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Anonymous Posted on Apr 06, 2015

1997 Lexus LS 400 just dies. New alt. installed & battery recharged. Clicking sound sometimes before car dies. Starts when jumped, Dies when at a stop. Electric power & battery signal just came on.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 21, 2008

SOURCE: all dash warning lights came

Hatterasnc,

You're alternator has gone bad and the vehicle was running on battery power. The "clicking" sound is your now dead battery that does not have enough power to turn over the starter. You might also want to check your power steering pump for leak. This is a know problem with early LS400s and will most likey be the cause of the alternator failure. I just dropped $1050.00 to fix the very same promblems you have.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: car dies when it idles

i had that problem it was my idle air control valve located on the top of the enigine with a lil plugin

snakize2

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  • Posted on Mar 31, 2009

SOURCE: 1992 LS 400 Lexus. Car wouldn't start. New

remove black plastic relay cover in plastic underhood fuse box and activate relay9006980.jpg with a very small screwdriver and ignition on. If starts, obviously the starter is fine, if not the starter is indeed bad and needs replacement so hold onto your ankles cuz it's gonna hurt.

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  • Posted on Apr 13, 2009

SOURCE: 1990 Lexus ls 400 transmission

yes, no problem

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 20, 2009

SOURCE: 1997 Neon dies, starts after electric fuel pump relay swapped

Hello, I would assume this is your fuel pump inside your tank. I would first however do some basics like a general tuneup. For starters I would replace your spark plugs and wires, rotary cap and button and check your fuses. Run some injector cleaner through your system. You know quick simple cheap things before you get to the fuel pump inside the gas tank which can be kinda expensive. The warm up then dies can be caused by, "blownout or fouled," spark plugs. I hope this gives you a general direction in which to go. A sidenote is that coil packs do not normally run an igntion code and I for one do not like them becuase they are expensive.

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