I owe a 2006 RAV4 2.2 lt Diesel D-CAT since March 2006. Fine car, I'm very
happy with it. Lately, with the winter cold back, an electronic control
device doesn't work properly when the engine is started, and it switches off
the ABS, VSC, 4X4 and Cruise Systems, among others. It ...

Is there anything I can do to keep my new valve cover gaskets more pliable?
The old ones were toast. I tried tightening the screws to keep oil from
leaking, but found the culprit was a 1/4" gap in the exhaust side gasket.
I have some high-temp gasket maker. Should I use a thin bead ...

One day it was running fine, the next day when I went to start it up
to go out it wouldn't idle.
I usually have to let him warm up abit then kick down on the
accelerator to do the choke, (it has an auto-choke) after that it

I posted last week about replacing tires on a 2000 Civic with 43k miles
that appeared to have adequate tread left but were looking a little old
with some "dry rot".  The front tires look somewhat worn (less tread,
more sidewall wrinkling than the rears) but the rears cosmetically ...

The battery went flat through not being used for a number of days and being
old.  It needs replacing.  Not totally flat though, juts not enough to start
to turn over the starter motor.  I had a jump start and after the oil light
stays on. The oil level is fine. When turned off ...

Natalie

Just so new members of the ng can view the B/S Charlene Blake is up
to....
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To:  Toyota Motor Corporation

Guys,
I am wondering if my camry  V-6, has an o-ring or some kind of seal
where the bottom rad hose attatches to a metal pipe and then to an
elbow to the engine. It is leaking here, which is the passenger side

And she wonders why the Vietnam vets are still sore at her for what she did
in 1967.
So naturally she goes and does it again in 2007.
Estupida grinda loca.

My bro and sister in law have had lots of trouble with their corolla.
Its a 4 door front wheel drive automatic with 180K miles.  Its the DX
model and has the 1.8L 4 cylinder engine.  It was missing and
backfiring really bad and kept stalling.   I bought some new NGK spark

Paraphrasing Robocop:
"I want a truck. I want a big truck. I want a big truck with 30 MPG!"
(Remember the SUX 6000 from that movie?)
My truck needs are different from the average truck owner, I guess.

Tire Pressure:
Should the tire pressure be what is listed in the owner's manual/glove
compartment OR should it be what is listed on the tire?
Brake Fluid:

Wife had a Volvo station wagon and after some years she replaced it with a
new Camry XLE. The XLE is great but she missed the space and function of the
wagon whenever she does some major shopping. She doesn't like the mini vans
or SUVs as its too big and not so good on gas. If ...

"What we really expect out of the Democrats is for them to treat us as they
would liked to have been treated." --House Min. Leader John Boehner (R-OH)

I am with a staffing agency that runs a technical service hotline to
help dealership techs solve difficult issues. We need to locate
interested techs with certifications to work on the hotline, do any
of