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Perth
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August 2002
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MX83 Service problems
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Mon, 05 August 2002 16:10
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Recently I was lucky enough to become the new owner of a 1991 Toyota Cressida Grande with only 173k on the clock. Leather, `Lectrics and LSD...what more could a person want? 
Well I decided to get the car serviced at the nearest Toyota dealer, thinking that they'd be able to do a better job then somewhere like Marlows or whatever.
The day after the service, I discovered the car was leaking oil from the sump plug. yet after 3 days, it was still overfull (they mustn't teach people how to read dipsticks these days). I took it back and they told me it was due to one of 3 spot welds popping inwards, stopping the washer from sealing properly. Has anyone heard of this happening before?
As well as that, now when I go to accelerate (not necessarily putting the boot in every time) the car jerks like the driveline has locked up, sometimes doing it twice, before taking off properly. The other night when it did this, one of the dash lights near the cruise control light flashed on briefly, but not long enough to see which one it was. Does anyone know what might be causing this? It didn't do it before the service, so I'm taking it back in for that in the morning when I finish work so they can hook it up to their computer and see if they can fix it.
Ta for any help. This is the first EFI car I've had, and I thought problems like this would be no more after i retired the datsun.
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Location:
Canada
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: MX83 Service problems
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Mon, 05 August 2002 18:25
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Jump T and E1 as the sticker under the hood shows to check ign. timing.
The check engine light may then flash a code at you.
Record it and get back to us.
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: MX83 Service problems
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Mon, 05 August 2002 23:49
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Ahhh, the simple rule of car servicing: if you want it done, do it yourself! Seems any time you let someone strange touch your car, they ALWAYS seem to screw SOMETHING up. (Can anyone say holden service??..) You've gotta try and find people you can trust, and stick with them.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: MX83 Service problems
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Tue, 06 August 2002 01:52
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I took it back this morning and they said it came up with a code 11, temporary drop of voltage to ECU.
Not sure if this will be covered by the warranty on the car, or if I'll have to find time to take the dash out and test all the connectors in the wiring harness leading to the ECU. If so, I can't wait
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Location:
Brisbane Qld
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: MX83 Service problems
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Sat, 10 August 2002 01:48
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Does your car have an immobiliser/alarm ? it may be a faulty relay, if someone has placed the ignition cut in the ecu power supply.
The one and ONLY time I took my car to Toyota was for a timing belt change. The idiots forgot to put the bolts back in on the plastic undertray on the left side. I drove from brisbane to sydney the following weekend and kept hearing funny noises.
And dont even get me started on Pedders (700 bucks for front tires 'cause they can't tell the difference between to in and toe out)
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