lukecorolla

*insurance company looks at scratched hyundai* "it's a getz, we'll just write it off!"

I've done it, When my vehicle was at 100 000km... now at 151 000km...... :- ( It's a pain in the neck to put the fuel pump and filter back together once you have taken the old one apart.... If doing it yourself, be mindful of what you pull apart and where it went...

This has happened to me.... Except my headlights and every other electrical component was cutting in and out also, and my engine would stall... Toyota replaced the entire electrics in my car to rectify the problem....

I have the opposite problem.... mine aren't bright enough and I dont have a manual adjustment.....

I'm glad you're not worrying, my car has gremlins in it!!!

09 ZRE, 31xxx kms.. now 42xxx kms.. 2008 ZRE 143800km possibly more :- ( I hope the ZRE's last a long time......

Okay, so I took my mothers advice, "Get off your a** took a look yourself!!" What I found was, I don't need to replace the whole dial and backing, It's just one part of the plastic... I could probably get one off a ZRE thats at a wreckers, if ANYONE knows where to find a ZRE at a wreckers, LET ME KNOW PLEASE!!! Overall I'm feeling pretty chuffed with myself, being able to do all this ^_^ This is what I meant by... the dial has sunk.. the top of it doesn't sit straight and is lose to hold. this is the cord I was talking about that you can't disconnect, which later I found that I don't need to disconnect it... In this image you'll see a little white bit missing, thats where it snapped...... This is the only part that needs replacing!! Oh, and the globe needs replacing... Later on I found that the globe had actually exploded which Is why I couldn't find it in this image.... If anyone needs help pulling apart a ZRE dash, let me know!!!

It's my luck!! The dial doesn't come off, but it will fall inside the dash. Photos coming............

+1 !!!

Hi Guys, Got in the car last night, turned the directional flow control dial to unfog the windscreen and as i was turning, something inside the plastic snapped and the dial sort of sunk into the plastic of the dash and the illumination died. Can anyone advise me if I can get a new dial or something? I can pull the dash apart myself but at the back of the air flow control dial thers the cable and I can't seem to get it off, it doesn't look like an easy unplug and replace job.... Has anybody done this before and can lend a few extra tips? I can post some pictures when I get home and show you where it has snapped and what the dial looks like from the front... Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Luke.

hey! i'll be right thanks!

Have you tried removing the trim that is preventing the plugs from coming out? If something is blocking it, the first logical step would be to see if you can remove the said blockage. I'm guessing it would be trim in the way because I find it hard to imagine the firewall being in the way. That said, I think I need to see a photo of what you are trying to do because correct me is I'm wrong, but aren't the spark plugs on the top of the engine underneath the engine cover? In that case, they aren't anywhere near the firewall. well - it is the firewall. the spark plugs are at the very rear and they are sheltered, there is no plastic trim covering. but you're all going to this i'm an idiot. i was using the wrong sized tube socket..... once i used the correct sizing i was able to pull them out with less than 3mm gap to pull it from behind the interestingly shaped firewall...... poor excuse of a design toyota!!!!!

yes i understand that you can't just "pull them out" maybe i wasn't clear enough... once unscrewed, the firewall is in the way of fully pulling the plugs out once unscrewed. i will post photos shortly to try and explain what i mean and hopefully you can tell me what im doing wrong.

$100 to replace a thermostat? If nothing is broken and you re-use the coolant then you can do it yourself for around $20. the whole thermostat needed to be replaced, including the little ring that come with it. the coolant couldn't be reused either... hence the cost.

This happened to me in my 1994 Rolla. Thermostat cost 100 to replace, it was stuck open and on the motorway would not shift into 4th O/D because the engine hadn't warmed up.... my fuel consumption went from 300 a tank to 500km a tank once i replaced the thermostat.