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My ES300 Note Log

1999 Lexus ES300
Property of billyc87. Added Oct 26 2018

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Jul 31 2019

Wednesday July 31st, 2019. 10:25 am 78° 161,288 a.) 44.2 b.) 27.8 Tire Pressure: 30.0 30.0 30.5 26.5 All Filled to 32 psi Cleaned the interior by vacuuming the floor mats and cleaning the inside of the windshield

  • 161,388

Added by billyc87 on Jul 31 2019 at 9:49 am


Jul 24 2019

Sunny day 85° | drove 64.5 miles today •Applied steering wheel cover to the steering wheel •Checked the tire pressure in each tire: 32.5 32.0 32.5 30.0* * filled to 33.5 psi •Washed the windshield (interior and exterior)

  • 160,968

Added by billyc87 on Jul 24 2019 at 5:53 pm


Jul 20 2019

This morning the car wouldn’t start and had to be jumped off. While at Home Depot the car barely started and when I got back home and charged the battery it wasn’t holding a charge. So the battery needs to be replaced

  • 160,600

Added by billyc87 on Jul 20 2019 at 6:19 pm


Jul 17 2019

Around 9 PM I tried a cigarette lighter that was not the one made for my car and it seems to have shorted out both the clock and the cigarette lighter (even for charging devices). Went into Walmart and bought a pack of 15 amp fuses and replaced CIG fuse in the interior fuse spot and both the clock and cigarette lighter worked immediately

  • 160,580

Added by billyc87 on Jul 17 2019 at 9:06 pm


Jul 15 2019

Power Steering Hose, Alignment , Mount & Balance Tires, New Tires, Steering System, Wheel Alignment

  • 160,448

Added by billyc87 on Jul 15 2019 at 4:16 pm


Monday, July 15, 2019 Drop the car off at Barnett‘s garage at 7:30 AM for them to replace the two tires that were blown out along with checking the power steering issue

  • 160,448

Added by billyc87 on Jul 15 2019 at 6:16 am


Jul 12 2019

On the way to pick Chavez up from his apartment and take him to Adidas the tire that I just replaced (Driver Front) went out on me driving on East Saint John Street (just before papa’s breakfast nook) 147 E Saint John St Spartanburg, SC 29306 United States

  • 160,278

Added by billyc87 on Jul 14 2019 at 9:59 pm


Jul 10 2019

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2:02 PM 2101–2399 Winchester Pl Spartanburg, SC 29301 United States I was leaving the tanning bed and realized I may have left my wallet so I made a U-turn on the street between Burger King and Barnes and Noble which has a raised median. My front driver tire hit the median causing the tire to tear apart. Because I had not slept in a few days and due to the heat I was unable to change the tire so a tow company was called ( Barnett’s garage) which tow the car to the house Location where I blew my tire out Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2:02 PM 160,189.2 Marked Location 2101–2399 Winchester Pl Spartanburg, SC 29301 United States Latitude: 34.9369 Longitude: -81.9832

  • 160,189

Added by billyc87 on Jul 11 2019 at 5:06 pm


Jun 27 2019

33.5 psi 33.5 psi 33.5 psi 30.5 psi

  • 159,487

Added by billyc87 on Jun 30 2019 at 7:05 pm


33.5 psi 33.5 psi 33.5 psi 30.5 psi

  • 159,487

Added by billyc87 on Jun 27 2019 at 8:33 pm


Jun 20 2019

Reset trip meter B at 0 In between the third and 4th / of ¾ tank

  • 159,049

Added by billyc87 on Jun 20 2019 at 8:02 am


Jun 11 2019

Low on gas so I put $3 in at Spinx 158,611 a. 229.1 b. 2.1 1.273 gallons @ $2.359 / gallon ( 87 regular ) $3

  • 158,644

Added by billyc87 on Jun 11 2019 at 4:10 am


May 26 2019

A. 19.9 B. 145.0 ½ tank of gas Checked tire pressure and all at 32.5-33.0 psi except passenger rear tire which was at 28 psi All change to32.0 psi

  • 157,702

Added by billyc87 on May 26 2019 at 11:54 pm


May 7 2019

Tire pressure 31.5 31.5 31.5 29.0 Oil: 80%

  • 157,100

Added by billyc87 on May 7 2019 at 12:28 pm


Apr 26 2019

Friday, April 26, 2019 156,750 Replace one ignition coil, replace one spark plug

  • 156,750

Added by billyc87 on Apr 26 2019 at 3:58 pm


Drop the car off at 1:35 PM

  • 156,750

Added by billyc87 on Apr 26 2019 at 12:37 pm


Apr 20 2019

Originally noticed Friday, April 19 at 11:30 PM and continuing today Saturday, April 20 The car is making a vibration that has zero correlation among speed or duration it starts as soon as it pulls out of the driveway. Part of the vibration is this feeling that something is being turned in an “oval” manner creating this back and forth “wobble”

  • 156,590

Added by billyc87 on Apr 20 2019 at 5:10 pm


Apr 15 2019

156,328 Trip A: 209.8 Three

  • 156,328

Added by billyc87 on Apr 15 2019 at 6:03 pm


Apr 8 2019

Monday April 8th 2019 11:25 pm 156,098 a. 116.8 b. 117.9 64° Tire Pressure (all changed to 32.0 psi) 32.0 32.0 33.0 30.5

  • 156,098

Added by billyc87 on Apr 9 2019 at 1:18 am


Mar 31 2019

155,737 a.) 142.8 b.) 170.8 8:00 am Drizzly 57° Tire Pressure 32.5 32.0 33.5 29.5 Oil |xxxx o xxxxxx o | (~ 75% full) Coolant on the Low line Windshield Wiper Fluid about ⅓ full

  • 155,737

Added by billyc87 on Mar 31 2019 at 4:35 pm


Mar 22 2019

30.0 30.0 30.5 29.5 All filled to 32.0 PSI

  • 155,420

Added by billyc87 on Mar 22 2019 at 8:49 am


Mar 19 2019

Check the tire pressure in the Lexus 31.5 psi 31.5 psi 31.5 psi 28.0 psi — all filled to 31.5 psi except for rear passenger tire which was filled to 32.5 psi

  • 155,311

Added by billyc87 on Mar 19 2019 at 9:48 am


Mar 13 2019

Outside Temperature: 45° 29.5 psi 29.5 psi 30.0 psi 27.0 psi

  • 155,100

Added by billyc87 on Mar 13 2019 at 3:00 am


Mar 12 2019

Dropped the car off Thursday 3/7/2029 and picked it up Tuesday 3/12/2019 Replace the catalytic converter $140.00

  • 155,080

Added by billyc87 on Mar 12 2019 at 5:07 pm


Mar 7 2019

Dropped car off at Barnett’s Garage Thursday March 7th at 2:30 pm They are initial diagnosis was that it was the catalytic converter. The Lexus has three and when the first one gets clogged it’s sort of explodes and subsequently quickly clogs up the remaining two resulting in power loss as well as decreased gas mileage

  • 155,063

Added by billyc87 on Mar 9 2019 at 3:02 am


Thursday March 7th, 2019 10:20 am After 20 minutes of city driving (cold start) when i needed to accelerate there was no power and a “hissing” / “rattling” noise that sounded like it was coming from the center of the car. After the problem occurred a few times it seemed to “hiss” when shifting from 1st to 2nd and thats where the power just bottomed out (~1500-1700 rpm). Once the problem occurred it remained for the remaining ~3 miles home

  • 155,051

Added by billyc87 on Mar 7 2019 at 9:56 am


Feb 8 2019

153,456 A: 120.1 B: 23.2 __________________ Tire Pressure: 33.5 32.0 33.0 30.5 all tires set to 32.0 psi Oil: Full

  • 153,456

Added by billyc87 on Feb 8 2019 at 9:33 am


Feb 2 2019

10w-30 Conventional Tire Pressuure 33.0 32.5 32.5 30.5 all filled to 32.5 psi

  • 153,194

Added by billyc87 on Feb 2 2019 at 9:33 am


Jan 24 2019

This is for Wednesday, January 23, 2019 152,825 A: 209.5 miles B: 41.4 miles Tire pressure:

  • 152,825

Added by billyc87 on Jan 24 2019 at 12:09 am


Jan 23 2019

152,723 A: 107.9 B: 107.9 Days Driving ~ 25-35 miles

  • 152,723

Added by billyc87 on Jan 23 2019 at 7:13 pm


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