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So Parramatta Lexus have managed to find the issue. They believe the noise is caused by the Drive Belt or the Drive Belt Tensioner. Since replacing the Drive belt tensioner would cost $700 I decided to just replace the drive belt and see, which was only $80. And yes that did the trick, well for a while anyway. After replacing the drive belt the car was soo quiet again and real pleasure to drive. However after 4 weeks and 1200 KM of driving the noise is back. So I guess I will now go and replace the Drive Belt Tensioner.

Hi Guys, I had my cam gears replaced by Chatswood Lexus under warranty as the engine made that horrible noise few time at cold start up. Now I wish I hadn’t taken the car to them and lived with the cam gear issue which happened very rarely. Before the car went to Chatswood Lexus for repairs the engine was running very smooth. The only noise you could hear was the high pressure fuel injector. Some times when I used to pull the car into the garage it was hard to hear even if the engine was running. However after the cam gears were replaces the engine is much noisier. Especially in the mornings until the engine completely warms up it sounds a bit like a diesel engine. So I took the car to Chatswood Lexus 3 times and they said there is nothing wrong with it and the noise is in my head. So I recorded the engines noise and played it to their head supervisor. At which point he took the car for a drive and said it is due to piston flap and it is normal for a Lexus when it gets to about 60k. I was shocked to hear this. It sounded like he was making up stories so I took the car to Parramatta Lexus. (I have had good service from Chatswood before, but after this I am never taking my car to them again.) Parramatta Lexus said IS250s don’t have piston flap and agreed the engine noise was unusual and they changed the water pump, under warranty and it is much much better now. However it is still very noisy when I start in the morning. Also when I apply light throttle when taking off or going up a hill it still sounds like the same sound it makes when you have piston flap on old cars. I have attached a sound clip of what the car sounds when I start up. Could you please let me know if this is normal or if you have come across this issue with your cars ? I have booked the car to be checked out by Parramatta Lexus again on the 29th.

Hi Guys I managed to get this working. Used clone DVD and it did the trick!!

Hi Guys, I need to backup the Whersis Navigation Map DVD V16. I have tried and haven't been successful. The navigation system says cannot read disk. I used a TDK DVD+R disk. Could anyone please let me know the steps on how I can backup my Whereis MAP DVD and burn it back onto another disk which works. Lets say I need to do this so I can store the original copy in a safe place and use the backup :)

Thanks soo much for the replys. Yeah I am not much of a fan of the woodgrain that the Sports Luxury comes with. Wow the extended warranty is awesome value for 2K. I was also wondering if both the Sports & Sports Luxury come with the same size wheels and if the Sports is slightly lowered than the Sports Luxury. Just trying to figure out what they have done, because the Sports one looks quite sporty than the Sports Luxury.

Hi All, I have been reading the posts for the last couple of days and it's pretty cool. I used to own a IS 200 few years ago and loved it, then i moved onto my current Audi A3 2.0 Turbo. It is a cool car and so much fun to drive. Unfortunately given the terrible condition of sydney roads I am considering changing it. Since Audi's have pretty hard suspension, it annoys me so much every time I drive around the city. Anyway I went and test drove a 2007 Sports Luxury at Chatswood Lexus recently. Even though the Lexus was nowhere near as fun to drive as the Audi, it certainly is a great car. Was soo smooth and Quiet. Also love the design. Gotta be one of the nicest sedans driving around. So I have been looking around Carsales and bit confused with what is the difference between the IS250 Sports and the IS250 Sports Luxury ? I know the Sports only comes with Alcantara Trim. But is there anything else. The sales guy from the dealership said there is no Sports anymore and it is F sport. Has the IS250 sport been discontinued. I am thinking of buying either a 2007 or a 2008 model. Is there much of a difference between the years ? Looking foward to hearing from you experts!