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Hi All, Sorry, I am not car-savvy, hopefully someone has more insight... I had my radiator replaced on my 2003 Camry XLE (SKU: CSF 3143 Radiator). After 40min of driving though my car did not overheat, when I checked under the hood, coolant had exploded/splashed out. The reservoir tank did not deplete. From what I read, the radiator cap might need replacing, but it feels pretty secure and I felt pressure taking it off....not easy to take off to mention. Do I need to get a specific model ? Could there be something else? Secondly... the heat is only working on the driver's side, which I am guessing could be a clogged heater core? Thanks!

Quite likely, but I would expect that Toyota will already know this and incorporate it into the design of the hybrid engine control. If it is more efficient to run the engine at higher revs and/or higher torque and use the extra power to charge the battery then the hybrid control will likely be optimising this already in HEV mode when it is running the engine. In HEV mode, the engine is generally off at lower speeds/torques, the engine starts up when more power is required and while it is running it is used to charge the battery, so presumably running at a speed/torque combination optimal for efficiency. No it's more complicated because in HEV mode there will be periods when the engine is not running at all because there's little demand for torque to the wheels. Putting it into 'charge mode' forces the engine to run continually, so there's a question of how efficient is the engine during those periods when it's running mostly or purely to charge the battery, during those periods when it would otherwise have been shut off. The battery will likely have charging power limits to protect it, along with other possible limits in the transmission system, limiting the power input, so there's a separate question of can the engine still run at decent efficiency if all or most of the power is going to the battery? Or is it more efficient to charge the battery at times when the engine is running to also supply torque to the wheels, so at a higher total power, as in HEV mode.

Hardly do much motorway driving now and the fuel consumption figures are really amazing. During the summer and autumn months last year, I averaged 70 -72 mpg. However, throughout the winter which also included long periods of not being driven much, consumption fell to 64 mpg. In the last month I’ve increased my mileage substantially and after refuelling to day I’m now getting 74 mpg.

That may apply with a car with a conventional ICE and gearbox, however as other point out, not in a RAV Hybrid nor many other Toyota hybrid products.

As in push the car forward by hand? I've not tried yet but can have a go, in the not-too-distant future. Since I'm technically minded, what are you thinking? Thank you, R

Might have used some of the kit you trained with.

I thought all 2.0 had lithium packs.... Ive not really investigated it just assumed.

My 2.0 ts normally shows about 520 on range and the most I've pushed it to is 530....or winter about 480.

My 2L TS currently has an overall average of 51.8. It has only done around 400 miles and about 300 of those were motorway / dual carriageway. According to the app short local journeys in traffic are now returning 68-75 mpg

Labour have done what they set out to do and they had done that by the 1970s. They are now left with nowhere to sit other than try to gain insignificant gains at minimum cost during the elections. At the risk of being called an idiot again and having the thread shortened, in my opinion, the parties should be dispensed with, you should vote for the your preferred candidate and those MPs should make decisions together for the benefit of the people of the country with no party agenda.

That's good - I'm not getting anything like that at a constant 70 mph and I see it drop on the dash which is set up for showing mpg. I am getting 62 mpg now which includes some motorway driving which includes some 75 mph short bursts and some stretches at constant 50 mph. It probably does about 50 mpg for the former and 75mpg for the latter.

Hi. Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you wish. Regards, Dan.

Agree entirely, and mpg was one of the main reasons after getting the figures I do in my wife's 10 year old Yaris and my Renault Captur, which is in fact an under rated competitor in my opinion. It is started to give overall figures of 62 mpg now including about 50% mixed motorway speeds hich is pretty good I think.

Engine off, clutch down, first gear. Is the car as easy to push as it is in neutral?

I also noticed the same thing... except when Farage spoke up... he really didn't convey a good impression of our country with how rude he was compared to everyone else...!

Hello Shaun - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Compassion.

Before Brexit, I remember watching a session of the EU parliament and at the time I was impressed by how well it was conducted compared to the rowdy scenes in the House of Commons.

Thanks. I interpreted the "attend to slipping clutch" in my service & repair history log about 11,000 miles ago as a clutch replacement. That and the fact the subframe is slightly misaligned with stacked concentric panels above it suggests the correct allignment tool wasn't used when bolting the subframe back on... Could be wrong! Since the car is an ex-government vehicle which I know for a fact was fleet-serviced, along with many other marques, this seems plausible. Sadly double-declutching doesn't work for my reverse problem...

It's a good idea to switch off the "keyless key" when washing the car, otherwise water touching the door handle sensors can keep locking and unlocking the doors and drain your 12V battery that way! (Or move the key out of range) This is called out in the comprehensive manual too 😁

I suggest that you have a look at Honest John's Real World mpg figures. For the 1.8 Corolla Hybrid the official WLTP figure is 57.6 - 62.8 mpg. (www.evanshalshaw.com/blog/what-is-wltp/). The real world figure, based on owners' own submissions is 61.5 mpg or 102% of the WLTP figure. The 2 litre Corolla hybrid WLTP figure is 53.2 - 57.6mpg and the owner's real world figure is 51 mpg or 92% of the declared value.

Hi Shaun, welcome lots of good advice when you need it and always welcome when you give it.

So 363.6 miles divided by 50.82 mpg means you used 7.15 gallons out of 9.46 gallons. So you have 2.3 gallons remaining, and continuing at 50.82 mpg would give you 117 more miles meaning a total of 480 miles from a tank. But you should be getting more than 50.82 mpg, maybe worth checking tyre pressures aren't low. Unless you spent a lot of that time at 70mph, or short journeys with a cold engine?

This was the one I used. As I wanted black "U" shape I didn't look for other colours but saw others on different sellers., the diameter for the door thickness and depth, were the important bits and of course getting enough length for the car. The price was good too. As the Cross has the plastic door bottoms I didn't fit it on that, only the painted edges. So far nothing has moved and I'm happy.

Prices of Toyota hybrids soared much higher than other ICE cars when fuel prices peaked. My neighbour’s Auris hybrid inflated 50% after he bought it, if I remembered correctly, in late 2021. And now it’s worth about the cost he paid, so no depreciation for him, and that means a dramatic drop the past year. Fortunately I’m usually on my own, and don’t carry much (otherwise I’d have opted for TS instead of HB), so small boot and opening isn’t a problem. Yep I tend to think that it was due to a genuine change in purposes/circumstances, as any mechanical faults should’ve been covered under its previous Approved Used warranty (as mentioned above I speculate it was an Approved Used as the mileage and the date of service done by a Toyota dealership matched with the sales adverts history). On top of the 10k, he still had to bear the admin fee to take his private plate off🫠 Near side of the front bumper comes out a bit and exposed the damaged clip, the salesman said they can sort it out easily. The alloys, if you know GR Sport has a silver ring, surrounded by the black ring? One of the alloys had part of the silver slightly sliced, so part of the silver ring is narrowed. It seems to be a result of a deep scratch but repaired. It’s obvious that it’s not undamaged when looking closely, but the craftsmanship is superb, again makes me think it was done by Toyota when they sold it as an Approved Used (of course I maybe biased towards it being an Approved Used, spectators see more of the game!). The remaining alloys are just minor scratches. Thanks for your insight on the possibility of consequential damages, will definitely take that into consideration. I believe I wouldn’t regret buying a Toyota as they’re really reliable — taxis in the place where I grew up are 99% Toyota!