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#46 of 75 Re: Fuel for Avalon? [fin] by abfisch Aug 26, 2005 (5:40 am)
Replying to: fin (Aug 25, 2005 3:48 pm) Fin:   Thanks. That is what I was going to do, but wanted a second unbiased opinion. For that amount of money, I am just going to get it all done. This is not going to be done by me. I just don't have the knowledge to do this without taking a week to figure it out via the service manual and I have other fish to fry. I will get the parts and sit on them until I hit 90K.   I did take a chance and had an Infinity Basslink put in to replace the subwoofer in the deck. The place did such an amateurish job, crapo job, I had to take the dash apart myself, fix the cable to the temp. controls re-run wires, etc. What a mess but finally got it back straight and uniform. Very painful. I would NOT do it again. The only thing that I can say this amplified subwoofer does better is when your source is a CD or tape, but radio just makes things more boomy and not tight like I like my bass to be when listening to "C" jazz. Not worth the aggrevation. Sound have at least done it myself. Oh well. No harm done now.   PU bushing groan after 10K miles. Need lubrication every once and awhile. Some may not want to bother relubing them. Just a CON I wanted to mention about PU bushing on the sway bars. They do provide my more neutral control in cornering even at low speeds (35-40mph).   Thanks man.   abfisch
#47 of 75 Re: Fuel for Avalon? [lazarous] by johndjr Sep 30, 2005 (7:23 am)
Replying to: lazarous (Aug 23, 2005 3:59 pm) lazarous, I have an 05 limited, have just over 4k on it. It runs just fine on regular. I tried one tank of hi-test. It gave me the next to lowest mpg I've had on the car.
#48 of 75 average fuel economy indicator by fbarber Oct 29, 2005 (12:16 pm)
I recently purchased a 2003 AVALON XLS and the average fuel economy indicator only resets on fill-ups. The manual says that I can reset at any time. The dealer ( Bev Smith in Ft. Pierce, Fl) says that there is a misprint in the 2003 manual. Are they correct or just trying to blow me off? Replies to this message: hamcarman (Oct 30, 2005 9:17 pm)
#49 of 75 Re: average fuel economy indicator [fbarber] by hamcarman Oct 30, 2005 (9:17 pm)
Replying to: fbarber (Oct 29, 2005 12:16 pm) I have never been able to reset my 2003 indicator except at fill ups and as far as I have been able to research the dealer is telling you the truth
#50 of 75 Drive on empty? by will16 Nov 04, 2005 (6:45 pm)
When the blue screen says you have 0 miles left for driving, how far has anyone gone? Replies to this message: johndjr (Nov 05, 2005 7:09 am)
#51 of 75 Re: Drive on empty? [will16] by johndjr Nov 05, 2005 (7:09 am)
Replying to: will16 (Nov 04, 2005 6:45 pm) will16 I did 32 miles the one time I took it down that low.
#52 of 75 Faulty carbon cannister by texasfx35 Dec 06, 2005 (12:26 pm)
I have a '97 Avalon XLS with 78,000 miles on it. I took the car to the dealer after a service engine light came on. His diagnosis is the carbon canister that traps gas tank fumes is leaking carbon into a two-way vacuum-actuated valve and associated tubing. The fix is $665. Does the diagnosis and cost sound reasonable. I guess I am amazed that a part with no moving pieces can fail in that length of time. Any comments or related experience out there?   The same dealer is also telling me the rear head gasket is leaking. The replaced the front head gasket a couple of years ago. Again, seems like head gaskets should last a lot longer than 78,000 miles unless the car is hot-rodded a lot, which it isn't. Any comments?
#53 of 75 Gasoline odor by chuckst Dec 24, 2005 (3:18 pm)
Have an intermitent gasoline odor entering the passenger compartment of my 1996 Toyota Avalon. It is noticable in the engine campartment and seems to enter the interior through the vents. Have had the car checked and no gas leaks have been found and the charcoal canister has been replaced. Still have the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks. Chuck Replies to this message: abfisch (Dec 27, 2005 7:49 am) chuckst (Dec 30, 2005 4:24 am) texasfx35 (Dec 30, 2005 7:15 am)
#54 of 75 Re: Gasoline odor [chuckst] by abfisch Dec 27, 2005 (7:49 am)
Replying to: chuckst (Dec 24, 2005 3:18 pm) Have an independent qualified mechanic who cares check the lines and the tank itself. If the car has been subjected to bad weather, at 10 years old, I would suspect your nose is correct and they have just not found it yet. It is serious, and bring it to a mechanic that can give you a level and time to diagnosis it correctly.   abfisch Replies to this message: chuckst (Dec 30, 2005 4:24 am) texasfx35 (Dec 30, 2005 7:15 am)
#55 of 75 Re: Gasoline odor [abfisch] by chuckst Dec 30, 2005 (4:24 am)
Replying to: abfisch (Dec 27, 2005 7:49 am) I've had that done by both my mechanic and the dealer. No leaks found. My mechanic even tried disinfecting the air conditioner coils to see if it was a mold type problem. That didn't solve it either. Yesterday the engine light came on and I took it to the dealer who told me that it was the code for the charcoal canister. I spoke to my mechanic who told me that mine was the first charcoal canister he ever changed (he had done it in hopes that it would solve the problem) and he would be amazed if the one he put in was bad. He had ordered it from the dealer. It is still under warranty and he has ordered another one. Any opinion as to whether we're on the right track? I think I'm noticing a pattern of smelling the gas odor when the tank is less than half full. My mechanic thinks this may in fact point to the canister. Replies to this message: texasfx35 (Dec 30, 2005 7:15 am)

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