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#10880 of 10948 Re: Long life coolant [jackmick656] by nvbanker Apr 24, 2008 (9:11 am)
Replying to: jackmick656 (Apr 24, 2008 8:35 am) My advice is; do what your manual calls for. The engineers who build your car know best what the weaknesses are - and though normally, a car with 30,000 miles is just broken in and needs nothing but oil changes, there may be a particular weakness or condition in that motor that ages your coolant earlier than most. Perhaps it's subject to clogging or something - who knows. Anyway, I'd do what the manual says to do. Always.
#10881 of 10948 Re: Long life coolant [jackmick656] by lmacmil Apr 24, 2008 (1:22 pm)
Replying to: jackmick656 (Apr 24, 2008 8:35 am) Interesting. We have a 2004 and the interval is 10 years or 100,000 miles. They must have made a radical change in the coolant. Replies to this message: nimrod99 (Apr 24, 2008 3:40 pm)
#10882 of 10948 Re: Long life coolant [lmacmil] by nimrod99 Apr 24, 2008 (3:40 pm)
Replying to: lmacmil (Apr 24, 2008 1:22 pm) Long life coolant is silicate free. It's cheap insurance to change the coolant every 2 years or 30,000 also change the thermostat while you are at it Changing the coolant with the good stuff (silicate free) It will increase the life of the water pump and protect the metal parts in the cooling circuit and allow better cooling efficiency
#10883 of 10948 Re: Vibrations on the highway? [planojoe1] by smallv Apr 24, 2008 (6:27 pm)
Replying to: planojoe1 (Jun 20, 2005 5:08 pm) I had the same problem which the dealer fixed completely under extended warranty.   The job was valued at over $5000. (3600 on extended warrantee, the rest on regular warantee. I did have to pay $50 for half of a 4 wheel alignment   They found the rear bushings were worn out. This was causing rear end sway plus noise over bumps and excessive tire wear on the edges.   To replace the businings, the had to replace both swing arms assemblies which also include the bearings for the rear wheels. The springs were sagging so they replaced them also. The net effect was an entirely new rear suspension for free. The car is 2003. The work was performed 2008.   Previoulsy I had another $3000 of waranty work done on the front end including new stabilizer bar mounts, and at least one new bearing.   The trick is finding a dealer who is hungry for the business. Some just don't care. When I first had undercarage noise with the highlander, I took it to the dealership that sold me the car. They told me they were going to have to do a diagnostic and road test (at my expense) before they would tell me if the work was under warrantee.   Next I took the car to another dealership closer to where I work. They were happy to undertake a comprehensive warrante repair. They are a somewhat remote from the city core and hence eager to go the extra mile.   One more thing to keep in mind. The parts took a long time to get and I had to do without the highlander for more than two-weeks.   Its important to get these things done under warrantee becasue after the warrantee is up, it would cost less to scrap the car and buy a new one
#10884 of 10948 Torque drive shaft by jackmick656 Apr 28, 2008 (8:41 am)
Has anyone ever re-torqued the drive shaft bolt on a HL? If so was it necessary, thanks. Replies to this message: wwest (Apr 28, 2008 10:08 am) lmacmil (Apr 29, 2008 6:48 am) nimrod99 (Apr 29, 2008 7:11 am)
#10885 of 10948 Re: Torque drive shaft [jackmick656] by wwest Apr 28, 2008 (10:08 am)
Replying to: jackmick656 (Apr 28, 2008 8:41 am) The only procedure I could think of would be to fully loosen and then retorque to specs. USELESS procedure IMMHO. My 2001 AWD RX300 calls for that and has ~70,000 miles....   Since most owners will not own a torque wrench this is most likely simply a way to get you to "visit" the dealer.
#10886 of 10948 Re: Torque drive shaft [jackmick656] by lmacmil Apr 29, 2008 (6:48 am)
Replying to: jackmick656 (Apr 28, 2008 8:41 am) I had the dealer do it at 15,000 miles since it was in the scheduled maintenance. I have no idea if it was necessary or not but since Toyota recommends it every 15,000 miles, I will probably continue to have it done. I have a torque wrench but no good way to lift the vehicle up and support it.
#10887 of 10948 Re: Torque drive shaft [jackmick656] by nimrod99 Apr 29, 2008 (7:11 am)
Replying to: jackmick656 (Apr 28, 2008 8:41 am) I never did it, and my HL went 121,000 miles without a problem.   They only suggest doing it if you drive under the "severe" classification.   I would not recomment loosening then re-torquing. If it aint broke, don't fix it.
#10888 of 10948 Drive shaft by jackmick656 Apr 30, 2008 (6:46 am)
Thanks for all the input.
#10889 of 10948 07, 4 cylinder, AWD Question by andrelaplume May 01, 2008 (11:28 am)
Dad traded his 6 cylinder for a leftover 07 (old style) HL. Its automatic, AWD and 4 cylinder. He says it peppy but he only gets 20mpg on the highway! I said this can't be right. The dealer says they may need to reprogram the computer...HUH? Anyone ever hear of this? Anyone with any real world mpg with this model HL? Replies to this message: nimrod99 (May 01, 2008 1:38 pm) andrelaplume (May 02, 2008 10:37 am) nvbanker (May 03, 2008 1:46 pm) typesix (May 03, 2008 2:04 pm) andrelaplume (May 05, 2008 5:33 am) typesix (May 07, 2008 5:09 pm)

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