Leighcm
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The dealer's repair shop has recommended a new A1 sensor, A/F sensor dealing with the air fuel mixture. Is this really needed? or only for emissions? Is there a directory of OBD-II codes for Toyotas?
You can find some of the codes here:
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troubleshoo...l/bl_obd_11.htm
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The dealer's repair shop has recommended a new A1 sensor, A/F sensor dealing with the air fuel mixture. Is this really needed? or only for emissions? Is there a directory of OBD-II codes for Toyotas?
Well, it helps to know that your air/fuel mixture is balanced appropriately...you'll have better performance, better efficiency if it's at a good ratio. And the annoying little check engine light in your dash will go out.
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When my check engine light comes on, the dealer used to diagnose the problem at no cost as part of the repair. At my most recent visit, they wanted an hour's labor, $87! to perform the diagnosis. Is this now standard procedure?
It's going to vary from dealer to dealer, and it's also going to make a difference if you had other service work that you paid for done at the same time. If you made a trip only for the diagnosis, it's more likely that you'd get charged because a technician has to get the car inside and possibly up on a rack just to plug in their scan tool. If you had a scheduled maintenance done, and they just had to plug it in while your car was already on the rack, it's no big deal, just a couple of extra minutes. $87 sounds a little steep though.
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I have a 1994 Corolla with 189000 miles on it. I've put in two new battery's
and a replaced the alternator twice. I also know that my starter is about
to go out, the dealer quoted me $300 to get a new starter and replace it.
Does anybody have a Corolla with more than 189K miles on it?
I don't, but I know many of them have made it to 400,000 miles. That $300 could equal 20,000 or 30,000 more miles...not a bad price for that many miles.
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I recently bought a 1991 Toyota Camry DX and figured I'd better join the club.
Hello to all from California!
Welcome to the club!! Camrys are great cars...may you have many years of happy, trouble-free driving!
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Have you tried going to www.sharpcar.com? It's a new sit that competes with edmunds.com but without the extensive tech info/reviews.
You might want to go on AutoTrader.com. If you find the right car, it can be worth the drive to pick it up.
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ABSOLUTLEY buy a Corolla. You will be very happy with the reliability of the car. I had a 1994 Corolla LX. The only thing that ever went wrong with it was when the radiator sprung a leak. I replaced it and kept driving it until it had over 148,000 miles on it. It took Hurricaine Ivan to kill the Corolla. Which it did with water over three feet deep in the middle of the road.
But it wasn't the Corolla's fault...poor thing...
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1. Run a vacum check. 2. Replace cap, rotor, and perhaps spark plugs and wires if it has been a while. 3. Check idle speed. 4. When is the last time the fuel filter was replaced?
Hmmm...this is starting to sound familiar. My Camry occasionally stalled out like that because the fuel filter was getting clogged up. As stevelaw says, definitely check the fuel filter.
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It's the same thing GM and Ford did...think Ford/Lincoln, and Chevrolet/Cadillac. It's nothing new...
And BMW and Mercedes did it in reverse with Mini Cooper and Chrysler. And now Ferrari and Maserati.
I also heard that Mazda thought about doing an upscale line a few years back. It was going to be called "Amati". The Millenia was supposed to be part of that line, but just ended up being labeled a Mazda instead. I guess it worked for everybody except Mazda.
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what you want leigh - is a Bowler Wildcat...
Its basically A Land Rover Defender turned into a paris-dakar rally car...
Not only can 'it go anywhere', but it can do it at over 100mph!!!
Ooooh.....I love it!! Where can I get one?? I'm moving to Las Vegas next week, and it would be perfect!!
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Most Japanese manufactuers are at it, Honda with Acura, Nissan with Infiniti, and of course, Toyota with Lexus..
But do you actually see these 'brands' as seperate car companies, or simply re-badged Jap models with leather interior?
It's the same thing GM and Ford did...think Ford/Lincoln, and Chevrolet/Cadillac. It's nothing new...
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yeah, if you have a gas powered truck - then a snorkel wont help in deep water...
If you want to go driving up rivers, you need a diesel powered truck - with a snorkel, they can wade engine deep in water (diesel doesnt require a spark to ignite the fuel)
Either way, it sounds like fun. Reading these posts makes me want to give up my sport car habit and go get a truck!!
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Of course, but there is now a technical bulletin on this problem. Oh well--it's still a great car.
Yeah, if a squeaky steering wheel is the worst of your concerns, it's probably a great car. That's the thing with Toyota owners that set them apart from Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, Mitsu, etc...our problems are usually so minor compared to other makes. We complain about an occasional squeak, rattle, or maybe a wind noise. My husband has a Ford Explorer for a company car, and he complains about things like fuel pumps, abs sensors, transmissions, etc.
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I am trying to find out some info about what toyotas have rear disc brakes that would easily swap for the crappy drum brakes on a 99 corolla, i'm thinking that celicas wowuld probably be the most likely candidates as, maybe, an 05 corolla XRS. If anyone has done a similar swap and can provide me with some info and give me an idea as to what a swap like this usually will entail and cost, let me know. :)
I think you're on the right track with the Celica, but why do you need 4 wheel discs? I think the stopping distance isn't bad on the standard brake system. Has your Corolla been heavily modified?
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I have a 98 Avalon with 73000 miles.
Recently I have trouble with the starter. When I turn the key to start I just get a clicking noise. Sonds line a bad soleniod. Has anyone had similar experiences.?
Has anyone ever changed the starter on a 3.0 v6? Is it hard?
Do you have a factory alarm system? Sometimes it can cause the same symptoms.
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well, it is a 1.5, so the petrol engine should cope fine...
But I imagine, the Prius would be great at mountains - simply because the electric engine can provide full torque instantly and constantly - allowing you to pull up large climbs with relative ease.
It should be pretty much like driving an Echo in the mountains...not terribly powerful, but adequate.
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It was a polyurethane insulator. More WD-40 did the trick. Maybe the person who put my steering column in on the assembly line woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
Sorry to hear that. You don't expect those issues from Toyota.
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Does anyone know where I can get updated navigation software besides the dealer?
Possibly these guys: http://www.oemvalue.com/toyota2.htm
But I think it's a Toyota part, specifically made for Toyota navigation systems.
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ANyone know why the steering wheel squeaks in myCamry? I saw some other posts on the internet of some other people complaining of the same problem, but no one seems to have an answer: INCLUDING the service department.
What gives?
STEVE
What exactly is squeaking? Can you tell?
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Welcome on board! I have toured a General Motors plant--the one in Doraville, GA. They were making Pontiac minivans at the time, if I recall. There is a HUGE Hollywood-type sign in the plant that constantly flashed the production goals for the day. The very day I was in the plant, a whole chassis fell off of the assembly line in the top of the plant in a place where the line made a 270 degree turn in a tight area. They spent hours trying to figure out what to do to get the chassis out of the way so as to resume production. They contemplated having 6 guys to physically pick it up-- that didn't work. They ended up cutting the just-assembled chassis into pieces with acetylene torches. The production goal sign was turned off.
Now, 6 years later, the firm I work for is currently representing a gentleman who works at the plant and was injured, and required major surgery, when a door fell off of a vehicle at the section of the production line where he was working. Why did the door come off? Apparently, the guy up the line from him forget to put the bolts in.
Detroit is is so much trouble that they cannot even see it coming. It's going to end up in a lot of job layoffs.
And GM wonders why they've lost so much market share...Ford's not as bad yet, but it's not pretty. There's already no more "big 3", and it's only a matter of time before Toyota's number one.
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what would you reccomend?
It depends on how much you want to spend, but the ones from Toyota are pretty great....
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Thanks, LeighCM, for the insight. I'll revisit this around the first of the year to see if an upgrade is available. The dealership (Rice Toyota, Greensboro, NC) where I purchased the vehicle seemed very limited in knowledge about GPS in general and not a clue about updated software. I was surprised and a bit disappointed.
Is there a reason why you want the newer version? Are there missing roads, wrong roads, etc. in your version? If so, you may want to stop by a dealership (try a Lexus dealership with a 2006 IS model in stock with Navigation) and see if that system has your road. Even some of the most recent versions don't have a lot of private roads, new roads in a subdivision, etc. It's whenever Navtech notices the road that it gets updated. Expect to spend a few hundred bucks when the new version is available.
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I purchased a new 2004 Toyota Corolla (SE) two years ago. From the start I have had a problem with the radio. The problem being that intermittently when I first turn on the radio I get a very fuzzy reception, regardless of the station. If it then just sit and wait I can hear the fuzz gradually go away (as though the radio was warming up) until within a few minutes all is well. The majority of the time it is when I first turn it on, although recently I've been noticing it occur in the middle of listening to the radio. All is well and then suddenly it goes all fuzzy and then over a span of a few minutes it gets all better again.
I've taken the car into the dealer and they have given me the all-to-frequent "you are crazy, there is nothing wrong" routine. My fear, of course, being that the problem will not become a hard-and-fast problem until the warranty has expired.
Has anyone else notices this phenomenon?
Could it be an antenna-not-quite-making-contact problem? If you can take the car to the dealer (and don't have the radio on while you're driving there), and sit in it with a technician, you might have a chance of showing it to them.
I want to buy a 1989 Camry.
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Alltrac or front wheel drive? Automatic or manual? It makes a difference in weight. Just out of curiosity, why do you need the curb weight anyway? Also, it might be on the title. Some states do that.
There's some info on this site: http://www.toyota-camry.info/specs/ You'll have to convert the weight from kg to lbs.