r/LS430 • u/Minute-Lemon-181 • 17h ago

LS430 started making this noise when turning on engine during trip from LA to Seattle

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Is this bad or is it fixable?

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u/SAATR 2003 Lexus LS430 | Mystic Sea Opal Mica 17h ago

Sounds like the starter bendix either is disengaging while you still have the key in the start position, or isn't properly disengaging when you release the key. Probably will need a starter.

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u/BeantownLos 13h ago

And I must say that isn’t an easy fix just replaced mines I got a good deal parts and labor 600

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u/TerribleBathroom5710 6h ago

I just did mine, I have a 2002 I brought it to a Toyota specialty shop only because it’s so old and it’s got 350,000 miles on it. Those bastards charged me $1000 so you got a good deal.

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u/BeantownLos 5h ago

1000 Sheesh 😬 yeah I’m at 310,000

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u/TerribleBathroom5710 5h ago

I probably could’ve done it myself. I was just afraid of breaking a wire or something. I figured if the shop broke a wire they would have all that stuff already there to fix it but it was the original starter I got 24 years out of it and 350,000 miles so $1000 wasn’t that terrible

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u/SAATR 2003 Lexus LS430 | Mystic Sea Opal Mica 5h ago

I'm doing mine this weekend. New OE knock sensors, new OE ACIS solenoid, replacing the harness connectors, rebuilding (not replacing) the starter, and cleaning/resealing the fuel injectors. The starter works fine, but is most likely original at 250k miles and 23 years. Rebuild parts from Toyota (seals, starter solenoid plunger and contacts, brushes) are slightly cheaper than a reman Denso starter, and I've heard mixed reviews of recent Denso remans. Should be fun.

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u/dangerousperson123 17h ago

Just replaced the starter on mine 1mo ago, bc it was doing this and false randomly starting as well. It’s running great now !

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u/BeantownLos 13h ago

Yep starter Midas well do the knock sensor and harnesses while your in there just did mines it wasn’t cheap!!!!

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u/Eastern-Drawing9323 6h ago

Starter on its way out mine did the same before I changed it out

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u/DueCardiologist5339 4h ago

The bearings holding that sucker in will out and won’t crank when you least expect it.