I have recently purchased a 2002 sc430 with very low miles 22000 at purchase 26000 currently. Was wondering what should be at the top of my list for replacing. Right now my number one priority is the timing belt it was last replaced 10 years ago. What else should I do as preventative maintenance. Plan on getting timing belt done, transmission fluid, radiator fluid flush. What else should I do or look out for. Thanks

  • vridgley@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Anything rubber, tires, CV boots, brake lines. Belts more than anything hoses occasionally. These are all things that are subject to dryrot.

    • Tobazz@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Hit the nail on the head there. Also interior plastic/rubber might be beginning to wear/fail if it wasn’t ever UV protected. My opinion on buying older cars is if you yourself want to learn/work on it then go for it. But if you’re going to be paying a shop to do all of that replacing then you’re better off going with a newer car

    • mchuff1980@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Tires will last up to 10 years. Even if they have a lot of tread left the are going to crack and dry rot. There’s a small six digit code that will show you the month and year they were made.

    • Itisd@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      My experience with old hoses, belts, and tires is that they usually look just fine, and then they suddenly blow apart. On a 22 year old car with all original parts, just change them all out .

    • yirmin@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Not sure about the Lexus, but Mazdas from that era had radiators that had a plastic top which would get brittle over time whether it was driven on not… So look at the top the radiator and if it is plastic and not metal then it should be black… if it is turning into a light green then replace it because when they turn light green or gray they can burst without warning.