So we're all buying Toyotas now 🤔
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I thought that about the last few Aisin transmissions I serviced, until I looked closer at the filter itself
It uses that Filtran felt material that I'm afraid of plugging up
And the aftermarket filters aren't the same in construction or quality
Neither filter or gasket worked right on my Camry, I forget if it was Beck Arnley or ATP
If I put OE fluid/filter in, and it blows up, I did the best I could
I'm lucky my local Toyota/Subaru/Mazda parts counter people are sympathetic to my cause
I think they bill me @ List less 15-30%
That puts a lot of items within my reach
Employees get Cost+10%, which is a perk of working there I suppose
Not being familiar with this car, but a rear sway bar addition to my pickup was amazing. I was quite surprised by how it put steering feedback into the wheel which wasn’t there before.
30 milesSome people misunderstood, I won the eBay auction, it's not free
$1426 was the final bid
I'm getting shipping quotes to get it the 30 miles or so home, because how can I drive with no plates
Pull a plate off your car if you have an extra one, slap it on and drive it home or go to dmv over there after you get the title and get a plate
If your transmission filter plugs up you have bigger problems.I thought that about the last few Aisin transmissions I serviced, until I looked closer at the filter itself
It uses that Filtran felt material that I'm afraid of plugging up
And the aftermarket filters aren't the same in construction or quality
Neither filter or gasket worked right on my Camry, I forget if it was Beck Arnley or ATP
If I put OE fluid/filter in, and it blows up, I did the best I could
I'm lucky my local Toyota/Subaru/Mazda parts counter people are sympathetic to my cause
I think they bill me @ List less 15-30%
That puts a lot of items within my reach
Employees get Cost+10%, which is a perk of working there I suppose
...what i heard about tcw3, it could be used also for this purpose- cleaning pistons while you drive..Bring on the piston soak
why not
Airing out after using the generator for ~70 minutes
It finished at like 7pm last night, then it marinated till now
I can smell it across the street
I don't dare get in it to turn the key on to roll the windows down
I'll leave it like this for the afternoon, see if it's any better
... maybe too long
Edit: I'm letting it run a few more minutes on recirculate with the blower on, just to make sure the vents smell of nothing
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I'm scared to use ozone machines on interiors that old. It can damage the adhesives and you may not notice until a few months later when the headliner starts peeling.View attachment 89914
Airing out after using the generator for ~70 minutes
It finished at like 7pm last night, then it marinated till now
I can smell it across the street
I don't dare get in it to turn the key on to roll the windows down
I'll leave it like this for the afternoon, see if it's any better
... maybe too long
Edit: I'm letting it run a few more minutes on recirculate with the blower on, just to make sure the vents smell of nothing
Exhaust heat shield was rusty around a fastener, might've explained the noises at idle
Would you believe all 4 bolts came out cold without a fight
In the immediate for the trans fluid, vacuum out from dipstick, replace, should be ~4 quarts, this should do some cleaning, then later when you get to doing the pan and filter also do a follow-up with an immediate exchange from the return line. That should refresh everything. I have a 2005 Camry with the same drive train basically, it had 205k when I did only the pan and filter before knowing how easy a line exchange was. On this one later, I did a vacuum/replace and it was almost exactly 4 quarts as I recall.
My previous 2010 Sienna had 210k and I'm sure that had never been touched and had a code for the solenoid that went away after it was serviced. On a Toyota (or probably any other car I buy/owned) I would at minimum do a complete fluid exchange and the filter as possible, though the filter I would skip every other interval. I bought this one about a hour drive from home and did the vacuum/replace before driving it home, just brought trans fluid, a drain jug and the ~$6 vacuum pump from Harbor Freight - it has a small tube that fits down the dipstick tube very well.
I disagree with not changing the fluid from my experience, mostly Toyota's, 5 Corolla's, 1 Camry, 2 Sienna's and a 4Runner, but now the 2012 Kia too seems to have benefited too, and I've done a Lexus and Subaru too without complaint. My Toyota's, minus a 190k Sienna, all had over 200k and mostly unknown history when I took ownership. Best of luck with yours as it looks like it's great deal if everything goes as planned, though if it does end up using a little oil, it still should be a solid runner.
My previous 2010 Sienna had 210k and I'm sure that had never been touched and had a code for the solenoid that went away after it was serviced. On a Toyota (or probably any other car I buy/owned) I would at minimum do a complete fluid exchange and the filter as possible, though the filter I would skip every other interval. I bought this one about a hour drive from home and did the vacuum/replace before driving it home, just brought trans fluid, a drain jug and the ~$6 vacuum pump from Harbor Freight - it has a small tube that fits down the dipstick tube very well.
I disagree with not changing the fluid from my experience, mostly Toyota's, 5 Corolla's, 1 Camry, 2 Sienna's and a 4Runner, but now the 2012 Kia too seems to have benefited too, and I've done a Lexus and Subaru too without complaint. My Toyota's, minus a 190k Sienna, all had over 200k and mostly unknown history when I took ownership. Best of luck with yours as it looks like it's great deal if everything goes as planned, though if it does end up using a little oil, it still should be a solid runner.
Looks like the timing cover and valve cover are both leaking. I would reseal both and also replace the water pump and thermostat.
I redlined it, and it put on a little smoke show
So yeah, blowby and using oil
How much, to be determined once registered and insured
I'll drain and fill with 4qts of WS, and if that doesn't kill it I'll do further pan drop with filter
The ozone is starting to subside (should've pulled the cabin filter)
It's gonna be varying degrees of cold/rain/snow for the next week or two, so we'll pick it up by then
Maybe I'll start the B12 piston soak, since all it's gonna do is sit
Cleanish
Red-lined it...I don't think any of my cars have been over 4000 RPM and mostly 3000 is as much as I ever do. Looking at the motor reminded of reading about this newer design 2.4, and short of a tear down, which I ain't really equipped for, I'd a follow a similar strategy to do everything possible to drive it out until rust makes it un-drivable or the budget gets huge. Watch the sub-frame for rust in back too, and for rust I spray with a lesser expensive lubricating oil, such as Liquid Wrench has a product, though I got some other brand last time.
My timing chain tensioner was leaking on the 2005 Camry, not sure if it is the same, but I'll link the replacement as it isn't well documented in my searches before attempting, but everything seemed to go good with it, just haven't driven it enough to see if the symptom of what I was hearing is completely gone too, but I think the oil leak stopped, I'll have to look underneath it.
Flex pipe on the exhaust, I for the Camry I tried a couple of eBay replacements but both had design deficiencies so I ended up at the muffler shop. But on the 2004 Sienna and a 2003 Vibe I seemed to get good results of the Rock Auto selections, the Vibe I no longer own but the Sienna I should have until it's forever.
My timing chain tensioner was leaking on the 2005 Camry, not sure if it is the same, but I'll link the replacement as it isn't well documented in my searches before attempting, but everything seemed to go good with it, just haven't driven it enough to see if the symptom of what I was hearing is completely gone too, but I think the oil leak stopped, I'll have to look underneath it.
Flex pipe on the exhaust, I for the Camry I tried a couple of eBay replacements but both had design deficiencies so I ended up at the muffler shop. But on the 2004 Sienna and a 2003 Vibe I seemed to get good results of the Rock Auto selections, the Vibe I no longer own but the Sienna I should have until it's forever.
The tensioner is sealed with a metal gasket and rarely leaks. More likely, the timing cover is leaking at the "T-Joint" where the cylinder head, engine block and timing cover intersect. This is a common location for leaks on Toyota's....or any vehicle with a sealed timing cover. It also happens to be in close proximity to the chain tensioner.
Thanks, especially for the visual, I hadn't even thought of that being a possibility though it's obvious now. I seem to remember getting a new gasket at the dealer too, wasn't readily available elsewhere. Not driving it in the winter so I won't be able to see if it's still leaking, but it was under that spot, and most likely going to be an external attempt to reseal being I'm not taking off the timing cover unless there something more to repair. Valve cover was replaced but that was ~6 years ago when I bought it, paid $5k and they are still going for that price around here.
Glove box attaching lug busted
Damper disconnected
Cover for the HVAC case MISSING
Incorrect cabin filter incorrectly installed
Some people shouldn't be allowed to work on cars
Luckily a cabin filter was on the agenda, and a replacement door is $2 direct from Toyota
I'm curious why you're using an ozone generator for the interior. Were they smokers? Or just killing off stinky old car smell?
Until it's registered and insured - keep the pistons filled with Berryman B12. Just spin the crank by hand occasionally and top off. Let B12 do its magic on those piston rings, while the car isn't being used anyways. After that's done and xB goes on daily driver duty - put HPL Engine cleaner in there with new oil and change oil filter every 1000 miles.
Well, mainly because I bought it
Thought I'd give it a try on something that doesn't need to be used the next morning
It didn't smell of smoke, or particularly bad
It's just I wondered what it would smell like clean
This was my first experience with it, and I now see it as a very useful tool to deodorize, especially if your fighting pet/drug/BO/animal smells
Most car wash/detail places will have it smelling freshish for a week or so, until you park in the hot sun, and turn the A/C on, then whatever the smell is comes back
I ordered a A/C evaporator refresher kit, a new cabin filter is planned, and the ozone treatment has been given
It now smells far cleaner than it looks
Once it's properly scrubbed and shampooed, it will both look clean and also smell clean
That's a testament to the current market, someone ventured down my off the beaten path dead end to leave a note
My Toyota parts guy offered me $500 over what I paid for it sight unseen
Phone number redacted of course
This market needs to calm down, the inner wrench in me cringes at the money changing hands for sub par vehicles
As the construction trade is beginning to disparage against "flipper houses", I think we should start scrutinizing "flipper cars"
The latest WWW video makes me even more concerned about what these people are laying down good money for