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Re: 1997 Rav4 with water leaking issues [Rav4Nation]
by bassfishing
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May 13, 2009 (9:17 am)
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Replying to: Rav4Nation (Dec 21, 2008 11:23 am)
I feel your pain! We recently went through this exact issue but have now solved it. Your wet carpet in the cargo area of your Rav4 is probably comming from your sun/moon roof if you have one. There is a drainage tube that runs from the sun roof along the top side of the car, down the side and stops just about the level of the bottom of the side window in the cargo compartment. You can't see these tubes because they are covered by the head and side liners of the vehicle. These tubes get clogged with dirt and debris over time. We determinded this was the cause of our wet carpet by taking out the head liner of the car and the side liner and ran a hose over the sun roof. My husband sat in the cargo compartment and watched the water just pour out of this drainage tube into the car. I will get detailed instructions from him on how to clear these tubes out and post it as soon as I can. It is VERY important to clean these tubes and the tubes that drain into the front driver and passenger side of the car EVERY MONTH. If you do not, this is a problem that will happen again and again. My husband has now purchased a small air compressor and blows these tubes out each and every month to prevent this from happening again. Hope this information helps.
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2003 LS 430
by cargovan
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Jun 17, 2009 (8:38 pm)
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Is it a good idea to change the spark plugs at 60,000 miles rather at the factory recommended changing intervals at 120,000 miles? If so, what brand should I use?
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Re: 2003 LS 430 [cargovan]
by tidester HOST
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Jun 17, 2009 (10:40 pm)
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Replying to: cargovan (Jun 17, 2009 8:38 pm)
If you're not experiencing any performance issues then I don't see a need to change your spark plugs.
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Oil pan plug
by cargovan
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Oct 20, 2009 (8:14 pm)
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I recently experience an unpleasant oil pan plug stripping. It cost me time and money to repair the headache. Has this happen to anyone before? What is the cost parts and labor?
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Re: Oil pan plug [cargovan]
by wmrn43a
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Oct 25, 2009 (6:39 pm)
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Replying to: cargovan (Oct 20, 2009 8:14 pm)
This has happened to me on another car. You can by a plug which re-threads into the oil pan if you want to do it your self.
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