Taking car to dealer for service

[vladniko86]

Originally Posted by HKz

you just need more practice with your throws that is all.

Alright will do. Thanks all!

[Atmo]

If your car has the Toyota Extra Care extended warranty, there shouldn't be a diagnostic fee. If it's a third party warranty, it's dealer discretion. If you're stuck with the $60 diagnostic fee and repairs are needed, ask them to apply it toward the repair.

I don't know about your problem. I changed mine to Redline MT-90 at 1K miles and never had any problems on road or track in temps below freezing to track days in summer desert heat.

One suggestion though. Good techs are such prima donnas that it will be in your interest to arrive with a clean car inside and out to impress them that you care about your car and expect them to as well.

[vladniko86]

Originally Posted by Atmo

If your car has the Toyota Extra Care extended warranty, there shouldn't be a diagnostic fee. If it's a third party warranty, it's dealer discretion. If you're stuck with the $60 diagnostic fee and repairs are needed, ask them to apply it toward the repair.

I don't know about your problem. I changed mine to Redline MT-90 at 1K miles and never had any problems on road or track in temps below freezing to track days in summer desert heat.

One suggestion though. Good techs are such prima donnas that it will be in your interest to arrive with a clean car inside and out to impress them that you care about your car and expect them to as well.

I think it's a toyota warranty. When I got the car the certified pre-owned sales page was there and the warranty was on it. He said the diagnostic fee will be applied to the repair but only if there is one to do.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by vladniko86

Okay so basically before pushing it into 5th I just need to give it a little more time to do it's magic?

The magic word there is "pushing". Don't grab your knob and try to align the shifts. Just give it a gentile shove in the right direction with your finger tips or open palm of the hand. Grabbing the knob and trying to force the shifter where it doesn't want to go will give you a strange feeling with a directly linked RWD tranny.

[vladniko86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The magic word there is "pushing". Don't grab your knob and try to align the shifts. Just give it a gentile shove in the right direction with your finger tips or open palm of the hand. Grabbing the knob and trying to force the shifter where it doesn't want to go will give you a strange feeling with a directly linked RWD tranny.

Maybe wrong verbage but I'm using my palm. I'm gonna go for a lil drive and see what I can do

[e_lunatic]

i swear my FR-S is magical because I don't ever have any of these issue lol

[HKz]

Originally Posted by e_lunatic

i swear my FR-S is magical because I don't ever have any of these issue lol

eh naw think most of us don't really have issues in general...just that most of us don't post to say our cars are working without any issues...after all, the twins were rated 2nd most reliable veh in last year's CR survey.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by e_lunatic

i swear my FR-S is magical because I don't ever have any of these issue lol

Me either. Not even once.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by e_lunatic

i swear my FR-S is magical because I don't ever have any of these issue lol

How could you tell ??



humfrz

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Atmo

If your car has the Toyota Extra Care extended warranty, there shouldn't be a diagnostic fee. If it's a third party warranty, it's dealer discretion. If you're stuck with the $60 diagnostic fee and repairs are needed, ask them to apply it toward the repair.

I don't know about your problem. I changed mine to Redline MT-90 at 1K miles and never had any problems on road or track in temps below freezing to track days in summer desert heat.

One suggestion though. Good techs are such prima donnas that it will be in your interest to arrive with a clean car inside and out to impress them that you care about your car and expect them to as well.

I was charged for diagnostics with Extra Care. I called Toyota to verify that was correct and they confirmed.

You could put yourself on the hook for a bill depending on the end result

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by finch1750

I was charged for diagnostics with Extra Care. I called Toyota to verify that was correct and they confirmed.

You could put yourself on the hook for a bill depending on the end result

It's dealer discretion created by a loophole in the "standard contract" that's silent about diagnostics. Toyota will back it's dealers every time when it comes to dealers vs. customer on the "you scratch my back" theory. Some dealers won't charge for diagnostics in the hopes of future business, others will take a fast buck.

https://www.toyotafinancial.com/us/e...greements.html

[stevesnj]

If you're downshifting from 6th to 5th at 70 mph don't rev match just go right into 5th.

[VenomRush]

i have the same issue as OP. Its not as bad if i downshift into 5th at 2.5k rpm or really throw it into 5th aggressively. I had used the semi synthetic motul fluid, and im due for a change soon. Probably will end up going with redline

[vladniko86]

Update: took it to dealer, they couldn't go 70 but made it to 62 and said everything was fine. Computers read good too. The issue's still there they just couldn't test it basically. They didn't charge me a diagnostics fee either, which was nice