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Starting: Removal & Installation Lexus LS III facelift

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REPLACEMENT

HINT

The installation procedures are the removal procedures in reverse order.

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Scheme 7: REPLACEMENT
Scheme 7: REPLACEMENT
  1. REMOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNDER COVER SUB-ASSY NO. 1 (See REPLACEMENT )
  2. REMOVE SWITCH BASE HOLE COVER (See REPLACEMENT )
  3. REMOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAFETY PAD SUB-ASSY NO. 1 (See REPLACEMENT )
  4. REMOVE IGNITION OR STARTER SWITCH ASSY Disconnect the ignition switch connector and unlock warning switch connector. Remove the clamp. Remove the 2 screws and ignition switch.

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Scheme 8: COMPONENTS

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Note. Before changing the starter, check the following again

  1. Connector connection
  2. Accessory installation (for example, theft deterrent system)

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  1. WORK FOR PREVENTING GASOLINE FROM SPILLING OUT (See PRECAUTION )
  2. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT (See ENGINE COOLANT )
  3. REMOVE V-BANK COVER
  4. REMOVE AIR CLEANER INLET NO. 1
  5. REMOVE INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR PIPE
  6. REMOVE THROTTLE BODY ASSY (See REPLACEMENT )
  7. REMOVE VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE ASSY
  8. REMOVE FUEL PIPE SUB-ASSY NO.2 (SEE REPLACEMENT )
  9. REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSY (See REPLACEMENT )
  10. REMOVE WATER BY-PASS JOINT RR (See REPLACEMENT )
  11. REMOVE WATER BY-PASS PIPE SUB-ASSY Remove the bolt. Pull out the water by-pass pipe from the water pump. Disconnect the wire clamp from the bracket on the water by-pass pipe. Remove the O-ring from the water by-pass pipe.
  12. REMOVE STARTER ASSY Remove the 2 bolts holding the starter to the cylinder block. Disconnect the starter from the cylinder block. Disconnect the starter connector. Remove the nut, and disconnect the starter wire. Remove the bolt, and disconnect the wire clamp from the starter and remove the starter.
  13. INSTALL STARTER ASSY Install the wire clamp to the wire bracket with the bolt. Torque: 9.8 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 87 in. lbf) Connect the starter wire with the nut. Torque: 9.8 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 87 in. lbf) Connect the starter connector. Install the starter with the 2 bolts. Torque: 39 N.m (400 kgf.cm, 29 ft.lbf)
  14. INSTALL WATER BY-PASS PIPE SUB-ASSY Install a new O-ring to the water by-pass pipe. Apply soapy water to the O-ring. Push in the water by-pass pipe end into the pipe hole of the water pump. Install the wire clamp to the bracket on the water by-pass pipe. Install the water by-pass pipe with the bolt. Torque: 18 N.m (185 kgf.cm, 13 ft.lbf)
  15. INSTALL WATER BY-PASS JOINT RR (See REPLACEMENT )
  16. INSTALL INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSY (See REPLACEMENT )
  17. INSTALL FUEL PIPE SUB-ASSY NO.2 (SEE REPLACEMENT )
  18. INSTALL VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE ASSY
  19. INSTALL THROTTLE BODY ASSY (See REPLACEMENT )
  20. INSTALL INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR PIPE
  21. INSTALL AIR CLEANER INLET NO.1
  22. INSTALL V-BANK COVER Torque: 5.0 N.m (51 kgf.cm, 44 in. lbf)
  23. REFILL ENGINE COOLANT (See ENGINE COOLANT )
  24. CHECK FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS (See INSPECTION )
  25. INSPECT FOR FUEL LEAKS (See PRECAUTION )
  26. POWER WINDOW CONTROL SYSTEM INITIALIZE (See INITIALIZATION )
  27. FRONT POWER SEAT CONTROL SYSTEM INITIALIZE (See INITIALIZATION )

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