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ZZT86

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  1. Sorry - Engine Oil Flush. 3 letters is easy but hard sometimes I know, especially on a mobile phone.
  2. A Toyota tech I know once told me that an OCI of 5K KMS should be adhered to if you want to maintain an engine in top condition for the long haul, he also recommended the use of an EOF even when car is new 😉 clean oil is the key despite the advancements in now common use full synthetics.
  3. Tony, have you tried to see if these work for the "famous ATM bolt" ?
  4. As per OP clip, I also concur with the use of an Engine Oil flush additive before dumping & changing the engine oil, on the proviso that the engine is in good to excellent condition to maintain internal engine cleanliness. And although he crows on about the greatness of the Signature Amsoil brand of oils (also concur with his sentiment), a good quality branded full synth oil changed out often will suffice. I wouldn't be swapping out the recommended weight oil for something much lighter though, certainly not against manufacturers recommendations anyway.
  5. Interesting. Is there any oil in the line going to the intake ?
  6. Have you thought about headlight covers &/or even a bonnet guard ?
  7. This reminds me that I will soon be doing my first Aurion ATM fluid dump/flush, just waiting for a bit more warmth whilst the car slowly creeps up to 60K kms. I was also curious to ask if anyone had ever downloaded ATM fluid temps readings from OBD after a drive to gauge typical drive temp patterns ? I will be doing this soon as it warms up a bit just to see what the tramsmissions normal operating temp is & bechmarking it against the "Cadogan" theory above aswell as a table Ash has previously posted up on ATF change intervals vs usual expected run temps.
  8. Next thing you know Tony is happily making AMD style YouTube clips for us all to enjoy 😉 May the lord bless you & keep you 👍 ps: xclnt detailed writeup as always
  9. Brad, I called it as I saw it. Either the engine has a problem causing the oil to sludge up like a blown/leaking head gasket or the PCV isn’t working OR the engine has been incorrectly serviced for too long. No malice intended & not trying to be nasty. I recently swapped over to my Aurion from a 19 yr old MCV20R Camry with the 1MZ-FE, essentially the same car as yours & it ran like clockwork with no engine issues, despite not having an ideal service history for less than 80K kms when I got it, but the oil always stayed clean even after 7,500kms. I loved that car. My old highly strung ZZ celica with a higher tech motor than the 1MZ had almost 350K kms & the engine was like new, although that car had an oil change every 5K kms since new. An engine shouldn’t sludge up like that if it has been well looked after with quality semi or full synthetic oils unless there is another underlying issue.
  10. Very enlightening Ash, thank you. Hooray to JCB, an easy & clean alternative to battery & FuelCell tech that is no different in cost to current ICE. I'm betting though that JCBs motor is still requiring oil to lubricate it so it's not 100% clean. Still an easy & immediate changeover from what we have now with little downside & it's 0 emissions. I think companies like Toyota like to keep to them selves the sort of tech they're able to bring to market, who knows what else they're developing in the background with more than 20 years in Hybrid & now many also in Hydrogen/FuelCell development that it wouldn't surprise me if they have a similar or even completely different approach to what we know now. I like the electric motor idea as it's likely to be far more reliable with bugger all moving parts (lot's more copper to dig out of the ground though) but powering it quickly, cleanly & cheaply is the biggest hurdle. I agree with Lord Bamford, lets not be intimidated by Musk & Tesla, lets wait & see what becomes.
  11. Dude does it not unclip ? Would be much easier 😉
  12. Nice, reminds me of the Lexus Mercury Grey with it's deep rich liquidy appearance.
  13. Oil co's rule yeah ? All politics & $$ in the end. Nice clip Ash, cheers.
  14. I concur with Hiro, they don't have balancer shafts, which is why they're rough as bags. If you really wanted a nice Celica to drive I'd swap it out for a 3S-GE 😉 Otherwise just find a stock Celica motor somewhere, bound to be a few about.
  15. https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/lithium-ion-battery-safety-in-question-131342/?fbclid=IwAR2TATotx19Oni0rJ-fpqakwRN-R0K-dOQG0Y5zLycARtQBe_ZAjM8lMFds I think manufacturing heads need to start considering other forms of tech to store power. I'd be far far more inclined to buy a Toyota Hydrogen powered car who's energy was produced using the wind/sun than any EV car powered by a battery with a short life span which is inclined to catch fire and/or blow up under your a**. Did anyone actually hear about this fire in the news? I certainly didn't, perhaps conveniently hushed by Tesla ?
  16. Yep more work involved in servicing either, Lexus would be fairly simple & not a huge load more than an Aurion whereas the BMW would just cost more in parts alone. Then there's insurance & fuel use. All the reasons why I don't own one yet, especially for a daily. LS400, 430 & 460 are great, old school 90's style, solid construction/engineering & that wonderful V8. Chris Bangles E60 has always been a favourite, M5 would be awesome ///
  17. A lot of variables, condition of car, tyres & how you drive it & where. I average 8.7L although it's the MY16 car.
  18. Eco tyres such as the Ecopia ?
  19. Supa clean ZZSportivo - nice. Damn, I keep forgetting about ONR & new tech . . . . now HydrO2. At least the HydrO2 would be compatible with CQuartz & ReLoad.
  20. Hondas are great, just more expensive to buy & maintain 😉 Current day Hyundai/Kia's are fine cars to drive, just not great under the bonnet. Makes me wonder how the highly strung N series cars will do which are supposedly warrantied for track use. And there's more coming interestingly enough. I like this but how long will it last ? https://www.goauto.com.au/new-models/hyundai/special-edition-marks-end-of-hyundai-i30-fastback-n/2021-07-26/85555.html#!prettyPhoto https://www.goauto.com.au/future-models/hyundai/i30/n/hyundai-reveals-i30-sedan-n/2021-07-14/85503.html
  21. Amen to that 👍 I love AMD, he's so knowledgeable & so willing to spread the good word around on anything concerning brand T. He puts a smile on my face everytime. 😀
  22. Noticed a few Mark3 Avalon Grandes for sale recently - oh if I only had plenty $$$ & space. Then again if I had $$ & space I'd get an R32GTR in pristine condition & a lovely Lexus LS for a daily or sweet 5 series Bimma. I also wouldn't mind a Porsche Boxster but now I'm getting carried away into dreamland 😐
  23. You might need to look to the Asian markets online.
  24. Poor 1MZ appears to have been mistreated - looks like a cappuccino machine 😐 Looks like too much condensation/fuel dilution accumulated from too many shorts trips on a cold engine.
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