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Can someone tell me exactly which bolts are being referred to? Are they the ones half-way down the propeller shaft or the ones where the propellor shaft connects to the differential or somewhere/something else?
I have read they are to be torqued to 54 ft-lbs, but what and where they are is my problem.
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Clive Rock
Thanks for your kind offer. I live in Vancouver, Canada so I think the postage would be expensive.
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Clive Rock
For example, a vin check says my car is an '03 toyota highlander. The vin number doesn't tell me that I bought a v6, or a limited, or an awd.
2001 Toyota Highlander, 50k miles, the 'low fluid' light is not on, the front washer squirts fluid but (pump is working in rear, apparently) we aren't getting any washer fluid spraying on the rear window. There evidently is just one (1) resevoir for the windshield washer fluid, in the front. Won't relate my New Year's trip to a Toyota dealer in the area....
Sooo... anybody got any ideas? My '89 Ford and '93 Windstar each had rear resevoirs.
Not a happy camper, but what the hey can you do? 8=)
Any healp most appreciated!
HNY
JMP0 in Chicagoland
I signed some foot-and-half long documents at a oil change almost a year ago. When the woman put the documents down she gave me the ole' shifty eyes routine. Has anyone ever done that to you? You know, you get that sort of double impression, kind of like two people looking at you. One the person who's supposed to be there, and the other someone who's wondering&asking , "does he know what's going on?," "does he see what I'm doing?"
That woman's eyes were going right, left, up, down--like some sort of crazy marching band.
Yep she was giving me that look that tells ya something's up somewhere--those shifty eyes. Well that woman put down 3 long documents to sign for an oil change. And I'm thinking, "well, this is an oil change, and you sign things, right? On top of one of the papers that I'm signing is a piece of paper on top of the other papers, sort of hiding what's underneath, and the papers are pulled inside that plastic window that they have at dealerships, so I can't really see what I'm signing. So-- doh--I sign these long papers and walk out--fine, fine, fine print and all!
And as I'm driving off I'm thinking, "hey wait one little second here." "I just went to an oil change and signed papers that look like something out of a real estate deal?" ROFL!!!
Well, anyway, I probably signed my life away, my soul, my dog's sole, my cat's sole, and any other souls of any extent creatures living with me (for eternity.)Heck I could imagine there's an ant living out back that will have problems with HIS soul from these papers.
The whole thing reminded me of that scene from "the Devil and Daniel Webster", ya know the one where the Devil comes after Daniel--right smack down the chimney.
"time for your soul 17th Century dude!"
yep, be glad it's just some windshield wipers!!
I have a 2005 HL with the 4cyl engine that, overall, I have been pretty happy with. The one issue that I'm having a lot of problems with, though, is hesitation from the transmission going from 1st to 2nd gear. (It is not engine hesitation since the RPMs increase almost immediately.) I'm also experiencing some hesitation as it decelerates from 2nd into 1st.
Has anyone else experienced this? Would the flash that I've read about cure this problem?
As I said, I'm happy with the car but I really want this issue to be cleared up. Thanks in advance!
is there any cure?
In fact, I always save everything and make copies of everything. So the lack of a simple receipt bothered me later.
And then too, when I signed those documents someone appeared behind me. And what happens when someone is standing behind you in a line? What would you do? You sign the stuff to be polite. But strangely that person didn't seem to be a customer! And you know, before I signed everything and off to my left and sitting talking to each other was a "customer" and his "service tech."
The service tech was carefully telling the customer about his service. It was all so polite and wonderful. And what do you do when you go to a place and everyone is polite and wonderful? You sign things. Because you're
(con)fident. That's why they call it a con game!!!
Now that the heat does not work at all they have decided the relay cord got wet and it is costly to fix..
What is this patch covering??? Is this normal?
Enjoy your new HL!
My 6 year/60,000 mile drive train warranty will expire before long at the rate I drive. Has anyone encountered this situation? I plan to bring my car to a different Toyota dealer to try again. Suggestions welcomed. Thanks!
My car didn't have a warranty on the paint job. It's sort of like liabilty. More liabilty for you--0 liabilty for them.
Strange as it may seem I currently have an enquiry in to Lexus of the same nature. But in my case it may have something to do with the viscous clutch/coupling in the AWD system.
I have begun to suspect that over the ~50,000 miles of use the VC fluid has congealed and the center diff'l is always moderately "locked". That would result in some minor level of driveline windup and tire "scrubbing", especially noticeable in a tight turn, an accelerating turn, etc.
When I return to the dealer I will take a service advisor with me to let him/her drive and feel the loose clunking/binding in the steering.
It will do no good to take your Highlander into the dealership and leave it for the advisor or technician to test later. They won't drive it far enough to get it completely warmed up. At least that is the case with my vehicle and my dealership.
Has anyone noticed this smell in their HLs, and if so what causes it and how long did it last?
Thanks for your help.
Paul
I had a smell like that in my 05 Highlander. Once I had it out for a good long drive and it got up to full operating temp for awhile, it went away. It was pretty much completely gone before I hit 100 miles. We love ours and are at 15000 miles now and have not had single complaint. Good luck.
3rd time was the charm. The Mechanic this time who looked at it IMMEDIATELY called me in to show me the loose U-joints in the lower 1/2 of the steering column. He said this was happening a lot. Usually starts with a minor 'squeek' when turning, then the u-joints wear rapidly. She had 35K on the vehicle. So they ordered a steering cloumn assy and the following week replaced it. Only took then 3 hrs...and got a free car wash out of the deal.
Message to be conveyed....Take it back.....it has a problem...just get one of the dealers more experienced mechanics to look it over.
Thanks