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I can only dream of spindles as clean and rust-free as those. :cry:

The brakes and all kinds of other work were done on the van this weekend. The air vent/dam modifications were done as well. Parts shortages were seriously affecting my choices and what was available me, and existing stock was disappearing before my eyes as I thought and shopped. Pads: Powerstop...

Re: messy block drain... On my 1998 528i (M52 engine) I recall that the block drain dumped coolant all over the suspension and subframe and it could run everywhere. I had a system where I had a short piece of clear tubing 1" or 1.5" diameter. I would route it around the suspension, into a...

1/ Don't use it in G-48 / BMW / Volvo coolant. Brown deposits precipitate out in the cooling system. 2/ I had a nice weather weekend car back in the early 2000s which was driven hard from time to time and had a lot of heat to shed. It had a real, unbuffered coolant temperature gauge. You could...

The key is whether the pads are adherent (generally "ceramic" is this) or abrasive (generally "semi-metallic" is this). Some ceramic pads contain a gritty break in layer to cut through coatings (reference solely for the concept of a break in layer -- EBC Redstuff Ceramic) If you use adherent...

Starting fresh since similar threads I found via search are years old and things are changing fast with wifi/apps/image quality etc.... I'm in the market for a reasonable borescope / inspection camera for a DIYer. I heavily suspect I'm going to find uses for this thing that I haven't yet...

Alrighty - and by my recollection you're liking those pads.... This isn't my vehicle in my garage so I haven't been able to get under it since starting the thread but the airdam is on my list for the next couple of weeks along with a dozen other things. I appreciate the thread having brought...

@painfx are the outer edges and cooling vanes coated on those Advics-branded units?

IMO -- I store all of my off season tires indoors, in the basement under the stairs, bagged. If in doubt, lug them down IMO. Tires are expensive, and you've stated that your tires always age out instead of wear out. Also IMO - I'm highly skeptical that a tire manufacturer/retailer has...

Several days ago I was entertaining a Powerstop solution (Z36 pads and coated rotors), then I found a bunch of information saying Powerstop rotors are (now, at least) low quality and should be avoided. I located the proper EBCs on az.ca and I have those saved but opened this thread before...

Any recollection on whether OE has any coating or paint at all? It's been a few years since I used Toyota dealer rotors and the vehicle in question has been gone a couple of years so I can't just go look.

I was going to mention in the thread - Rockauto will ship here. Shipping is ~$160 but sometimes it's still less expensive than buying from a Canadian online retailer (never mind brick and mortar or the dealer). It's a sad state of affairs when it's still cheaper with shipping expenses as high as...

No sources yet. The last 24h have afforded no opportunities to search, however. I see you've mentioned amazon.ca. I get lots of stuff from there however I have run into general observations from others that there is a lot of counterfeit items there, especially if not sold & fulfilled by Amazon...

OK so Toyota OE is "Advics"? I have seen that brand for sale somewhere. FWIW, the local dealer is a place I've priced. Front rotors have been backordered for 2 months with no confirmed end in sight.

So, I've heard a couple of thoughts here that I'd like to summarize, perhaps challenge, and maybe eek out just a little more conversation. The factory design is fine - it's "fine", but really not great. On my German cars I'm usually an OE guy but here I think I can do better, which means some...

I didn't think of R4S - I'll see if I can find a place in-country to buy them too.

Well... Sure it's "designed" for that, but I also feel that a driver should be able to feel like you can lock up if you "want to" (and if ABS didn't stop it of course). Brakes should always be able to overwhelm tires, IMO. Even though the Sienna can only get less-than-stellar tires, neither it...

Cold braking is a factor for sure. So far everything I had found said that cold braking was still good with yellow. If that's not accurate, I'm happy to have that corrected. I will do so.

I'm looking to improve braking on a 2013 Sienna LE. Sometimes it's got 7 people and a mountain of stuff in it, sometimes it's got one occupant commuting to work. No towing. I'm in Canada, and pricing/supply chain seems vastly different here lately (no surprise). I am looking for quality...

Two potentially useful BMW documents for this and other discussions, if they haven't been reshared already. Look up your engine, and see which oils are considered recommended/approved. In general LL-04, LL-14 are low SAPs (if that's your thing, and depending on where in the world you are)...