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Thanks for safety advices but I was expecting different kind of them. I'll try to do it myself anyway.

yea the exhaust crackling is normal with older cars...it's fine.

Quote: Originally Posted by moskiter If I don't try I will never know It gives me fun so why not try. I've already purchased a shop crane and engine stand so it's too late to retreat... The engine overheats and gives smoke so it has to dissambled anyway. My friends don't fix cars so my only sources of knowledge is internet, books and talking to people. Right now I need advice on how to fix the fuel line. And I don't...

I've tried that a few times here in NJ and the shop owners have always staired at me with disbelief. But besides that, working on any car for me is always much more fun if I have decent tools - a couple of sets of snap-ons can take the edge off most otherwise boring jobs.

Well the camshafts sits on top of the cylinder head. Are you sure its' the cylinder head you want to remove?

I'm not recommend to do the fuel line repair(at your skill level),because it's safety related. A little mistake may cause FIRE. I hope you have another car to drive,because I've read all of your threads from above and below on the head gasket project. You may end up neck deep into the DIY head gasket job,but hey why not. All Lexus tools are metric and the head bolts are 12 mm 12 point socket. You will need an 8 mm hex socket to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaydee I think it's just your exhaust metal expanding under heat, which would explain the crackling at shutdown...but not sure about the ones at startups is this normal? should I get a new exhaust system? and the noise in the beginning only does that in cold start ups, if my car is warmed up and I was to crank it on, it wouldn't make the noise

just go to some autostore n rent their front chassis joint puller set or watever. should include everything u need return it when your done n get your money back

P1315 Igniter Circuit Malfunction (No. 4) http://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/lexus/ p.s.: Have no clue what that means.

I looked at the factor service manual for a few other vehicles, and Toyota/Lexus factor service manual says to use "Brake Lubricant." I guess this might be slightly different than brake quiet. There's actually a couple of different Toyota part numbers for this lubricant, but I called around and it only comes with the shim kits. For some reason, when I ordered my kit, it didn't come with the little pack, so I ended...