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That level of coolant is lower than would be expected for a 1ad engine, but it also looks nice and red. My cynical nature would suspect that someone has been topping it up, but it could just be well maintained like mine, where I change it every 4 years. Check for white deposits behind the coolant filler cap after running, and pressure in the system +when cold+ on removing the cap. If either is found, suspect the head gasket. A small percentage of ad engines were affected, subjectively the 2.0 was least affected, probably the order of a few percent. If the vehicle uses oil then it's likely to exhibit the head gasket issue because one is caused by the other. At the mileage you mentioned it's likely but not certain that the vehicle would have already expressed the fault. Ian

Just been in contact with Customer Service at Toyota regarding the second failure of an Avensis Estate Parking Brake Actuator. After a brief E mail conversation Toyota have agreed to have it replaced. Thanks to Customer Services who seem to have acknowledged that for this device to fail twice in the life time of the car is a not satisfactory.

The first coolant change is at 10 years/100,000 miles, but subsequent changes are at 5 years/50,000 miles (diesel) or 6 years/60,000 miles (petrol).

Hi. for a quicker way, jack up the front wheels and select high gear and sit with the brakes on.

If the pedal is solid after exhausting the servo system and with the engine stopped - there is no air trapped in the system. It’s normal for the pedal to sink to the floor when pressed and with the engine running. Under dynamic conditions ie whilst driving, the free movement in the pedal will be small even under very hard braking.

Hi, Would check the 10A Hazard Fuse, if ok then check the 10A Gauge fuse, both feed the Flasher Relay unit. The Hazard should be in the fuse/relay box by the Air filter, the Gauge in the fuse box down behind the glove box , near the pollen filter.

Hi, If you go to this site you can get the basic details of the recent mot tests on your car. https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

Big respect to this guy's Toyota Avalon, which has hit the 500k mile mark. Great achievement and one of the reasons we buy Toyota vehicles https://twitter.com/jimmywithaG/status/858983795940130816

The noise is a atypical of a faulty Aux belt this is a known issue on 1AD 2.0 Diesels fitted to Auris, Avensis, Corolla & Verso and there is a TSB ref EG-0014T-0114 DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENON Some customers may experience and report squeaking noise from BELT, V-RIBBED around 1500~2000rpm, due to slipping of the belt on the pulleys. PRODUCTION CHANGE The design of the BELT, V-RIBBED has been changed to avoid slipping. PARTS INFORMATION Previous part number 90916-02724 Current part number 90916-02736 REPAIR PROCEDURE 1. Check the ''TENSIONER ASSY, V-RIBBED BELT'' after disassembling the BELT, V-RIBBED according to the repair manual. 2. In case of abnormality of the ''TENSIONER ASSY, V-RIBBED BELT'', replace it. If no abnormality is present, then do not replace. 3. Only replace the BELT, V-RIBBED according to the repair manual. Toyota redesigned the belt to stop the issue, as this a Toyota fix the OE suppliers will not know of the modification and will supply a belt of the original design and not the modified type.