Toyota Avanza Owners & Discussions [continued]

[drkiko]

sana makita mo in person and makuhanan mo nang picture.. alam mo naman itsura kung tinira talaga nang daga yan..

Yes. It has 2 punctures close to each other. No other defects in the gas tank and the rest of the fuel line. There was a fortuner G there with likewise the same problem. The bad thing is that parts are not available and the owner had to settle for a patch up job with epoxy for the meantime. The SA said that it would not be wise in the avanza's case as it runs on gas. Just have to trust the SA. Anyway, the said part would just cost me 640 pesos. Not covered by warranty as they said it seems to be cause by a rat bite. Really hard to say if its an inherent defect unless we see it reported by other owners. Or maybe just bad luck on my part. The car has no other problems. I've had it since march. Just opted to wait as the car is used to drive my children to school.

[drkiko]

Yes. It has 2 punctures close to each other. No other defects in the gas tank and the rest of the fuel line. There was a fortuner G there with likewise the same problem. The bad thing is that parts are not available and the owner had to settle for a patch up job with epoxy for the meantime. The SA said that it would not be wise in the avanza's case as it runs on gas. Just have to trust the SA. Anyway, the said part would just cost me 640 pesos. Not covered by warranty as they said it seems to be cause by a rat bite. Really hard to say if its an inherent defect unless we see it reported by other owners. Or maybe just bad luck on my part. The car has no other problems. I've had it since march. Just opted to wait as the car is used to drive my children to school.

Did some research and it turns out that fuel line punctures/problems are not that uncommon. I saw the fuel line personally. It really looks like it was chewed out by rats. Will update you guys of how things turn out.

[dr. d]

reminds me of the time i just bought a besta... my back-up light just kept dying. i changed several times my back-up light switch ( it screwed into the transmission housing)... finally, i brought it to the casa. the first thing the mechanic asked was, "may aso kayo, 'no?"..
i got a piece of sheet metal, drilled a hole at one end, bent it into an "L" shape, and screwed it in between the switch and the housing.. voila!

[saint777]

Guys share ko lang fuel consumption naka 2nd PMS (regular oil) na ako and ever since clean fuel unleaded gamit ko. once in a while nag blaze 100 din ako twice full tank and then balik unleaded ulit.

avanza J 2012
Im getting 8km/L average on pure city driving within manila area.

does it make any difference kung mag synthetic ako next PMS(10k)

[mcjoen]

On pure city driving may not be that much of a difference.

I drive on mixed road conditions with my 2007 J, for the first three years I used regular mineral oil from Casa and I get 9-10 km/li, after 3 years I switch to fully synthetic I was surprised to see that my FC has improved to 10-12km/li.
This is my experience and im no expert.

I use petron XCS by the way.

Guys share ko lang fuel consumption naka 2nd PMS (regular oil) na ako and ever since clean fuel unleaded gamit ko. once in a while nag blaze 100 din ako twice full tank and then balik unleaded ulit.

avanza J 2012
Im getting 8km/L average on pure city driving within manila area.

does it make any difference kung mag synthetic ako next PMS(10k)

[saint777]

Dumaan ako sa CASA kanina nag purchase kasi ako ng PMS discount card nila nun pag release ng avanza 2012 ko P5,xxx yun free oil til 10K PMS (3x PMS)...sabi nila mag synthetic daw ako sa 15k PMS dun ko daw makikita ang diffrence...

On pure city driving may not be that much of a difference.

I drive on mixed road conditions with my 2007 J, for the first three years I used regular mineral oil from Casa and I get 9-10 km/li, after 3 years I switch to fully synthetic I was surprised to see that my FC has improved to 10-12km/li.
This is my experience and im no expert.

I use petron XCS by the way.

[RG-93]

Ano kayang compatible na diesel engine para sa engine swap ng avanza?

[drkiko]

My avanza has been finally fixed. I emailed the customer service of TMP telling them how I found it unacceptable for the top selling car company in the Philippines for the past decade not to have parts on stock. In fairness to them, they replied immediately the following day and they were very helpful

[joemarski]

* RG-93
Meron na ba?
Why not build Avanzas with Diesel Engines?
There were news that Hyundai will be releasing their Accent CRDi VGT Hatcback first quarter 2013.
It's built with a 1.6 liter diesel engine. Can't Toyota build a smaller diesel engine too to fit their Avanzas
or even their sedans? I just think that Avanza would have been better equipped with a diesel engine...

[sitcoms]

malapit na 10,000kms ng Avanza namin, magkano kaya magagatos ng service sa casa?

[xwangbu]

malapit na 10,000kms ng Avanza namin, magkano kaya magagatos ng service sa casa?

pa-quote mo muna sir sa SA mo. between 3k to 5K acceptable na damage.
di na kasi free labor dyan.

also, please check the PMS thread here in tsikot and
sa ACP site:

http://avanzaclub.ph/forum/index.php?board=9.0

NOTE: you need to register to view the PMS thread sa ACP.

[ericvanz]

Mga Sirs good morning..
ask ko lang ano po possible cause ng pagbaba ng RPM pag naka idle ang sasakyan.
Yong avanza ko kasi normally nasa 800 yong RPM pag naka idle lng ako then lately bumabagsak na sya into 300-400 na halos parang namamatay ang makina pero bumabalik din sya sa 800 after few seconds.

TA,
eric

[mcjoen]

Mga Sirs good morning..
ask ko lang ano po possible cause ng pagbaba ng RPM pag naka idle ang sasakyan.
Yong avanza ko kasi normally nasa 800 yong RPM pag naka idle lng ako then lately bumabagsak na sya into 300-400 na halos parang namamatay ang makina pero bumabalik din sya sa 800 after few seconds.

TA,
eric

Pwedeng fuel - barado, pwedeng electrical / sparkplugs - pacheck mo na sir para sure.

[ci5tbuptin1]

up cho bác

[joemarski]

hello sirs! a very prosperous new year to all!
ask ko lang, anybody here knows when will the be the next deliveries of AVANZA units?
mukha yatang nagkaka- ubusan na sa mga showrooms, specifically the 1.5G A/T
Grey Metallic color. no luck from the 4 showrooms near paranaque area.
anyway, nagbakasakali lang ako na may alam ang mga kaforumers...
thanks for any info you can share and have a nice day :thanx:

[puroy]

wow! mabenta pa rin pala mga Avanza ngayon. almost 5 years na yung sakin...maililipat na namin sa pangalan ni misis. =)

[_Qwerty_]

mahaba pa din waiting list nang Avanza..

[gianni]

Hello po. Plan ko pong palitan ang wiper ni vanzy, ano po kaya ang magandang ipalit na wiper?
TIA po

[bmacavanza]

Bosch will do

[puroy]

gianni, i used bosch 20" and 18" ata (not sure). ask mo na lang sa hardware store kung ano yung pang avanza...NWB ok din. hth :D