Lexus IS220d badly neglected... not starting and multiple electric faults...Fault finding and repair

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This Lexus came to me after an alternator replacement and loads of faults... along with some bodge work, an dead battery, etc...
The car was badly neglected...
Follow me on this video to find out what was wrong and how I have resolved it...
Hope you enjoy the video.
Any questions or comments put them below.
Like always, thank you for watching!

[@CarsExposed]

I had the same issue with an Is220 the same maxi fuse ... great find mate 👍👍👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

A quite bad design really... That a blown fuse kinda forces you to replace the entire array of fuses... 🤪 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@MrSudanPresident]

@@LMAutoRepairs I am looking at buying a 2011 plate with 70k miles on the clock, how reliable or unreliable are these 220 diesels

[@LMAutoRepairs]

I guess that like most cars, if we'll maintained they will be reliable... I never owned one, so can't really advise...

[@bornforparadise7517]

That was great man , thanks for the great videos and the clear explanation , iam one of your new subscriber but iam already in love with your videos 😍 i just bought my LAUNCH scan tool and it's been a while learning about fixing those new cars with electronic issues because iam from mauritania in west africa if you heard about that country and there is not a enough of professional cars repair shops , especially when it comes to those new cars with complicated electronic , so i took advantage of my English skills and KZbin to learn that or to get the basics , and trust me you've been a good teacher for me , even if i found you just few days ago , honoured to be one of your subscribers and maybe the only one of mauritania and wish you all the good luck , keep up the good work man ❤🖐👌

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! Glad I am helping! Wish you the best! 👍👍👍👍

[@smartchishaya1670]

Get hold of me on Facebook .my name is smart Chishaya

[@mrgrumpy5116]

well done again, what I really like about your channel is that it is REAL LIFE REPAIR .. yes we would all love a workshop like DiagnoseDan .. but we don't have and use what we've got at the time, whatever happens you always get it done, and even after doing night shift, good job, that's real world fix-it.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! For watching and for your comment! Really appreciated!

[@ukcitizen1158]

Well done again L. FYI; IS220d has a Fuel Priming Switch which is located on the Dash, on the right hand side of the Steering Wheel.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

👍👍👍 Thanks!

[@dorinroiban1585]

Hello.I have just discovered your channel and I love it.Your way to start a diagnostic and then find the fault is so logic and clean and yet so less seen in the work shops these days...I do exactely the same job the weekends but in the center of France.If you permit me,it's just un advice and not a critic because you are a really good technician, but never ever use a clamp ampermeter in cc,even if it has this function and it's a good brand.At first they were built to mesure ac intesity and they are very accurate but then they added a hall sensor to measure magnetic field so cc intesity and they are creap,instable even after zero calibration .Do it old school with a ampermeter in series, more dangerous for the multimeter but with some attention is safe.Keep going,i learnt a lot from your videos.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Hi Thanks for the advice! I actually have some videos doing it that way, for a quick testing, where accuracy is not paramount, I found this clamp meter a quite nice solution... Yes, if I really need accuracy, I do it the way you say, or I use the scope, etc... Thank you for watching and for your comment, really appreciated! 👍👍👍

[@fritsprive]

We have a problem, let's bring the car to Luis. No no no, first the checklist before we bring it to him..... No fuel.... check Bad battery.... check Key fob not working..... check Messed up fuse box.... check Wait, did you completely empty the fuel lines too.... check Okay, NOW it's good to go, we don't want to give him an easy diagnose 😱

[@LMAutoRepairs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sounds about right actually!... 👍👍👍

[@mrgrumpy5116]

that made me laugh .. but ain't it the truth.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@mrgrumpy5116 🤪👍

[@isalmankhan1]

Bro you're awesome👍 You fixed it without even scanning the car for codes, really awesome👍 You're my mentor, & yes you're my teacher on KZbin👍 I haven't seen this rare combination of powertrain in a Lexus, a diesel with manual transmission, interesting😉 Stay Safe❤

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Don't learn the bad habits from me...🤪 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@MasJets]

The battery had dead cell , when reading 10.4 v or close to 10.5 v 12.66v -2.11v = 10.5v It we’ll never take charge as 1 cell is dead Nice video sir

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Possibly... I am sure a new battery has been fitted... Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@januszderen1253]

I just love costumers when they tell you to work on "hummer and chisel" instead of spanners because is cheaper ;) Anyway, another great video showing that even simple things such a flat battery, could not be easy to diagnose and fix in 5 minutes as costumers think

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Couldn't agree more... 👍👍👍 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@losslessification]

"The guy doesn't want to spend the money" why does that not surprise me haha. Good job fixing it.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

🤷‍♂️ Thanks!

[@Airman..]

I will tell you what happened to this poor lexus Someone reversed battery polarity, this took out alternator mega 100~150amp fuse because of heavy duty diodes, also it burned out brake light fuse which feeding push start system and a couple ecm fuses feeding main realys on the way

[@LMAutoRepairs]

You seem to know quite well what happened...🤔 🤣🤣🤣 Just joking... It is a good possibility... indeed! Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@Airman..]

@@LMAutoRepairs yup quite a few came to my shop with the same problem

[@MrFOXMAROC]

Hi boss, i had the same problem but the issue was with the starter motor was bad, when car is hot, it needed 2 batteries to start. Solve with a new starter"70$", still a lot cheaper than a new battery" 150$"

[@MrFOXMAROC]

The 3 people who desliked this video where the ones that changed the alternator hahahahah.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@MrFOXMAROC 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@beluxauto5968]

You did that alright . 50A is ok . I see this kind of repairs constantly and have to do them myself also . Cheap cheaper cheapest and when everything is screwed up they bring it to me . I have put 100A fuse between the bridge and never had a problem but wiring fuses I have never done . I use the resettable fuses to diagnose and then fix the problem . Maybe on a later date they allow you to do the same .

[@LMAutoRepairs]

👍👍👍 Thank you!

[@jgeorges3061]

Louise, you are AWESOME and ur thought process and thinking by watching ur videos taught me a lot and always enjoyable thank you. cheeeeers

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! For watching and for your comment!

[@MrMoss786]

Excellent video thanks. Diesels need strong batteries for starting due to those glow plugs. I was worried about you getting water in the fuel filter since the tank was completely drained empty but luckily nothing happened. Surprised that the owner buys an expensive car like this but wants to spend as less as possible. Wait until he has problems with those injectors and diesel fuel pump then he'll know what costly means. Thanks again.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

True... 👍👍👍

[@ruizinkpt]

Very nice repair, once again. Some people really miss the point o a fuse, right? But the scary part is to see that coming from people that are supposedly being paid to repair cars. Cheers mate. Keep up the good work!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 I know... I know... Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@mechanicmatt871]

Nice diag and repair 👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@tunconder1101]

Besides logic , nice tools you have to solve the problems , I liked that battery tester , small but functional :)

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊

[@motorsport1439]

Respect for you

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@maxthecaddy8451]

always enjoyable, and how mad a low or bad battery can cause so many problems🤔👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@wolfie_7778]

Such a talented man...

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@armunro]

Not critcal of you but the previous fixer: diagnosing battery charging is basics! Battery is 12v. To charge a battery the voltage needs to be > 12v. Typically an alternator puts out 14v. If you dont have 14v just after starting then there is a charging problem! A suggestion: you could have gone to a breakers yard and picked up a 2nd had battery for £20 and drop it in. I normally do this and insist on a minimum 1 month guarentee with a receipt (if it a dud they just give you another so no big drama for them).

[@LMAutoRepairs]

👍👍👍

[@lechidzikowski8757]

Greetings from Poland

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@roseandaqua8417]

were can i find the starter motor on my lexus is220d 2007.

[@ikocheratcr]

nice repair. Just for fun, how much the "original" fuse costs? or alternative one?

[@danthecarman8440]

I run my own garage and hate it when customers don't want to spend. You have to constantly watch every move to not go over their budget and it just makes life even harder.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Absolutely! 👍👍👍

[@mrgrumpy5116]

unfortunately some car owners just don't have the money, but it is difficult to do some repairs without spending.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@mrgrumpy5116 If not impossible sometimes...😬

[@benjaminlevi7792]

Great video thanks

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@neilmurphy845]

Why was there no battery light on it's a Toyota/Lexus those alternators usually don't fail it's a fuse

[@luislisboalisboa7298]

Just another good find 😉 keep going

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@electronic7979]

👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@matushodor4725]

Thanks 👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

👍👍👍 Thanks!

[@sebastiancavasdan3595]

Hi Sir I got one problem with my car same Lexus all the lights in the dashboard is on and is not working the music and power sterling is blocked and windows etc what should i do?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Diagnose it... Check fuses, connections etc... There is not much more I can advise... 👍👍👍

[@joeluang8695]

When you ran the battery test. Should you have used the European standard - EIN instead of SAE? Could that give you mis-readings?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

That was what the battery was rated... Some batteries come on the label with EIN and SAE... some others with only one or the other... If I recall correctly, I selected the correct one for the battery installed... But yes, you need to make sure you select the correct one... Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@jamie-hb8gy]

Was this the same is220d from about 6 months before this video?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Don't think so... Was a different car...

[@jamie-hb8gy]

@@LMAutoRepairs thanks man👍🏻

[@va7052]

Looks like a good ampclamp you got there.What is it?You happy with it?I have to zero mine all tge time and its realy hard to measure low current.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Hi Alex! Is an Uni-T... Quite good actually... I zero it before clamp it and that's it... The only down side is that every time you turn it on, defaults to AC voltage measuring... You can modify the eeprom so defaults to DC... i just never got around to do that... Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@va7052]

@@LMAutoRepairs ut210e?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@va7052 That's the one! 👍👍👍

[@mrgrumpy5116]

no hand primer for the fuel line?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Don't think so... 👍👍👍

[@markholian3506]

Hi Luis, happy 2020 - what do you think blew the 2 ‘hacked’ fuses

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Pass... could have been way to many things...😋 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@liviu2004]

How you comment 6 months ago on a video released 1h ago?

[@jackalek]

@@liviu2004 maybe it was set to private

[@markholian3506]

Maybe I’m a Patreon- so get to see it early 😏

[@8power0]

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR WIRE SCHEMATICS FOR THIS PARTICULAR LEXUS MODEL , i am having big time electrical problems with a Toyota isis and need wiring schematics desperately thanks for any assistance .

[@LMAutoRepairs]

I have them in PDF files... A Google search and you will find them... 👍👍👍

[@frnc12]

Hi, nice videos. Ive got lexus is220d myself. Got some type of battery draining problem or something. Car has to be jump started or if that doest work, push started. Every morning. Where about you are in UK?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Have you done any investigation work to find what is draining the battery? Thank you for watching!

[@frnc12]

@@LMAutoRepairs im working on it now. Ive checked with amp meter that the battery is charging. Checked the battery ir shop that it is still in good condition. (bought it brand new at february. One thing ive noticed is, every single year im getting car batttery problems when the temperature outside drops below 8C. The other day i took of the minus clamp for the night. When put back on in the morning, the battery performed better, but still didint started the car running. (i think battery is not charged enough anyways, since i wasnt driving for longer distances. Anyways, im looking for a car battery charger for now. Since i need to use a car. Maybe you can recommend any particular charger? Its so many of them with so many different opinions. Thanks!!!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@frnc12 What voltage is the alternator outputting with the engine running? If you have a clamp meter, you can easily start to trace it down... How many amps is the car draining after the car goes to sleep?

[@frnc12]

@@LMAutoRepairs thanks for replies. Im not very good with these things. The car doest go down on its own. It justbdoest start well. You keep trying until the battery goes off. The amps were over 14.0 as far as i remember. So it says that the alternator is doing its job? Ive managed to start the car just now with fully charged car jump starter.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@frnc12 You are confusing amps with volts... I guess is better to take it to someone to have a good look at it... 👍👍👍

[@voltaland]

Hello, Luis, What equipment caused the leak between 480 and 40mA, since is not the alternator and starter?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Systems shutting down... The car takes some time until it shuts a the modules down... Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@brano2yt]

My older Mazda has this timeout exactly 30 minutes and current drops from 200 to about 20mA. It was a detective work before i figured it out. And also my battery was bad as in this case :-)

[@MokokoMokoko]

Sir, just curiosity, what is your job? I mean you said "night shifts" and i can't imagine you as a security guy. Thanks for the video.

[@luislisboalisboa7298]

If I'm no in mistake is related with french fries

[@LMAutoRepairs]

I am bad ass... 🙄 🤣🤣🤣 No... not security...

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@luislisboalisboa7298 🤔 😉

[@mikimehandziski1045]

I am curious to? I think that you with your knowledge repair machines into a factory in night-time when the factory actually is not working. YOU CAN NOT WORK IN FACTORY LIKE A WORKER. THATS FOR SURE. EXCELENT REPAIR AS ALWAYS!!!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@mikimehandziski1045 No... I don't repair machinery... The factory actually works 24/7... 😉

[@TheFuneralDirector]

No fuel .... Story of your life, Nice fix though

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Indeed...lol Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@liviu2004]

Do you get trouble with neighbours?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

What for? I help them when they ask me for help, and most of the times for free... Thank you for watching!

[@liviu2004]

LM Auto Repairs noise, rev ups, etc. You’re lucky then, it takes one to complain then you can’t do these jobs anymore.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@liviu2004 Well... they will not get jobs done for free anymore then...🤷‍♂️

[@Erickson195]

Oi Luis por acaso não vives proximo de Liverpool para me ajudar com um caso 😅?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Não... nem por isso... 😊 👍👍👍

[@Erickson195]

@@LMAutoRepairs Obrigado de qualquer maneira os teus vídeos têm ajudado 😉.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@@Erickson195 👍

[@ismarmeskovic]

Hat off mate,customer is not ready to invest a penny,jerry riged fuses,fuel on minimum ,weak battery.I would ship him down the road without question.So fucking sick snd tired of can you fix my car without parts.

[@jusb1066]

Did you give the car wash and wax polish before you gave it back 😆

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Off course...🙄 🤪

[@martinxxxmartin]

Good success but one critical point : you really need to charge and check the battery before you do any other fault finding. You cannot do any proper Electrical fault finding and analysis if the system doesn't have a proper power source. Just like the empty fuel tank and the dead battery of the remote lock. Do the basics first.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

That's why I was using the battery charger/maintainer...😉 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@bulwinkle]

I would have walked away from this car. You can't know what else has been bodged and will go wrong just after you given them the billmthen blame you for causing any further issues.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Hi Was done 8 months ago...🤞 I think my "warranty" period is over by now...😊🤣🤣 But I know what you mean... that said, if everyone would think like that, the only way was scrap the car... as no one would attempt to fix it...😊 Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@neilmurphy845]

Those engines on that Lexus are not meant to be good

[@andrewyeo2353]

Yeah bet he didn't want to spend more money as now skint from being ripped off first time by other people

[@aymenmohamed1134]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌷

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@smartnaija2160]

I watch all your videos, keep it up, but I don't hear "sorry guys" in this video

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thank you for watching!

[@rahmatalbugisi3454]

binggo

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 👍👍👍

[@maddoxgaming8310]

IS220's are shit motors tbh, IS250 and above :)

[@antonypalierne4983]

👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍