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"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36) 01/15/2015 at 23:34 • Filed to: Lexus, ES300

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I am hoping to dear God that my thermostat on my '95 Lexus ES300 is working and that I just need to replace a cap/fill coolant.

Please let it be that.

Car's been going a bit above the middle lately and heater's taking a bit longer to kick in. Heck, the thermometer was inching close to hot when I sped up merging into I-5 - and then returned to the middle.

j.davism5 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/16/2015 at 00:39

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Thermostat is easy and cheap to change. What you should be panicing about is your water pump (generally should be replaced with each belt or every 60k miles) or weather your radiator core is corroded/clogged/damaged. I had the same thing on my 1JZ-GTE soarer and I ended up doing all three.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/16/2015 at 02:12

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I drive on I-5 everyday, so if I had to guess, I'd say yuppies have sabotaged your radiator fan

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > j.davism5 01/16/2015 at 19:36

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The problem is, the thermostat on my ES is buried somewhere inside of the engine - underneath the battery and intake - as well as a lot of things. If it was a straight six (who makes a straight six Camry?!) that would be a different story.

j.davism5 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/16/2015 at 19:42

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I understand that you have the 3VZFE (F code for the economical head design) as opposed to the the straight six 1J I had in the soarer. The location is a little fiddly, but you can still get to it without major parts out type stuff. I used to work for Lexus, their not to bad to work on until you get to the GR series engines.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > j.davism5 01/16/2015 at 20:03

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1MZ for me. It's a 1995, not sure when they stopped with the 3VZ for the ES.

j.davism5 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/16/2015 at 22:27

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My bad, I read 05' not 95'. So 1MZ instead of 3MZ eh? I'll see if i can find a diagram...

j.davism5 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/16/2015 at 22:39

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looks legit....