Recent content by AtinLango

I was in this situation where i fixed a simple error on AHC, but did not have a diagnostic machine to remove the existing error code. I looked around and found a manual way to clear the code. And BOOM, it cleared the AHC error code as well as a longstanding Transmission error that has been...

There is a small hose pipe in my car, near the engine top cover. The mechanic is calling it diesel return pipe. It had a cut, so we put another pipe. However, the new pipe is not the same diameter as the old one. It is too narrow and tight inside, and was inserted with a lot of struggle. Now, i...

Thank you very much. So, are my two connections okay? Can you compare with yours (or any other similar car) for any differences?

I had my good mechanic do some work on the top cover of my car (Diesel 2002) recently. The car is driving well (or so I think), but maybe it could do better as I can feel something sluggish while driving. As I was observing the engine bay, I started wondering about the connections of two small...

Actually mine has never reached low line. I usually top up when it has dropped about quarter way in 6 or more months. I think it would take over two years for It to reach low line. Other than that, i drive comfortably - so I agree that i do not have to worry about it. Thank you.

Toyota Landcruiser Amazon, diesel, AT, year 2002, 155k miles. I use Toyota red coolant. About 3 years ago, two different mechanics inspected but failed to find a leak. Nonetheless, each of them went ahead and replaced head gasket. Infact one of them even replaced the head. This resulted in...

I am very sure i am losing coolant. Like I said before, i have to top up after 6 or so months as the level will have dropped by about a quarter, or towards half. If i drove mostly short trips for over one year without topping up, i am sure the reservoir level would be below midway. On short...

Just noticed a tiny pink deposit around the coolant reservoir (overflow) cap. I notice also the cap was not fitting tightly enough. Some years ago, I had changed the reservoir cap in pursuit of a solution to the coolant loss issue. That never helped. So i have just put back the original...

Just close to 2 years ago, but this issue has been there before and after flushing.

There is a small air gap (very small, but it is there). The tip of the cap just touches the coolant. If i try to top up at the radiator, just a few drops go in before overflowing. I was concerned about this at one time, but somehow people thought it was okay. When I open the radiator cap...

Interesting. For me, also everyone has failed to find a leak anywhere for all the past years.

Yes, on short drives, the engine gets up to operating temperature. The shortest drives for my landcruiser are about 3 miles, but these are very rare because i use another smaller car for such drives. The average short drives for my landcruiser are 10-30 miles. I do not allow to drive and stop...

When i do long trips of about 300 miles nonstop (which i do regularly), my engine coolant level (measured after overnight parking) remains exactly the same. This means a round trip of 600 miles. When i do short town trips, my engine coolant level (measured after overnight parking) drops slowly...

I once downloaded the pdf file named "Automatic Transmission - Troubleshooting" from this forum, but it seems I lost it. I just wanted to download it again so that I keep it for future reference. I would appreciate if anyone could lead me to the document. Thank you.

When I was still a novice with AHC, every mechanic here wanted me to change my "shocks - struts" just because they were old (not even leaking). The pressure from mechanics was too much, so I allowed one of them to change all the struts. That was the beginning of problems, yet all was okay...