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I promised to try to help a friend/coworker with a very irritating issue she's had with her 2002 Volvo S40 (automatic with only 150k km) over the past couple of years. She still likes the car - but even after spending quite a lot of money trying to fix this issue, it still remains. She's...

I have a 2009 Pontiac Vibe (bought new) with the Toyota 2.4 2AZ-FE engine. I'm a very easy-going driver, and at least 80% of my driving is around 100km/h (about 60-65MPH). My daily commute is 58km each way. Fuel economy averages between 7 and 7.5 L/100km (about 31-34 MPG U.S.) The car currently...

I have a 2009 Vibe with the Toyota 2AZ-FE 2.4 which specs 5W20 or 0W20. From what I've read recently, until a couple of years ago, these engines were spec'd for 5W30. I was wondering what changes were done to the engine for the 5W20 usage. I've read that the older ones aren't supposed to run...

I just purchased a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, and noticed that the coolant appears to be pink. I'm guessing that maybe this is a new Toyota coolant? The manual states to strictly use Dexcool - but this certainly doesn't appear to be Dexcool to me. My previous Sunfire had Dexcool, and it was always...

I have just purchased a 2009 Pontiac Vibe with a 2.4L 4 cylinder (mechanical twin to the Toyota Matrix), and was wondering about when I should do the initial oil change. According to GM, nothing special is required, and it can be changed at the regular interval of 3 months/8,000km (5,000...