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My body shop quoted over $400.
Yes, bringing all of your wallet flushes up to date is super-important. ;)
Be sure to clay the surface and polish with a wool pad prior to applying. The surface needs to have some "bite."
How much electric-only usage do you have? 140K on a plug-in may not equal 140K in ICE usage. If I was past 200K on a non plug-in and I regularly...
Agreed, and this is more/less the message I have been trying to relay.
You win some, you lose some. Some manufacturers are more generous on labor times than others. As an example, Toyota is usually reasonable or...
If anything, hard driving should reduce carbon buildup. Hard driving equates to higher temperatures which should allow the carbon to burn off.
Actually, this is what I had in mind: [MEDIA] Optimum Clear Coat Restorer I plan to buy a bottle once it is back in stock and they run their...
Any update on your repair?
The solution is a new spoiler. Around $400 from Toyota. Refinishing is not cost effective. A quote to refinish was only $20 less than a new one....
Cool. It goes to show you how small the "window of opportunity" is for these head gasket repairs. If the car has been misfiring for a week or two,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I do far more inner joints than others. Many OEMs use thermoplastic for the outer boot but use normal rubber for the inners....
UPDATE: It has been almost 4K miles since the head gasket repair. So far there have been no issues with misfires, coolant loss, rattling or...
True, the EGR cooler was first cleaned at 180K miles. However, the cooler was not blocked and the flow was not significantly impeded.
172k is getting close to needing a head gasket (common Gen 3's) and possibly a hybrid battery (if it has been a TX car). I would trade and use the...
The bearings are metal. But even after removing the balls in the outer joint you cannot fully clean out the housing. This is why I only suggest...
Maxat quoted me $2k for the head gasket only (no resurfacing of the cylinder head).
Any update? Is it done yet?
Tap the outer joint with a brass hammer and it will come off. Do not clean the outer joint with solvents unless you have a way of fully removing...
Was the intake manifold cleaned? The only explanation is that large carbon deposits were left in the intake assembly so when the engine started...
