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It purrs.... Pretty easy to change plugs on the 98.....the old ones looked fine and could've gone another 30,000 or so, I would guess.... Car runs great......scared the hell out of me, though! T

98 LS400 running again After pulling the RH cam cover and turning the crank I determined there was NO damage to the belt and the timing was right on. I took Toymanf's advice and held my foot to the floor and cranked the starter for 10-15 seconds and....bingo...car started right up.....and...

98 LS 400 cam belt problem Although the symptoms seemed to indicate a timing belt slip/failure, careful inspection revealed no damage. Timing marks lined up, so I reassemble the little I had taken apart, held my foot to the floor and cleared the engine out until it started.....runs just like it...

Update on 98 LS400 Finally got a chance to pull the RH cam cover and spin the crank. The timing marks line up and the belt is OK...Now to try starting again and see what the problem really is. Tom

More details on the failure.... The car had been sitting for a day after wife moved it out of garage and back in. I started it and it sounded like an old Chevy engine with loud lifters. I shut it off quickly, checked the oil (fresh change and fine) and then tried starting it up. It cranked hard...

I had a strange failure on my mint 98. No other problems previously. It has always run great. But, last week I started it up and immediately noticed a loud ticking much like bad lifters. I shut the car down within 5 seconds. My wife had backed it out of the garage the day before to get...

Mine failed....at only 68000 miles My 98 LS400 failed....I am wondering if anyone else has had one fail like this. Car has been perfect....until now. I hopped in, and started it up. Sounded like lifter noise (loud) so I shut it down within 5 seconds. Tried starting it up again and it...