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  1. I have a 2010 Aurion Presarra. (with 91,000 kms on it) the background of my problem is as follows: It has been raining heavily in the recent days and with some parts of the roads flooded up to approximately 5-10 inches of water that I have had to pass through. I have noticed that my front right mat and carpet are soaked with water. I will take it to the dealer body shop to have it checked out but I want to get your expert opinion on this. My hunch is that its because of worn down rubber seals or a design flaw. Thanks in advance. Regards,
  2. I have noticed something funny in my my Aurion (2010 Presara). The Steering wheel starts to wobble like mad on speeds between 60-120 Km/h. This is the same kind of wobbling if your tyres arent balanced at all. Heres the funny part. If I bring the car to a ful stop (when experiencing the wobbling), Shift to Park and then shift to Drive and drive off at the same speeds, the drive is as smooth as silk. I noticed this at some occasions and specially twice yesterday while I was driving on the highway, I slowed down at a traffic checkpoint where there was a small road bump. The wobbling came back as I sped off from the checkpoint. So I had to come to a complete stop, shift to P and back to D and drive off smoothly (as if nothing happened). I wonder whats wrong..... I'll really appreciate it if you guys can help me out. The car has a full service history at the dealer and Im the first owner. Its been driven for around 66,000 Kms.
  3. Well the locals have weird ways of protection 1) Handmade Car Bras (Which always end up loosening up the bumper clips) 2) Scrubbing Dish washing detergent (Innovative Camel Jockeys arent they :-) ) 3) Using a mixture of grease and Clay (Word on the street advises against it). 4) High end consumers use 3M Protective Sheets (which are applied partially to the Hood and not to the Chrome grill or head lamps) The main reason why I'm posting my question on the Aussie forums is because of the climatic similarities. I hope you understand the reasons behind my curiosity. I'm basically not satisfied with what's on offer. Simple Thanks & Regards
  4. Greetings, I have an aurion 2010 and I was wondering what protection do you guys use while driving in Sand Storms which are very rampant in Saudi Arabia. I dont want to spoil the paint or the chrome grill. What do you suggest? Any special products or coatings? Thanks in advance!
  5. Thank you all! The gasoline in Saudi Arabia is not as clean as the rest of the world. We still have leaded petrol here. There is a very noticeable difference in engine response for the aurion. Altough the local dealer recommends 91 ron.I also noticed this morning that the Fuel Avg has gone back to 13L/100Kms from the 10L/100Kms i was getting with the 91Ron. Fuel avg is not a concern over here as the 91ron is around US$ 0.12/Ltr and 95 is US $ 0.177/Ltr.... Thanks again all
  6. Hi I'm driving a 2010 Aurion Pressara for over a year now in Saudi Arabia. I was using the 95 Gasoline since day one. Two weeks I ran into a situation where my fuel was low and I was not able to get 95 Gasoline so i was forced to fill the 91 gasoline. Now Even after, two refills, I feel my car is not driving like it used to. It has a heavier response than before. What do you suggest? 1) Use a Cleaning agent to clean the fuel injectors or 2) Continue using the 95 gasoline and the old 91 residue will go away. or 3) I'm all ears to your suggestions. My Current Mileage is above 25,000 Kms (15625 m) and we only have leaded gasoline here in Saudi Arabia.
  7. Hi I'm driving a 2010 Aurion Pressara for over a year now in Saudi Arabia. I was using the 95 Gasoline since day one. Two weeks I ran into a situation where my fuel was low and I was not able to get 95 Gasoline so i was forced to fill the 91 gasoline. Now Even after, two refills, I feel my car is not driving like it used to. It has a heavier response than before. What do you suggest? 1) Use a Cleaning agent to clean the fuel injectors or 2) Continue using the 95 gasoline and the old 91 residue will go away. or 3) I'm all ears to your suggestions. My Current Mileage is above 25,000 Kms (15625 m) and we only have leaded gasoline here in Saudi Arabia. Applegarth is right. Use quality fuels and you'll find you probably won't need to use injector cleaners. On top of that, you'll probably also find that you get better fuel efficiency too. Another good way to clean out your injectors is to every so often do a nice long drive at max country speeds (eg. 110km/h in WA) for a minimum 30km or so. This does wonders for injectors by blowing away whatever crap is messing up the spray pattern thus bringing up performance and efficiency, plus the engine also gets to burn off any collected soot or sludge/crap etc that's built up. If you aren't able to do the long high speed drives to "burn off the built up crud in the injectors", the next best thing is to avoid CULP 91 (CULP - Crap Unleaded Petrol). BTW, has anyone noticed that ULP 91 has a totally different color to PULP 95 or Vortex 98? Me thinks there's lots of leftover crap from the refinery in ULP 91...... either that, or this must me a local phenomenon in my area. I also wonder if anyone else has noticed something unusual with fuel from Woolies branded petrol stations. These are NOT the Caltex ones, just the pure Woolworths ones. I've been buying fuel from Woolies for a while (not for my aurion, but for a company vehicle which I'm only allowed to put non-premium unleaded into, so I only put in the cheapest n nastiest fuel I can find!), and I've noticed that their unleaded tends to FROTH a lot. I mean actual froth, like bubbles which stays there and doesn't disappear. This is totally different to fuel bubbles. It's almost as if I'm filling the tank with dishwashing liquid, bubbles and all..... I also notice that the company car has been running like a ****bag and I'm betting it's the cheapa$$ fuel I'm putting in it. Either that, or that's how Fords normally are. No offence to any Ford drivers out there. Anyway, bottom line is, if your car gets to do enough long distance or sustained highway speed (100km/h or more) driving every couple of weeks, you probably won't be needing to add injector cleaners to your fuel. This is even with lots of stop/start traffic driving between the long drives. Cheers, BB
  8. @DJKOR Many Thanks for your reply! Its almost a brand new car you can see from the mileage mentioned in my original post. Mostly in city driving, the temperature gauge stays a little below 1/2. But on that day it went upto 3/4 which was shocking!I just had it serviced & checked up at Toyota initially at the 1000Kms Free check up. and then at 5000Kms Service.No parts have been replaced except the Engine Oil Filter and the Oil uptill now.
  9. A good day to the Aurion Nation! I have an Aurion Presara 2010 which i have driven for 6000Kms/3728Miles over the past six months in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Problem Last week i drove upto a hill station and i noticed that my car was heating up as I drove uphill which was a bit surprising for me. I was driving between 40-80Kms on the uphill curvy roads for around 20-30 Mins. On Normal roads the temperature gauge stands at 1/4. But on the uphill climb it went upto 3/4 which was very alarming. There have been two occasions where i did a sprint from 0-160kms and i noticed that the temperature went up from the normal 1/4 to 1/2. Is this normal? What could be the problem? The climate here is pretty much like any coastal city in Australia. In the city it is about 30 Degrees centigrade and at the hill station it was around 18-20 degrees centigrade. Thanks in advance Cheers
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