Sayonara, Lexi!!!

Hey guys!

I'm selling Lexi! Yes, that's right, we've had some good memories, but it's time for her to go as I have another whip (But that'll wait for later) ;).

I plan on posting her on eBay soon. If you're interested in buying a car that will last, this is it. I fixed her since I bought her from the auction and I know this car inside and out. There are a couple of things wrong with her, but overall she's a great ride. Here's a list of the maintenance she needs:

• Serpentine belt needs tensioning (easy)
• Power steering belt squeaks
• Needs new rear, lower control arm bushing (check the blog for the post)
• Needs new hood
• I replaced the lower latch for the hood because it wouldn't close, but it didn't really fix it ;(
• Some areas of the body are a little sketchy (check out the photos)
• Front-right tire is bubbled (Discount Tire wouldn't replace the tire)

Car has about 249,000 miles and I assure you that it'll last another 2000 miles if you change the oil and follow all scheduled maintenance.  It's running with two steelies on the front of it as of now.  I'm throwing those in with the Lexus wheels if the buyer wants to buy a new tire.

Lexi's never let me down, guys.  If you need a car or know someone who needs a car, talk to me!  Asking price is 2400 or best offer.  Hit me up if you want a deal!

Anybody in the Philadelphia Area may contact me for purchase.  No check or money order please ;).  If you're buying through Lexi.Laron I want cash in hand!!!! Gotta get that money!!!!!!

Bye guys (;

Whose car is this? (:

She comes with the Lexus Wheels

Trunk is nice, clean, and big.

1MZ-FE 3.0 Liter V6 Engine.  Lightweight connecting rods, valve springs made of special compound metal to avoid valve float, etc,etc.
Engine has new injectors.  Cleaned it from top to bottom when I was fixing the misfire that warranted new injectors ;)

This is my sweet setup. 

Clean plastic engine cover for Lexi.

Coolant reservoir and re-insulated wires over timing-belt covered tied with colored zip-ties

Labeled coil packs and engine components from fuel injector swap for consistency.  Re-heat shrunk wires at some places.  Replaced vacuum valve in top left corner of picture.

You can leave a comment if you're interested in buying this baby from me. She was my first car and I loved her, but it's time to move on-- my loss is your gain.
Read more Lexi.Laron to see which direction the site takes a step in!
Thanks.

ORDERED MY HIDs!!!

I went to DDMTuning to get my 55W 6000K HID kit with wiring harness and all. Here's the kit. Here's some pics of the order form!

This is the kit I wanted to purchase. All of the specs are on the right-hand side of the pic.

And here's the order form!

Stay tuned for my HID install

0-60 in a Year

Don't think I forgot about you guys! I definitely remembered that I made this blog FOR my LEXUS and not for a Hyundai or for a Nissan or for any other cars you've seen on here.

However, I will be showcasing other cars as well...

Anyway, variety is the spice of life! So, I'll continue to do that, but today, I have brought you a couple of pics of my Lexus, and a video at the end of the post, as well.

Today I ran an OBD-II diagnostics test on my '94 Lexus ES300 to check out its mileage, engine temperature consistency, short and long trim fuel banks, throttle position, trouble codes, and more. Here are some pictures I took of Lexi in my friend Seth's driveway.

We took the car out on the road without any door panel or mirror on the driver side, and we decided to test out just how efficiently this car was running. So, let's go over the trouble codes first.

Yes, yes, I ran a diagnostics test and received trouble codes. The two codes are for an electric shift solenoid and for an exhaust recirculation valve-- pretty cool eh? :(

Seth and I rolled out of the driveway and started our test right after we adjusted the tripod in the backseat of my 94 ES and set up the OBD-II scantool.

Right out of the driveway, I noticed something peculiar things.
The car was consuming a lot of fuel just during an idle, and it was probably due in part to the throttle position.

Fuel Consumption versus Time

Throttle Position was open to 10%, and I assume that was too high (considering the car was idling just above 1000 rpm.

Here are the results we pulled on our way to the gas station.

This is a screenshot of the OBD scantool's dashboard at about 30 mph

While climbing a hill with a grade of about 8%, it was pretty obvious that my gas mileage was terrbile, whether cold, malfunctioning, or just old, the engine had NO excuse for its behavior!

And this next picture shows the car's gas mileage at idle in the Wawa Parking Lot while warm.

We filled the car up with gas, and umm adjusted the camera again.

Then we hit up Route 1.

As we began to cruise the highway, Lexi showed some signs of improvement, her instantaneous mpg going northbound was actually 21 MPG, and on the way back it was pretty good too! Check out the total MPGs.

Northbound...

Southbound with improved overall MPG rating.

And after all of that, Seth wanted to see a 0-60 MPH run in my 94 Lexus, because he knows it's so fast.

Here's the YouTube vid. Enjoy.