Hi Steve it’s Mark it is Wednesday November 8th The time now is 6:37 AM ! I dropped the car off at a Lexus dealership in Monmouth County New Jersey owned Ray Catena he owns 17 dealerships, The one I brought the car to is in Oakhurst New Jersey my girlfriend had the exact same car and got very good service there but there is an issue I need to go over with you ! The Trac/Off and VSC lights are still on along with the check engine light ! The car has a little exhaust leak it is coming from the flexplate ! I have read extensively and it can trigger the lights to go off they say any exhaust leak as they say the gas cap is an issue with these cars I replaced the gas cap and for some reason I do not think it’s coming from the exhaust ! They want to start by first replacing pipe assembly
Exhaust (1) this is a Lexus OEM part number
1741020461 The cost of the part is close to $1,200.00 with labor the bill is going to cost $1,465.00 ! I could definitely buy this part a lot cheaper it would not be an OEM but the price would be $278.00 for the part from a reputable manufacture ! The car needs some other work it’s the 120,000 thousand mile service that is quite extensive but I don’t need to do all of it because I cannot afford it my main concern is keeping these lights off because the car uses a lot of gas and doesn’t run bad but the transmission shifted smoother you can feel the difference when the codes are clear and I keep the lights off ! After I replaced the oxygen sensors and the gas cap I read where you can disconnect one side of the battery I disconnected the negative and just held it on the positive metal to metal for 30 seconds then I reconnected the negative terminal and all the lights went off completely and they stayed off for approximately 18 miles that was the longest ! But every time I tried doing that it got less and lessand came back on within about 2 miles ! I have to let them no at the dealership what I am going to do about replacing this exhaust system ! I have to let them know between 10 AM and 11 AM ! What do you think I should do I am really confused at this point I know the lights can be cleared I just don’t know what it’s gonna take to get them off and have them stay off ! I am going to let them know what you told me the other day about the ABS scanning ! I am going to forward what you sent me to try and see what they say ! Do you have any other suggestions I’m sorry to bother you I just am more confident with you than I am with anybody else when it comes to making decisions about this car ! Stevie you can call me if you want on my cell phone I think you told me the other day that that was not allowed if you can the number is 201-341-6730 or if you can just reply and let me know your thoughts on this and what do you think I should do I would greatly appreciate it thanks so much Steve hope all is well with you ! Sincerely Mark !
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