Recent content by Bobocop

I'm not having a great deal of faith. Last time I saw them they said "these engines do tend to burn oil" and couldn't see an issue.

Fortunately from a Lexus/Toyota dealership - Toyota approved used.

That is my concern too. I had to clean some coffee stains out of the cupholder and the gearknob was terribly scuffed presumably from someone wearing rings. I have worries about it being ragged during break-in and damaged cylinders and piston rings. Would abuse from a previous owner be covered...

Have made a dedicated thread here.

Have owned my GR86 for a year now. On taking ownership the Toyota dealership told me it had its fluids changed. Just to be cautious I took it to Fensport for an oil change and Lanoguard treatment. Between then and my first Toyota service (6 months / 6k miles) I had to top up about 1L of oil...

Easy enough. Had to blast the OEM handle with a hairdrier in 15 second bursts to loosen the glue, then twist and pull.

I topped up with about 1L over 6k miles. Since it came back from Toyota it's used 0.5L in less than 400 miles.

So took the car to Toyota a few weeks ago as it has been consuming a lot of oil since purchase a year ago. Told that there's no visible leaks and that they couldn't find anything wrong. Did the PCV valve test by taking the filler cap off while idling and felt positive pressure. Opened the hood...

Price drop bump: £500

Had some TOM'S bits arrive from Japan a few weeks back. Gave the car a clean and put the new bits in. New steering wheel and PCV valve arriving next week.

https://ebay.us/m/HTg4jo These are direct upgrades if you want a beefier "honk". I'm quite content with the Roadrunner "meepmeep" our cars do. If you want to go crazy there are Hella Horns which Grimmspeed do a wiring harness for. Some of those things hit 120db+ which is absolutely mental for...

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Haven't done anything as such but after dealing with excessive oil consumption for a while did the oil filler test for pressure... blowing. Looks like it's new PCV valve time.

So I tried following some US guides and am fairly certain there's a little more space to work with once you get one small panel off. It's to the right of the start button and leads below the steering wheel, there's a black Philips-head, Undo that and start pulling the panel from the bottom...

Couple of night shots of the Lexus switch. The light is definitely dimmer than the OEM button but adds a little class, in my humble opinion. The supplied bezel sits raised over the surrounding plastic. I followed another owner's idea and swapped the OEM bezel onto it so it sits flush with the...