timing belt Lexus ES350 2009 Scheduled Maintenance Guide

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CHEDULED MAINTENANCE L OGMAINTENANCE
Scheduled Maintenance Log 57
108 Months or 90 ,000 Miles
Replace engine oil and oil filter ; reset r eminder light
Rot ate tir es1
Measur e thicknes s and runou t of brake r otor s
Measur e thicknes s of brake pads (IS F , LS 460 L
with T ouring P ackage)
Replace air conditioner filter
Replace br ake fluid
Replace engine air filter
Inspect the follo wing:
___Axle shaf t boots
___B all joints and dust co ver s
___Body
___Br ake lines and hoses
___Driv e belt
___Engine coolant (see page 6 7)
___Exhaust pipes and mountings
___F ront dif ferential oil (G S 350 A WD, IS 250 A WD,
LS 460 A WD)
___F uel lines and connections, fuel t ank band and fuel
t ank v apor v ent system hoses
A dditional Maintenance R equired If Y ou Driv e Primarily Under the F ollowing Conditions
Driving on dir t roads or dusty r oads:
Tighten nu ts and bolts on chas sis
Driving while to wing:
Tighten nu ts and bolts on chas sis (ES) ___F
uel tank cap gask et
___Manual tr ansmission oil (IS 250)
___R ack and pinion as sembly
___R ear dif ferential oil (G S, IS, LS, SC)
___Steering link age and boots
___T ransfer case for signs of leak age
(G S 3 50 A WD, IS 250 A WD,
LS 460 A WD)
___T ransmis sion for signs of leak age D
ate: _____________________________ Mileage:____________________________
Notes: Replace Smar t Key batter y (all models
e xcept S C)
Replace timing belt (S C)
Visually inspect br ake pads, caliper s
and r otors
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Scheduled Maint enance Log 69
Spark Plugs
R
eplace at specified inter val. A quali-
fied technician should per form this
oper ation. T o ensur e optimum engine
per formance on ES 3 50, replace only
with D enso FK20HR11 plugs or
equiv alent.
S teering Link age and Boo ts
W ith the v ehicle stopped, check for
e xces sive fr eeplay in the steering
wheel. Inspect the link age for bending
and damage and the dust boots for
deterior ation, cracks and damage.
R eplace any damaged par ts. A quali-
fied technician should per form these
oper ations.
T iming Belt (S C)
R eplace e ver y 90 ,000 miles or
1 08 months. A qualified technician
should per form this oper ation.
T iming Chain (ES, G S, IS, LS)
The ES, G S, IS and LS ar e equipped
with a timing chain that r equires no
periodic inspection.
T ir e R otation
T ir es should be r otated accor ding
to the instructions in y our Owner’s
Manual. When r otating tir es, check
pr es sur e and check for damage and
une ven w ear. If the spar e is not rotat-
ed, check the condition and pr essur e
of the spar e. T
ir e-P res sur e W arning Sensor s
A tir e-pressur e sensor is mounted on
each full-siz e wheel. These sensor s
do not r equire periodic maintenance.
When a sensor ’s long-life lithium bat-
ter y becomes dischar ged, the battery
should be r eplaced by a qualified
technician follo wing procedures in
L exus ser vice and r epair publications.
T ransfer Case/T ransmis sion
Inspect each tr ansfer case/transmis-
sion component for signs of leak age.
If y ou disco ver any leak age, have it
r epair ed immediately b y a qualified
technician.
Note: The tr ansfer case/transmis sion
and tr ansmis sion fluid ar e a complete-
ly sealed unit. Ther efore, periodic
checks and r eplacement of the tr ans-
mis sion fluid ar e not required, and
ther e is no dipstick on the tr ansmis-
sion. Any r epairs that r equire adding
or r eplacing fluid should be per -
formed b y a qualified technician fol -
lo wing pr ocedures in Lexus ser vice
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