Topic: Vehicle Wear Items Everyone Forgets About

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Inconspicuous consumables
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[dirtyjeffer]

some good tips in there...i usually get a brake service every 18 months to keep everything in good shape...one of my recommended service packages include it, but it's also available on its own for about $100...money well spent, IMO.

[dkaz]

My Mazda calls for brake servicing every 12 months or 24,000km which I do. Surprised it's not on the Toyota maintenance schedule.

[JohnnyMac]

Definitely some good tips in there.  Have to say I'm not the best at keeping up with all of these.  For example, our 2010 Santa Fe which is approaching 9 years old in March, has only had two rear wiper blades ever (the factory one and a replacement like 4 years ago). 

[Ron]

Article seems incomplete to me. It mentions lubricating the sliders(good) but nothing about changing the hydraulic brake fluid. It focuses on the radiator hoses which likely last longer than the vehicle itself, but not on the coolant inside which directly affects the rate of wear and corrosion.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

The front brakes of the Tundra don't have slide pins, they use a fixed caliper, 4-piston design.  There are lots of Tundra owners that are saying they're getting 170 000+ kms out of a set of brake pads and rotors. 

[dkaz]

The front brakes of the Tundra don't have slide pins, they use a fixed caliper, 4-piston design.  There are lots of Tundra owners that are saying they're getting 170 000+ kms out of a set of brake pads and rotors.

Is your 33.3 L/100km correct?! 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

The front brakes of the Tundra don't have slide pins, they use a fixed caliper, 4-piston design.  There are lots of Tundra owners that are saying they're getting 170 000+ kms out of a set of brake pads and rotors.

Is your 33.3 L/100km correct?! 

I don't think it's accurate at all.  I just started using Fuelly with only 2 fillups recorded.  The first one was a partial, so there is no way those numbers are correct.  The onboard computer is indicating around 20.5L/100kms for the current tank. 

I'm guessing it will take about 10 fill-ups or so before the fuel mileage numbers normalize into something a little more realistic and demonstrative.

[dkaz]

I don't think it's accurate at all.  I just started using Fuelly with only 2 fillups recorded.  The first one was a partial, so there is no way those numbers are correct.  The onboard computer is indicating around 20.5L/100kms for the current tank. 

I'm guessing it will take about 10 fill-ups or so before the fuel mileage numbers normalize into something a little more realistic and demonstrative.

It won’t count the first one because it’s the first tank. Your second fill up indicates only 192km driven and 63L filled, I’d check that.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I don't think it's accurate at all.  I just started using Fuelly with only 2 fillups recorded.  The first one was a partial, so there is no way those numbers are correct.  The onboard computer is indicating around 20.5L/100kms for the current tank. 

I'm guessing it will take about 10 fill-ups or so before the fuel mileage numbers normalize into something a little more realistic and demonstrative.

It won’t count the first one because it’s the first tank. Your second fill up indicates only 192km driven and 63L filled, I’d check that.

That part is accurate.  The first fill I recorded was only a partial fill, which means the 2nd 'fill' had more miles to cover, even though the odometer records less.  Partial fill screw up mileage from individual fills, but it all averages out over longer periods of time.

[dkaz]

That part is accurate.  The first fill I recorded was only a partial fill, which means the 2nd 'fill' had more miles to cover, even though the odometer records less.  Partial fill screw up mileage from individual fills, but it all averages out over longer periods of time.

Check the box then:

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I did.  Didn't seem to do anything.

Anyways, like I said, it will average out over time.

[dkaz]

I did.  Didn't seem to do anything.

Anyways, like I said, it will average out over time.

I think partially filling up your first tank screwed up the system. I would do the second tank as a missed fuel-up. Gosh shiny new truck and you didn't want to completely fill up your first tank? 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I did.  Didn't seem to do anything.

Anyways, like I said, it will average out over time.

I think partially filling up your first tank screwed up the system. I would do the second tank as a missed fuel-up. Gosh shiny new truck and you didn't want to completely fill up your first tank? 

I did fill up the tank the first time, but I only started using Fuelly starting with my second visit to a gas station. 

It will all average out over time.

[dkaz]

I did fill up the tank the first time, but I only started using Fuelly starting with my second visit to a gas station. 

It will all average out over time.

BUT IT BUGS ME! Not as much as TripleBob's Golf Wagon but it still bugs me. Think of ME. lol.

Anyone check out Triple Bob's Golf TDI Fuelly stat in his signature?



0.07 L/100km is 78570 km on a 55L tank of diesel. I think he should avoid getting his car "fixed" with the recall for as long as possible.

Looks like it's been fixed but the image is static in his signature.

http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/golf/2013/robsmithphotogr/241497

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I did fill up the tank the first time, but I only started using Fuelly starting with my second visit to a gas station. 

It will all average out over time.

BUT IT BUGS ME! Not as much as TripleBob's Golf Wagon but it still bugs me. Think of ME. lol.

Wait 10 more fill ups and it won't bug you anymore.  It will have averaged out. 

Plus, 10 more fill ups won't take that long in this truck....

[dkaz]

Wait 10 more fill ups and it won't bug you anymore.  It will have averaged out. 

Plus, 10 more fill ups won't take that long in this truck....

Lol no kidding. Conversation with my wife last night

“You like your Sequoia so far?”
“Love it!”
“How’s it on gas?”
“Terrible!” Lol

Anyway, back to what you said:

The front brakes of the Tundra don't have slide pins, they use a fixed caliper, 4-piston design.  There are lots of Tundra owners that are saying they're getting 170 000+ kms out of a set of brake pads and rotors.

I wonder if it’s true of all Toyotas and the reason why brake service isn’t listed on the service schedule? Man, just another reason to love Toyota.

[rrocket]

^^You don't need sliders when you have pistons on either side of the caliper.

It's not really a Toyota thing, just inherent to 4+ piston designs.

You WILL need a spreader like this to push the pistons back though.  Otherwise you still need to remove the caliper to push the pistons back.  With a speader like this, you'll never need to remove the caliper again...unless you're replacing rotors of course.