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Lexus IS 2AD-FHV ->07.2010 — LEXUS

Lexus IS 2AD-FHV ->07.2010 on Lexus: 251 steps, engines 2AD-FHV. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for LEXUS — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

251 steps 1 engine code engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 200D, |, 220D

  • Opens: coolant, engine oil, fuel

Don't miss

  • Counterhold at crankshaft bolt

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. After turning the ignition off, wait for 1 minute before disconnecting the battery
  2. Remove the engine upper cover(s)
  3. Engine support bracket:
  4. Drain the air-conditioning system
  5. Disconnect the battery
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  1. Subframe:
  2. Rear engine support:
  3. Remove the engine lower covers
  4. Drain the engine oil
  5. Drain the cooling system
  6. Remove the front exhaust pipe
  7. Remove the propeller shaft
  8. Inlet manifold
  9. Remove the air filter housing together with the air filter hose
  10. Injector
  11. Remove the heater duct
  12. Exhaust manifold
  13. Disconnect the fuel hoses
  14. Disconnect the electrical connector
  15. Flywheel
  16. All vehicles:
  17. Disconnect the brake servo check valve hose
  18. Disconnect the wiring loom
  19. Remove the wiring loom
  20. Disconnect the EGR valve electrical connection(s)
  21. Disconnect the oil pressure switch
  22. Remove the EGR pipe
  23. Disconnect the Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor
  24. Disconnect the vacuum hose
  25. Disconnect the coolant hoses
  26. Remove the coolant pipe
  27. Disconnect the throttle body electrical connections
  28. Disconnect the inlet air temperature sensor
  29. Remove the air inlet pipe
  30. Disconnect the vacuum hose
  31. Disconnect the hose at the coolant pump
  32. Disconnect the radiator hose(s)
  33. Disconnect the water hoses from the heater
  34. Disconnect the air inlet hose
  35. Disconnect the air-conditioning compressor lines
  36. Remove the differential pressure sensor
  37. Disconnect the engine control unit connector(s)
  38. Disconnect the injection management unit
  39. Disconnect the fuel hoses
  40. Lock the steering wheel in centre position
  41. Loosen the bolt
  42. Remove the bolt
  43. Disconnect the steering column
  44. Note: Mark the position
  45. Remove the height-control sensor
  46. Disconnect the cover
  47. Disconnect the lower arm ball joints
  48. Disconnect the power steering wiring loom
  49. Remove the gear-shift lever from the gearbox
  50. Remove the rear engine support
  51. Place the jack under the engine sump
  52. Remove the subframe bolts
  53. Lower the engine slightly
  54. Check that all the wiring and hoses are disconnected
  55. Lower the engine/gearbox from the engine compartment
  56. Fit the engine hangers
  57. Stripping the engine:
  58. Remove the catalytic converter
  59. Remove the starter motor
  60. Remove the clutch slave cylinder from the gearbox
  61. Separate the gearbox from the engine
  62. Remove the clutch assembly
  63. Remove the flywheel
  64. Note: Counterhold at crankshaft bolt
  65. Use the special tools
  66. Run the engine until warm
  67. Disconnect the engine supports, left and right
  68. Maximum engine speed (rpm)
  69. Support the engine with a jack stand
  70. Remove the engine wiring loom
  71. Remove the vacuum switching valve (VSV)
  72. Remove the electronic vacuum regulating valve (EVRV)
  73. Remove the alternator
  74. Remove the idler pulley bracket
  75. Remove the ancillary drive belt idler pulley
  76. Remove the ancillary drive belt tensioner pulley
  77. Remove the brackets
  78. Remove the air-conditioning compressor
  79. Remove the air-conditioning compressor bracket
  80. Remove the turbocharger
  81. Remove the EGR cooler
  82. Remove the exhaust manifold
  83. Remove the EGR valve
  84. Remove the vacuum pump
  85. Remove the fuel rail
  86. Remove the injectors
  87. Remove the glow plugs
  88. Remove the dipstick tube
  89. Remove the throttle body
  90. Remove the inlet manifold bracket
  91. Remove the inlet manifold
  92. Remove the oil cooler
  93. Remove the coolant temperature sensor
  94. Remove the coolant bypass pipe
  95. Remove the turbocharger oil feed line
  96. Remove the oil cooler bracket
  97. Remove the oil level indicator
  98. Remove the high-pressure pump

Installation and checks

  1. Check the wheel alignment
  2. Refit the coolant bypass hose(s)
  3. Refit the water inlet
  4. Refit the turbocharger oil feed line
  5. Refit the coolant bypass pipe
  6. Refit the coolant temperature sensor
  7. Refit the oil cooler
  8. Refit the inlet manifold bracket
  9. Refit the throttle body
  10. Refit the dipstick tube
  11. Refit the glow plugs
  12. Refit the injectors
  13. Refit the fuel rail
  14. Refit the vacuum pump
  15. Refit the EGR valve
  16. Refit the exhaust manifold
  17. Do not tighten!
  18. Fit the turbocharger to the exhaust manifold
  19. Exhaust manifold:
  20. Tighten the nuts
  21. Refit the heat shield
  22. Refit the EGR cooler
  23. Refit the air-conditioning compressor bracket
  24. Refit the air-conditioning compressor
  25. Refit the brackets
  26. Refit the ancillary drive belt tensioner pulley
  27. Refit the ancillary drive belt idler pulley
  28. Refit the idler pulley bracket
  29. Refit the alternator
  30. Refit the electronic vacuum regulating valve (EVRV)
  31. Refit the vacuum switching valve (VSV)
  32. Refit the ancillary drive belt
  33. Refit the engine wiring loom
  34. Reconnect the engine supports, left and right
  35. Refit the flywheel
  36. Note: Counterhold at crankshaft bolt
  37. Use the special tools
  38. Refit the clutch
  39. Refit the gearbox to the engine
  40. Refit the clutch slave cylinder
  41. Refit the starter motor
  42. Refit the catalytic converter
  43. Remove the engine hangers
  44. Powertrain installation:
  45. Support the engine with a lifting jack
  46. Refit the engine
  47. Tighten the subframe bolts
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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.