Filed Under (Toyota) by admin on 15-04-2010
Tags: added performance,
car manual,
cruise control,
es350,
fuel cost,
fuel mileage,
high octane fuel,
premium fuel,
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Have you read the owner’s manual to the ES350? It probably states that you can run 87 octane fuel, but to expect lower
performance. What you should do is run several tanks of 87 octane fuel (run two tanks with Techron initially), and on the last couple of tanks calculate your fuel cost per mile. Then switch back to high octane fuel and calculate your fuel cost per mile. If 87 octane runs the car fine, and if your fuel cost per mile is lower, and if the owner’s manual says that it’s OK to run 87 octane, then run
87 octane. If the car manual says you have an option to use either Regular or Premium “for added performance” you have to do the two tests, running Regular and then Premium over at least a dozen tankfuls of fuel each, and then do your math. To get consistent results try to use the cruise control as much as possible, so it’s driven the same both ways. On some cars the extra performance from running Premium fuel increases the fuel mileage enough (when driven the same) to actually lower the cost per mile. On many cars it’s a wash ? the added mileage
Filed Under (Toyota) by admin on 13-04-2010
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Torque is a measurement of your engine’s pulling power, and it is torque that pulls you up hills, allowing your engine a more linear
and aggressive acceleration curve. With the Powerchip, you notice the increase in torque right throughout the rev range, which gives
you far greater flexibility at low engine revolutions. Towing will become less demanding, and you will no longer feel the need to take the engine to the redline in each gear to get the performance you demand… It’s always there for you, when you really need it
most!
Filed Under (Toyota) by admin on 08-04-2010
Tags: 2003 toyota tacoma,
connecting rod,
cylinder block,
engine oil,
oil holes,
pin hole,
piston,
piston pin,
piston rings,
pistons,
rod bushings,
sst,
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REPLACEMENT 1. REPLACE CONNECTING ROD BUSHINGS (a) Using SST and a press, press out the bushing.
SST 09207–76010 (b) Align the oil holes of a new bushing and the connecting rod. (c) Using SST and a press, press in the bushing.
SST 09207–76010 (d) Using a pin hole grinder, hone the bushing to obtain the standard specified clearance (see step 14 above) be-
tween the bushing and piston pin
Check the piston pin fit at normal room temperature. Coat the piston pin with engine oil, and push it into the connecting rod with your thumb. 2. REPLACE OVERSIZED (O/S) PISTONS HINT: •Bore all the 4 cylinders for the O/S piston outside diameter.• Replace all the piston rings with ones to match the O/S pistons. (a) Select the O/S pistons.
O/S piston diameter:
Filed Under (Toyota) by admin on 08-04-2010
Tags: 4d,
crankshaft,
crankshaft pulley,
drive belt tensioner,
fuel pump,
mounting bracket,
picnic,
pulley bolt,
rav4,
timing belt replacement,
Toyota,
toyota avensis verso
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Hold crankshaft pulley. Use tool No.09213-54015. 2.Remove: Crankshaft pulley bolt [1] . Crankshaft pulley [2] . Use tool No.09950-50012. Timing belt cover [3] . 3. Previa/RAV4: Remove auxiliary drive belt tensioner pulley. 4. Remove: Timing belt cover [4] . Crankshaft sprocket guide washer [5] . 5. Support engine. 6. Remove: RH engine mounting. RH engine mounting bracket [6] . 7.
Temporarily fit crankshaft pulley bolt [1] . 8. Turn crankshaft clockwise to TDC on No.1 cylinder. Ensure timing marks aligned [7] & [8] . NOTE: Mark fuel pump sprocket, timing belt and casing [9] . 9. Remove: Automatic tensioner unit bolts [10] & [11] . Automatic tensioner unit [12] . Timing belt
Filed Under (Toyota) by admin on 05-04-2010
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Removal of Stock Intake Manifold (figure 1)
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable. 2. With tape or a permanent marker, mark the forward edge of the power steering and the air conditioning compressor drive belts (figure 2). This will ensure that the belts will be returned to their original positions and that they will rotate in the direction. If you reverse the direction of rotation, it may cause the belts to fray.
3. If you don’t have a drive belt tensionometer, make note of each belt’s deflection at a point midway between its pulleys. You will need to approximate this tension during reassembly (see figure 29