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I always use a torque wrench only cause I'm old fashioned, the TRD rims are expensive to replace and rattle guns hammer the nut home...Very important on aftermarket alloys as they can distort easily... Also I would recommend is a dab of copper based never seize grease on the thread as fine threads can seize (thread lock)

Beware of exhaust modifications on twin cams...I've spent 25 years in the exhaust game... Rule of thumb unbolt and save your original exhaust parts... Why??...The modern day car is thinly built and all these flashy shiny "boy racer" bits that look cool generate noise, lots of it and it comes straight into the interior...Plus they sound like ****... So when you can't handle the noise anymore bolt the original parts back on and increase you resale value... 2nd rule of thumb is If you want your 4 cylinder to sound like a cool V8 add another 4 cylinders...

Take it from another old timer (63 years old.)..I own a 3500SL TRD and if you want better handling from an Aurion ...learn how to push/force a Front wheel drive car into and out of a corner...It's all about throttle and brakes to keep the the weight on your driving wheels...I've had a late model BMW chase me up Dorigo mountain and he followed me into the next servo to find out WTF I was driving...

From research I have found that Toyota USA has extended their paint warranty to to include paintwork failure up to 14 years old...And I have heard from a paint shop that Toyota Australia has paid for repairs in Australia...Has anyone had any experience with this...??

Rubbish...False economy...I have to use 98 because I own a TRD...But my previous V6 Vienta went further and performed better using 95 than 91...Ridiculously better than any ethanol fuel...The workshop I worked in had all our regulars on a premium fuel and those customers never had a fuel injector problem... One regular customer had a v6 six Camry with over 300 thousands k's from new on it using premium only and apart from normal servicing we never had to touch the engine.... Good oil...change oil filter each service and premium fuel....

It's so basic...You get what you pay for...And your injectors will love you and in turn reward your wallet...

Mmmm??....I have a honda powered brush cutter, a honda powered edger, a 9hp honda powered trencher....a 5 hp B&S powered thatcher, an 8 year old B&S powered mower, a 3.5hp B&S powered cultivator....All on 95 and I have never had a problem starting any of them....Yeah, there is a lot to be said about old school....

Personally I don't care....I'm an old school motor mechanic, been out of the game for years and I won't even put 91 or ethanol fuels in engines of my yard care power equipment or my old motorbike...I only ever use 95 in them....

They've been talking about the demise of 91 for years....The problem seems to be the fuel companies are resisting the additional infrastructure investment that would be needed because of the Australian market size....

Cheers....The reality is the more refined the fuel is, the cleaner the burn....The cleaner the burn the less throttle ya need....Plus your engine and ya injectors will luv ya....

Ya missing the point.... 4 of ya killer wasps means nothing compared to the difference in price between 91 and 98.... 95 and 98 is more refined and burns cleaner....In a lot of European country's ya can't even buy 91 (funny enough even when ya can still buy leaded fuel)

95 in a standard Aurion is plenty....98 is overkill....Just run a few tank fulls of 95 through when you can and you will at least help clean up your injectors....

Pardon me....I knew about the Vic border being closed....Don't know anything about the Qld border....I try to avoid the news....It's too damn depressing...

Who wants to go to mexico anyway??....😉

I consistently can get 8.1 to 8.3/100klms on the highway, a/c c/c on and I don't hold anyone up if you know what I mean....😉

Burying your foot in a TRD Aurion is waste of time anyway....If the traction control doesn't kick in, the torque steer is uncomfortable....

Fuel economy has little to nothing to do with what type of fuel you use...That's a wallet problem ....The more bang you pay for the more bang you get for your buck....And modern day air conditioning uses next to nothing... Simple fact of life...It's application of your foot that counts.... A higher horsepower well tuned car will always achieve better economy if you don't use all the horses.... A small horsepower car will drink a lot because ya pushing it.... It's the old story....I sold my V8 and now have a 4 cylinder that uses more fuel to get from point A to B....

Need to get to the slides to stop an minor but annoying rattle when it's slid back. I suspect that a couple of the balls in the slide need a little bit of grease packed around them. Any tips??

TRD#184 - 80,000 klm I ended up taking it to a paint shop and they used one of them paint analysers. Ordered paint pens according to the codes from BCS auto paints and they were fine. Admittedly it was only for a couple of small stone chips so any small difference would be hard to notice.

Ya might want to rethink that...False economy...Consider...Less millage...Less power = increased throttle application...Dirty fuel injectors...Put your TRD performance car on the market and buy a corolla....

Vin no. and Rego no. I was after the silver/grey metallic colour of the grill surround and front spoiler....They got back to me about 3 days later and said it was 1D7 which turned out to be for the wheels and totally different....

The price ya have to pay for being married...

Personal choice....95 ULP is already a more refined fuel.... 95 should be all fine for a standard Aurion...98 might be overkill...I'm no expert...Just try to avoid standard unleaded...

Similar with my wife's driving style, no finesse of accelerator application...Another trap that people do that effects economy is using cruise control when driving on hilly winding roads....