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No growling you say ! Hmm maybe my rotors had wider slots back then. (??) At any rate I can say from experience that friction material quality is variable. Must have something to do with quality control (or lack thereof) during manufacture. I once got a "dud" set of Bendix Ultimate pads that overheated and glazed well before the advertised 550 Celsius limit. Rang Bendix and they didn't believe me, but a fresh set of pads cured the problem, so even Bendix can have quality control issues, even if they don't always want to admit it. And before that, I had an Alfa 33 that had EBC BlackStuff drum shoes, and the friction compound (like yours) lost a thin chunk of material off the surface. Being drums, the chunk couldn't just fly away, but instead, wedged itself between the shoe and the drum, causing an instant rear wheel lock-up on one side, which caused the car to skid and slew to one side. Lucky there was no other traffic, or it could have been dramatic. At any rate, a fresh set of EBC BlackStuff shoes were fitted and they performed perfectly ever after. -
Hi there, I'm new and have made a search on my 2020 hilux speakers but nothing comes up. Not sure if I'm doing it wrong. Anyway Mr Google is unhelpful and even Toyota doesn't release this info to the public so thought I'd try here. My 4 speakers have blown. That means, I've checked the fuses and power to the speaker in the driver door panel and all good. I'm going to assume all other wiring to the speakers will be good too but for now one door card off is enough. The speaker is not ok and I've used a multimeter in accordance with Mr Google. Tweeters are still working so can I assume the amplifier is ok? I have priced Toyota replacement speakers but what is the specifications on them? Toyota didn't know. The price is $118 per speaker so I thought I'd look at what is available and perhaps better sound?? But if I don't know specifications I won't know if aftermarket speakers will blow the amp ans I can't find specs on the amp either. Ideally I'd like to upgrade the speakers without upgrading the amp. Does anyone have any info to share on this? -
By Tony Prodigy · Posted
Yes Sir indeedy. I must say that the engine is pristine, even for 170K old now. The engine bay and engine still presents like new. The only parts I've ever replaced were the serpentine belt, tensioner pulley and idler pulley. It's had two batteries and the routine oil and oil/air filters. Coolant has also been done. Plugs are still factory and showing no sign of any misfire issue. Original alternator, air conditioning compressor etc. It's never really had any invasive repairs. I must say that Toyota really sharpened their pencils when they designed the 50 series. I believe it to be the best of the last of the most reliable Toyota's ever made. The Camry V6 which replaced the Aurion after production of the Aurion ended. in my opinion, doesn't hold up to the 50 series Aurion. I'm happy to be correct on that but I am confident that my 50 series Aurion will see less issues than that of the XV70 Camry V6 and sadly the newer cars are just getting worse in terms of quality. 2017 was the peak of Toyota Quality in my opinion. 😄😄 -
Fuel, red or any other colour it has no business being in the catch-can. A catch-can is used to capture engine oil vapour etc. -
No growling, no noise. Very smooth. No hard braking either. This is also why I was so amazed when I found chunks missing out of the pads.
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