Change your oil.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
05/12/2016 at 14:01 • Filed to: Oil

80,000 miles on a 2007 RX350. Cam timers are failing and engines is already sludging. Just change it.

DISCUSSION (27)

HammerheadFistpunch > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:07

You mean an RX owner didn’t take care of their car?

(source: my mother and all her friends)

d15b > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:09

How do you clean that off?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:10

Wait, 80k without an oil change?

Takuro Spirit > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:10

Reminds me of the 25k CX-7 turbo we got denied warranty replacement on. Lady NEVER changed the oil. It still had the factory filter in it.

She left it sit and rot and eventually it got repo’d.

SO MUCH SLUDGE.

RallyWrench > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:11

But they said 10,000 miles! Newer direct-injected turbo cars are the worst, they dilute the oil horribly.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > d15b
05/12/2016 at 14:15

Kinja'd!!!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:15

“But it’s a Lexus! I bought this so I would never have to worry about it.”

“What do you mean I still have to have it serviced at the proper intervals!? It’s Lexus, it’s not supposed to need service!”

I, for one, welcome our autonomous overlords. I cannot wait for the day that our autonomous cars flash a notification of needing service (WARNING DANGER TO MANIFOLD) across their NAV screens, and when the idiots ignore the warning, the car either stops and calls a mobile repair tech, or drives itself to the dealer to get fixed - with the owner inside of course.

Ash78, voting early and often > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:18

Send a sample to Blackstone with some bullshit interval stats, like 4500 miles. I just want to see if you get your $22.50 worth of four-letter words in their summary.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:22

Pretty much the only thing I actually do on time. Hmm... sad.

Gone > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
05/12/2016 at 14:26

As long as the doors remain locked and the person is trapped inside.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
05/12/2016 at 14:27

Nope. She did the oil change only by a double the miles formula even though she doesnt drive the car that much. So time and miles wore hard.

Gone > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:27

I prefer the continuous replacement method. There’s always new oil in the Malibu due to leakage...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > HammerheadFistpunch
05/12/2016 at 14:28

My fiancé night hve the most cared for RX ever. She went 200 over because of timing even though all I them are highway and she was freaking out haha. She asked daily the week before she got home to make sure I was able to do it.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
05/12/2016 at 14:33

We’re trying to save her from replacing the engine or a $7000 job. This one's about $4000 or so.

Jcarr > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:35

Wait, so what does that mean? How often did she have it changed?

d15b > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:45

So what this means is that DRIVE YOUR CAR!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jcarr
05/12/2016 at 14:51

She had it changed maybe once a year.

M54B30 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 14:56

Hmm I should get it done in my Corolla. It’s been at least 3 years and 25k miles. Hmm.

Jcarr > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 15:11

Ugh. Why are people so ignorant of basic maintenance....

TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 16:22

I though people bought toyotas so they don't have to be bothered with changing oil

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
05/12/2016 at 16:24

3/4 of our customers are fantastic at changing their oil. Maintain it and it will run. My LS400 has 296k and our Rx400h has 340k. It’s the 1/4 of our customers whose cars are lucky to see maintenance at all and then are shocked when it breaks like this.

duurtlang > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 16:42

Once a year is quite normal when you don’t drive that much, don’t live in a particularly hot or cold climate and use quality oil. Manufacturers tend to advice an oil change after x miles or 1 (sometimes even 2) years, whatever comes first.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > duurtlang
05/12/2016 at 16:45

The newer cars with sludged engines say otherwise it seems.

hubert07 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 17:08

Had a lady that made it 40k in a 2011IS250 with no oil changes before the thing finally went cah-put

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > hubert07
05/12/2016 at 17:53

Wow that’s impressive.

hubert07 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/12/2016 at 17:59

She went as far as trying to fake receipts from walmart with oil changes, she faxed in with the same exact time 6 months apart for 4 oil changes

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > hubert07
05/12/2016 at 18:02

Hahahah that’s fantastic.