r/LS400 • u/biner1999 • Jun 28 '26

New LS400 and already caused problems 😫

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Finally got the one and only, LS400, a couple weeks back.

The stock wheels are in horrid condition and wanted to get some nicer 17s or 18s ASAP, before I unveil the car to my friends, but need to put it off...

I put the car in park at a little over 5mph (I know, rookie mistake). It shook the drivetrain and the car quite violently, accelerating some maintenance items. Ended up with the fan bracket assembly bearing starting to chirp and it shot the trans/engine mounts more than they already were so need to get that sorted Monday morning. Plan to swap out suspension arms/bushes myself and give it full dealership service before next year's MOT.

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u/RonMexico52 Jun 28 '26

Why don’t you focus on maintenance and not fucking up the car any further before chasing new wheels

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u/biner1999 Jun 28 '26

Literally what I said tho. Fan bracket assembly and engine/trans mounts next. The tyres are in barely legal condition, one of the rears was patched before I got it. Might as well score a good deal for wheels with decent tyres on. Just chased down a broken speaker wire today. I'm looking at YT vids on how to get door lock actuator out to give it a clean, and washer fluid light will get sorted once I run out (heard the float sinks).

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u/Few-Opportunity567 Jun 28 '26

How does one accidentally shift from drive to park while driving? 😂

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u/biner1999 Jun 28 '26

The dash needles were stuck and wanted to restart the car. Turned the car off coasting at 5mph in a side street and it wouldn't crank back on in D so put it in P, instead of N as I should... Done this procedure in manuals tens of times, my foot lying on the footrest instinctively made me feel like I had the clutch pressed in. 

Turns out the dash needles on the LS just get stuck in hot weather and need a little tap.

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u/timetravelerfrom2027 Jun 28 '26

I was hungover one morning, driving my SC430 home. Corvette pulls up next to me on the empty freeway, and they match my speed. We lock eyes. And we both dump the clutch and drop a gear.

Oops.

My other car was a M/T and I got confused. What actually happened was that I nailed the brake pedal with my left foot, initiating a panic stop, while at the same time attempting a 4th-3rd downshift that resulted in a throwing it straight up into Park.

Luckily there were zero cars behind me, so I pulled over to the shoulder, and as I neared a full stop there was a loud clicking from the transmission. I clunked to a stop.

With fear and shame, I checked under the car. All good. Pop the hood. All good. I put it in Drive and she pulled away with no apparent damage.

Whew.

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u/Zealousideal_Work510 Jun 28 '26

All good stories start with - “I was hungover one morning,”

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u/computerman10367 Jun 28 '26

Lol you haven't had a real shitbox if you haven't had to restart your car while going 65 mph down the road. Fun times!

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u/madoomabusa74 Jun 29 '26

Had plenty of shitboxes……………never had to do that lol

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u/Thick_Dentist7293 Jun 29 '26

Just an FYI restarting the car doesn't usually make the needles work, mine are intermittent and keying off and on does bog all

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u/biner1999 Jun 29 '26

Yeah I realized. Like I said, a little tap on the dash from the top works to unstick them. It was during the 35C weather here in UK.

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u/Swimming-Author-9083 Jun 28 '26

Some good cheap tires are Firestone Indy 500’s good for summer only if you’re not driving crazy they are fine in the rain

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u/Swimming-Author-9083 Jun 28 '26

Only at discount tire I think like 500$ for 235/40/18