On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:12:14 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>Was the oil on the side of the car and not underneath?
What the tow truck driver showed me was on the side of the car on the
narrow strip of body sheet metal underneath the door just behind the
right front wheel. There were 6-8 "streaks" similar in shape to the
streamlets of water on a wind****eld when the is moving.
>Oil leaking from a
>powertrain component is more likely to be on the undercarriage than on
the
>side of the car, so I would imagine that oil on the side came from an
>external source. What kind of oil did you see? Was it automatic
>transmission fluid?
I didn't touch them myself. He wiped a finger across them and to show
me that they were wet. If I recall correctly, then were angled up and
back at about a 30-40 degree angle (from 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock).
>The transmission is located under the hood to the left (from the
prospective
>of the passenger compartment ) of the engine.
That would make it difficult to leak on the right (opposite) side, no?
>Transmissions are pretty complicated, and dealers have gone to complete
>replacement rather than try to repair it with unacceptable results.
I wasn't trying to get them to repair vs replace it. I just wanted to
know what broke.
Can this type of failure be caused by incorrect maintenance, like not
tightening an oil plug after changing the oil?
>There
>are some basic tests like pressure tests and solenoid checks that they
>should do before replacing the transmission. If the transmission is not
>producing the correct pressure, then it probably needs replacement.
I assume they did or will do whatever tests they need to. We also have
a '99 LS 400, also CPO. Both have had all service at this dealer****p.
The service is not cheap, but we have had no provlems.
>What is
>the condition of the automatic transmission fluid (ATF)?
I don't know. It had an A-level service in February.
>If a ****ft
>solenoid is not engaging, a solenoid replacement is relatively simple and
>inexpensive compared to a transmission replacement.
>
>You can try contacting Lexus customer relations and plead your case there
to
>see if they can offer any out-of-warranty assistance.
The tech was going to talk to Lexus about covering this under
warranty. If that doesn't work, I'll appeal to the dealer****p itself,
since I have bought 2 cars from them. If that fails, I'll call Lexus.
Thanks
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