This is for my BIL. His 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5 recently started
squeaking near the rear door when driving.
Some facts:
- He had a rear collision in 2003, repaired by insurance company,

I have a stick shift corolla and my question is that if I switch to the 5th
gear at the speed of 30mph (I do that to drive in the highest gear to save
gas) the engine does not loose power but it clearly seems unhappy. What
effect does changing to 5th gear at the speed of 30-35mph ...

Drivers are complaining that their real-world fuel economy doesn't
match up with the official estimate given by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)...
So why doesn't the car or truck you drive to and from work every day

If it does, where it is located?
Thanks.

I have a 96 Corolla that appears to have a starter motor that is
failing. When the engine is cold and I turn the ignition key I hear the
starter solenoid engage (loud click) and have to turn the key about 3-4
times before the starter will start the engine. My question is, can I

OK, so I went to work yesterday. I was planningon puching out at one or
two, and I owed a favor to a tech for getting me running last week, so I
was going to clean up his truck and then go to my favourite store...
Salvation Army... to see if they had any goodies (19" monitor for $12 ...

Hi all, looking for ANY help we can find on this......
Problem: The car is a 1986 MR2 that came with a stock 16 valve engine.    We
took out the engine and replaced it with a 1992 4AGE 20 valve engine out of
a Toyota Levin from Japan.   Everything is done except the wiring.  We can

I've removed the old serpentine belt from my 1999 Corolla, but I can't
get the new one in and I can't find my Haynes manual. The factory manual
doesn't seem to have anything on it. I can't reach down in there and get
it were it needs to be. Is there a trick, or do I have to ...

My '97 Avalon's Michelin MXV-4's were starting to approach the wear bars
so I've been spending lots of time at the Tire Rack, various web sites,
and here lurking and researching what tire will give me the smoothest
ride and be decent in the wet.  I'm not concerned about best tire ...

On a 18 GS Toyota Avensis.  The rear brake shoes.  What is the minimum
thickness of the brake shoes before replacement?
TIA

So the 1998 Avalon which I have owned for four years finally appears to
need some attention. Four years of oil change and gas fill up and the
occasional wash is all I have had to do. Oh and had the timing belt
changed at 60K because I was on a road trip and a delaer talked my wife

In a July 5th WSJ  article it  states that GM's spending on incentives
'remained flat or had only a slight increase' from the month of May to
the month of June.
This is further evidence of the gullibility of the public. They pretty

Just a quick question .Do Toyota in line with other makes share common
engine blocks. I was just wondering about  removing a  3S-FE and  fitting a
Diesel and wondering if all parts will fit to the new block. If so what car
has the Diesel engine I would need.

Matrix: All the Matrixes (Matrices?) I see are made in Canada. For those
of you on the Left Coast, are there any Japanese Matrixes? (IE, VIN
beginning with "J").
They also seem to have Delco radios, judging from the design. Not

Just road-tested this car, pretty cool. However, I saw that the audio
systems lacks two features, which are major IMHO:
a) No Mute button
b) No Pause button for the CD or the optional CD changer.