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Cheers for the info daniboy. The alignment was also an extra $50... I feel a bit like I'm being overcharged.. >_<

Hi everyone, I've been having some slight dramas with my sportivo where the car seems to be pulling left more than usual. After two wheel alignments and balances, I decided to book into Fulcrum. I'm a little concerned at the price, so if there are some experience guys here with these particular parts, could you comment to let me know if I can get these parts cheaper? I have a mechanic to do the job for me, I'm just looking to see if I can get parts cheaper. I require the following: Control Arm Bushing Lower (Left and Right) quoted $215 Rack End (right) quoted $31 Labour quoted $381.82 !!! I am in the brisbane area. Any suggestions as to cheaper parts? Thanks.

Hi, I did this this morning, and had the same problem, until I installed that little black o-ring sitting inside the box... >_< However, now my fuel gauge isn't working. I've taken the filter out, double checked it all, but it's still not working. The fuel light is on, and the guage doesn't move from emtpy. Any ideas? Thanks.

Hi, Thought I'd share another successful task on my Sportivo! Decided to changed the transmission fluid, and used the Castrol Syntrax 75W90 and Nulon G70 as recommended here. At first, getting that bloody fill plug (10mm Hex) was nearly impossible, but got it off with a couple of good hits with a hammer! At first, I was a little disappointed, as the gears weren't quite as smooth as I was expecting, but now after doing a nice long trip from Syd to Canberra, it feels a hell of a lot smoother. If anyone wants to know more about it, let me know. Happy to lend any assistance. Overall, I'm quite happy with it!

$500 is about right, mine cost me $520 Fuel filter is under back seat Log book servicing is important for resale you will get more when you sell and pretty much any mechanic can stamp log book but they wont stamp it if you have done service yourself Thanks for letting me know. That's dissapointing I guess.

The Sportivo is a really fun car! Great combo of reliability (Toyota FTW!), Fuel Economy, maintenence/rego/insurance and power when you want it too! Lift = awesome! There's a definite boot at 6k-6200rpm. It will run on 95 octane. Great car dude, you won't be disapointed!

Hi everyone, I'm soon due for my 80,000km service, but know how damn expensive it is, as my partner just paid $500 for her service. I seriously refuse to pay that much, considering 3/4 of the stuff you can do yourself. Basically, i've done: Oil and Filter Spark Plugs No need for air filter as i've got a CAI Brake fluid - changed when I upgraded to Slotted Rotors and stainless steel braided brake lines Balance on wheels - recently done Tyre rotation - can do that myself So, basically all I need are the fuel filters (never done them before so I'm not sure how to replace them or where they are - could always search the forums/ask so no biggie), and also all the inspections. Would Toyota or anywhere stamp/sign the log books if i've already done have of it, or will they be required to do everything in order to fill in the log books? And, how much do you think they would charge? The car is second hand and not under any warranty either. Oh, and next question, are log books even really that important if your doing all the servicing to the 10,000km schedule, or sooner as a lot of people do?

can't go wrong with Toyo Proxes 4! Very grippy, but I paid $240 per tyre.

Hi, Not sure if my PM went through, but I just wanted to know how the handling was after you installed the Cusco Tower Bar? Cheers.

It's ok, i've found this: http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...amp;mode=linear I think it would be this, would any wheel/tyre shop be able to provide me with this?

Hi everyone, I've just got back from getting a 4 wheel balance, and wanted to ask a couple of questions. Firstly, the guy said the front left was out by 20, and the front right was out by 30.. what exactly does this mean, and is this a large amount? Would this cause excessive tyre wear if left as it is? Secondly, i've got a set of 17" wheels on my car, and the guys asked me when the last time the wheels had come off, as the was some type of ring/spacer or something missing from the back left wheel. He wasn't very descriptive, so I ended up going to toyota to see if they knew what it was. They reckon it's a hub/rim spacer/locater or something.. The originial dude said it had to do with the balancing of the wheel, and that I'll get some slight vibrations at high speed in the back which will only be able to be felt from the floor.. Where can i get one of these from, and what exactly is it? Thanks. EDIT: Are they talking about a hub centric ring??

Car Model/Year: 2005 Sportivo Km on Engine: 70000KM Current Engine Oil: TRD Sports Pro Price: $88 from Castle Hill Toyota Current Gear Oil: Stock NOTES: TRD Oil used with TRD Oil Filter. The oil doesn't seem too bad, but I can't really feel much difference than to Pentrite 10W40 Fully Synthetic Everyday oil. Possible Future Engine Oil: Motul Chrono 300V 10W40, Amsoil 10W40, or Penrite SIN 10W50 Possible future Gear Oil: Redline 75W90.

ditto.. i got 17's and king lows, never scrape but when car load she scrapes on bumps.. when i lowered her my brother drove it and forgot and went up a driveway quick and hit my front bar, damaging the bottom skirt... oh damn :S sorry to hear that. I think eventually you/anyone will forget, and scrape, or bottom out somewhere along the line hey? To the OP: I chose Kings Super Low's mainly because I liked the look of them, which was based on pics from TOCAU. It's whatever you prefer though. Good luck with it! :)

Hey mate, I've got Kings Super Lows on mine, and on 17's. So far i've scrapped once, and that was with a full car. You've just got to be carefull when parking, as you don't want to squash/damage the front of your car on the gutter seeing as it's that low. But even still, learn to judge how close to get and also at what angle/speed to go over speed humps so your not scrapping and you should be fine.

haha that was awesome!

you just reminded me of when i owned my old ford falcon EL.. i was at a cousins house and just before i left i decided to change the oil when i got home so ill put the flush in when i get home and let it idle for 5-10 mins, but decided since it was a 10 min drive home i put the flush in and drove home.. i didnt end up doing the oil change when i got home cause i could be bothered.. done it the next morning, and i let it warmed up and idle for 5-10 mins so didnt really needed to put it in the night before... silly me.. How'd it go the next morning?

Firstly, what do you mean by "why are you asking all these* questions?" It's a forum... for exactly that! It's got nothing to do with not "having a clue", because i've done heaps of oil changes, just not with the sump plug being stripped, which again is why i'm asking for advice.

Will do, thanks. Also, forgot to mention, I added some Oil Flush. Will this do anything seeing as I am not able to change the oil now?

Will do, thanks.

Ok, firstly I topped it up with oil anyway as I wasn't going to change the oil just yet, but then this morning I decided that I would do an oil change and then wait a bit longer for the 70k service. but...... now i've just stripped the oil sump plug, and can't get it off! What do I do??

No no, the dipstick is reading about halfway. I was just saying 2ltrs as that's all I had left in the container :) Thanks for the advice though.

Hi Guys, I've finally done my first 5000km since buying my S'Tivo, so i'm contemplating doing an oil change. When I first bought the car I replaced what the dealer had put in, and used Penrite Everyday fully synthetic. Although the oil wasn't all that discoloured when I checked it last week, I decided to empty it, and use up the last 2 lts of my Shell Helix Ultra just to get rid of it. So, first question, having only 2 ltrs in my car, is this bad? Haven't been running it for that long, and the car is running fine. Next question is (seeing as i'm also only about 3000kms away from the 70,000km service) should I just wait another 3k km, top the existing oil up a little for now, and then do a full tune up (oil, filter, spark plugs) at the 70k svc? The car doesn't miss a beat, and always running smooth so it seems a waste of money to change the oil now, for 3000km, then having it done again. Or, do I just go ahead and change the oil etc now, then maybe even wait until 71/72k and then get the 70k svc done, and have the oil etc replaced again seeing as it would be due again? Something I am taking into consideration is that my driving lately, and will be for the next month is relatively short distances. By the time I leave home and get to work, the car has only been running at normal operating temps for about 5 mins (only live 10min from work), and I read somewhere that for short distances like this it's wise to replace oil a bit sooner? Correct me if that's wrong please. Thanks in advance. Paul.

Hey DJ, Thanks, you've always got well educated answers. During cornering I figured the load on each tyre would be increased. I didn't even check about the load rating - was too interested in the "look" of my car. Just natural I guess. Won't be making this mistake again! And, the tread is still about 80% :-( I hardly used these tyres as my partner and I were driving her car around, and the car that it was on, was basically dead. Ok, well I don't exactly have the money now to get some new tyres but I'm getting my tax return soon so I'll have to use that. For the meantime, and putting aside legalities, will I be ok to just get to and from work until I have the money to get new tyres? It's about 5-10 min.

Hi all, Just wanted to get some advice on something i've done without realising. I chucked on a pair of 17"'s that I had on an old car onto my S'Tivo, and without realising, the tyres on there (Antyre P188 or something) the load index is below what's required. I went into Bob Jane today to fill them up with Nitrogen, a complete waste now that i've been told my car is un-roadworthy because of the tyres and very unsafe. The S'tivo load rating is I believe 87V, the ones on my rims at the moment are 84W.... The guy said to me he didn't want to instill a great deal of fear, but he highly recommended to replace them asap. Guys, I don't want my car to just burst under pressure... Any idea how long these tyres can handle the weight of my car? Also, i'm taking it really easy from now on, but should I put the old sportivo rims back on? Is normal driving going make these bust?

Hey mate, Not sure if you ended up getting them done, but i've just been into supercheap auto and got these quotes: DBA ..... Front: DBA759(S - Slotted) $170 (XS - Cross Drilled) $TBC ..... Rear: DBA713(S) $140 (XS) $180