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Small update. Since receiving the flywheel tool I also received the master brake cylinder repair kit yesterday. God willing on Saturday I'll be able to kick on, get the flywheel off, change the oil seal, refit the clutch and box back on the car this weekend. As an aside, I've removed rust from more bolts. This time the bolts responsible for the subframe and suspension. Yet again the vinegar and salt has worked wonders. So well in fact it's revealed this on some of the bolts: Lovely lovely pitting! Which was hidden by rust. There's two of these big bolts that have this in the same place, I'm inclined to replace them so I'll be going to Mr.T either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. I'm also waiting on some Zinc anodes and copper wire, so I'll be electroplating these bolts with zinc to prevent further corrosion. Fairly easy to do as well, so I'll keep you up to date on that too.

Hi All Many thanks for the kind welcome. Although this is my daughters first Toyota and indeed her very first car, I am a long time fan of Toyota and rather sadly a dedicated Petrolhead. My Toyota ownership has seen me previously own three Toyota Celica GT4 Turbo's all of which were Limited Edition Homologation cars. Sadly all are lonf since sold on to new owners. I am also a Mercedes fan and owner and currently have a fully restored Mercedes 300TE - 4-Matic 7 Seat Estate that is 32 years old and recently completed a full restoration. I also have a C55 AMG Estate which is a rare but much newer car and appeals to my youthful side ;^) My attraction to helping my daughter choose a Toyota was based on my previous experience with their legendary mechanical reliability. I hope not to be disappointed? So far the Aygo is proving to be a great fun car and I have to admit to being rather jealous of her purchase. It suits the Black & Red paint on Black Alloy Wheels and the Semi_Automatic Gearbox is surprisingly nice to use with such a small engine. A few teething problems around the rather disappointing SatNav have us both wishing we had read up on that before purchase. It is a disappointment. For a few pounds more, Toyota could have rounded off the deal by installing a more complete package that has a visible clock and working Time Of Arrival. Instead they have opted for a system that immediately has people asking, where is the clock? IF I can be of help with any questions, please ask away, I shall try my best. Have fun. Bruce

Of course my 13 year old son solved the problem, its the voice command 'phone audio off', we now are able to once again control the volume from the steering wheel. Don't know how or why it got set to 'on' but its working again so the wife is happy. Dash, hope this helps.

Welcome to TOC, Bruce. 🙂 the MMT box/clutch is likely to be the possible weak link I fear.

The Toyota service and MOT is a really good deal. A MOT is about £40-£45, so a service for £55-£60 is really good. I just hope the offer is still running when the wifes Auris Hybrid is due end of May. Just for your info, Toyota Hybrid cars do have 2 batteries. A 12v which basically turns on the car computer which makes the big heavy voltage battery to make itself ready. Certainly the larger Toyota Hybrids ie Prius, Auris, Rav etc (dont know about Yaris) dont have a starter motor, alternator, nor clutch, so thats a lot of things that can go wrong not there to go wrong. The car recharges the big battery as it moves (wheel rotation), starts to move on big battery thus gets 1.5 ton of vehicle moving, has planetary gears which negates a clutch of any sort, and gives seemless gear ratios (always in the right gear for any given speed. Very reliable system. Even the big battery, which could baulk a potential buyer because of its high replacement cost, has a 10 years of guarantee so long as you have it Toyota tested annually for £40 (free if done with a Toyota service. Even a battery test towards the end of the 10th year gives an extra year warrant, effectively 11 years. Plus, there are 30 cells (think its 30) that can be replaced individually, and can be bought new or reconditioned, all of which makes the battery very affordable over its life - and I have not yet seen a car for sale with a new high voltage battery. Remember all of this if you ever going to consider a Toyota Hybrid.

If the extended warranty is a Toyota extended warranty, the vehicle has to be serviced by a Toyota dealer during the warranty period. As the car is over five years old, you can take advantage of Toyota's reduced cost servicing, Essential Care - see https://www.toyota.co.uk/owners/service-mot-maintenance/servicing There is also a current offer on of an Essential Care silver service and MOT for £99 - see https://www.toyota.co.uk/owners/99-service-mot-offer?utm_source=ToyotaOwnersClub&utm_media=FB&utm_source=ToyotaOwnersClub&utm_medium=ForumLinks One needs to mention the £99 service and MOT offer when booking the service.

The IQ isn't a hybrid, so doesn't have a hybrid battery.

So, the IQ is a Hybrid?

You're lucky, my 107 had the same recall and I took it to Peugeot and they didn't even bother cleaning the windows that they rebonded. Instead they told me my tyres needed replacing (they don't) and that my air con and coolant should be changed/recharged for £160. The air con needs regassing yes, but the coolant doesn't.

I had the same issue with my 07 Toyota Aygo (I bought it when it was about 5 years old). This was a month or so before the recall. The Toyota garage mechanics were great, even cleaning my car and servicing it for free whilst it was in. Toyota branch staff and head office staff leave a lot to be desired in terms of customer service and seemed to have no idea why parts were so limited even before the recall. Seeing as older models of the Aygo are so common you’d have thought they’d keep spare windows in stock but apparently according to their head office they didn’t have any in stock anywhere in the UK and had to make them! They did fix it all for free for me but 6 weeks to get two windows fixed whilst they had to be held on with tape is pretty rubbish in my opinion, I feel sorry for those caught in the recall where parts would be even more limited

That doesn't seem overly abnormal for a 10 year old car...even at average mileage. If it all comes in a relatively short period of time I guess it's easy to feel the costs/repairs are excessive. I'd find out what the cause ACTUALLY is ...and you can always check with your local Mr. T re the cost

Okayyy then...job done...woo hoo! Had the screen replaced, looks similar to the original with the black boarders etc, can tell its not as thick as an original, but hey it looks good, shiney clean and new, im happy. And the gentleman agreed to attempt to refit my dab aerial, not bad, it didnt break, so a win win. Fingers crossed i dont crack this one!

Yup, you just squeeze the sides of the glove box in when it's open and it should come out, then the pollen filter is in a wide white slide-in cartridge/holder thingy.

I think the pollen filter is accessed just behind the main glovebox compartment.

Post moved to the Yaris club.