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I have used 'Williams F1' waterless wash and wax for the last 4 years and would never go back to a bucket or hose pipe etc. Never had any scratches using it and it's quick and leaves the most incredable shine and also protects the paint from birds muck etc. The more you use it the less you need as it builds up a layer of protection over time. Great if you can't use a hosepipe as well.

Picked up the GR 2.0 today absolutely love it. Ash Grey bio. I’ll get some pics up soon.

Hi Guys I remember when after a service your car came back from the dealer all shiny and clean having had a wash and an internal tidy up. Those days are long gone as mine came back with a fresh coating of pigeon poo and probably a Covid19 coated free plastic seat cover. Any way the point of this thread is to describe my attitude to car washes in that i now avoid them like the plague in fact any sort of car wash. Why because you usually end up with scratched bodywork even if you use a hand wash which can be a nightmare. When i acquired a Golf GTD mk7.5 two years ago i went to a reputable hand wash and the car came out with scratches more or less all over the paint work. I can only assume that the filthy cloth they use for the wash had abrasive dirt on it etc. I now use a Karcher jet wash with the Karcher Car shampoo and the Turtle Wax Redline for the wheels and the results are amazing with lasting shine. First i use a Karcher pressure spray for a basic clean to remove any dirt mud etc . I then empty a small amount of Karcher Car shampoo mixed with a bucket of water and apply liberally over the the bodywork leave on for 5 mins and jetwash off gently so as to speak and leave to dry. I have found it unnecessary to polish with a soft cloth etc as once the car has dried it leaves a shine on the bodywork without water stains etc which lasts for weeks. The wheel cleaner is brilliant, its a spray on job wait and wash off. You can use a brush to remove stubborn stains or marks but i have found the Redline does the job without using anything else. Oh i forgot to mention that auto washes guarantee swirly scuff marks in your precious paintwork and the owners view it as a free extra but then you guys probably know all this. PS I have no personal investment in Karcher or Turtle Wax

Bilt Hamber pre-wash, rinse off with pressure washer. Followed by Turtle Wax snow foam which is left to dwell for about 10 minutes or less depending on temperature. Further rinse with pressure washer followed by 2 bucket contact wash method with Bilt Hamber concentrated shampoo with both buckets fitted with grit guards. Rinse followed by either good quality microfibre towel dry or air blower. Polish with Autoglym Super Resin Polish - which is actually one of the best swirl removers/fillers on the market and then a final protective coat with Bilt Hamber double speed wax. I’ve had the car since March and due to lockdown have spent more time washing it than driving it.

Do you use 2 Micro cloths per session, and wash them, or new cloths every time? I have some Williams F1 cleaner, but have been too frightened to use it especially to get the winter grime off! I did spend to have the "Bionic" treatment before the car was supplied, and it comes up very shiny when I wash using the maintenance pack they supplied.

I am with you on this. I been using waterless wash and wax for around 10 years, Williams is a good product. I also coated the car with Carplan Number 1 after a Williams clean. Stunning look.

Meguires Swirl Remover might be worth a look at. Had a Decuma Grey auris many years ago now and it improved some patchy swirls on the bonnet very well.

I have the exact set up except I stayed away from karchers soap product and instead use autoglym polar range, polar blast then sit for 10 min use polar wash and a wool wash mitt and then use polar seal to seal the water out of the body work as I didn't trust the karcher soap it was too loose for me and fell right off the car Remi

Living in a flat I can only ever use a locally run jet wash place. And even then I only use the lance, never the brush attachment. Once whilst waiting to use the jet wash I sat in disbelief as this guy's kid scrubbed the floor with the brush. RIP to anyone who uses that public jet wash brush.

OBD-II Bluetooth scanner and the Hybrid Assistant app will show you the various temperature readings, you don't need Techstream or fancy stuff for that. There are four main temperature readings - engine coolant, inverter coolant, motor-generator, and HV battery (well, there are multiple battery sensors). I don't know which are tied to the high temperature warning light - possibly all of them? Which temperature sensor did you replace?

On sale October - https://newsroom.toyota.eu/the-new-toyota-rav4-hybrid-black-edition/

According to Toyotas warranty for the annual hybrid health checkup, a report will be generated, so the costumer can see current battery status and capacity. Have you ever seen such a report? And what exactly did it say? At my last service I didn't see or hear anything.

What shampoo are you using, for car chem 1-1900 is a fantastic shampoo and cheap.

Do you wash using the 2 bucket method? You need to invest in a snow foam lance and snow foam for pre wash. The less contact wash you can do the better.

I only use a fine microfibre cloth to polish windows when using Rain X for everything else i use 2 giant sponges one for removing stubborn stains and the other for applying the car wash. I am not taking the car to a rally or competition so as long as its shiny and looks as if its just coming out of the showroom i am happy chappie. There was a time when i used to buy all the expensive car cleaning products you can think of but now i dont want to spend all day buffing my motor as i have better things to do. My only concern which i am manic about is bird !Removed! and where i live we have to contend with a lot of it being deposited regularly by seagulls/pigeons who are the worst offenders(no i dont live on the coast but near the Wash) Bird !Removed! left unattended will corrode the paintwork.In order to help me with my bird stain problem I purchased on Amazon an amazing bird !Removed! remover designed for parrot cages and it is non corrosive or harmful but it removes large stubborn messy stains not matter what surface with ease. I used to use an Autoglym product but it was hard work to get rid of the baked on stains where the car had been left in the sun. I am convinced that birds use a certain colour of your vehicle as target practice my previous car was bluish/grey and bird hits were infrequent but dark red which is now my hybrid Corolla colour is now a bulls eye for the local bird population. Guys all the previous text sound banal but there is nothing worse than stepping out of your house having meticulously washed your precious toy it to find a giant pigeon !Removed! splattered all over your shiny bonnet.

Not all rear caliper designs have the cut outs. For example one of the Nissin/Lucas types uses differently angled thread flanks on each face of the adjuster shaft thread (15deg and 45deg) to minimise torque on the piston. They would still have some means of gripping the piston through, to retract it when fitting new pads.

Extract from a Toyota GB dated 23rd July 2020 post on Toyota UK Blog: "We appreciate that you are very keen to learn more about the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid, but we currently have no new information on specific dates or pricing. We can confirm that it is due to be introduced in the second half of 2020, and sales are still predicted to begin in early 2021."

I usually spend all day detailing each car

The protrusion is there to stop the piston rotating. Without it the self adjustment may not work properly.

I wasn't being entirely serious 😃 I do find the fuel gauge on the Avensis very pessimistic though.

Trim sold. Sony sat nav stereo still available for £100 collected

No excuse. Considering how conservative the fuel gauge and range display is in the Avensis it had probably been beeping and telling him the tank was empty since some time in June!

Are you sure that you don't need a 14mm socket? One of the Amazon reviewers of that linked item has successfully used it on a 2009 Avensis 1.6, so the same engine as yours?

For anyone else looking, they are a Thule rebrand.

Their head must be as empty as their fuel tank.

Excellent Rocks703 that’s great as i like direct replacements (upgrades) the photo would be great thanks

My 2L Excel was the showroom car and it was hooked up to a battery charger. My car was left for 4 weeks during lockdown in my garage after which i moved it on to the drive and left it with ignition on in P. Had no trouble starting engine.

Well I got the car back yesterday and I can confirm that I now have Android auto installed on the infotainment system. I still need to have phone plugged in, set to file transfer over USB, but the screen doesn't need to be turned on for it to operate, and holding down the talk button on the steering wheel activates Google assistant. Really happy with the upgrade and someone who uses Google to control home lighting and my garage door, it really does make a difference. Worth every cent! VID20200706132635.mp4

If the Hybrid battery is full and you continue to regenerate the car will "waste" the excess power by using a MG ( motor generator ) to turn the engine over, it has to loose the regenerated power as it cannot store it so it looses it as kinetic energy via the engine.