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I would say that people that wants it already got it, and most people know where to look to get it for a much lower price than $200.Gumtree has it for $85 and $100

I changed my plugs too yesterday, to take advantage of the good weather in Melbourne. Took me just over 2 hours to complete the job and put everything back together. The hardest one to get to is the rear bank plug closest to the air filter; took me over an hour to do it. I have found that un-clipping the bonnet from the struts and open it to the max will give addition room over the engine, as well as much easier access from the side to the rear bank plugs. I’m just happy that I won’t have to do it again for another 100K kms.

I'm not calling the service manager a liar but why would it take 2.5 hours if this if they don't need to take it apart? No idea, that's the figure he gave out. I was trying to see if it would be cheaper to do it myself or get them to do it and I will supply the spark plugs to them. I think I will have a crack at it this time.

Looks like the price of shipping on sparkplugauto.com has gone up to US$35.51 for 6 plugs. However, the shipping is US$41.22 for 12 plugs or 46.93 for 18 plugs. Anyone want to join in and we can split the shipping?

Had a chat with my local dealer service manager, he said they do NOT need to remove the intake manifold to get to the rear bank of plugs. The job should be around 2.5 hours, and was going to cost around $270.

I want to change it to 6000k too, but no idea how to open the headlight housing to access the bulb.

Yes, you can. the process is the same as the rest of Aurions, just be mindful of the wires for the sensor and the washer jet and make sure you have something under the bumper to hold it up and you will be fine.

I would go the ZR6 over the SX6 anyday. The extras are well worth the 1-2K over what the SX6 would cost. Also, shop around and you will be able to find a bargain. My friend picked up a ZR6 with 58000kms, factory sunroof and satnav for $23k from a dealer in July this year. He got a full year of rego with it too. The only thing he had replaced is the tyres.

I will take the boot liner.

At the moment, it's just detecting bank 2, sensor 1 as the one having issues. I worry that it might be the sensor that's dying, checked on ebay and they are expensiveto get. The fuel usage on the highway is much higher now, up to 9L/100lm from mid 7Ls.

Hi Guys, My Aurion has pop up with "Check VSC" message on the dash, and the OBD2 reports few faults with the O2 Sensor Trouble Codes DTC Description ECU P2198 O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 2 Sensor 1 $7E8 Pending Codes DTC Description ECU P2198 O2 Sensor Signal Biased/Stuck Rich Bank 2 Sensor 1 $7E8 P2241 O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit Low Bank 2 Sensor 1 $7E8 Any ideas? Cheers

I know this has been asked before, but I had something like this happened to my Aurion before and it turn out to be the battery.

Just cracked open my key and it's a single CR1632.

Lexus and Toyota GPS DVD's are the same, and will work with either vehicle. Mmm i remember reading something on this sometime ago and something is telling me that for some reason you can’t use the Lexus one in a Toyota and vice-versa but can’t be 100% positive now It's working in my Presara, and my friend's RX350.

Thanks,Kombi for reminding me of my mistake. :P But yes, it's very important to test all the bits to ensure they all worked as expected. My mistake was not to test everything before buying the car, and the auto wiper was missed until a rainy day came. Sometimes looking at the log book won't tell you everything as mine had a clean/full service log book too, but to also look, touch and listen to everything to make sure they are working the way should be.