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What's the general consensus of Honda 0W20 vs. Toyota 0W20 for 3-4 cylinder hybrid (i.e. autostop) motors?
The Bentley book is better than a Haynes/Chilton but doesn't have quite the coverage as the factory service manuals. It covers just about...
Call around to independent Toyota shops in the area and ask them how much to get the codes read with Techstream or equivalent. That might be...
Paint is baked on at the factory. There's nothing left to cure.
Bad gas would give you all kinds of warning lights, from flashing check engine for misfires, to the red triangle. It would set codes like P030x,...
Can you give us more details? Do warning lights come on? Is the engine revving high, or is it completely off? Do you hear the hv battery fan...
I've always changed the oil after 1000 miles on a new car or rebuilt motor/trans. In this day and age, maybe it is just placebo. Do get it...
Not running the A/C makes the battery heating problem worse. The battery fan draws air from the cabin. The compressor current draw from the HV...
Over the course of a month, you may find that you average 50+/- mpg. Short trip mileage is poor only after several hours of cold soak. On the...
Please do try it. We need more data. What oil are you running now? Have you ever sent off a sample for analysis?
Normally, you would remove the whole air intake in order to access the throttle body. I am inferring that you left the intake in place. Please...
It's interesting, it should not be possible to get ABS 42 and VSC 45, but yet it happens. Maybe this is why it was suggested that the ECU be...
Sounds like someone may have put ATF in the reservoir. Get a new pump. Be extremely careful with solvent. Most of what you are dealing with...
A new Optima yellowtop would be a major selling point, IMHO. 12V battery is probably the #1 topic of discussion here.
Yes, with the caveat that the warranty only applies if the car remains licensed in CA. It is still somewhat of a question of what happens if you...
There are lithium 12V on the market, but they are hideously expensive, like $1000. The 12V in my '04 RAV is still original and going strong...
Yes, this is a dead battery. No, unfortunately, you probably are not covered by warranty. If you jump start it, do not use a running vehicle....
This all suggests an electrical fault somewhere, where the abs computer does not get high enough voltage. Perhaps high resistance at IG1 relay....
I've seen other guys shear the drive off of the HF 3/8" breaker bar, doing the same thing, trying to remove lug nuts. There's a reason that most...
Lights on at startup are usually battery related. Now, the battery may be good, but if you have a poor connection, particularly where the battery...
