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Hi Gents,

This isn't anything too detailed, just chronicling my ongoing service history for our Aurion. This was done shortly before our trip to Nelson Bay Late December of last year. Wanting to give it and oil service and a once over to make sure everything is tip top for the journey.

I took the car for a drive after a year or so of not having driven it and to my horror, the amount of brake shudder was unbelievable. Note the rotor wear too !
My wife never mentioned it to me until that point. She doesn't know much about this stuff so I gave her a pass lol.. So in the limited time I had, I decided to dig out my old "original" Toyota rotors, dusted them off and ran some 180 grit emery paper over the surface rust. Luckily for me, I actually took the time to wrap them in plastic and bubble wrap, so the rust was only light surface rust, which came off ok. I installed these and took the car for a drive to "clean" them properly. They do have a mild pulsation, but nowhere near as bad as the others. Lucky I kept them.

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The images you see here of the rotor swap is a light dusting of the removed surface rust and them copper anti seize paste on the flange. 

I thought, it will have to do for now and will be able to get by until the next brake pad change. I purchased new Genuine Toyota pads and rotors from a Toyota dealer on Ebay and have them here ready to go when it's time.

Then it was time for an oil service.
Same old story with new oil filter (Genuine), Nulon 5w-30 Fully Synthetic Oil, sump plug washer and a general check up of the front end including brakes. I had taken my eye off the ball with this car mainly due to my being so entrenched with my shed build. I didn't neglect any maintenance, but I wasn't able to lavish upon it the detailing I was used to giving it, so wash frequencies were extended for a little time there. I had some catching up to do.

 

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I got the service out of the way then spent a couple of days cleaning it inside and out. I remember I spent the better part of the first day just on the inside, wheels, and headlight restoration as they both had significant fading or yellowing. I promptly followed up the with actual ceramic coating, not the spray on stuff. I had some Avalon King Armour Shield IX left over and thought why not. I gave it two coats. Now I will be able to see how the headlight lenses will fair in the coming months. The spray on stuff is good, but you have to remember to top it up every 3 months or so as it does degrade and isn't as robust as the concentrated version from the 30ml bottle.
The second day was the proper wash, including engine bay and under the four wheel arches, paint sealant, Rain X on the glass and then Aerospace 303 rubber treatment of engine bay plastics, hoses, tubes etc, door seals and boot seal. I didn't get any photos of this unfortunately as I was more focused on just getting the job done. Next time 😜

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Here's a few happy snap at Nelson bay. The last one in the undercover parking at the Resort Hotel. I was glad I could keep it out of the sun when possible.

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Edited by Tony Prodigy

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