Fitment is what makes this 1998 Lexus SC 400 service and repair manual worth having on the bench: it is matched to this exact year, engine and trim, so the clearances, torque sequences and service values it gives are the ones Lexus published for the 4.0L V8 (1UZ-FE) in the 1998 car, not figures borrowed from an adjacent model year.
Engines
- 4.0L V8 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Base
Known issues on the 1998 SC 400. No recalls are on federal record for the 1998 SC 400. Owners have filed 2 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are on file for it. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind the car's systems are here all the same, for the faults that never reached a federal filing.
From a scheduled fluid change to a suspension inspection or a deeper job on the 1UZ-FE, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for this specific 1998 SC 400.
Lexus Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements 4.13.2022
POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Lexus. This information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any custome
Brake Pedal Force Gauge SST for Parking Brake Inspection.
Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset.
Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset
Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset
Auto matic Transmission Replacement kPrecautions
Windshield Wiper Blade Maintenance and cleaning
Showing the 8 most recent of 42 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS SC400. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LEXUS LOT ONLY A COUPLE HOURS LATER, IT WAS POURING THE RAIN. I CAME ACROSS STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD. SEVERAL CARS ZOOMED RIGHT THROUGH, INCLUDING THE FORD ESCORT IN FRONT OF ME. SO I PROCEEDED ONLY TO FIND THAT MY ENGINE WOULD CEASE AND FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS I WOULD PAY A HEFTY PAYMENT WITH NOTHING TO DRIVE. LEXUS SAID THEY COULDN'T DO A THING FOR US THAT IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD. I WANT TO KNOW WHY EVERY OTHER CAR DID NOT GET AFFECTED BY THE "ACT OF GOD". YOU'D EXPE
