Simon5030
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Well, i have had my 2005 LC about 6 weeks now, during that time i have had the gearbox linkage repaired, wax-oiled the underneath (do they not protect the chassis?), had a great trip to Wales and back with the Scouts for our summer camp (8 seats were useful!).
I recently registered it on My Toyota site only to be told there was a voluntary recall on the LC, i suspected this was to do with the injector seating's so i contacted Toyota and booked it in, to my surprise they mentioned that the recall expires at the end of this month
, so me thinking i was very lucky getting it in in time!
have read many a story of people losing engines and being told it had already expired!
Several days before it was due to go in i noticed the oil light was flickering on and off on tick-over first thing, checked the oil level and it was fine, at this point i was wondering if this was related to the recall? drove it and it disappeared even at tick-over, this set alarm bells ringing
Called to pick it up today only to find there is a problem, the modification went ok but they only managed to drain just over a litre of oil out of it, it seems that for some unknown reason the oil had emulsified blocking oilways and causing the turbo bearings to get very noisy and god knows what else, they recommend that the engine is taken out and the whole thing cleaned out £££££, they suspected that the oil had not been changed since 2010 but it shows 2 non Toyota services annually after this
The only good news is that when i bought the car my good lady suggested i took out an RAC warranty, typical man, hmm i know what i am doing, then she said, 'fine', it was at that point that i realized it was a good idea
so i splashed out another £400 on RAC's Platinum warranty, anything breaks and its covered up to £3k, so on Monday i pick up my courtesy car from Toyota and they will spend the next 3-4 days stripping the engine and cleaning it, the other bit of good news is that they normally charge £86/hr labour but have offered to do it at £60/hr, as my warranty only covers labour rates (as negotiated with the repairer) up to £50/hr i will only have to pay £100, all of this assuming they don't find the bearings in the sump basket
Just when you find the car you really, really like it has to test your loyalty to the limits, i even when as far as buying a selection of stainless nuts and bolts so the underneath of my LC can look as good as the top!
Got my car back now and it was all covered on the insurance, i still have failing turbo bearings (now confirmed by Totota) but they suggested i wait until i make another claim so fingers crossed that it will wait maybe 2-3 months!
Just taken the back bumper off this weekend and fitted reversing sensors, nice easy job, i just love the way there is lots of room to do things, the back of the chassis was a bit rusty so i dusted it off and gave it a coat of Hammerite, looks a little better now, also replaced the rear bumper supports that hang off the back of the chassis, all the bolts were seized and badly rusted so i am now on a mission to replace them all with stainless ones so next time i have to remove something i know the socket will fit!
I can see this going to be like the Fourth bridge but i just love renovating!

I recently registered it on My Toyota site only to be told there was a voluntary recall on the LC, i suspected this was to do with the injector seating's so i contacted Toyota and booked it in, to my surprise they mentioned that the recall expires at the end of this month


Several days before it was due to go in i noticed the oil light was flickering on and off on tick-over first thing, checked the oil level and it was fine, at this point i was wondering if this was related to the recall? drove it and it disappeared even at tick-over, this set alarm bells ringing

Called to pick it up today only to find there is a problem, the modification went ok but they only managed to drain just over a litre of oil out of it, it seems that for some unknown reason the oil had emulsified blocking oilways and causing the turbo bearings to get very noisy and god knows what else, they recommend that the engine is taken out and the whole thing cleaned out £££££, they suspected that the oil had not been changed since 2010 but it shows 2 non Toyota services annually after this

The only good news is that when i bought the car my good lady suggested i took out an RAC warranty, typical man, hmm i know what i am doing, then she said, 'fine', it was at that point that i realized it was a good idea


Just when you find the car you really, really like it has to test your loyalty to the limits, i even when as far as buying a selection of stainless nuts and bolts so the underneath of my LC can look as good as the top!
Got my car back now and it was all covered on the insurance, i still have failing turbo bearings (now confirmed by Totota) but they suggested i wait until i make another claim so fingers crossed that it will wait maybe 2-3 months!
Just taken the back bumper off this weekend and fitted reversing sensors, nice easy job, i just love the way there is lots of room to do things, the back of the chassis was a bit rusty so i dusted it off and gave it a coat of Hammerite, looks a little better now, also replaced the rear bumper supports that hang off the back of the chassis, all the bolts were seized and badly rusted so i am now on a mission to replace them all with stainless ones so next time i have to remove something i know the socket will fit!
I can see this going to be like the Fourth bridge but i just love renovating!


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