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I just recently had the tranny fluid changed on my 05 Vibe at 60K mi. At the last oil change (66K) the mechanic (a different garage) noted that the tranny fluid was dark and should be changed. When I said, "it just was" he said to take it back and have them do it again. I checked with the original garage who then said that the "Toyota" tranny fluid is darker than the normal GM or Ford stuff. My question to the forum is, "is this true". Are Toyota fluids generally darker than others?
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Replying to: mjb56 (Jan 28, 2009 2:53 pm) Because I had the same issue some thousand miles after the change. I've now got 103k on the vehicle ('03 Sienna, 4sp auto) and it's absolutely fine. On my Vibe, it's a non-issue 'cuz it's a stick... like everyone should get when it's available ;-> -Mathias |
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Replying to: repoman1 (Jan 28, 2009 10:27 am)
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Replying to: suydam (Jan 24, 2009 6:34 am) |
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Greetings all, I just purchased a used 2003 Vibe AWD for $6000. Afterwards I noticed a noise that is caused by the Viscous Coupling that attaches to the differencial and drive shaft. The cost to purchase this part is a whopping $2,800. I am not really interested in spending this much money for this small part so I am wondering if the car can operate with the VC and drive shaft can be removed from the vehicle? Thanks!!1 Gary |
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I'm posting here because I think more people visit here than the Vibe tire thread. I have one front tire (passenger side) that is down to the wear bars. Probably because of a low inflation problem I did not immediately spot. The driver side is still fine... probably half worn. Can I get away with replacing just one tire on the axle or will I have handling, etc problems? Also the tires I'm looking at have two narrow, solid center tread strips that circle the tire, then decent aggressive tread left and right. Tires are directional. Tires are from China (Haida?) but dealer says most tires are from China... like it or not. My question is... will the two center strips help with noise or create even more road noise. I test drove a 09 with GY RS-A's and they were unbelievably loud! What creates the noise... more tread (rubber) on the road?, more air space?, uninterrupted solid tread, or tread pattern that is less uniform with lots of direction changes? Thanks. 
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Replying to: CapeCod (Feb 10, 2009 4:34 am) |
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Replying to: gary81 (Feb 06, 2009 7:44 pm) Brock
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Replying to: Brock915 (Feb 14, 2009 9:38 pm) I guess that the sound that I am hearing can be described as a whinning noise as well. My mechanic told me that he thinks the noise is coming from the coupling housing. I am also getting very poor gas mileage. I have two vibes one is AWD and the other is 2wd. My AWD is the one with the noise. The AWD gets 30% less gas mileage versus my 2wd so I am thinking that perhaps the noise problem is attributing to my poor gas mileage. Gary
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Pontiac wants $2800CAN for the viscous coupling for the Pontiac Vibe AWD 2003. This is a part that bolts to the differential and connects to the drive shaft. The Toyota Matrix AWD viscous coupling 2003 part cost $2000CAN from Toyota. Can anyone confirm that the Toyota part is the same as the Vibe part? If so I will save money by going to Toyota for this part. Thanks, Gary
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