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Re: 1996 Rav 4 impression after 5K miles [jeffer3]
by flyingn
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Dec 29, 2006 (5:34 am)
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Replying to: jeffer3 (Nov 29, 2006 7:31 pm)
The throttle lag is an issue on a very small percentage of Ravs. Ours is a year old and has never done it. Torque steer happens on all fwd high powered cars. Its a fact of life. Get the awd to lessen it. Our 4 has no torque steer at all. BTW- the 4 is a fantastic engine .Plenty of power for all that we want it to do. top speed is 119 mph (according to Toyota).. Get a Rav, you will be happy:)
Frank
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Re: 1996 Rav 4 impression after 5K miles [flyingn]
by raviola4
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Dec 29, 2006 (5:45 am)
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Replying to: flyingn (Dec 29, 2006 5:34 am)
Hopefully i'm not in a time warp and you actually mean the 2006 Rav 4.... I've had my 4 cyl. Rav4 now for 9 months. Had the infamous hyroglyphics crap with the 6 disc system, but replacement unit is fine. Unfortunately i have had the lag issue on several occasions. Overall runs great, but on those few occasions, it's a scary situation to say the least (when another car/truck bearing down on you and the car can't get out of it's own way due to this 2-3 second lag problem. I'm running car a little harder now, not babying it so that might help. Although round town mileage since i bought dropped from 23.5 to just over 20 mpg. But overall no other complaints. Winter's been unusally warm and that's supposed to continue here in Delaware, so may not get a chance to try it out in snow this year. Heck the grass is still plush/green. Unreal. Happy New Year to all.
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- #4577 of 4658
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tsb out for throttle lag
by flyingn
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Jan 01, 2007 (1:37 pm)
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Yes I mean the 06 rav.
Ya know that there is a TSB out on the throttle lag issue. Go see the dealer for a reflash of the prom..
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- #4578 of 4658
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TSB on lag issue?
by raviola4
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Jan 02, 2007 (4:49 am)
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Thanks, i'll check dealer. First i've seen/heard of a TSB issued for the RAV4.
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Re: Mileage, control [thecat]
by flyingn
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Jan 12, 2007 (4:54 am)
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Replying to: thecat (Nov 30, 2006 7:04 pm)
BTW- acording to Toyota the v6 requires 91 or higher octane and the 4 requires 87 or higher..
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Re: Mileage, control [flyingn]
by ateixeira
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Jan 12, 2007 (9:25 am)
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Replying to: flyingn (Jan 12, 2007 4:54 am)
Source? You sure it says 91 is required, and not merely recommended?
-juice
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Re: Mileage, control [ateixeira]
by kdhspyder
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Jan 12, 2007 (12:56 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 12, 2007 9:25 am)
-juice is correct of course.
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- #4582 of 4658
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Re: Mileage, control [flyingn]
by thecat
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Jan 12, 2007 (3:11 pm)
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Replying to: flyingn (Jan 12, 2007 4:54 am)
My owners manual says 87 octane ?????????
That's all that I've ever put in it and it runs fine.
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- #4583 of 4658
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Octane rating...V6 2006 RAV 4
by jimdrew
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Jan 12, 2007 (7:06 pm)
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I also run 87 and it runs great...I see no reason for higher octane rating. My service adviser says 87 is fine.
Jimmy Drew
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Re: Mileage, control [ateixeira]
by flyingn
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Jan 14, 2007 (9:30 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 12, 2007 9:25 am)
yes Im sure. but you can use 87 if you would like but Toyota says 91 or higher on their official ducuments... not in the owners manual. Using 87 is a selling point. Thats why they say use it in the manual. But in reality 91 is what it was calibrated for. Not to worry tho It will run fine on 87
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