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Air Induction Tube Leaks

May 30th, 2008 by editor in Information

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An air induction tube is a hose that is assembled to the engine. This hose filters the air in the engine because unfiltered air can cause major damages to the engine, such as power loss. So it is very important that there are no leaks of any kind. However, a hose replacement at Toyota is quite expensive, especially if you are the budget type who at least just wants a temporary fix to last until you can afford the permanent fix. A wrecking yard is a good suggestion here, but if the budget can not afford it, just grab a duct tape and cover the hole. It is just that simple, of course it won’t last.


Bumper Dents (Part 2)

May 28th, 2008 by editor in Information

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Do take note not to burn the paint. Later on, the dent will go off out on its own. If that does not happen, you can do it yourself by applying pressure at the opposite side to pop it on your own. Bumpers that are made out of plastic material have that kind of “memory”, just when you press a reset button on a game you are playing. When you apply heat on you plastic-material bumper, it will always go back to the way it was molded figure. Once it has returned to its normal shape, bolt it back to your car. It is just that easy.


Bumper Dents (Part 1)

May 23rd, 2008 by editor in Information

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A dent in your Toyota’s bumper is an awful sight to see. So if you are that person who wants those nasty dents removed by yourself, here’s how you should do it. Check if your bumper is made of plastic. If it is made of plastic, see if it is cracked. If there are no cracks at all, all you have to do is unbolt it. If you have an electric fire or a portable gas fire, position it towards the bumper with the dent for approximately thirty centimeters. Just put it that way for five minutes.


Dashboard Illumination

May 20th, 2008 by editor in Information

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Not all lights will work forever, even candle melts and you have to light a new stick to provide illumination in a dark room. Light bulbs will wear out, even in cars, and these lights were provided, in the first place, to give support when checking out dark areas of your car. One of these dark areas in your car would have to be in the dashboard where the air flows which is called airflow control area. These light bulbs are usually attached to sockets, and they can be easily removed by pulling them off. To pull them off, you have to remove this plastic wrapped around the dash.


Power Window Failure of Doom (Part 2)

May 17th, 2008 by editor in Information

nullThis kind of incident usually happens when the center pivot of the scissor mechanism that lifts up the window is held by a particular bolt that is getting loose. Because of this loosen bolt, the window will have to shift and/or bind in its track as it was unevenly raised. If you try to bring down the window at least half way, that particular bolt that causes the problem can be accessed from an opening in the door panel (front door; it is not too far from the speaker/s). It is best to tighten this loose bolt as soon as you experience difficulty with the windows because when this worsens, the glass will feel stress with the shift-bind problem and later on shatter right before your eyes.


Power Window Failure of Doom (Part 1)

May 13th, 2008 by editor in Information

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When you have to pay for parking or see your friend on the road and wants to catch up the latest news while on your way going home, you seem to notice, your power windows are either stuck, not going down the right way or worse, just crashing right in front of your face. Don’t panic. There is this generation of cars released by Toyota that resulted to this mishap, so do not worry, you can check to on your own to prevent or fix this dilemma. If you try to remove the passenger door panel off, you just might see what caused this.


Disabling Car Alarm

May 8th, 2008 by editor in Information

nullSometimes, car alarms can be really annoying, especially when you loose your keys (where you car alarm switches are) or the remote to make it stop from alarming. If you do not know how to shut off your car alarm that insanely alarms on its own, you do not have to spend cash to get it repaired in an auto shop when you can do it yourself for free. All you have to do is to go to your car’s fuse box, look for the car alarm’s fuse and just remove it. Then just ignite your car a few times and honk the horn a couple of times.


Removing Rav 4’s Front Wheel Hub

May 4th, 2008 by editor in Information

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Do you want to remove your Toyota Rav 4’s front wheel hub, but don’t know how or where to start? Then read on to this to figure it out. First off, take out the breaks. If it has a center cap, there is a nut behind it. It is clasped to the rotor on, not too hard though. Several cars are the same, so if you have experienced this before, you can accomplish this with no problem (just research on how to remove a brake rotor). Most people would just slip it off, while others try to unscrew it then gives it some force to push it out. Another option would be to obtain a pin with a nut remover.