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Re switches. I do wish Toyota had spent a little more money and made the window and roof switches backlit. I'd happily have done without the blue mood lighting in my Excel in return for being able to see the controls more easily. And the volume control on the wheel - it's soo flimsy feeling, and less user friendly than the thumbwheel control I had in my last car.

See https://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-reveals-new-rav4-plug-in-hybrid https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-la-motor-show/toyota-rav4-plug-hybrid-uk-details-confirmed

Hi, I found the post. It was 'Craggle', not 'Cyker' I think they were both popular posters once upon a time. Anyway this was the link, it's quite a few posts down, a zipped file:- So the topic was about workshop manuals after all! I must remember to sleep better. It seems to start downloading ok when I just tried. You must read the readme instructions to start it! It's not intuitive.

The service manuals are known as a GSIC - google is your friend

Hi Oldcodger, Sorry I can't offer any good advice re the whine. I'd do what you're doing, in flagging up the issue now, and weighing up what to investigate, whilst continuing to use the car and see how things develop. With the 120k mileage, and regular oil changes @ 40k, is it about to have another oil change, or just had it? Any reason the gearbox oil level not what it should be (thinking to the fact that it might have needed refilling when clutch done). When you say the very early Corolla gearboxes could be prone to failure, would this be the previous model to yours?

I don't think the Corolla can be prone to this as it has a dead beam rear axle, is it possible you have tyre tread sawtoothing? Easy and quick to check, so even if unlikely it might be worth ruling it out. Or have you got a tyre of Chinese origin on the car somewhere? On the one (or two?) wheel bearing problems I have ever had, it made a big difference to the sound of the problem bearing if the wheel was turning a corner or not, the loaded wheel obviously made more noise.

Hi, it may be of use to know that there is a copy on the iQ forum of the complete Toyota repair manual. I don't have an iQ, but I did download the manual about 5 months ago. I can't remember what the thread topic that I found it on was about - it wasn't about repair manuals. The post was from a member called "Cyker", if I remember correctly, (he has since sold his iQ and hasn't visited here in 20 months), and he provided a link. I have looked for you, but I can't find that post! Perhaps you would have better luck, or someone knows what the thread title was, or has the link? The downloaded manual is about 300Mb. The first page for your fault from the downloaded manual is this: On it's own this is probably not much help!

It is the post-cat O2 sensor that has been cut and taken. (The sensor nearest to the engine does not get stolen.) It would have looked like this:- To give a greater understanding of these thefts, would you mind telling us where the car was parked and at what time of day? Were there any CCTV cameras or witnesses? Did the car have any extra security for cat. protection e.g. a 'Catlock' fitted? Are you are looking to do the replacement yourself? Apologies for all the questions, you have my genuine sympathies.

I'm guessing 5th gear? Did you try replicating the same rpm in 4th gear, and checking is there is any whine ? They should be on same bearings. Did you try jacking up the car, rolling the wheel, moving it up down/left right to check for any play? I'm guessing the sound comes from the gearbox side, so i would start with that wheel.

Ok, so I had to go solo on this; no instructions or You Tube help. New part from Eurocarparts was a slightly different design, but fitting was quite straightforward. A lot cheaper that from Mr T (£304 for parts alone) and took about an hour, all told. Once door card off, plastic sheet peeled back, window detached and old parts un-bolted, it was just a case of transplanting the motor (3 screws) and fitting new part using same mounting points. Had to reprogram the control (hold up button for 5 seconds once shut, then hold down button for 4 seconds once down). Now all is well and functioning again. Job done!

could be a wheel bearing but like yourself i have never had this with a toyota, i have experienced it with other makes but there has been no tell tail play when i checked the wheels for movement, probably best to take a trusted mechanic for a ride so he can have a listen,at 113k my celica wines a little bit on over run,its an old car thats probably been driven hard in previous ownership, there is nothing actually wrong with it, the gearbox is old, so it makes a little noise. the symptoms you describe suggest to me a wheel bearing, if you have looked after the gearbox then dont worry about it, PS, if its any help the wheel bearing noise i have experienced has been a low hum rather than a wine, hope you get it sorted,

what year avensis ? 2002 ? 2012 ? i would use a vacuum based bleeder as it will pull the air out of the ABS pump if its still sucking air you either have a bad hose/joint/wheel cylinder/caliper or the master cylinder is bad depending on the year and if its manual the clutch is fed off the same reservoir if that is letting past you will lose fluid and it may draw air in What was the original issue ?

Agreed, and my Auris 1.6 Valvematic was filled with nothing but 5W30 for the first 100k or so of it's life with no apparent engine wear or ill effects. I've started using 0W20 in it recently as I can get it at a good price on ebay and it does give very very slightly better MPG, but it is minimal. I also notice a very slight increase in oil consumption with 0W20 compared to 5W30 but again it is minimal. Not enough to worry about in either case, and not enough to ever need topping up between 10000 mile oil changes.

My best friend bought a Toyota Prius a few years ago. His main reason was that he simply wanted to have the most reliable car on the market. He did some research and found out that the Prius is this car. He has put some 100,000 miles on the car so far, and spent nothing apart from scheduled maintenance and two blown light bulbs. The interesting thing when comparing a Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive to other drivetrains, it isn't simply an electric motor bolted to an ICE. The interesting part is the so called Power Split Device (PSD), basically a small, yet sturdy planetary gear-set which connects the ICE with one electric motor and one generator. This gear-set does not have any moveable parts besides some turning sprocket wheels. You do not have shifting mechanisms, band brakes, synchromesh mechanism, no clutch or torque converter. The engine is permanently connected to the drivetrain, even when it runs and the vehicle stands still. All different driving conditions, from standing still over running on the highway with 120 mph until going in reverse are emulated by controlling the revolutions of one ICE and one electric motor. The Prius ICE engine does not need a starter, it does not need an alternator, it neither has a serpentine belt nor a timing belt. I think this is pretty amazing for an ICE car. I have a Toyota Yaris Hybrid, and it actually is lighter (!) than a conventional Yaris with an automatic transmission. And if you compare the price of the two vehicles, the Hybrid is only 1,000 GBP more expensive. And it really is extremely relaxing to drive. Best regards from Bavaria Frank

I replace the termostat. Problem solved.