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  1. cochiseG

    2010 aftermarket wheel

    hi there... just to say i also had to use spacers... went with non hubcentric spacers but took my time installing them torqued to around 80 foot/pounds... and rechecked the torque on them after 300 miles runs nice done almost 2k miles on them no vibration reason for the spacers was i bought 114...
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    Transmission fluid turn dark after 7000 miles

    anything i need to avoid to do, beside the obvious not running the car when its out of fluid? after i reassemble the pan and fill back (with the same amount of fluid i will have drained?) Is there anything else important to do? I heard the fluid expands when its hot, so after shifting it...
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    Transmission fluid turn dark after 7000 miles

    yes the more i think, stopping the flow would be very messy... ill try going to toyota get ws fluid (2011 automatic is ws?) and i might ask for a pan gasket and a filter? is this best if i drop the pan and change the gasket and the filter? i dont have many tools, think i would need a small...
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    Transmission fluid turn dark after 7000 miles

    would it be right to change mine again slowly (id like to change a quart 6 times at 6 months intervals...) its dark and has already 4+ years/40kmiles on it? first time it was changed in a garage but dont wanna pay that bill again..
  5. cochiseG

    Transmission fluid turn dark after 7000 miles

    got mine changed a few years/miles ago (2-4 years, 20-40 miles ago) and its dark purple almost black... I think to keep it fresh looking red you should drain and refill1-2 quarts, like every oil change or each year at the least
  6. cochiseG

    HIGHEST MILEAGE 11TH GEN.

    defining oneself as a car guy on the basis you drive manual... is a bit shortsighted... you can enjoy any car on any road with any drive train... just enjoy the drive...
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    wierd issue with CD player

    its really doing better ... it rejected a disk once recently but when the disk comes out the unit detects its out... maybe a sensor was dusty or something (i also hit the dash pretty hard, to try to get it to work, now it seems to...
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    wierd issue with CD player

    actually ive fixed it before by scrapping the inside with a bobby pin, trying to pull parts of the mecanism to reset... today i managed to switch the disk, so im not changing the unit.. yet XD also tried a lot to force a disk in (it thinks theres one in but theres not) and let it eject the disk...
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    wierd issue with CD player

    ill try to learn how to pull it out... checking the fuse seems easier
  10. cochiseG

    Oil change frequency

    been changing mine around 5k miles because i misread the maintenance interval... then lately i change it every 8month/6-7k miles
  11. cochiseG

    2016 corolla leak

    with 55k miles its still under warranty?
  12. cochiseG

    Oil change frequency

    you can go 8 months but drive it more :D
  13. cochiseG

    Need help diagnosing problem

    maybe alternator?
  14. cochiseG

    New here. Joined for help on recent issues with 2009 Corolla

    I know... must be pressure related... i had my dad go on a drive with me after i had put the dipstick back in because it didnt solve the problem lights at first but i think the car restarted shifting in 4th on second start when we went around the block... he try did something with the cars keys...
  15. cochiseG

    2010 CE TPMS reset

    hi ZeCorolla, in my 2011 the button is more like under the steering wheel (in front of the right knee) is there two buttons for that? im asking because would also like to reset it but i think it doesnt recognize the sensors in my new wheels
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    New here. Joined for help on recent issues with 2009 Corolla

    iv had vsc and traction control go on once and it was my dipstick not back in totally (i have to push it all the way down) i bet these lights came on because air was passing in the dip stick hole the car wouldnt shift over 3rd gear while this was happening... i had recently started checked the...
  17. cochiseG

    wierd issue with CD player

    hi there ! first post! years ago my wife hit the dash out of anger in her '11 corolla while i was driving and now i think the cd player is shorting, only years later... also we just had the airbag recall done so maybe they moved a wire doing that? now the cd player rejects CDs and acts as if...
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