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CrankN

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    Rav4
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    2008
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  1. Have a 2008 1.3ltr yaris with 100k on clock. When cold the car runs like a dream until about 10 - 15mins into the trip, once the car has warmed up. At first I will feel slight misfires which gradually get worse. Going up small inclines may mean changing it back a gear. As it gets worse you will be pushing harder on the accelerator to try and maintain speed and will eventually need to pull over as the car won't want to go or even idle. Very rarely I get a check engine light and the car smells of fuel. Otherwise I get no codes on the scan tool. So, I have thrown parts at it under the guidance of a mechanic mate but we haven't been able to put our finger on the issue. Have changed spark plugs, swapped the coils packs from a working Yaris, put in a new O2 sensor, put in new in-tank fuel pump and filter, and put in a new crank angle sensor. None of it has changed the issue. What do you think?
  2. So I'm not sure how many transmission specialists are on here but here it goes... I have the V6 Rav4 with the U151F transmission in it. When cold the transmission doesn't want to drive forward. I'm lucky I am on a hill so the roll on allows the car to get some momentum to get up and going. We drive around our suburb for around 5mins which allows the transmission to warm up and drive gets better. By this time the car is performing and we can get it out onto the open roads without issue. We have been driving it like this for months. I have dropped the ATF a couple of times and changed the filter. Doing this has not changed the issue. Recently I pulled out the valve body out of the transmission and tested the electrical resistance of each of the solenoids which was within spec. I then put 12V across each solenoid to make sure they were actuating, which they were. I put it all back together and she went like a dream. Drove it everyday without issue for a month until it started acting up again. I'm thinking it is the solenoids but can't confirm. What do you guys think?
  3. Yeah i have read about the 3 cats on the exhaust. I wondered why there has to be 3? Surely emmisions can be handled by one.
  4. Have an '08 SX6 V6 and is a great car. My family used to own a XR6 Falcon and i went a little over board with performance mods.... but it was an awesome car to drive ;) Now i wouldn't mess with the RAV but have always wondered "what could be done to make the V6 sing?" I know someone will say "chip it" which is probably true, but i want to know is there actually a chip available? Airbox and exhaust is always a common performance mod for cars....are these available? I'm sure a blower would make it move....is there enough room? These are the sort of question i'm want answers too. I know the Rav is a 'family car' etc. and 99% of you would never change how she goes but for interest sake i'm looking for someone that has come across some info that might bring out the mod freak in some of you :) even if we are only talking about it. Anyone heard of opening up the V6? Who's a Toyota mechanic here that know's it's limitations? There are other Toyotas that share this motor. What's been done to them? :)
  5. CrankN

    Moon Roof

    Yeah that would be great.
  6. CrankN

    Towing with the SX6

    I have cut down 2 huge Foxtail palms and carted them to the dump in one hit. Bit hard to say what it weighed but the old box trailer was damn close to capacity just by looking at it. There was alot of weight in it. Unbraked trailers are register at a 750kg capacity although some a built better than others so my weight could be either side of this figure. I could feel the extra load on my SX6 but it was much. Felt it more under brakes though with the load pushing me along.
  7. CrankN

    Towing with the SX6

    Yeah, how good are they? Need approx. weight u are towing as well as fuel usage and drivability. How does the auto handle it?
  8. CrankN

    Opps.....

    Oh thats great, for some reason i thought u actually had to have the card to get the deal. I'm 95% sure thats whats they said...... oh well thats awesome news, Thanks.
  9. CrankN

    Opps.....

    I've lost my service card which gives us $150 services for 3 years. Our SX6 Rav4 has just done 10000km and i can't find it anywhere. What can i do?
  10. I'm just happy to see a bit of conversation over here for once :)
  11. CrankN

    touch up paint

    There's a can in my '08 glovebox... Wonder why u didn't get one?
  12. Yeah i agree, it sux! I had the same drama in my '06 Hilux. In my BA XR6 i was able to walk away and return and it would still funtion as long as you where within the buffer time.
  13. The ability to cancel that annoying beeping when you leave the keys in and open the door!!! Hate it! Love your ideas though.... Wish the layout off the steering controls ie.radio buttons and cruise control where more like my BA XR6. And I hate having to press the volume button down for 5 mins (exaggerated) just to get the volume up to a decent level.... is soooo slow.
  14. Yeah i have a SX6 and although i don't own a caravan i would love to here comments from other V6 drivers on towing them as well as from the 4 cylinder guys. Since this is an older thread i don't think that 'dakodamephis' would mind expanding the thread.
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