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Making my car last

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  • ShandyAndy_2
    ShandyAndy_2 Posts: 295 Forumite
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    Reference lubing the seals/bushes etc, would duck oil work in a trigger spray?
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    a.turner wrote: »
    Really, does anyone still use them?

    Yes I got a £6 set of seat covers for my new car.... that way when I spill stuff on its just wash the covers... they are black so you cant tell looking in it has them... easiest way to keep your interior looking good.

    also, get rubber floor mats, best idea ever!
  • a.turner
    a.turner Posts: 655 Forumite
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    wymondham wrote: »
    Yes I got a £6 set of seat covers for my new car.... that way when I spill stuff on its just wash the covers... they are black so you cant tell looking in it has them... easiest way to keep your interior looking good.

    also, get rubber floor mats, best idea ever!

    What's the point in keeping them looking good if you never see them?
  • coffeehound
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    Honest John recommends: Replace oil every 6,000 miles or 6 months, whichever occurs first. (Whats the toyota schedule?). Replace coolant every other year.

    If you really want it to last, use fully synth oil. An electric engine pre-heater will help avoid cold-start wear and ensure the engine always gets up to temperature, avoiding condensation etc. Should save fuel too.
  • peter12345678910
    peter12345678910 Posts: 481 Forumite
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    2 tips
    Change coolant I.e it is a pink long term coolant, but it will take 1 week u have to keep refilling it till it stops going down. This is normal.

    Get twin tip denso sparks good for over 100,000 miles much cheaper than oem.
    When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. Nietzsche

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  • ShandyAndy_2
    ShandyAndy_2 Posts: 295 Forumite
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    coffeehound wrote: »
    Honest John recommends: Replace oil every 6,000 miles or 6 months, whichever occurs first. (Whats the toyota schedule?). Replace coolant every other year.

    If you really want it to last, use fully synth oil. An electric engine pre-heater will help avoid cold-start wear and ensure the engine always gets up to temperature, avoiding condensation etc. Should save fuel too.

    Every 6 months really necessary ?, 5w30 fully synthetic is recommended anyway, the heater also seems a bit overkill, Toyota schedule is 10k or 12 months
  • ShandyAndy_2
    ShandyAndy_2 Posts: 295 Forumite
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    peter12345678910 wrote: »
    2 tips
    Change coolant I.e it is a pink long term coolant, but it will take 1 week u have to keep refilling it till it stops going down. This is normal.

    Get twin tip denso sparks good for over 100,000 miles much cheaper than oem.

    The coolant is already clean and fresh, will look at the plugs, thanks
  • peter12345678910
    peter12345678910 Posts: 481 Forumite
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    ShandyAndy wrote: »
    The coolant is already clean and fresh, will look at the plugs, thanks

    Sorry will give you another tip

    Tyres 103nm if you want your bearings to last.

    Check out greensparkplugs tt iridium for sparks.
    When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. Nietzsche

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  • ShandyAndy_2
    ShandyAndy_2 Posts: 295 Forumite
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    peter12345678910 wrote: »
    Sorry will give you another tip

    Tyres 103nm if you want your bearings to last.

    Check out greensparkplugs tt iridium for sparks.

    103nm? Not with you?
  • peter12345678910
    peter12345678910 Posts: 481 Forumite
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    ShandyAndy wrote: »
    103nm? Not with you?

    This is the correct torque settings for lug nuts for avensis. Nm is newton-metre. .
    When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. Nietzsche

    Please note that at no point during this work was the kettle ever put out of commission and no chavs were harmed during the making of this post.
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