Lexus IS 1999-2005 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.
200 Petrol (1G-FE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 150,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 90,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 200 Petrol (1G-FE) · Normal conditions (Europe except Norway, Finland, Sweden; Russia)

Task 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○●○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●○●○●●●○●○●○●○●○●●●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
300 Petrol (2JZ-GE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 45,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the timing belt every 150,000 km
  • Renew the spark plugs every 90,000 km
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 300 Petrol (2JZ-GE) · Normal conditions (Europe except Norway, Finland, Sweden; Russia)

Task 15,000 km/12 months 30,000 km/24 months 45,000 km/36 months 60,000 km/48 months 75,000 km/60 months 90,000 km/72 months 105,000 km/84 months 120,000 km/96 months 135,000 km/108 months 150,000 km/120 months 165,000 km/132 months 180,000 km/144 months 195,000 km/156 months 210,000 km/168 months 225,000 km/180 months 240,000 km/192 months 255,000 km/204 months 270,000 km/216 months 285,000 km/228 months 300,000 km/240 months 315,000 km/252 months 330,000 km/264 months 345,000 km/276 months 360,000 km/288 months 375,000 km/300 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks ○○○●○○○●○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○●○○
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●●●○●○●●●○●○●○●○●○●●●○●○●
Brakes
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●

Repair guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h30
Change Car Air Filter

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00–1h30
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h45
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h30–6h00
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 1h30–3h30
Change Car Clutch

Change Car Clutch

Technical 5h00
Change Car Glow Plugs

Change Car Glow Plugs

Intermediate 1h00
Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Change Car Particulate Filter (DPF)

Easy 0h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h45–2h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 4h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 13h00–18h00
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