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Re: filter question [cat3126]
by wwest
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Feb 15, 2007 (1:30 pm)
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Replying to: cat3126 (Feb 15, 2007 12:51 pm)
I was told by Porsche factory personnel in '01 that it was simply an environmental issue, no good reason for all those metal canisters ending up at the dump.
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Re: filter question [cat3126]
by retired7
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Feb 15, 2007 (1:36 pm)
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Replying to: cat3126 (Feb 15, 2007 12:51 pm)
Yeah, and the Toyota parts man told me it's more environmentally friendly using the cartridege vs spin off filter. Sure not user/owner friendly to replace cartridge and the 3/8" ratchet is too small for the aluminum recess and chews up the material. I'm sure there is a special tool I can purchase from Toyota for a low price!
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Re: filter question [retired7]
by captain2
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Feb 15, 2007 (2:41 pm)
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Replying to: retired7 (Feb 15, 2007 1:36 pm)
the 3/8" ratchet extension works very well for me, the center 'plug' should not be that tight. Working on my 12th oil change, and had no trouble - even found a 'standard' size cap wrench that works on the casing once the plug is removed and the oil is drained. I wouldn't give Toyota the satisfaction of paying some ridiculous price, but actually like the way the system works, I leave much less old oil dripping down the side of the engine, on the suspension parts etc. than I do, for example, on my wife's Nissan 3.5.
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Re: filter question [rpfingsten]
by bobwiley
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Feb 15, 2007 (3:06 pm)
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Replying to: rpfingsten (Feb 15, 2007 5:18 am)
Hi Roland---just like they've said in the other reply's--it looks like a smaller version of the removable filter on your shop vac! My mechanic has to special order, but, since he has many Toyota customer's , he keeps them in stock. Since I change my oil every 3K miles, I just have Dale use the same Valvoline he stocks. Don't rally think you'd have to use a Mobil 1 oil filter--the standard Toyota filter should be fine. Guess the best practice is to ask your dealer.
Bob
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [havalongavalon]
by bobwiley
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Feb 15, 2007 (3:16 pm)
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Replying to: havalongavalon (Feb 13, 2007 9:47 pm)
Well, I tried leaving the tranny in the "S" mode and coming to a rolling stop--foot straight up and down on the gas pedal---same thing---engine rev'd to 3,500 RPM and off I went. I said-- #%!*^--well ya know what I said--anyway--I backed up, tried it my way--in 1st gear in "S" and then once moving at about 15-20 MPH, slide the gear shift over to "D"--NO NONE ZERO NATTA a slip nor surge--worked great. Tried it coming back home--same result doing it both ways. They can say what they want--there IS a problem with the tranny--but--since I can, at least for now, control it--I'll continue with my procedure. Thanks!
Bob
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [bobwiley]
by captain2
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Feb 15, 2007 (3:26 pm)
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Replying to: bobwiley (Feb 15, 2007 3:16 pm)
on this advice (from the same poster) glened several months ago on this site, I also drive my Avalon in S5 and of course with no issues with it at all. Would be interested to know if you experience a slight decrease in FE - I lost maybe .5 mpg. One of the reasons that the tranny operates the way it does, is, after all, to maximize FE. Glad this worked for you!
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [captain2]
by bobwiley
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Feb 15, 2007 (6:55 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Feb 15, 2007 3:26 pm)
Wonder why a drop in FE? S5 should be the same as D--it is a 5 speed tranny. Oh well, I've stopped trying to figure out the tranny and just resigned myself to shifting 1 S1---taking off and then shifting back to D---NEVER had a aproblem--so I guess if it anin't broke don't fix it!
Bob
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [bobwiley]
by havalongavalon
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Feb 15, 2007 (8:41 pm)
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Replying to: bobwiley (Feb 15, 2007 6:55 pm)
Hi Bob,
The way I see it, if you shift back to D after you start in S1, you are telling the CPU to start watching your driving habits again! If you return to the same old slow down/speed up location while in D, your Av will faithfully screw up for you, again!
This is why I suggest that you shift into S5 and just leave it there. Don't shift back to D. See if this cures the surging misbehavior.
havalong
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [captain2]
by havalongavalon
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Feb 15, 2007 (8:58 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Feb 15, 2007 3:26 pm)
Hey Captain,
Glad that you too prefer to drive in S5. But I don't follow the argument that this may cost you some FE. I see no reason why driving in S5 would be worse than in D, FE-wise. I actually find the opposite. In S, I can often "nudge" it into a higher gear sooner than the controller would. For example, as I'm about to reach the crest of a hill, I can make the RPM drop from say 2400 to 1800 with no loss of speed nor any noticeable strain. This should help improve FE, slightly. Don't you agree?
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Re: Reminder -- how to cure quirky shifting episodes [havalongavalon]
by wwest
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Feb 15, 2007 (11:05 pm)
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Replying to: havalongavalon (Feb 15, 2007 8:58 pm)
Nowadays to improve FE the lockup clutch is used in other, lower, gears than just O/D. My guess would be that in manual shifting position the lockup is disabled except in O/D.
That would definitely affect FE adversely.
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