stevo1210

Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I've been back on these forums. I think last time I used the forum was to buy my '01 ES300... which still runs like new :) Anyway, my cousin needs help looking for a new "finely crafted" automobile. He currently has a '97 Honda Civic... it's a pretty sweet car but the head gasket decided to go south prematurely by itself :( Anyway, we're in the market for a larger car now since he needs room for the kids in the back as well. So we're back into the Lexus camp and we've set foot on a '93 ES300 for $3200 with 260,000km. Nice car overall, but we went home and did some research and sources on the internet tell us that the early ES300's (92-96) with the 3VZ-FE engines have lots and lots of head gasket problems... in most cases failing prematurely around cylinder banks 5 and 6??? I know this happened to my friend's '94 V6 Camry not too long ago at just over 100,000kms on the 3VZ-FE engine. Can anyone confirm this issue for us? We don't want to end up just like the Civic again.

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Hey Everyone, I'm new to the forums here and I need some advice for a Toyota Windom 3.0 (ES300) which I was given last week as a project car. It is a 1992 model and imported here in 97 according to the plates in the engine bay. Anyway, here are some of my questions. 1) Is the ECU in the Windom the same as that in the Lexus ES300...? 2) My Windom doesn't have a drivers airbag and I have a friend who is parting out his ES300 '93 which was involved in a rear end accident. I have the airbag, airbag computer, the sensors, a clock spring and all the wiring harnesses I took off his car, if I transfer all this over to my car, will it work? I went to a few auto electricians and they said it would... but I've also heard that the airbag is connected to the cars main ECU? (as it is in my 2003 Corolla) 3) Does this car have an immobiliser? I'm parking it on the street since my driveway is full now, so I want it to be secure. 4) Mechanically speaking, are all the parts interchangeable with the ES300? 5) Why does the steering wheel retract upwards when I take the key out of the ignition? It's really annoying me. Thanks. Thanks.