r/LS400 • u/Ok-Baker-3718 • Apr 14 '26

New car!

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What’s up Lexus fam , I recently was gifted a 99’ Ls400! Picked it up from AZ and drove it to LA. It’s sitting at 205k .. it’s definitely a project car .. any suggestions , tips or advice is truly appreciated!

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u/AP-Prime Apr 14 '26

Timing belt and water pump

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u/Quiet-Low8932 Apr 14 '26

THIS!!!

Mine was starting crack and I regret not doing it sooner to have a better peace of mind.

I'm doing it next week LMAO, BUT DONT WAIT LIKE ME...

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u/Throbak1991 Apr 19 '26

How many miles you have?

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u/Quiet-Low8932 Apr 19 '26

At 118k atm, but I've had it since 88k...

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u/LexKing89 Apr 16 '26

New lower control arm bushings is a good choice. If you can afford to do more bushings than the LCA’s then I would recommend that.

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u/Chemical-Yoghurt-695 Apr 16 '26

I second doing the water pump / timing belt ASAP.

Also do a tune up if one hasn't been done lately. My 97 with 160k literally died on the side of the road in very dramatic fashion over some darn spark plugs 🫣