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Love the chrome on them. Its big and stands out. Not sure if it blinds other drivers in sunny parts of the world but Sun rarely comes out here.

Sorry for such a long delay in replying. Below is the link of the cot. https://www.amazon.co.uk/JAY-BE-Folding-Breathable-Airflow-Mattress/dp/B012AS2MX2?tag=ihco-21 I did few modifications to the setup since then. It's not perfect yet. I removed the base that comes with the cot as its a...

I don't remember its measurements. I will measure and update. I got it from Amazon a year ago. I looked at different models, measured height from floor and gap between the folded seats and selected this one. It was not expensive (less than 50£) so thought of experimenting. Height is a bit less...

I got a foldable cot. I fold down the rearmost and middle seats and lay out the cot on top of them. This cot is perfect except that it doesn't have a wooden base. The three legs sit perfectly between the gaps of the rear and middle seats. I used this setup many times. I can directly get onto the...

Mine is 4.5 diesel 200 2014 UK model. Yes it dosent take 9.2 as per the book. I fill 7.5 and rest I add slowly by checking level on the dip stick. It will take approx 8-8.5 lt. I am using 5w30 low saps ACEA C2 API SN. If buying from Toyota its PFE 5w30. I am in doubt on which is good 5w30 or...

Its one of my favorite 4x4s for many years so got it before I get too old to drive. Here we don't have any need for off-roading so most of its driving is limited to long highway trips alone or with friends and family. Sometimes drive to local club meets. Even with this kind of occasional use, I...

Here in Europe, we get 5 liters from Toyota in plastic cans. Its around 90£

When my AHC failed, I had to drive home about 120 miles home on Highway/Motorway. Not sure of what would happen, I drove slowly at 45-50 mph (just smooth tarmac no bumps or potholes). Later to the garage around town traffic I drove at 10-20 mph max. Nothing else broke and I gained more...

Thank you. That's very useful. I too had a similar issue one night with my 2014 model. It was fixed by the dealer under warranty so I was lucky this time. I too face the same issue with regular maintenance and am learning and doing my own maintenance. After this is repaired, I got the truck...

Finally did the AHC accumulator bleed/flush. This was easier than I thought. Just opened the bleeder until all the fluid was drained, added about a litre into the AHC reservoir tank and switched on the car and cycled through L,N,H settings.

If the car dosent lower, I will give it a try but I will get it up the ramps and try it. It's not easy to reach it. There is a metal shield on the passenger side in the middle tucked away from vision. I ve to open that shield to be able to view the accumulator assembly. I will share my...

I tried for the first time and didn't have the proper tools to empty the reservoir so I just filled it to the top, bled all valves, and repeated the process until I used up 4 liters of new fluid until I could see clear fluid and color change close to a fresh one. Not sure if this method will be...

My 4.5 v8 diesel does sometimes hunt for geares but I noticed it is only below 60 or if you want to go from 50 to 80 on short bursts. I tried cruising at 80 mph. After the cruise is set it doesn't move beyond 1750 rpm even on highway elevations. I never used manual gears on highways but if I...

I didnt touch the 5th bleeding valve (accumulator? behind the shield) and closed this process. I used up more than 4 litres AHC (fill reservoir to max, bleed 4 valves, start car run through L,N,H and repeat the process again). Attached image of pure AHC and the one from the last bleeding. Will...

Hi Everyone, Since this thread is about AHC basics I thought I will request advice on this thread instead of a new one. Mine is 2014 200 series. I am doing AHC flush process from the instructions I printed out a while ago from here. It started with just bleed but ended up in flush so what I...