boot Lexus ES350 2009 Scheduled Maintenance Guide

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ANATION OF MAINTENANCE ITEMSMAINTENANCE
Scheduled Maint enance Log
66 The follo
wing descriptions ar e provid-
ed to giv e you a better under standing
of the maintenance ser vices that
should be per formed on your vehicle.
The scheduled maintenance log indi -
cates at which time/ mileage intervals
each ser vice should be per formed.
Please note that many maintenance
ser vices should be per formed only
b y a qualified technician.
Air Conditioner Filter
Clean or r eplace at specified inter-
v als. Mor e frequent cleaning or
r eplacement may be r equired when
driving in dust y conditions.
Axle Shaf t Boots
Check the axle shaf t boots and
clamps for cr acks, deterior ation and
damage. R eplace any damaged par ts
and, if neces sary, r epack the gr ease.
A qualified technician should per form
these oper ations. B
all Joints and Dust Co ver s
Check the suspension and steering
link age ball joints for loosenes s and
damage. Check all dust co ver s for
deterior ation and damage. A qualified
technician should per form these
inspections.
Body Inspection
V isually check for corr osion, scratch-
es and other damage. Check ou ter
body panels, inner panels of the hood
and door s, and underneath the v ehi-
cle. Apply touch-up paint to any chips
and scr atches or ha ve them r epaired
b y a qualified technician.
Br ake Fluid
R eplace using fluid t ype specified
in y our O wner’s Manual. A qualified
technician should per form this
oper ation.
Br ake Lines and Hoses
V isually inspect for pr oper installation.
Check for chafing, cr acks, deteriora-
tion and signs of leak age. Replace
any deterior ated or damaged par ts.
A qualified technician should per form
these oper ations. F
or fur ther information on
maintenance ser vices that you
can per form yourself, see the
maintenance sections of y our
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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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