February 2008
Hi folks
Purchased latest (March 2008) issue of 'Car Mechanics' today, and found the 4 page article on Duratorq TDCi diagnostics really interesting. Explains about injector calibration, and a whole range of other stuff. Worth the cover price if you want to know more about this much maligned (possibly justly) setup. Read more
Area Application : Europe
Model Name : YARIS, TOYOTA RAV4, AVENSIS VERSO, PICNIC, PREVIA,
TARAGO
Model Code : ALL
Subject : Handling of DTC "P0420/P0430" Case by Models
This service bulletin is to inform you on how to handle "DTC P0420 / P0430" cases for Yaris, Previa /
Tarago, RAV4, Avensis Verso / Picnic.
DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENON
? Engine MIL ON.
? Code P0420 or P0430 in the engine ECU.
? No influence on driveability or engine performance.
The above Toyota Service Bulletin was issued in May 2005, as you can see it not only affects the Previa but a lot of other models as well. The fact Toyota issued this bulletin proves that they knew there was a problem, yet only last month Toyota GB Customer Services denied any knowledge of it! A faulty batch of catalytic converters fitted to the Toyota range means they are not fit for purpose and under the Sale of Goods Act you can take the retailer to court if this fault occurs within 6 years of purchase. A new cat will cost between £1200-1400, making a claim through the small claims court will cost £60-70 and can be done on-line at www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp Make sure you read the leaflets, or even better make an appoinment with your local Trading Standards Office. The bulletin goes on to state;
"If, based on the sensor signals, you judge catalyst is not working properly, replace catalyst and not the O2 sensors". Read more
Hello
I remember reading on somebodys post a while back about a website where you enter your registration number to see if your car is on the insured cars list.
Can someone give me the link as I cannot find it anywhere.
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Hi,
its www.askmid.com
hello,I have a corolla 1998 hatchback,just today I noticed that the rear wiper just would not stop,I don't want the motor to burn out and have stopped driving the car until I find out what the problem is,would be grateful if anybody could tell me what is causing the problem.thank you Read more
it is an internal fault in the rear wiper motor, it's a fairly common problem on this particular model.
Dave
My car has done 40K, and i have noticed a creaking sound at very low speeds or when turning the wheel at stationary. The creak is at specific points of rotation, rather than all the way through from lock to lock. I fear that this means the steering rack is on the way out, but wondered if there this is a common fault?
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try spraying some lube on and around the strut top mountings as these sometimes creak
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Thanks for your quick responses to this an another thread of mine Greasemonkey.
I wish it were the strut top mountings (by this you mean the top of the suspension turrets right?) but the noise is low down. Will do as you suggest and jack up the front anyway to have a listen.
This sounds much too reasonable to be acted upon, but at least someone's making the right kind of noises!
www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=4388 Read more
I would guess that last week might have been half term in the green and pleasent part of Surrey in which sits hacienda AE.
Anyone know whether key can be coded myself, or by autoelectrician ?
Have successfully coded keys before on other cars without having to go the Main Dealer route. Just changed a broken lock and need to code that key to the car. Read more
Thanks for the quick reply Greasemonkey.
I'm presuming i need a new drivers door lock. Noticed the other day that part of door card was loose, so gave it a bang with my fist. Next day, door lock would not work - a real struggle to get the key in, and once in would not turn at all. I figured something dropped out of place, so i stripped the whole door and removed the lock barrel today. It is no better out than it was in, so I'm presuming that one bang to the doorcard caused some problem inside the barrel (difficult to believe really) or its just a big coincidence.
There was no previous problem with the lock.
Must say that removing that lock barrel was THE most tricky thing i have ever done in car DIY.
My mechanic gave up trying to remove the clip after an hour, and I persevered for a few hours more, with a home made hook, a headtorch and a dentist's mirror !.
I own a '56 1.8TDCI hatch. Does anyone have any information on an after market DAB radio which will directly replace the original equipment and coninue to use the column remote? Read more
Whilst DAB reception is very good at home, it is very hit and miss whilst on the move. I listen to TalkSport a lot and would love a DAB system in my works van, but at the moment there's not much point as it drops out whilst moving........
Posted around a week ago re: Focus TDDi, about to do a deal on the car, had a car inspection report that indicated a possible oil leak that requires investigation. The franchised dealer that we're buying it off has seen the report and serviced the car, and says it has attended to any problems found in the report. That's good news, but spoke to the salesman re: the possible oil leak and I've been told that they think it's from the turbo and that 'an amount of used oil will come through the turbo and this is normal'. So my question is - is it normal for a turbo to expel used oil slightly or is that B.S. to get the sale done? If not, then what do I need to ask is done on the car before the money changes hands?
Franchised dealer, car in reasonable nick, done around 57k miles. Everything else on the report checks out OK - I'm not expecting it to be a glowing report on a 7-year old Ford, but all the same I need to do my best to make sure I'm not buying into a big problem.
I would really appreciate any comments on how best to proceed? Read more
I wouldn't worry about it if it's just on the RH outer CV joint rubber gaitor, that's directly below where the oil filter is and because the filter is horizontal, it's almost impossible to remove the filter without spilling oil all over there and the surrounding area. It's just sloppy servicing really, the techie not cleaning up properly after the oil change.
When I change SWMBO's oil I put a load of cloths around the CV gaitor to soak up as much as possible then clean the rest off by turning the joint around with the wheel off the ground. An experienced vehicle inspector should really know this or be able to work it out by looking where the filter is, sounds like he's covering his back.
What the dealer said is partly true, there usually is a light oily film around the hose to metal pipe connections on the turbo and EGR vale areas, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with the above.
Couldn't find the old thread (sorry).
After the banner headlines some weeks ago about 38% of motorcycles being untaxed and screams in the house of lords, there would appear to be a slight mistake having crept into their figures.
www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/20.../
?It was the best we could do at the time, but in previous years the estimates have been inflated.?
Department for Transport admits motorcycle tax evasion figures ?were inflated?
New tax evasion figures released today show that only 6.5 percent of bikes seen on the road during surveys are without tax ? making a mockery of earlier Department for Transport reports claiming nearly 40 percent of motorcyclists dodged road tax.
The report comes just three weeks after the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee singled out motorcyclists as lawbreakers, saying 38 percent of us were dodging tax.
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I had read somewhere else (may MCN as well) that for the roadside checks unlike
cars with ANPR and automatic lookups they just made a note of the bike registration
number.
Then many months later they looked them up on the DVLA database.
So not only would they not find incorrectly written down numbers if the bike had
been SORNd in the meantime it would show up as untaxed!
A very good point, given that many of us SORN our bikes over winter. However, my letter from Mr. Leigh does state that the figure is "for untaxed motorcycles, not those on SORN " so my guess is that someone simply cocked up the stats.
Bet they wish they'd lost the computer discs on this one! ;-)
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I noticed that it attributes breakup of early high pressure pumps to fuel contamination - I thought it had been established to be poor quality metals in the roller bearings?