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Is there anyone with an RS200 Altezza that can help me with some known problems with the car?

problems with the car?

yeah can you help me?

olecar stop asking who can help you and just post wats wrong, then you would get feed back

well while driving i am getting a water sound. It sounds like water following or something. It sounds like it is coming from near the firewall. Anyone will similar problems?

any power loss?

I recently got the car so I would not be able to tell but to me the car is running good. The car making the 180 nice.

olecar,do u get this water sound when the ac is on only?

Drive without A/C . No i did not try that. I will do that this evening.

ok I drove the car without A/C and sound was not there. What in the a/c setup could be making that noise. It mostly comes when i hit 3000rpm.

its possible sir talk to an ac person about the sound see if they can help
btw what engine u have?

3sge Dual vvti. Thanks man

Next problem. One of my bearings is making noise. Where can i source parts?

whats ur location?

either that sound is REALLY loud or your cabin is REALLY quiet....more likely it's the a/c needing a top-up...that sound u hear is the refrigerant exanding in the evaporator...if there's not enough pressure in the lines owing to a lack of refrigerant it makes that sound...I need a top-up myself

thanks hook. I will do the top up weekend.

My car losing water. I see I have an after market radiator cap. Can you tell me wats the rating spec it should have?

what does the cap have it on it?

*shrugs* usually 0.9 is stock, 1.3 is the upgrade....but generally if the cap is failing, the water that escapes under pressure usually ends up in the overflow bottle so make sure that level doesn't go up every time the radiator level goes down

did u recently change coolant tho? cuz if u have air in the system, after your first drive (or first few drives if u only going short distances) it'll get all of it out and can appear as if you're losing water when really it's just the water occupying the space previously occupied by air...top up and monitor it over the next day or two

if u inspect the cap and the spring and rubber seem okay, u need to check elsewhere for leaks first; hoses, radiator, water pump (make sure your hoses aren't too hard or too soft and the water pump usually leaks at standstill so look for puddles in your driveway when u park overnight)...dried coolant is pretty easy to spot on hoses etc. tho
if all is good there, have the radiator pressure tested for hairline cracks which may be spraying under pressure

if after all that, the entire system is good and u STILL losing water, then we talking cylinder head gasket failure, which is big bucks to change cuz it's very labout intensive, but don't jump to conclusions before checking the easy stuff first

the cap has 1.1

1.1bar is indeed better than average but what brand is it? You said it was aftermarket, not so? For a high-performance n/a engine that should be sufficient.

HEy I am looking for a front bushing for the ALtezza. I was told it is dounut shaped. The old ones needs to be pressed out and new ones pressed in. I am having a hard time finding them . Can anyone help? or have an idea how to get them. Its an Altezza RS200 so it suppose to have the TRD sport suspension so I am not to sure if the bushing is different from the Altezza IS200 or IS300

what parts u need for your car

Front end bushings

call 636-4865 in the mornin.... Mr Gervais...... Local lexus parts and service provider u cud get any and everything u need for your car there..... He in couva tho.... Where u located?

Are there any other options?

If you want new stuff at a fairly decent price,no not really. You can try toyota but they never have anything for our cars, its always "we can order it for you but it will take a month to get here"

^^..... So very tru.... call the guy.... I guarantee he'll be able to help

I did but he is selling the entire arm. I doh have the $$ to buy the 2 arms rite now . I know some people say u could get the bushings alone and press it onto the arm.

Yea... so where we could get altezza parts? Like front end bushings.