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Re: Valve adjustment [bartpg]
by james49
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Apr 12, 2006 (5:13 pm)
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Replying to: bartpg (Apr 09, 2006 10:53 pm)
Valve adjustment on these engines is not a normal scheduled requirement. You will find it is not in your scheduled maintenance manual. The valve train uses buckets and replaceable shims (similar to high performance motorcycle engines) and are not usually adjusted as a routine maintenance. These engines can go way over 100,000 miles without valve adjustments. And yes, it could be expensive, but the advantage to this system is adjustments are rarely needed. Change the oil often and use good quality oil. I recommend synthetic Mobil 1 and Wix filters.
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Re: Bolt or nut? [aatherton]
by jimw0238
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Apr 13, 2006 (9:33 pm)
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Replying to: aatherton (Apr 04, 2006 3:47 pm)
a small round shaft that is threaded for a nut to go on and that is located on the end of the drive axle shaft is considered a "bolt". if you take the big nut off then unhook the strut and suspension, the axle will just pop out because the only other thing that holds it in is a snap ring. front wheel drives are totally different than a rear wheel drive. these have a pressed in bearing assembly- not the old fashion push in bearings that you set by the nut!
please consult any front wheel drive toyota factory or haynes manual for an illustration of this, then it will all be clear 
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Re: Tires and pressure [tahlequah]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:04 pm)
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Replying to: tahlequah (Oct 04, 2004 1:19 pm)
being a mechanic i know what you mechanic was thinking when he wrote your oil change sticker. we dont know every cars service intervals so 3k is the industry norm, plus alot of people dont like the idea of going 5k miles because of everything they have known and been taught about maintence in there life. just ask them to put 5k on the next oil tag when you bring it in.
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Re: Different Dealers = Different Recommended Maintenance [driley99]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:11 pm)
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Replying to: driley99 (Mar 20, 2006 4:25 pm)
being a mechanic and owning my tc i will take it upon myself to tell you basically how your warranty will work. you do not have to have your car serviced at a dealership. you can do your own service and your warranty will still cover everything besides stupidity. any thing that is a mechanical defect will be covered by your warranty. if you put brake fliud in your crankcase this will not be warrantied. remeber if you arent sure dont do it. let a professsional do it, because nine times out of ten it will be wrong if your just guessing.
also all recalls will be covered at your scion dealer. again you dont need to be a regular customer. as long as it says scion and you have your recall paper work its covered free of charge.
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Re: Different Dealers = Different Recommended Maintenance [driley99]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:17 pm)
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Replying to: driley99 (Mar 20, 2006 4:25 pm)
i forgot to mention in my last postmsomething important. unless you drive your scion in extreme conditions on a regular basis or you are abnormally rough on your vehicle there is not much of a need to follow all your guidelines pointed out in your manual. as a tech i know that the dealrship is just trying to get money for nothing out of you. rarely do i find something wrong with a car that has less then 50k on it. as long as you regularly rotate your tires and get your oil changed every 3-5k then there should be no problems with your scion. also id like to mention that i rotate my tires with every oil change. i change my oil every 5k and i also run 5w30 fully synthetic oil.
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Re: Tires and pressure [davebehrens]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:31 pm)
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Replying to: davebehrens (Aug 07, 2005 6:09 pm)
being a mechanic i have to disagree with you 100%. running full psi in your tires is not a good idea. for a couple of reasons i believe this.with 44 psi your going to run on only the middle of the tire and wear it down to the steel in no time flat. 44 is a rediculous pressure to run on a passenger car. 32 is the standard. also if your worried about the size of your footprin and heat the spreading weight out of the entire tire would yield less heat per square inch. if you have a smaller footprint your cramming all that friction into a smaller area. same weight diffrent surface area. higher temps. hence the tires wear faster. the 44 psi is for maximum weight loads. and lets face it that a scion should not have a ton of weight in it nor would it fit. running at this psi is for intended for extreme weights for short, and i stress SHORT periods of time. passenger cars should not be run at high psi. i assure you the tires will wear faster and rediculously irregularly if inflated to maximum psi.
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bumper repair
by miamax
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Jun 06, 2006 (10:45 am)
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Hi XB fans,
question for ya, I recently purchased a used 2005 XB and LOVE the little box...it is a second vehicle that me and pets love..however since I now own two vehicles it's a tight fit in the garage and recently I snagged the bumper while trying to fit into the garage..any pointers on repairing a scratch to the front bumper without having to completely  replace? it's a clean straight line...thanks all,
M.
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Re: bumper repair [miamax]
by aatherton
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Jun 06, 2006 (5:21 pm)
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Replying to: miamax (Jun 06, 2006 10:45 am)
Order a touch up paint stick in your color from here:
http://www.brandsports.com/by_make.php?make=Scion&Submit2=Go
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Does anyone know how to change the spark plugs on the Scion XA 2005?
by 4_flat_tires
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Aug 31, 2006 (3:48 pm)
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it doesn't look like like i can get to them without removing the exhaust manifold. my hands aren't that small. there's gotta be an easier way? anyone have any suggestions?
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Re: Does anyone know how to change the spark plugs on the Scion XA 2005? [4_flat_tires]
by aatherton
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Sep 09, 2006 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: 4_flat_tires (Aug 31, 2006 3:48 pm)
See article:
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43053
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