LX470 Hydraulic Suspension Systems
Saturday, April 18th, 2009The LX470′s hydraulic suspension system will fail due to a quickie lube shop or the vehicle owner mistakenly installing washer fluid (water and ammonia) in the hydraulic reservoir…not good. The lids to all fluids read what is to be added so please look, even if it means cleaning the lid off to do so. The result of adding the wrong fluid to the reservoir makes the SUV buck, pitch and act all crazy, making it very uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous to drive.
Our technical staff figured out an exact diagnosis of the parts that are damaged, from this preventable mistake and how to correct the situation. Unlike using the “shot gun” approach (replacing everything related to the suspension system – damaged or not) the dealers may use, at added expense to an already expensive repair.
This reservoir is located near the windshield on the passenger side of the engine compartment. Please, be very careful- adding the wrong fluid is instant death to this system.