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bpIII
I don't guess they make too many pink Highlanders.
If anyone knows how to sync phones in a Highlander, there's an old Question in Edmunds Answers that needs putting to bed.
Not unless Mary Kay used Highlanders for the tax write off.
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Was at Humes, 8th -10th grade.
Worked at Gerbers just down the street from Goldsmiths.
How did pink Highlanders come up..??
There is a slow and occasional but regular drip of coolant that appears on the floor of the garage.
Has anyone else ever encountered this, and/or does anyone know what this rubber seal is for? It's not particularly easy to get to as it is behind the exhaust manifold, and I'm thinking I'd rather take it to the dealer than attempt to fix it myself.
Thanks!
Retropia, the only coolant leak post in here that I see deals with a small leak near the throttle body (link).
It sounds like it might even be something I can fix myself.
Has anyone done this? I'd like to know how involved it is. Does the intake manifold need to be removed to get at the rear bank of plugs? They look difficult to get at.
As you suggested, I first drained coolant from a petcock located to the right of the oiil filter. I used an old section of garden hose to catch the excess coolant.
The hardest part is that the plate is located under the exhaust manifold and there isn't much space to maneuver, even with my skinny wrists. You have to work your arm in between the exhaust manifold and electric fan housing. It would have been better if I could have removed the manifold or fan housing, but I was concerned that I might mess it up putting it back together, so I just worked the best I could within the narrow space.
It was time to do an oil and filter change anyway, so I drained the oil and removed the oil filter, which did free up some space. (The coolant plate is located just to the left of the oil filter.)
Then I removed the two nuts and pried loose the metal coolant plate. It pried loose easily, because there wasn't much sealant there. It must have originally been overtightened and/or not enough sealant applied.
I cleaned the mounting surfaces with a scotch brite pad, then applied a fresh bead of Permatex high-temp silicone to the metal coolant plate, then tightened it according to instructions on the Permatex package.
So far, it is holding coolant fine and no more leaks.
Turned out to be a broken ABS sensor ring on 1 of the rear axles. The Toyota tech could not/ did not guess which one it was so they replaced both, ouch.
Anyway, all fixed and back to normal.
Bit of a lemon for a Toyota, 2 problems in 70Km !!!!!!
Link to original post http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef00024/4358
Is there no automatic protection for this? Don't the lights go off automatically after some period of time if the engine is off?
We also have an '05 Corolla; I have the same question regarding that car and its map light (in case anyone in this forum knows).
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SDE
Karolina :mad:
The only reason I would hate to do that is services included with the purchase (free oil change, batteries, and tires as long as I own the vehicle). Also, free 30,000 - 60,000 - and 70,000 mile service. :sick:
Now that I know it can be done without removing the intake manifold I will attempt it.
Probably not for a few months though.
I will let you know how I make out.
From day one the ease of steering it in a parking situation changes one day it will steer without any effort at all and may be like that for several days.
then it goes back to taking both hands while steering in a shopping parking lot.
On the high way at high speeds I don't notice it that much--there isn't any pulling to the left or right and no balance problem.
New tires did improve the ride and noise drastically over the crappy goodyear intregity tires that it came with.
Now to the point does this model have an electrical component that malfunctions now and then or what?
The car has been excellent until this year when all four brake rotors needed replacing - rust they said.
PS I am a bluenoser as well.
Well it is a little reassuring to hear that I am not alone in having this problem, but disappointing nonetheless that Toyota's quality reputation is diminished by this problem, the only one I have had other than the mysterious rattle I hear when backing into my garage. Another person commented on that problem recently. I keep my Highlander garaged, but it certainly does get exposed to salt on the roads in winter. When I leave it outside at the Airport Parkn'Fly for a week or two when I am travelling, the pads are rusted right to the rotors and the vehicle will not move until you give it a lot of gas.
Have you had any problems with your sun/moon roof?
Has anyone had to replace CV joints?
Any thoughts to this problem?
Thanks for sharing your solution. Its worth a try...