through the forums for a couple of weeks - thought about getting a Skyline or a Prelude at first, but now I am sold on Soarers. I have a faint idea on what I want to get. Could someone help me out with things like what I should look for during inspection and •••• and what I should do with the car after Buying (mods airfilter, exhaust, extrator - etc.)
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 02:59 pm, by: Sean Fair(Sean_fair)
Hello, Rinchen, welcome to Soarer Central!
The stock air filter flows just fine, but you can improve your power with a DIY modification called a BFI, just do a search and you will find tons of info, or check this out: http://planetsoarer.com/BFI3/bfi3.htm
Exhaust, again you can do a search. There are a lot of options, but Lew Radbourn here on the forums seems to be the guru, I'm sure you'll hear his name again. Check out his website here: http://www.lexussoarer.com/ If your budget is large, supercharge (oooh, rap star here). You'll also want to turn the car on and make sure the dash works, but even if it doesn't it's an easy fix. Personally I would also just look at the general condition of the car. If it looks as if it's been taken care of, that's a good thing.
Also, consider getting a 2.5L TT. You'll sacrifice the leather and the EMV screen though.
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 04:18 pm, by: Don Bagnall(Baggs)
Rinchen Tamang wrote on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 01:23 pm:
things like what I should look for during inspection
Here, Rinchen Tin Tin, have a gander at this lot!
Soarer/Lexus SC300/SC400 WEAR ITEMS
1) PS pump can go bad and can also leak fluid onto the alternator which is right below it and take that out as well (UZZ30 & UZZ31 ONLY). 2) Lower Control Arm bushings (ALL) 3) Blinki Dash (COMMON) (ALL) 4) Climate control LCD display (ALL without EMV) 5) Main ECU Capacitors leaking (ALL) 6) Window regulator (ALL) 7) Headlamp fogging/yellowing (COMMON) (ALL) 8) Heater control valve (ALL) 9) CD changer skipping (ALL WITH STACKER) 10) EMV screen backlight invertor (UZZ31 & 32 ONLY) 11) EMV main board faulty capacitors (UZZ31 & 32 ONLY) 12) EMV cars can have faulty capacitors in the radio tuner (UZZ31 & 32 ONLY) 13) TV tuners with "Error 12" power supply fault (UZZ31 & 32 ONLY) 14) Radiator/Top tank leak (ALL) 15) Boot Struts weak / failed (ALL) 16) Door trim splits (COMMON) (ALL) 17) Ignitor pack cracks (TT ONLY) 18) Door hinge sagging problems (ALL) 19) looseness in front seat anchors (ALL) 20) Centre dash air vent cracking/splitting (ALL) 21) Mustiness in aircon system (ALL) 22) Noise around sunroof 23) Fuel pump ECU causing starting/running problems (COMMON at higher kms) (ALL) 24) Steering rack bushes (ALL) 25) A few mm slack in drivers seat fore/aft adjustment (POWER SEATS ONLY) 26) Air con pipe(s) corrosion & susequent failure (ALL) 27) Air Suspension Struts (UZZ31 ONLY) 28) Anti-roll bar bushes. (All except UZZ32) 29) Water pump faliure (ALL) 30) Air con pump faliure. (ALL) 31) Engine mounts (ALL) 32) Transmission mount (ALL) 33) Loose front cross member mounting bolts (ALL) 34) Battery earthing cables at various points in engine bay (ALL) 35) New accumulators + reseal suspension struts (COMMON) (UZZ32 ONLY)
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 07:43 pm, by: Benny Gammelmark(Oldfield)
It's not as bad as it looks. In all the time I've had my Soarer (7 years) I've only had bushes, ps pump, timing belt and the air bag struts (UZZ31) replaced - the air struts could probably have been regassed but I wanted it as new.
All in all a LOT cheaper than the BMW I had before (and that one from new for 3 years). BM's suck.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 10:56 pm, by: Roger Costello(Roger)
Don, I've looked everywhere underneath and I can't find the anti-roll bars on my 32 let alone the bushes. The manual says something about anti-roll algorithms inside the computer. What kind of bush does an algorithm use and do I need a soldering iron to fit new ones? Part numbers?
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