Toyota Recall Update

[peekay]

I was not going to post this but you are all going to find out anyway soon.

The start of the replacement/recall looks like it is starting to appear on the horizon. I was at a dealer friends place today and saw the blurb sheet from Toyota.

The two parts they are replacing is the the Airbox cap and the ECU.

They will be doing the cars still held by dealers first.. no news on the sold cars. But even after the change over parts they are still not allowed to release the cars ?????? don't ask me why.

This upgrade will be basicly the same as the South Africa cars.

[trd_141]

good stuff peekay

do you think it will effect us that have installed CAI

will we have to put back the factory box or will there replace the parts with the intake arm still installed

what are your thoughts??

[peekay]

Not sure I will be only going to the dealer I know. I guess the only thing will be to take the original airbox back. I could suggest a dealer but will have to ask them If they will look the other way.... re the airbox if they want the warranty work.. when it happens

[black455]

Thanks for the info peekay

[magicmayhem]

That is good news Peaky34, man the last two times i have spoken to my local toyota dealer and they said they have no clue on what i am on about.

I think they're just playing dumb or palming me off

Cheers

[peekay]

No Magic they had not told the dealers so don't blame them Toyota kept this one very close to their chest.. if you know what I mean...

[MR22ZZ]

The two parts they are replacing is the the Airbox cap and the ECU.

They will be doing the cars still held by dealers first.. no news on the sold cars.

If they don't upgrade our cars (those already purchased) and just do the ones atill on the shelf waiting and waiting and waiting to be passed and sold, I'm sure there is a good case for Dept of Consumer Affairs.....

[peekay]

They have to get rid of the ones from the dealers first as they are losing money on those ... I am sure we will not be that long after they are finished with. Well I hope....

[Sport1vo]

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[E-Gene]

Thanks for the good work Peekay, appreciate it. :D Now let the good times roll!

[xoom]

So Peek's does that mean the Unichip is coming off ??????

[peekay]

Sadly yes it will have to come off but only when I know when the recall is definitly happening I my car is booked in :( :( . But as soon as my car has been done straight back to Tecknik tuning and $250 worse off I'll be <_< <_< .

[Tivo Matt]

My biggest concern RE the ECU and the recall is why it has to happen at all? Why was the sportivo rated at 141kw but shipped at something other unknown kw? IF we are 20kw off the mark like someone earlier in this thread suggests.. or even 10 like someone else suggested i would have thought that the solution would have been a little more difficult to come across than just an ECU change, because i would have thought this would be putting a lot more strain on the engine?

I don't know... i have said before i'm not mechanically minded, but the whole situation seems a bit iffy to me. I have read elsewhere that there were reports early on about the Sportivo having too much power for some of the components to handle and things being bent and stuffed (I'm sure someone can recall exactly what these parts were :P) and the thread posted by adrrolla about the 2zzge having problems also makes me worry that perhaps Toyota got news on this early on in the piece and reduced the max power in order to minimise the fallout.

I don't know... maybe i'm a little paranoid about the whole situation but i just don't understand how they can be so far off the mark the mark like it has been suggested in this thread yet not know anything about it... but then again... i don't know how they come up with the rating in the first place so perhaps its very easy to do?

Opinions or perhaps even some answers guys?

*EDIT* I mentioned people were commenting in thiss thread re how much short we were in kw... however it was in the other 'power issue' thread. Sorry! :P */EDIT*

[influx]

it won't put strain on the engine just check the up tune they have done for the lotus elise with the 2zz

[Pecker]

influx: how many kw/nm in the lotus?

[Tivo Matt]

it won't put strain on the engine just check the up tune they have done for the lotus elise with the 2zz

no worries... i'm just curious as to how Toyota can get it so wrong and or why the got it so wrong... and i guess my weak mechanical knowledge doesn't help in figuring this out on my own... which is why i require you guys :P

[03MikeSportivo]

in regards to the CAI, my local toyota is penrith and last time i was in there i asked that damned question "will the TRD CAI void my warranty" and after an hour of speaking to the ladies supervisor i had a letter in my hand. Im covered.

Might be worth ur while to do the same, u CAI blokes!

cheers.

mike

[Blackzze]

Lotus has same power and torque.

Lotus did a complete remap of the ECU for more driveability.

The midrange is phat and the change to lift is much smoother, and without that one third of a second 'wait' for it to kick in.

[ZEEROLLA]

Lotus has same power and torque.

Lotus did a complete remap of the ECU for more driveability.

The midrange is phat and the change to lift is much smoother, and without that one third of a second 'wait' for it to kick in.

Plus it weighs 300kg lighter hence i wouldn't expect it to have much of a problem driving around in the city with 180NM torque and the torque hole would be less evident. I know of one guy here who has a 04' Exige 111R with the 2ZZGE. He owns a tuning workshop around here (Albion Park Rail) and previously drives a Porsche GT3!!! Not the latest model but still why the heck would someone sell a GT3!!! I must go to his workshop one day and maybe snap a few pics of the Exige. Will also try to land my bum in it :P

[MR22ZZ]

Is that the bright yellow one Zee, that is a sweet ride...... and also wasn't the GT Porsche model previous the GT2? but why would you sell that either....?

[peekay]

Another update the new ECU has been approved for road use. The existing Corollas in the showrooms will now get the mod (don't know when due to availability of parts) and will now be allowed to be released to their owners (270 of them I am told). Nothing new on the existing cars on the road but hopefully I will know tomorrow. Also the new Sportivo will be released in Australia but not till January next year (confirmed from my dealer contact).

[ADR_rolla]

yeah the recall will be around the end of this month.. to early sept..

[peekay]

A further Update to the recall.

1) The parts for the cars that on the road should be delivered to the dealers on the 16th of August.

2) A letter will be sent to all owners around the 23rd of August, telling you about the recall. And to arrange a time to book you car in.

So I will now arrange to get my Unichip bypassed for now.

For the Dates it may be correct or they maybe subject to change. So don't hold against me if it is wrong.

[lorman]

Thx again for the update and great work peekay :D .

I'm guessing alot of us will dyno our cars after the recall to see the real

power output... B)

[black455]

Peekay you are an ACE ! :D