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C&D states that the U150E contains revised clutching which allows for two overdrives. The problem is that it is reluctant to give them up. Toyota and Lexus used to equip their cars with a sport/economy button for the transmission, but that button and the extra lines of software code are gone.
The Edmunds ES300 board has many entries on the subject.
You'll need to access the Avg MPH function in Info. Set your car with cruise control and reset the Avg MPH by holding in the button.
Compare the Avg MPH shown with the speedometer (allow for some time to pass to ensure the avg.). I'm off what looks like 1-2 mph, with the speedo showing higher than the computer. Which should I trust more to be accurate, what with the swap of tires, even though they're the same size? (The Bridgestone *looks* bigger to me.) TIA for those who care to feedback.
If you simply listen to the dealers they'll soon have you down to 1000 miles between oil changes and a complete engine overhaul every 50k.
Darn those dealers!!
Dealers: Hey, you have to buy the car somewhere, the secret is to never darken their door for anything but vehicle purchases or absolute necessities, like shop manuals.
Bought my 01 C4 over the internet, Greenlight, have never even met, been at, the dealership. Salesman, Daniel Brunty, was a nice enough person over the phone.
Looking ahead to the RX180/e that will be an even dozen.
Or the programmer might have been thinking forward to the day that a WSP (Washington State Patrol) wanted to look over your "shoulder".
Thanks a lot, YG.
I think it's a worthwhile tradeoff, though.
Try dividing 10 by 3 on an 8 bit processor and see where you MUST compromise by rounding or truncation
Memory isn't that precious in the 21st century that 32 bit arithmetic operations can't be programmed into them. 8-bit processors were used to calculate pi to 100's of thousands of decimal places. ANSI FORTH, used to program many embedded devices, can easily handle 6 or 8 digits of accuracy.
tidester, host
Thought you might want to know the factory's revised thinking.
Actually, just about every crossover SUV at the shows (Infiniti FX45/35, Nissan Murano, etc.) had Michelin.
If I wanted an accurate readout of speed, or average speed as a derivative, I would start by being absolutely sure the tires were always properly inflated, even cold vs hot.
The factory, not being able to assure those parameters with certainty, has no reason to attempt to provide "high" accuracy with an input "sensor" that has "normal" variations of 5% and absent operator attention as much as 10 to 20%
You can't provide or compute an accurate measurement from a sensor, tire circumference, that of itself isn't "accurate".
So don't waste the programmer's time.
I have beaten a few speeding tickets by asking the officer, in court, what his tire pressures were when he verified the accuracy of his speedometer vs when he clocked me.
Damn radar anyway.
This makes the remaining rx300's look pretty good, but my wife wants the latest and greatest!
Any thoughts.
The MY2000 GS300 I had seemed to take a moment to "think" about just exactly what to do next when I did that.
I my opinion it's likely due to the engine ECU needing the time to retune/reset the engine parameters for balls-out WOT performance.
Manufacturers seem to be going the extra mile to achieve the best MPG and of course that conflicts with getting the highest HP at WOT.
SO when you "floor it" maybe it isn't transmission "hesitation" at all, but the engine ecu taking the time to adjust the intake plenum resonance and the VVTI valve opening/closing timing and duration.
Oh, right! It might increase the total cost by $100 or so - pretty serious addition to cost of develping the vehicle! LoL!
tidester, host
Does this sound reasonable or am I beiing gouged?
On the same subject, can someone tell me how much they paid for their 15K service? I'm bringing mine in tomorrow, asking them to do what's in the service booklet, not "their" version.
Thanks!
Have the service writer write into the work order that you only want service done that is recommended by the non-rough service schedule in the service manual. And I think most manual directs that the major service is at 90k miles.
Programmer time. Averaged over this many vehicles the additional cost (excluding the need to use the unloaded fifth wheel to get the additional accuracy) might be as little as $00.01.
But this is where micro-managing sets in, the person paying the programmer can only control costs at his/her level.
And in this case I certainly don't disagree with that, if the accuracy isn't there to begin with, you can't "write" it in.
Steve, Host
I'll definitely let them know what I WANT completed on my car.
Thanks again!
Concerning the decision about a new 2003 RX300 Vs a new 2004 RX330, I certainly agree with your wife that the 04 will be the latest and greatest in terms of being something new and different. A lot depends on what you are looking for. Mrs. Rogers and I only have a twelve pound miniature dachshund for a back seat passenger, so we do not need the increased length and width of the 04. The decrease in turning radius of the 04 would be nice. I read where some 04's will be built in Japan, and some in Canada. My first choice would be the Japan version. All 03's are built in Japan. Either car could have the dreaded oil gel problem, but I believe a four month/four thousand mile oil and oil filter change schedule will minimize that possibility.
Does anyone know what the "torque sensing type LSD oil" is listed in the maintenance book?
Congratulations to the people who produce and drive these fine automobiles
Paid $250 for 30k at lexus dealer- I told them I wanted only the manufacturer recommended items, not what the dealer wants to do.
I think you might be able to get a better price for 15k if you tell the dealer what you exactly want.
rmd122: Let me guess, your dealer has told you the torque sensing LSD oil needs to be replaced on a scheduled basis.
NOT!
Viscous Fluid. Is the oil used in VC type LSD and/or the RX AWD system viscous coupling. It is a silicon based fluid specially formulated such that it's actual viscosity doesn't change very much over a wide range of temperatures while its volume expansion rate with increasing temperatures is dramatic.
In the RX AWD system it is placed within a hermetically sealed case which in normal use is good for the life of the vehicle.
Under this new format when I try to do this I receive a message stating "the web page could not be saved to the selected location." This makes wifie-pooh very unhappy.
Anyone else having this problem??
PS I also tried this on another discussion with the same results.
Steve, Host
The change that Toyota/Lexus made involved enlarging a part in the PCV system. Do you think that solved the problem, or is it possible that the cam gears are shearing the oil?
tidester, host
Sorry, just simply didn't explore the issue any further than that. My 01 is going away soon in favor of an RX330 and then I'll stop being concerned altogether.
Thank you for your prompt reply on the oil gel subject. Since Lexus is covering the 1999 - 2002 RX300 engines for eight years for oil gelling, I would assume they will cover 2003's and 2004's if it turns out that the minor change to the PCV system does not fix the problem.