2011 Lexus IS 350C Service and Repair Manual

Fitment is the whole point of this one: the 2011 Lexus IS 350C service and repair manual is tied to this exact year and trim, so every clearance, torque value and diagnostic tree it gives is the one Lexus published for the 2011 IS 350C rather than a close-enough figure carried over from an adjacent model year.

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Known issues on the 2011 IS 350C. Four recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the wipers: inoperative wipers could reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a vehicle crash. The second covers the frontal passenger-side air bag inflator module, where an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants. The third covers that same inflator module under a later campaign, in which an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. The fourth covers the engine: loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket to separate. Owners have filed 23 complaints for the year and Lexus has issued 76 technical service bulletins. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.

Whether you are chasing inoperative wipers, working through the air bag inflator campaigns or torquing the VVT gear housing bolts, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for this 2011 IS 350C.