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#516 of 599 Squeaky Brakes by gtw Nov 14, 2005 (3:11 pm)
My daughter's 2005 tC has around 18,000 miles on it. Bought July 2004. No problems what so ever until about a week ago. When backing out of the garage, her brakes squeak like crazy. Anyone else experiencing this?
#517 of 599 Re: Please advise [gaurav811] by scott1 Nov 15, 2005 (9:19 pm)
Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 12, 2005 9:01 pm) I bought my scion 06 two months ago. And I have now got a job in california. I currently live in ny. So my question is should i drive to CA or to fly ?   I would drive for sure. I've done several cross country drives..a bunch from Wisconsin to Phoenix, plus Wisconsin to Los Angeles. I enjoy a cross country drive, and have never encountered a problem. By sticking to the interstate highways, you'll always be in cell phone range in case of any problems.   I don't have a TC, my trip to Phoenix last march was in a Lexus GX470, but the TC is a great road car, and very comfortable on the highway. I wouldn't worry about reliability with a Toyota product either.   A big advantage to driving over flying, especially since the TC has quite a bit of hauling space, is that you can personally transport your more valuable or fragile possessions without having to worry about entrusting them to a shipping company.
#518 of 599 Lean surge by tomsr1 Nov 16, 2005 (6:53 pm)
Earlier in this forum owners of Scion Tc 's complained about a missing feeling at cruise speed.Being older I remember the cars of the 70's in order to make cars produce lower emission manufactures would cause the engine to be very lean at certain speeds and it was very irritating to drive the 74 Datsun I had.I assumed with EFI this problem went away.I am looking at 2 door coupes and visit these sites often so keep up the honest input. I wonder if they licked the smog problem with fuelinjection and now are trying increase mpg with lean burn.
#519 of 599 Re: Please advise [gaurav811] by cooldad24 Nov 17, 2005 (3:41 pm)
Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 12, 2005 9:01 pm) Another thing to consider is how many stuffs you plan to carry? If you are struggling what to bring, then plan ahead and drive. Instead of spend 3 days, which I tried and no fun but tired, leave 2 days in advance. Then you will have time to scene sight and make the trip fun and memoriable.   As to the brake and tire, they last longer than you think. For tires, with proper pressure, care and doing alignment and rotation with normal driving can last at leask 25K-30K. The brake could last even longer. In general, highway cruising do least wear on the brake than stop and go traffic. All cost you just mileage which is very low due to the price of the car.   As to the risk of damage, sufficinet planning and preparation, enough rest and plenty of time to spare so you don't have to rush but take it easy, you will be in good shape. If you are AAA member of any of your family or friend is, get the maps and route plan free. Make sure to have them to suggest the one to avoid possible foul weather beside the scene points.   Enjoy the trip! Replies to this message: gaurav811 (Nov 19, 2005 12:18 am)
#520 of 599 Re: Please advise [cooldad24] by gaurav811 Nov 19, 2005 (12:18 am)
Replying to: cooldad24 (Nov 17, 2005 3:41 pm) I am overwhelmed by the really positive response that I have. It really helps in buliding confidence. I do have ample stuff to fill the car and so I am now confident it would be more enjoyable to drive and more cheaper. By the time I leave I expect the car to have 3500 miles on it. So I will do the tire rotation after reaching CA but would put in a Mobile 1 synthetic before leaving. I had a question. How do you know when your breaks have worn out ? I mean I had a old honda accord before which had really soft breaks. But I never had problems using them since I just got used to adjusting my breaking distance accordingly. I fear the same i will do to my tc. So when do you guys go and ask mechanic to check your breaks ? I am not a AAA member but will become one just for the advantages of maps and road site assistance etc. I plan to finish the drive in 5 days. So might be able to stop at few places but not a long stop over. Mapquest says it will take 42 hrs......is the mapquest travel time given based on assumption that we will drive at speedlimit or less or more ? The last question. Today while reversing my tc i reversed real sharply, stopped sharply, changed to drive gear and accelerated sharply. At that moment there was big thud like sound under the car and it jerked harshly. Then everything was normal. I believe I was abusing the car but my head was not straight since I quit my job today. So well, should I take this thud sound seriously and get a checkup or it was just normal when we shift gears this way ? thanks a lot guys, Gaurav
#522 of 599 break-in period by phindias Nov 20, 2005 (6:33 pm)
The owner's manual says no deliberate break-in is required for the tC engine. Just wondering if there is anything in particular I should look out to for the first 1000 miles. Replies to this message: JBaumgart (Nov 20, 2005 6:58 pm) phindias (Nov 23, 2005 7:57 am)
#523 of 599 Re: break-in period [phindias] by JBaumgart Nov 20, 2005 (6:58 pm)
Replying to: phindias (Nov 20, 2005 6:33 pm) The ususal advice for break-in is don't slam on the brakes for the first 500 miles, don't over-rev the engine (stay below 3000 rpm's at first, then gradually increase the top end but don't keep it at real high rpm's for an extended period, and finally don't drive at a steady speed for extended periods - vary your rpm's for the first 1000 miles. Replies to this message: phindias (Nov 23, 2005 7:57 am)
#524 of 599 Re: break-in period [JBaumgart] by phindias Nov 23, 2005 (7:57 am)
Replying to: JBaumgart (Nov 20, 2005 6:58 pm) Many people have mentioned to me I should vary speed/rpm for the first 1000 miles, but I am not entirely sure why this is good for the engine. Any particular reason?   Another question. the mileage I am getting out of one gallon is miserable now, around 23 with mixed highway and local. Is it because of the break-in period? Should I expect to get more MPG after the first 1000 miles?
#525 of 599 Answer to varying speed during breakin by tomsr1 Nov 25, 2005 (7:06 pm)
As oil is fluid it is subject to centrifugal forces as such it is desirable to have all parts of a bearing surface well lubricated.If a steady speed is held the oil would mainly be on one part of the bearing so by varying the speed the oil moves around all over the surface.If you can damage an engine by reving it too soon I wander about fun cars such as the tC when a hot rodder kid takes it for a test drive but doesn't buy it then some unsuspecting person buys it.I guess that is why they only warranty them a short time.

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