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Good luck
My 1991 civic while doing the belt the dealer charged only $60 to chnagethe pump since it was just 3 bolts (maybe 4)
My dealer and Toyota say they are "lifetime".
Also heard rumors the fitting spreads or breaks easily causing the fuel line to need replacement ---$$$to the tank.
Anyone had any experience with 4 cyl Fuel filters?
It sounds as though the dealer is doing everything right to make the situation right for you. If this is taking a couple of days for them to do, you might ask them to spring for a dinner for 2 to a local restaurant for the trouble, but other than that, it seems they are doing everything right to make all well for you.
Hope this helps.
Ken
Ken
I have noticed another strange thing happening with the transmission. There is a stop sign a few blocks away that is on a hill. If I am not quick in shifting my foot from the brake to the accelerator to pull away from the stop sign, the car will drift BACKWARDS before it begins to move forward. This is with an automatic transmission. I cannot recall seeing any other car with an automatic transmission behave this way. This happens on most hills. Has anyone else noticed this condition? Could the two problems be related?
I have noticed another strange thing happening with the transmission. There is a stop sign a few blocks away that is on a hill. If I am not quick in shifting my foot from the brake to the accelerator to pull away from the stop sign, the car will drift BACKWARDS before it begins to move forward. This is with an automatic transmission. I cannot recall seeing any other car with an automatic transmission behave this way. This happens on most hills. Has anyone else noticed this condition? Could the two problems be related?
joyce- it helps a lot if you do all your car repair/maintenance with one dealership, because they will sometimes do goodwill repairs for you if you ask nicely and point out you have been going there for a while. Case in point: several years back I had a new alternator put in my car to the tune of $250 or so. It had a 12 month/12K mile warranty, but when it failed a little over two years and 30K later, they replaced it for free because I always took that car there when it needed work. You might try approaching the service manager and just asking them - it is possible you might get at least part of the repair (parts OR labor) for free. Take your invoice from the first repair with you.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
In response to your concern about the car moving backwards when you come to a stop sign on a slope, most automatics would do that. It depends on how steep the slope is. When you're on a slope in "D" without stepping on the accelerator or brake, whether or not the rolls front or backwards depend on the idle speed of your engine. If the engine is powerful enough to hold the car, it doesn't roll (just like when you go onto your driveway, your car doesn't move even when you don't apply brakes). It's perfectly normal. The 97 Camry I had was an automatic and it sometimes rolled backwards on the slope. The 03 Camry SE V6 I have now, even though a lot more powerful, still rolls back if the hill is really steep. One trick is to step a little on the accelerator, just enough to hold the car, when you just want to stop it for a few seconds. If you want it to stop it longer and don't want to put it into "P", use your handbrake. When you are ready to go, step a little on the accelerator before letting go on the handbrake so that the engine speed is enough just to prevent it from rolling back and hit the car behind you (if there is one).
Those are all the advice I could think of now. Hope they're useful. Tell your wife not to worry about the car. It's a nice and safe car to drive.
I understand how frustrating it is to detect these problems but the dealer always say "it's normal". What I did when I had problems with my old 97 Camry was that I kept on bugging them until they spotted the problem. I asked them politely but made it sound really serious. I told them that I wanted to get it fixed before the warranty is over or similar things like that. My hope was that they would check the problem more thoroughly. And it worked. If not, just try another dealer if there's one around.
Best of luck to both of you.
To paul29: It isn't a problem as far as driving is concerened as I have been driving a 5-speed manual for 25 years, I just want to make sure the transmission isn't defective.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
At least it won't have any negative side effects, beyond a small draw on the electrical system, and possibly reduced life of the fan...
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
its oil.
Anyone had similar?
If you lay down under the car about where the inboard passenger side CV joint is, and look up you are looking past the drive shaft up at what looks like the bottom of the intake manifold. Four aluminum runners. two sets of two bolts on each side. on the passenger side of the car set of these two they both have oil drops on them.
Can the manifild to the engine be leaking (is an oil passage involved - you would not think so) or is it more likely that its coming out of the valve cover gasket and draining down?
Thanks.
Tom
My wife literally had to physically restrain me from doing major damage to the other car.
Tom
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Frank
Problem: It feels like missing or a little surge between 2500 RPM and 3500 RPMs.It does not do it in first gear. It does it right after shifting to second or third gear as one accelerates. After it does it stepping off the gas and accelerating again in the same gear does not bring it on UNLESS one shifts again to second or third again
and gives it gas once again. It has been doing this since brand new. Changing to premium does no good.
Questions:
1) Has anyone else experience this?
2) Could this just be the secondary injectors kicking in?
3) I read on the net about a stick shift mustang with a similar problem and it was the throtle positioning sensor, could this be the culprit?
Thanks Everyone for your help
1. speakers on front right dash keep going in and out and one back speaker does not work. Went to a stereo shop and they checked the wiring connecting the aftermarket head unit and said the wires looked fine and he guessed the head unit must be broken.
2. Power window in the back ceases to function
3. reverse back up lights dont work
4. O/d wording on dash does not light up any more though overdrive appears to work.
5. 4 months AFTER reverse lights dont work the tail light failure sensor lights up on dash.All other lights appear to work.
6. when shifting into reverse in the morning, I have to hold on the the shifter to insure the "r" on the dash lights up.
fuses under the hood and on driver side seem fine.
Anyone else have these problems? Any possibility they are related? Please offer advice on what might be wrong.
Drawback of Aftermarket is electrical gremlins take over.
Question 2. Power window in the back ceases to function.
Are you referring to the heated window in back or one of the back door windows? If it is the one in back check the fuse, if it the windows for the doors the window regulator is bad. Do you hear the motor running?
3. reverse back up lights dont work
6. when shifting into reverse in the morning, I have to hold on the the shifter to insure the "r" on the dash lights up.
In all likelihood your Neutral Safety Switch is bad, it also incorporates the back up lamp switch into it.
4. O/d wording on dash does not light up any more though overdrive appears to work.
Their is a bulb specifically for the overdrive that judging by the year of the car is probably burned out.
5. 4 months AFTER reverse lights dont work the tail light failure sensor lights up on dash.All other lights appear to work.
This sensor is located in the trunk on the left side up towards the left hinge. You will need to peel back the black carpet lining and you will find a yellow/white box that says lamp failure sensor right on it. Part number starts 89373.
Call Toyota with the number but make sure you are sitting down, I believe it is 350.00!!!!!
Let me know the number, I have one that may work..
#1245 of 1263 Re: Condensor fan runs all the time by keidejw Jan 25, 2003 (12:33 pm)
The 1988 2.5 V6 engine has two cooling fans in the engine compartment; one for the radiator (passenger side) and one for the condensor (drivers side). The drivers side fan starts running as soon as I turn the key on--even with the A/C off and engine cold. I have tried to track down electrical circuit and have found the Haynes book to be inaccurate. The fan only turns off if I pull the A/C fan relay No. 1. The Haynes book shows this relay tied to the other fan (radiator).
The problem is one of your temp switches. The A/C condenser should only come on when the engine temeperature reaches a certain point, kind of like a thermostat in a way, the engine get's hot the fan kicks on to cool down the engine. these switches should be located on a water outlet, i believe there is 4 on the outlet. You need to test to see which one.
Long term effects?????????
I do not believe it will hurt anything if it keeps running all the time. The motor will burn out at somepoint, then you will need to replace it
check the high mount tail lite above the back seat
You state the bulb must be burned out that lights up o/d on the dash. Is this difficult to replace? Do you know if you have to remove the entire dash or is it something simpler.
On the defective power windows I dont not hear the power window motor running and it will not lower at all.
Is the tail light sensor easy to replace? Is it a job for a novice?
Thanks
The o/d light on the dash is a pain - better to just leave it. But the reverse light is controlled by the neutral safety switch, which is on the side of the transmission. Can you start your car in any gear besides 'P' or 'N'? If so, you may need a new one, and they aren't that cheap. On older cars they could be "adjusted" a bit, I don't know if there is still room to adjust them on newer models.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Check fuse and relay box, no fuse found bad. But did not find tail light relay position.
Month before, instrument cluster indicater tail light not work(very occasionally,but not go back to check)
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