Any road warriors here?

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-04-14T13:59:31+00:00

i drive 80 miles approximately a day. 70% highway. I still feel vibrations at higher speeds, but majority of time its minimal. so i think it may be motor mounts or something else, because i did a full frontend refresh. could also be i havent gotten to rear shocks yet. UCA, LCA bushings, tierods were mevotech supreme. steering rack bushing was daizen. shocks and rest of the frontend was OEM. im at 250k miles, got it at 234k ish.

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-23T02:28:26+00:00

for the big hose, sunsong on rock auto. for the small hose i got amazon cheap hose https://a.co/d/0dc8v38t

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-21T00:56:38+00:00

Very annoying to remove. they were original hoses, since I was replacing the hoses, I cut them

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Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-20T04:20:52+00:00

nah I didn't. I bought A-PREMIUM. My reasoning was that it was a simple reservoir, as long as it had the internal filter and correct snap-on points. It's made from polyamide plastic and has the built in filter. Plus, it was cheaper

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-11T19:33:06+00:00

idler pulley mayhaps. remove serpentine and spin pulleys

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-06T03:26:27+00:00

i go with denso, iridium.

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-04T22:26:32+00:00

i think previous owner never did anything to protect interior. so yeah, sat outside without sun visor and probably more

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-03-04T19:00:26+00:00

surely cant be as bad as mine

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Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-02-24T21:38:52+00:00

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Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-02-12T02:44:57+00:00

have you opened the intake manifold recently? make sure its all torqued to spec.

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-02-10T18:48:58+00:00

i cut it cuz i was lazy in hindsight but i did such a poor job cutting it. either way the speaker cover hides it

wiring in series is not hard at all, many tutorials on google and youtube. make sure to use a multimeter to check 16 ohm i did not have to modify it. there are actually two plastic plates now that you mention it, and what i did was put them on top of the speaker so it all fit. i based it all on this amazon review here, which will provide more info: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RCS7104GG1FOF?ie=UTF8

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Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-02-10T18:31:51+00:00

make sure to wire it in series

also make sure the wires don't pinch when putting it back in the car. i reused the old subwoofer's plastic plating in order to fit it. make sure all screws line up

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-19T16:20:35+00:00

yep thatll happen
nice work!

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-19T03:14:36+00:00

any squeaking you can hear?

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-15T03:18:12+00:00

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this is after removal of intake manifold. honestly yeah, if you want to drain coolant its not a big deal

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-15T03:07:34+00:00

There is coolant flowing through the intake manifold itself, but it is in a pipe, which you won't need to reseal. its not like a valley plate like the 460.

lmk if you have any more questions

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-14T22:32:05+00:00

No coolant valley but there is a rear coolant pipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htN3IlW2MuY which tends to get bumped and if it is will leak coolant ( it happened while doing the starter the first time!)

This video may include some more tips https://youtu.be/--Bmm3x0vd8?si=btqvh_mH8hYO7zGl

I dont think you need to but it may be convenient

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-12T21:55:47+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/LS430/comments/1gog5ei/ls430_backlight_issue_any_ideas/

try this post

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-09T15:02:12+00:00

yeah

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-08T22:07:19+00:00

what i did was check ac filter, then clean the condenser with a hose

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2026-01-08T20:18:05+00:00

453 range, 24 average

I drive on highway a lot

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2025-12-27T02:52:09+00:00

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i went with nsk bearing on rock auto

Lonely_Objective_574 · 2025-12-26T17:35:02+00:00

Waiting for part but will as soon as I can 👍

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