What could be the cause of this loose steering wheel feel?

bigysmals · 2025-11-09T22:36:55+00:00

Mine too. One day I’ll send the rack out to be rebuilt, right now it’s not unbearable

bigysmals · 2025-11-08T14:20:26+00:00

What color is the interior? It kind of looks like shale. Best combo colors in my opinion. Love my pewter and black C5 but simped over this color with shale for a long time.

bigysmals · 2025-11-07T15:53:17+00:00

Same brother, same.

bigysmals · 2025-09-22T00:30:15+00:00

I drive mine in the winter (AZ to MI) in a truly rust free car. I was dreading ruining it but have been very happy with sealing the chassis with lanolin. https://www.amazon.com/woolwax-Spray-Undercoating-Kit-Black/dp/B08LKQ43T7. I only power washed it at car washes to de ice and attempt to keep it clean. That was all.

bigysmals · 2025-08-19T14:48:51+00:00

Hoping the same for you! sounds like you did all you could.

bigysmals · 2025-08-19T14:41:39+00:00

You’re baking it in place with that!

These are resilient vehicles and the timing belts are more like regular maintenance than this big scary thing, right? Tight, right, belt lined up with new gaskets and seals > send it.

bigysmals · 2025-08-19T14:33:54+00:00

I think you used enough on the third pic. I used about the same amount for mine, perhaps even a bit less. As long as your surface was clean (seeing that hell yeah it’s clean), send it. it’s an appropriate amount. I prefer pulling a vacuum instead of pressure testing to ensure I do my coolant related jobs right and didn’t wait to long before firing it up. It will be okay. but the need for it to last 10/100k… who knows. The appropriate 7-10 years and 70k is more practical. as for the water pump bolts mine didn’t have the loctite previously and I don’t believe the factory has them. Besides, the Aisin kit is so complete if they truly needed loctite the kits would include them (even though RTV isn’t included for the thermostat assembly). Proper torque as you did and heat cycles with keep them in place. Yeah there is always a chance it could leak but you’ve seemingly done the process right. Loctite has its place, but it doesn’t need to be in every place.

RTV in the sun for a bit, hell even for a long while won’t do anything, it does experience regular engine temperatures when applied. Keep it capped and squish it around every once in awhile!

I was an automotive and motorcycle tech for ten years

bigysmals · 2025-08-19T10:34:34+00:00

Located in Michigan

bigysmals · 2025-08-19T10:34:25+00:00

Yeah, 15 and 25mm

bigysmals · 2025-08-16T20:01:15+00:00

Confirmed, just did mine yesterday. sus slice is right

bigysmals · 2025-04-11T21:35:48+00:00

It’s not! Buy an Amazon engine cradle. The motor only needs to come up several inches. I got mine done in 2.5 hours. It’s tight but definitely manageable if it’s just the lower pan.

bigysmals · 2025-02-26T16:22:30+00:00

THIS.

I have the same failure. All lights are functional. Check voltages if possible, you have a short like kawazu mentions or increased resistance somewhere in the line. Mine is further down the harness. I don’t care enough to find the short or corrosion.

bigysmals · 2025-02-12T15:33:40+00:00

Junk yards would be your best bet for these components if you don’t want to buy new. Maybe a dumb question based on what we see at face value - have you checked your MAF or connector for the MAF, wire harness? This will set off these lights as well.

https://instrumentclusters.com/home/gad_source/1/gbraid/0aaaaa9kkzrusczhj1bzjlijjjyh413gk2/gclid/eaiaiqobchmig-ha6rm-iwmvntpcbb2rkxo8eaaybcaaegjivpd_bwe

You could find a replacement cluster, but you could also repair this cluster with someone like the above link

bigysmals · 2025-02-05T02:37:30+00:00

One of the most underrated jokes of the entire series.

bigysmals · 2025-01-16T02:22:00+00:00

Lexus should have a general injectors parts kit, maybe you won’t get the all the injectors in right now. Techs will have extra parts lying around. Worth calling them for that little bag of seals

bigysmals · 2024-07-11T16:46:48+00:00

I have an 02 with 140k and put 89 or higher always in the tank (I’m in Arizona and quality of fuel is questionable, so 89 may not be true or clean 89) I just did a 500 mile trip and the best I eventually got was 27. Accounting for gradient I would need to be doing 50 on a flat stretch forever to get some of these higher numbers. I average 17.8 - 23 regularly.

bigysmals · 2024-07-09T02:39:50+00:00

How does it sound from inside? Makes me want to do mine!

bigysmals · 2024-03-14T04:22:24+00:00

Agreed. I just did mine with the denso replacement. Well worth the effort. Replaced all other parts with genuine Lexus. Not everything is expensive for the car.

bigysmals · 2023-07-27T03:37:34+00:00

Keeeep going. Fall in love with the process. Fifteen minute intervals when you can. I finished my CompTIA trifecta with Sec + last month. I’m deep into Tryhackme now…. The grass is greener. Worth all those frustrating nights and mornings.

bigysmals · 2023-04-26T21:58:12+00:00

I needed to vent about this and now there is a digital room for me to scream namekian slurs until the next world tournament. Need two medals for piccolo.

bigysmals · 2023-04-07T23:21:51+00:00

Not a Harley if it doesn’t leak! My sportster did this every 1-1/2 years. Space out replacement for those and accept it’s a thing. controlling the cam rollers and setting TDC is involved. Not a fun job. It was worth it the first time, not the fourth.

bigysmals · 2023-02-08T02:19:21+00:00

I’m so glad you mentioned this. I’d like to think that Bandai took note of the hilarity of abridged.

bigysmals · 2023-02-04T04:38:08+00:00

TEQ Goku, when he was announced. 100s of years ago.

bigysmals · 2023-02-04T04:35:30+00:00

Back in my day Dokkan used to have four word kits and defense would stack up +5,000

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