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My 107 had this issue and I used some Tiger seal to bond it back down or you could use some butyl tape that'll do the same job. Do it on a nice day and keep it under pressure against the A pillar for a while so it'll bond.

An hour spent replacing the shield and happy with how it looks for a cheap fix. Had to drop the back box off both hangers to get the shield in place and put some washers to spread the clamping force to the body. Tidies up the underneath a bit.

Yo, Bob. W-C is efi... I, otoh, am Carved <thank the lord!!> 2sav

Hi Paul, No idea mate, maybe those huge connectors, which would be flapping around at the rear when the stereo is pushed into place, are rattling on the back of the unit? Fuel use sounds about right for just running around. John will have a better view on that as he has the same car.

Thanks Mike

Hi, your driveshaft, did you notice if it was a steel tube or a solid round pole so to speak? I'll say thank you Alan, your posts are accurate and your advise you give I find very interesting, lol. Mike.

It is common nowadays for manufacturers, not just Toyota, to save both money and weight, by not sprayimg lacquer and topcoat on some areas which are usually not in view. This practice was started by Mazda when they introduced the 2007 Mazda 2 and which was the subject to intensive weight saving compared to previous models. For example it is common for engine bays, spare wheels wells, etc not to be given topcoats. I would probably suggest that the wheelarches, if they don't have topcoat/lacquer applied, will still have stone guard paint applied, so will still be well protected. As I said earlier, pictures may help.

As I am not a hybrid owner any more, I cannot test this myself, however I still believe that EV button mode allows the traction battery to discharge further than it would when nothing is touched, meaning that when the petrol engine does kick in, it has to run longer to recharge the battery. What the effect on overall fuel economy is by using EV mode via the button as opposed to letting the car do it's own thing is difficult to assess in normal road use. The only firm conclusion I had over all my hybrid years was that the outside air temperature and how much cabin heat you want cause the biggest variation in economy. Summer was a bit different, running the aircon made no discernible difference.

Personally I'm not a big fan of running a tank near empty, I can't be bothered worrying about the range going down for that last few miles - just fill the thing up and forget about it for another week or three. Consider an average driver covering around 12k miles per year. At 400 miles per tank it would be 30 fill ups per year. Alternatively at 500 miles per tank it's 24 fill ups per year. Does that 6 extra fill ups per year matter that much?

Start with the steering wheel straight and count the number of turns one way to full lock, then the other way. If they're exactly equal then your alignment isn't set up correctly. edit... you haven't fitted cheap front tyres have you? I've had issues causing the steering not to be straight with two Toyotas, both due to crappy cheap tyres.

Interesting that same mileage and same price to replace the clutch. I too had a LUK clutch plate fitted. I have owned the car 6 years from 8,000 miles. MY last 2 citroens which I got to over 100 K never had new clutches. The problem is I think my clutch got overheated a few times in heavy traffic. We heavily load the car with camping equipment or bikes. In normal dirving the 1.8 is fine but heavily laden I find the 1.8 engine a bit of a slug. Yes if you drop to 5th or 5th gear and rev to more than 3K revs you can get the required pull but it is hard work. I have driven the car to south of france with 2 bikes on family holiday on proper roof bars and still managed around 75 mph. Will be interesting with 4 bikes on this year. They all lightweight alu frames. I know what you mean re turbo engines they would be more expensive and I imagine have dual mass fly wheels. Its swings and roundabouts really. Glad I caught the clutch now though before driving to France in summer. I not had a new clutch since a rover 200 with around 80 K on it or my first MK1 Ford fiesta that burnt a clutch at 45K but I had not had it long and it was going when I bought it. BAck then I swapped the clutch plate myself though for around 80 quid for the plate and a few hours in the garage with some mates !

This should be a good and safe place to re-check the EV mode button's action. With a full-ish battery and warm engine, select EV mode and notice that you can use power beyond the ECO mid-point without the engine starting. Try without EV mode and notice that engine kicks in as you apply power beyond the ECO mid-point. Simples.

When I got the car it had 220,000 miles with full service history. It had been parked up for a year because it was southern Ireland registered. I registered it with Dvla and have had it on the road 3 years now. Most of the differences I have noticed are trim parts they look the same but are different. I am always comparing the two as my mum and brother have French built one's 80,000 and 170,000 miles which he has had from new and me and my dad have Jap built 244,000 and 105,000 miles. Denso parts are usually used on Japanese built and Bosch on French built. Glow plugs I normally use are Denso which you can get from motor factors I use mpd. These are oem parts. But I used NGK this time. Not sure how much on fitting as I have always done my own work. About a half hour job as long as they come out. I have had a few experiences with them breaking. The remote buttons break on the solder joint or it could be the button itself both easy jobs if your handy with a soldering iron. I have repaired a few now. You can buy repair kits on ebay. Wipers I tend to use Bosch or Denso blades but I couldn't get a replacement for the rear so just replaced the rubber which is available on its own from Toyota. Fuel wise I have only ever used supermarket fuel and have never had a problem.

Drag increases with velocity squared.

The proper way to do this is to get the 4 wheel alignment done on your car. Get them to make sure the wheel is set to dead centre and it will be sorted.