Category: Engine & Drivetrain
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GX Center Diff Lock and 4WD Explained: What the Lock Does, Stuck-in-4LO Fixes, and Blinking-Light Diagnosis
Your Lexus GX runs full-time 4WD with a Torsen center differential. Learn what the center diff lock does and when to use it, how the GX compares to the 4Runner, Tacoma, Tundra, and Sequoia, the fix sequence for a GX stuck in 4LO, and how to read codes with a paperclip instead of a scanner.…
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Vibration at 55-65 MPH but Smooth When Braking: Finding It Without Guessing
If your GX shakes at highway speed but the brakes feel smooth, you are chasing a different problem than warped rotors. Brake vibration only shows up when you press the pedal. This guide is about the vibration that is there at a steady 55 to 65 mph on a flat road, foot off the brake.…
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Do You Need to Regear Your GX for 33s or 35s?
You bolted on the lift and the bigger tires. The truck looks right. But now the transmission hunts on every grade, the engine lugs at highway speed, and you are wondering whether the stock gears are still doing their job. This guide answers the regear question the way GX owners actually experience it: what regearing…
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Transmission Health & Cooling for the Lexus GX
A practical guide to keeping your automatic transmission alive: GX470 (2003 through 2009), GX460 (2010 through 2023), and GX550 (2024+).
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Toyota Secondary Air Injection (SAIS) Failure: Diagnose, Repair, or Bypass (GX, 4Runner, Tacoma, FJ)
If you own an aging Toyota truck, this failure isn’t a question of when. The secondary air injection system (SAIS) fails on nearly every Toyota V6 and V8 truck from the mid-2000s.
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2UZ-FE Timing Belt + Water Pump: The 90k-Mile Service (GX470, 4Runner V8, and Every Other 4.7)
Every “just bought a 200k-mile GX470” thread ends at the same place: when was the timing belt last done? On the 2UZ-FE, that belt is the difference between a 400,000-mile engine and a very heavy paperweight.
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2UZ-FE Timing Belt and Water Pump: The Complete Step-by-Step (GX470, 4Runner V8, Sequoia, Tundra, Land Cruiser)
The complete step-by-step companion to the 2UZ-FE timing belt and water pump service. Every bolt in factory order, torque specs inline, and shadetree alternatives for the GX470, 4Runner V8, Land Cruiser 100, Tundra, and Sequoia.