They way I read ol @ermax 's post he was just referring to the timing chain cover.

Just sayen - ;)


humfrz

Yep, that's what you said.

I reckon ol @Tcoat just had a "senior moment". That's his second of the day. It's happening to him more frequently - :sigh:


humfrz

The timing cover leak was asked a month ago and answered several times the new question was the tranny and diff.

Oh sorry I missed where several people already pointed out the alternative fix for the guy who just started working on cars who probably has no business pulling his timing cover. Carry on. ;)

OK, OK I'll give you partial credit and downgrade that from a senior moment to a brain fart.


:)


humfrz

Not even a brain fart. I knew exactly what I was saying and why.


"Doctor my feet hurt"
"Oh ok here is some medicine for the earache you asked about and were treated for a month ago"

Well, I was afraid of that - :sigh:

Allow me to explain about "brain farts" and "senior moments".

Brain farts are Precursors to senior moments.

A person of any age can have a brain fart.

As a person ages, senior moments become more frequent than brain farts.

How to tell the difference. A person realizes, when it's brought to their attention, that they have had a brain fart.

When a person has a senior moment, they don't realize it. In fact, they will deny it and argue that it ever happened.

Five guys go out drinking. Four are heavy drinkers, one is an alcoholic. The alcoholic drinks so much that he has a "blackout". The next morning the other four guys tell the fellow that had a blackout, what he did and said (while he was blacked out). Although he can't remember, he argues with them that he never said or did those things.

Therefore - what were we talking about??


:confused0068:


humfrz

The depth of your knowledge in the above subjects. ;)

You got THAT right!

Now, WHO are you??


humfrz

Actually it goes like this:
"I have a leak"
"Here is a cheap and easy fix for your leak"

Nowhere in this thread did he say he fixed the leak and no where did anyone give advice on fixing it. Sure people said it's common and to ignore it. Okay, ignore it if you enjoy oil blowing all over your engine bay collecting dirt.

I can only assume his leak is unresolved so my post was on topic, yours however was just wasted space.

Thanks for your inputs.
I assume they'll figure out what to do with the timing chain cover at the dealership when they take apart my engine... I'm subject to the almighty valve springs recall.

Regarding the gearbox oil, I'll try topping it off to see if it does change anything. (I put 2.15l in the gearbox as the manual states). Runs great when warmed up, terrible when cold.

This requires me to assume the existence of non-wasted space. That's quite a leap.

Well, that's what a lot of them do - :iono:


humfrz

I've just changed my tires and diff oil for the second time and I'm experiencing some very strange behaviours from my car...

The rear end acts very strangely. When I step on the gas (rather frankly) it feels like the front is lifting up and I'm loosing accuracy in the steering. Then, when I release the gas pedal, on decel, the car slightly steer on the left.
On the highway the car's behaviour is also quite strange.

Could that just be the tires? MPS4.
It feels like it's related to the diff but it's very hard to tell. And I guess even a diff running with no oil wouldn't cause that...

Tire pressure? Car is VERY sensitive to uneven pressure.


If not pressure, have alignment checked. Squatting under accel is normal. Will feel strange if not familiar with RWD.

Definitely familiar with RWD/LSD, been driving the car for five years now and never experienced such thing...

The car sees small drifts and powerslide on a daily basis. I'm wondering if it has an impact on the diff.
Anyway, it's probably the new front tires. MP4S always take several hundreds kilometers to break in.

Actually, I'm afraid it might be the steering.
The car is very unpredictable at highway speed, tire wear is uneven (alignment was done 6 months ago), steering used to knock at "parking speed".
The steering shaft is leaking as well.
Well... fuck.

I already had it checked by Toyota approximately 5 months ago and they couldn't find anything.
I've read that some steering rack bolts could comme loose and hit the undertray (making the knocking sound).
But the leaky steering shaft means nothing good.

Actually, I'm afraid it might be the steering.
The car is very unpredictable at highway speed, tire wear is uneven (alignment was done 6 months ago), steering used to knock at "parking speed".
The steering shaft is leaking as well.
Well... fuck.

I already had it checked by Toyota approximately 5 months ago and they couldn't find anything.
I've read that some steering rack bolts could comme loose and hit the undertray (making the knocking sound).
But the leaky steering shaft means nothing good.

Tried the MT90 in the trans. While not night and day better than factory fill, it is noticeable and am pleased. Thanks for the tip!

The rest of it is technique.


There is something funky about this transmission that I've never felt with any other. It feels like the syncro clutches are just a bit too dinky for the task. Six years in, I still double clutch my downshifts and to re-spool when I miss that first cold 1-2 shift.

I just hammer it in and rev-match. It hasn't broken yet.. :iono:

You do you. :thumbsup:

Just did my own oil change at 70K KMS, K&N air filter and cabin filter just need to rotate the tyres.

Decided to do the services myself after previous mechanic couldn't get the oil level correct by 2L.

[QUOTE=Ultramaroon;3328685]The rest of it is technique.


There is something funky about this transmission that I've never felt with any other. It feels like the syncro clutches are just a bit too dinky for the task. Six years in, I still double clutch my downshifts and to re-spool when I miss that first cold 1-2 shift.[/QUOTE

It seems like there is also something hit or miss about it too. Some shifts are like butter, while others are not. I agree with others that it generally gets better with warmer trans oil, but even when up to temp it is inconsistent on feel. Don’t really care though, I hear it’s all part of the experience :party0030:

I remember early on, it was marketed as a car to make you a better driver, that it rewards the driver for using good technique. I am convinced that phrase was first uttered during some argument over the transmission. One of the official articles discusses the delay caused by tweaking something to get the shifting "just right."

I think that they came up with the "better driver" angle because they knew people were going to bitch about it.

They're also not wrong. :party0030:

Best thing I read all day. Seriously! Good laugh. I was out tonight churning butter way past the legal limit. I love that transmission.

Just spit on it and punch it.

Knock on wood* I haven't had any syncro issues at 82k. Fresh Redline MT90 yearly.

Yearly!? :eyebulge:

99k miles on my trans. Got the car used with 30k miles on the ODO. I've been putting Motul Gear 300 every 30k miles in the car. Seems fine so far. I don't baby the trans either, and it's been through 10 track days

I do 5-6 track days a year. With so many people with synchro issues it's makes me feel better about it.

See! It worked. You bought the car and became a better driver.

That’s cool. Your transmission loves you. Short of a nice car lift and clean solution to pump the MT90 fluid into the trans case I think it’ll be a while for me. I’m not tracking the car yet though so we’ll see.

10 posts now! Do I get to do the thank you thing now? :thanks:

Edit: I do!

Yay! :burnrubber: