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i have a toyota dyna 2002 d4d engine, has been perfect for all its life, done 182k now, it has been acting strange lately, driving along and as soon as u hit under 1.200rpm it dies and engine management light comes on, have to restart, then repeats, so... iv replaced fuel and fuel filter ( was horrendous) but it now does it soon as start up, dies after like 5 second, so im bleed the injectors everything, it only seems to run if i rev it to 3000rpm, and will run alday long, u can drive it at 3k for as long as u want, so i thought it could be a MAF sensor, bought a new one today 132 quid, fitted it no differance! but iv noticed that if i unplug one of the injectors it runs for a little bit longer, and if i plug the other back in while its running it does run on all 4 and iv checked everyone of them there all fine as they should be, and it will then rev and do anything u want it to, but as son as u try and pull away dies straight away, so iv had someone come and plug it in, p1215 sub injector was that code, and then edu ciruit malfuntion p1220.... iv tried everything, after it dies i have to go thro the unplugging injectors before it will run again other wise it dies after like 5 seconds. Any ideas please!!!!!!

Twas a nice day down here in Sussex too so had a go at my stripes. First thing to do was clean the car. I don't mean just wash it either, clean it properly. My car being silver shows every little mark and tar spot which is a bit irritating but makes it easy to see when things are clean. Here is a picture of the door after just a wash. Clearly not clean enough to apply stickers over so out came the clay kit. If you have never heard of clay or seen it action do a quick Google search for "car clay bar" and watch the videos. It really is the only way to get all contaminates, tar spots, dirt Etc. off the paint job and the results are fantastic. Makes you realise just how dirty a car is even when you think it's been cleaned. Here is the door with the front half clayed and the rear half waiting to be done. See the difference. Next job was to de-grease the surface. Panel wipe, would be good but I used methylated spirits. Don't try using white spirit as that is quite oily. Once the surface is clean I taped the stripes into place using masking tape. This is the time to measure the position, adjust and get it exactly where you want them. I positioned the front end of the iQ logo at the front end of the panel gap under the door and placed the lower stripe 30mm up from the bottom of the door. Once happy with the position I then applied tape top and bottom in the centre of the door. Next step was to lift the front of the sticker away from the car and remove the backing from the sticker. Don't move the bit in the middle that was taped top and bottom though, just remove the backing to that point. Cut the backing paper away using scissors or a knife, don't tear it otherwise the torn edge will stick to the sticker. Now you can hold the end of the exposed sticker away from the car and using an applicator, credit card will work, slowly press the sticker down working from the centre forwards pushing any air bubbles forwards. carry on until you reach the end of the sticker and go over the panel gaps. Now with the front half of the sticker applied you can remove the rear half from the car and remove the backing paper. Working from the centre again use your applicator to press the sticker down until you reach the other end of the car. Press the entire sticker down with the applicator again and a soft cloth if you like. Now it's time to remove the carrier tape so very carefully peel it away revealing the vinyl below. The trick to this is peel the tape back at a very sharp angle to itself. I pulled it back so it was touching the car, pulling it at 90 degrees to the car will lift the vinyl off the surface. Go slow over any features to make sure the carrier tape does not lift the vinyl. Sharp features like the end of the Q in the logo could be an issue but this one was fine. The next step is to trim the vinyl around the panel edges. You may be tempted to fold the vinyl around the corners and stick it to the back of the door but because of the angle of the door it will fold around at a funny angle. Better option is to simple trim the vinyl a few millimetres short of the panel edge. If you use a very sharp knife you can cut the surface of the vinyl without cutting through to the paint below. Once you've done that you can remove the excess vinyl leaving a neat and tidy door shut again. Now you can gently press the stripe down with a polishing cloth. If you notice any air bubbles make a tiny pin hole in the centre of them with your knife and press the vinyl down working around the pin hole. Re-fit the front mud flaps if you have them, polish the rest of the car. Crack open a beer and admire your handy work. Oh, Don't forget to do the other side! :)

Hello, Spring is here ! With the bright sun and the car body so hot, these are perfect conditions to install the flowers ! Here is the result. My wife is so happy that I am happy too Christophe

One way to get rid of the wife for a while ...

Christophe This is a pic of the rear of the mirror switch you can see the plug on your blue wires would fit into this socket and i suspect the existing plug would fit into the socket the other end of your blue wires. leading you only to connect up -Ve , 12+ and 12V+ ACC Sounds like a nice easy install David

Nice

I'd mod the hell out of a Hybrid or a Prius myself, would make for a different daily for sure. Slammed on coilovers and rollers, BBSs, Rotiforms or Works. Needless to say I have a VW background (aircooled, Golf Mk2 and Mk3) haha. I also got my Toyota to have a sensible daily. I failed pretty hard lol.

Your like my twin except the alfas lol that was my reason for getting the auris to not modify it lol

I drive a lot of Toyota cars.........and I mean a lot ;) They have usually been driven by a mixture of test drive customers and sales people. When I look at the average MPG they are often poor, and this is directly due to the type of driving style I recently ran a 1.33 Yaris for quite some time and averaged 44 MPG, to me, that was poor. I swapped into a Yaris Hybrid for several days and had a conversation with a salesman who told me I would not do better in a Hybrid, as he was only getting 45 MPG out of it. After several days I was getting 60 MPG. I dont pulse and glide, I just drive steady, getting up to speed quickly but without thrashing it, and coasting with my foot backed off the pedal when I can. It amuses me to eek out the best MPG I can I doubt there is anything wrong with your car, I bet I could get 60 MPG out of it, or maybe a little less in the winter months. An Auris Hybrid I had averaged 55 MPG, I am currently in a 1.4 diesel Auris Tourer and it is on 58 MPG currently Kingo