Lexus RX 2003-2008 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.
300 Petrol (1MZ-FE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 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 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 15,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 300 Petrol (1MZ-FE) · Normal conditions

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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
350 Petrol (2GR-FE)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 15,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 350 Petrol (2GR-FE) · Normal conditions

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 ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
400h Electricity,Petrol (3MZ-FE)
Normal conditions, 2005 Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 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 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 15,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 400h Electricity,Petrol (3MZ-FE) · Normal conditions, 2005

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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the body for corrosion and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Normal conditions, (2006 - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 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 24 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 15,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 400h Electricity,Petrol (3MZ-FE) · Normal conditions, (2006 - 2008)

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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
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 ○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●
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 0h30–0h30
Change Car Battery

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30–2h00
Change Car Front Brake Pads

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Fuel Filter

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 1h30–5h00
Change Car Handbrake Cable

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Oil Filter

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 1h00–1h30
Change Car Rear Silencer

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h45–1h30
Change Car Spark Plugs

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h45–5h00
Change Car Water Pump

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 1h30–18h00
Change Car Cabin Filter

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30
Change Car Shock Absorbers

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 3h00–5h00
Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Change Car Timing Belt Kit

Very technical 5h00–6h00
Change Car Turbo

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 5h00
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