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@Mabeylater293 Күн бұрын

We came here to see the car. Instead, we got 20 minutes of your face 😳

@LS430VIP Күн бұрын

You want 20 mins of looking at a remapped ECU? Were you dropped on your head as a child?

@Majestavip Күн бұрын

What a dumb comment to make 🙄

@malhotraroger9106 4 күн бұрын

Why not just get a LS 460 ? It has 100 more hp .

@LS430VIP 3 күн бұрын

Why not get a Bugatti Chiron? It has 1300 more hp.

@malhotraroger9106 3 күн бұрын

@@LS430VIP maybe you don’t realize, but the LS 460 is basically the same car with 100 more hp . You don’t think this way about the Bugatti Chiron , do you ? 🥳

@LS430VIP 3 күн бұрын

@@malhotraroger9106 I think you missed my point. If you have a LS430, you may want to pay a small amount for an easy upgrade, rather than a larger amount to change to a different car. There will always be better cars by HP or any other metric, but a small upgrade to your existing car is often welcome, particularly when it is cheap and easy. A LS460 is much more than £350 more than a LS430.

@malhotraroger9106 3 күн бұрын

@@LS430VIP They are both incredible deals . Around £3k for a LS 430 and £6k for a LS 460 .

@lagod63 7 күн бұрын

I dont even have the warning light, but i replaced it and its still out. I guess i need to fix the wiring

@williamjaramillo2000 7 күн бұрын

Did you have trouble putting the bumpers back on by yourself? Is there a good method so the initial screws could keep the bumper up.

@LS430VIP 7 күн бұрын

They're not too bad. Just put carpet down under the area you are working so if you drop anything it doesn't get scratches, and put painters tape (masking tape) on the edges of all the bodywork to temporarily protect it.

@Jack14432 7 күн бұрын

It’s not much of a difference for $700 dollars. Unless you have a hard down shift issue.

@LS430VIP 7 күн бұрын

Surprised it's so much in the US, here (UK) it is £350 after taxes, which at current exchange rates is $450 US, or $610 Canadian. Hard shift issues on the 6 speed need some physical fixes to the ECU board apparently, a more specialised job. I haven't covered Sport (PWR) mode, it's more lively again in that mode and I am going to cover that in a part 2 followup video.

@smilingjack7622 10 күн бұрын

increased shift speed. I cant even detect shifts now they are so close and clean.

@caddylover3510 12 күн бұрын

i have a 2004 ls430 that i purchased from the original owner of whom i knew. It had 305000kms when i picked it up and has the air suspension. This car has been BY FAR the most reliable car i've ever owned. Air suspension was replaced on all corners by original owner at 180,000kms. I currently have 420,000kms on this vehicle and had to have the 'tabs" on the lateral arms on the rear welded back on as they did break off (as mentioned in this video). The rear height sensor arms become stiff over the years of salt and cold winters as mine did and they finally were too stiff to move around and broke the tabs off. Had them zip tied up for a few weeks until my mechanic was able to weld them on with some "used" height sensors i picked up off eBay. Car ran well for a few months but now having an issues with the rear inflating to stiff and the ride becoming very hard. So, either it's the exhaust solenoid at the front which discharged excess air according to height or it's the rear sensors that my mechanic fooled around with to get a level he was comfortable with. Sometimes the car will go back to level ride, but it's been more stiff than not and i'll have to crawl under it and see. Otherwise, this car has been nothing but a dream to own and drive. I have a 300 F-Sport as well, and while that car handles amazing, i find myself driving in the LS for the room and comfort more times than not. Thanks for the great video, you are bang on in your information!

@LS430VIP 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comment, hope you found some useful info in the video. With regards to your problem, the exhaust solenoid is shared by front and back, so I would expect issues with the front as well if it was that. I'd lean towards your used height sensors giving out. Good luck with the fix 👍

@Beery__ 14 күн бұрын

Are the heights of the struts able to be adjusted without taking them off the car?

@LS430VIP 14 күн бұрын

You need to disconnect the bottom bolt, loosen the locking rings and then twist them in/out to change the length. The top mount can stay attached and so can the air line.

@tieshajohnson3135 14 күн бұрын

Before that the guys changed my spark plugs and my abs l and brake lights are all on…. Before this the car didn’t have any problems.

@tieshajohnson3135 14 күн бұрын

I NEED HELP! Has some guys change lower control arm and suspension went out. Changed out air struts and now they’re not lifting. What is it?

@Zi_life_cars 18 күн бұрын

Good information. But I still need some help. I have 1997 Toyota century, which is a very similar system as the Lexus LS. My Air suspension holds air very well until the any of the rear doors were opened. As soon as the door open, both of the rear suspension will sink very fast. I also noticed if I disconnect and then reconnect the battery, the rear suspension sink very fast as well. Do you know what is wrong with my car? Thank you.

@LS430VIP 17 күн бұрын

I am not familiar with the Century system, so I can only guess. Is it possible that the compressor shuts off when the doors are opened? Perhaps you have a leak, which is making the compressor run for longer than it should, and it is only just keeping up with the air being lost by a leak?

@Zi_life_cars 17 күн бұрын

@@LS430VIP Thank you for replying. I have the car sitting in my garage for a week and it hold air 100%, it did not even lower 1mm. But as soon as I open the rear door, the air comes out very quickly, I can hear the air blowing out from the rear of the car.

@LS430VIP 17 күн бұрын

@@Zi_life_cars a very strange fault. Sorry, I don't know enough about the Century system to advise why that might happen.

@tonyyayo2115 20 күн бұрын

Is ur account public on Instagram? Tried to follow and it turned told me to wait

@LS430VIP 20 күн бұрын

The account is public.

@tonyyayo2115 20 күн бұрын

@@LS430VIP I'll try again

@plamenpetkov5723 27 күн бұрын

Please keep making videos! I honestly believe the LS430 is one of the greatest sedans in history, and it deserves the love.

@plamenpetkov5723 28 күн бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you. Can I ask a question? I'm about to undertake putting my LS430 back on a set of factory air suspension. The car had been switched over to coilovers by the previous owner. They're far too stiff for me, and I love the car so much, and it would be so cool to have it back on air struts. Beside removing and replacing the struts, I assume they disabled the compressor somehow. However, both fuses and the relay for the air suspension are in place, and appear intact. Besides unplugging the electrical connection to the compressor, is there any other way the would have disabled it? I assume it may also have just failed. The car doesn't give any suspension errors on the dash, and the sports light comes on when I put in in sports suspension mode, and the high ride height message comes on when I flip that button. I appreciate any tips your may have!

@LS430VIP 27 күн бұрын

I'd definitely check the compressor connections first, or it could be faulty. You could also check the connectors to the air suspension ECU behind the glovebox, although I suspect that is connected as the buttons work as you mentioned. You won't see a lot of faults on the dashboard, a scan with Techstream would help see what is working and not.

@plamenpetkov5723 27 күн бұрын

@@LS430VIP I did a bit more troubleshooting. I checked conductivity of both of the air suspension fuses, which were good. I managed to get to the compressor, which was still connected. I unplugged it, and there is a much thicker wire in the connector, which I assume is the 12V. I never read more that 300 millivolts on it. Next, I pulled the air suspension relay, and I read 3.5-3.8V across the smaller terminals, but basically zero across the larger terminals, assuming they should be12V. I played around some more, and plugged the compressor back in. At that point, I was able to read 12V across the larger relay terminals. I assume there's some kind of fail-safe that if the compressor is disconnected, it won't request the 12V anymore. As plugging and unplugging yields that kind of change in the high relay voltage, I assume that means the remaining connections are good, and it is a dead compressor.

@LS430VIP 27 күн бұрын

@@plamenpetkov5723 having the 12v om the big wires but no compressor does strongly point to a broken compressor. Also, I assume you are testing with the engine turned on?

@johnpaulson996 29 күн бұрын

What year LS430?

@LS430VIP 29 күн бұрын

Mine's a late 2000 registered car (in Europe we got them quite early, known as "2001 model year" in North America), but the remap is available for all year LS430s

@ScaleModelJAM Ай бұрын

Great video! Im seriously considering this for my Majesta now ☺️

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

Go for it!

@dilvinders1 Ай бұрын

Nice video very indepth wait for the follow up 👍🏽

@alexron2023 Ай бұрын

did you have the transmission switch on normal or power? by switching between these two modes there is a substantial change in shifting points . I like driving mine on power making the car feel more powerful . I wonder doing the remapping if these two positions will be affected.

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

Yes I should have mentioned in the video, all this was filmed in Normal mode. I am going to do a follow-up video in a few weeks about Sport mode (and maybe a little about Snow mode but I doubt many people worry about that). It is claimed that the map is also updated in Sport mode so I will test this.

@ignatiusjacquesreilly70 Ай бұрын

This is great, thanks a lot for these LS430 videos. I just bought one recently and have learned a ton from you. @@LS430VIP

@aquamatt 27 күн бұрын

I was also wondering if sport mode makes much of a difference.

@ignatiusjacquesreilly70 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Have you noticed any change in MPG?

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

No change that I have been able to see yet to MPG. I am doing a 300 mile journey next week so I'll know more after that.

@ignatiusjacquesreilly70 Ай бұрын

Thanks for all these videos -- I just bought a 2005 UL last month and your channel has been extremely helpful.@@LS430VIP

@alexron2023 26 күн бұрын

In my experience if you don’t go crazy with the gas pedal you can get 16/17 mpg

@randomsandom7728 Ай бұрын

Hi sir… i just want to know what will be the life span of LS 430 2006 …. Will it be based on its miles or the yr of production…

@hey_hentai Ай бұрын

hey! trying to swtich from 3P management to P1, how do you like yours so far? has it been good with calibrating + keeping pressures correct while youre driving? thank you!

@lorsooeyuioaslzcn8450 Ай бұрын

What is your LS430 body kit? Where do I get them? Btw, loved your car!

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

K-Break Platinum Type V, found it secondhand in Japan and had it imported.

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

Update: the car passed its MOT test, and made it to the show!

@user-pk8cx4ct4l Ай бұрын

Great FTO, take care of her

@pkink100 Ай бұрын

small change big diffrence ,tyvm 4 sharing <3

@AntBTun Ай бұрын

Interesting! I never knew that. Time to upgrade. Keep up the good videos.

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

Thanks! I picked up a secondhand set for £10, well worth it.

@dapetkov Ай бұрын

1:21 Actually you don't need to remove the under bonet insulation to change them 😊

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

Interesting, I guess you could just loosen the bottom. I took it off because it was easier to see what I was doing 👍

@dapetkov Ай бұрын

@@LS430VIP I did the same thing then realized I could pop them off from the top without even having to open the bonet

@dapetkov Ай бұрын

one of the best upgrades. I replaced mine as soon as I got the car

@vitalielozan2622 Ай бұрын

Hello. Do I have to lubricate my air strut ? Recently replaced and one of them is squeaking. Air ride. 2008 LS 600hL. Thanks

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

No lubricant is needed, you should check that everything has been installed and tightened properly.

@KrGsMrNKusinagi0 Ай бұрын

there was one here in the states i saw at a meet not long ago with a k24 swap

@LS430VIP Ай бұрын

I bet that goes well! To be fair the MIVEC V6 is peppy enough too, likes to rev.

@AntBTun 2 ай бұрын

Dang!! Looking forward to following this!!

@AntBTun 2 ай бұрын

and I am definetly wanting to see a walk around! love the exhaust tips

@LS430VIP 2 ай бұрын

@@AntBTun thanks, I'll aim to get a walk around done soon 👍

@Juup2003 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have an LS400 (1995, 2nd generation). Since a week or so the rear has been acting weird. It decides to sit very low. When i started in one day it almost bottomed out and for the days after that it practically was, even when driving it for a bit. Then days later i drove a bit to put it on a tow truck and it suddenly sat at a normal height. At one point i started in, it lifted itself up and then immediately went back down at the same speed. The lexus dealer said the struts are worn out and need to be replaced, but this can’t be the only direct issue right?

@LS430VIP 2 ай бұрын

Hard to diagnose over the internet. If the compressor is running when the car is running but car is not raising, suspect a strut leak. If compressor is not running, suspect a height sensor.

@MkdMuzza 2 ай бұрын

Great how-to my man 👍👍 For anyone else looking at doing this changeover, the face lift and pre-facelift storage boxes are 100% interchangeable. My LS is a face lift and I used a pre-facelift storage unit. I did however need to swap over the metal hinge that the wood piece screws into, because the wood wasn’t aligning well to the console, but I believe the part I got was bent due to someone pulling off the centre console by the ashtray door. Just something to note.

@AntBTun 2 ай бұрын

Great video again my friend! Keep up the good work. These are timeless.

@M.Adnan008 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos ❤

@dapetkov 2 ай бұрын

Very useful video as always

@rdriversilver6816 3 ай бұрын

Might you know how deep the box is? Trying to see if I can close the cover with an iPhone 14plus in the box on its side.

@LS430VIP 3 ай бұрын

I doubt it will close, a Google Pixel 6A won't fit in there with the door closed (the 6A is 72mm wide) and the 14 plus is probably way wider. I think the biggest phone that you'd be able to fully shut in there would be an iPhone SE maybe, that's what's shown in the video (with the red phone cover on, probably won't close with the cover on it).

@grucha106 3 ай бұрын

This video is pieces od shiet.

@MKIVGTIVR6 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this simple video! Helped me replace my Dad's third brake light quickly.

@bos74211 3 ай бұрын

I have a 09 ls460 and i put a spacer and new Ir shock and for some reason my passenger side will lift fully. My driver side will not lift at all

@LS430VIP 3 ай бұрын

Big leak or broken height sensor.

@ThePerfectionOfLexus 3 ай бұрын

Very nice video! I’ve got a pre-facelift LS430 with original air suspension. Just reached 234.000 km, all on original parts. I’ve noticed the air compressor kicks in about once a week for about 5 seconds, then shuts off. It happens on idle when I reach a stop sign or red light. I’ve read that it’s normal for the compressor to kick in, but not too often. Also, All 4 sides of the car look normal after being parked for many hours. Could an uneven road cause the compressor to run, in my case when I reach a red light, where the front is a bit higher than the rear of the car, due to a small slope in the road?

@LS430VIP 3 ай бұрын

The 430 will actually air down slightly at highway speeds to improve aerodynamics, and air up again when you slow back down to town speeds, so it's normal for the compressor to kick in at stop lights etc. in those circumstances. It should be hard to hear though, I suspect you just need to replace the little bushes that hold the compressor on to quieten it down (part number in description).

@ThePerfectionOfLexus 3 ай бұрын

@@LS430VIPSorry I forgot to mention. It’s usually after a few minutes after a cold start in the morning, after approx 15 hours resting. Compressor does not kick in right after starting, but after a few minutes when I reach a stop light, engine is still cold though. Happens usually once a week. The compressor itself is pretty hard to hear, but I can feel it slightly in the brake pedal at stop sign. Can this be considered normal behavior?

@LS430VIP 3 ай бұрын

@@ThePerfectionOfLexus sounds normal to me. Again with the vibration, I'd consider replacing the bushings, but honestly it's not a big deal to leave them alone.

@rayban5737 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to explain Good run down now i can do some basic diagnosis.... also any idea on how how i can completely deflate the bags and leave them deflated not interested in Ride quality or comfort what si ever i want it boned on its ass without spending a dime on aftermarket suspension .... got the car ls460 for a song it owes me nothing and i like it enough to drive every now and again also i don't care if i damage anything....but would like to "raise it up In case i come across the law ie some sort of cowboy pneumatic valve or removing a fuse and putting it back in .....any dodge advice is greatly appreciated

@LS430VIP 4 ай бұрын

Honestly I wouldn't recommend running with no air, it's likely to really screw with your traction in corner bumps. I'd recommend getting an air suspension data controller, it will allow you to set the height however you want and raise and lower it.

@jimmiehill7308 4 ай бұрын

OME parts to after market part air 20:11 struts, should that be an issue one over the other !!!

@LS430VIP 4 ай бұрын

There are aftermarket air struts that are designed to be a drop in replacement, they should be fine.

@Toopoortyler 4 ай бұрын

03 ls430 UL. My rear is lower than the front. I can hear the compressor turn on and off but nothing ever happens. There are notes from previous mechanic that suspension is leaking. If just one or 2 struts went bad would that cause none of them to raise or lower?

@LS430VIP 4 ай бұрын

If the leak is large enough, the compressor won't be able to keep up with the amount of air lost so yeah it would stay low. I'd check the rear struts and distribution block with soapy water and for rips on the bags. Also, read the comments on here, loads of commenters have had issues with rear leaks so it's been covered before in my replies. Lot of useful info in the comments.

@carlossa3178 5 ай бұрын

Estou feliz com o meu Lexus😅

@carlossa3178 5 ай бұрын

Muito simples. Carlos. Brasil

@carlossa3178 5 ай бұрын

Excelente e me ajudou !!😂

@jonathannagela2130 5 ай бұрын

I think the factory uses the same tree or whatever for each car so the patterns are consistent. I really dont like the tree used on your interior, im surprised it got past quality control.

@LS430VIP 5 ай бұрын

Your mother never tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything?

@jonathannagela2130 5 ай бұрын

oops but the burl pattern looks blotchy@@LS430VIP the other new part looks appropriate

@jonathannagela2130 5 ай бұрын

my mom is dead smartalec@@LS430VIP

@jonathannagela2130 5 ай бұрын

your whole way you ruined your ls430 makes you look substandard. why did you ruin what was good?@@LS430VIP

@sahibgaba1 5 ай бұрын

Should there be play in the height sensor? Thanks for the video, very resourceful. I've got a small knocking sound when going over bumps. There was also a creaking that when turning the steering all the way. Lubing up the control arms mostly fixed the squeaking but the knocking is still present. Hoping the air struts do not need to be replaced.

@sahibgaba1 5 ай бұрын

Just saw the fault finding segment. I guess the struts need to change.

@LS430VIP 5 ай бұрын

@@sahibgaba1 it's possible. Also check for play in the bottom suspension arm rear mount, as that is a common bush to fail and can cause knocking.

@sahibgaba1 5 ай бұрын

@@LS430VIP thank you for your help. You truly put out a great video. So the bottom suspension arm rear mount connects to the wheel and the rest of the car. When I put WD-40 on the part that connects to the rest of the car, I think that's when the squeaking pretty much stopped. Knocking still exists however. Could be multiple things failing but I will check it out tomorrow, and I'm hoping its just the bushing. I'm guessing I'd have to take it apart to really figure out what's wrong if there's no visible damage. The previous owner had the front struts and all control arms replaced 1.5 years ago, so all of these issues are coming in as a huge surprise.

@manxman8008 5 ай бұрын

excellent - many thanks!

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