Toyota Innova Owners & Discussions [ARCHIVED]

[leinahtan]

I use this to get rid of the rust on my tail pipe



And for hard to reach areas, I sneak in under and use these soft wire brushes

For some reasons, the 1st image didnt show up it should look like this
Sorry guys for keeping it at bay.

[Turbocharger]

sa gitna po ng dashboard my plastic rattle po na sobrang lakas ng tunog kung mag **** ako ng gear from 5th down to 4th... innova G vvti

Had the same problem before, irritating plastic rattle, but in my case the sound was coming from, the right side of the dashboard underneath the air bag area.

THE REASON: there were loose wires hitting the aircon air duct when the car starts vibrating especially when you shift to low gear.

REMEDY: Secured the loose wirings with cable bands and result, wala nang ingay tahimik na yung Innova ko!!

Try mo inspect yung ilalim ng dashboard mo baka ganun din ang dahilan..

[tpc_midshots]

eto panooring nyo, kulet, now i know who invented our intermittent wipers!
recommended educational movie(kinda cars genre), sorry for OT

[kopong02]

has anyone ever experienced an unusual smell upon turning ON your A/C in the morning?

sometimes kasi it has a different smell but most often than not OK naman odor ng A/C ko.

your THOUGHTS on this please. GRACIAS!!!

[D4D AT808]

kopong 02. yeah minsan di maganda smell nya lalo na kung i-on yung fan lang and yung "temp"kob is naka off. what i did was put a "dehumidifier" yung parang "hungry hippo" nuon. its available sa super8 grocery store and i saw minsan sa mga px store. nung nilagay ko ok na siya. i hope this helps.

kung meron pa ibang solutions dyan pa post na din. TY

[Mile2]

kopong 02. yeah minsan di maganda smell nya lalo na kung i-on yung fan lang and yung "temp"kob is naka off. what i did was put a "dehumidifier" yung parang "hungry hippo" nuon. its available sa super8 grocery store and i saw minsan sa mga px store. nung nilagay ko ok na siya. i hope this helps.

kung meron pa ibang solutions dyan pa post na din. TY

If you have garage, you can let open the windows even once a week to dry off any accumulated mist inside the cabin. It also helps reduced foul smelling of your seats.

[albriones]

i have a problem with my innova.. nung nag washing ako sa innova under the floor my pumasok po na tubig sa loob at the right side of the step board, basang basa po yung carpit ng sasakyan ko.. my naka experience naba nito sa inyo?

[Mile2]

i have a problem with my innova.. nung nag washing ako sa innova under the floor my pumasok po na tubig sa loob at the right side of the step board, basang basa po yung carpit ng sasakyan ko.. my naka experience naba nito sa inyo?

Weird, but most probably one of your window glass was not fully closed.

If you have roof rail or rear spoiler done with holes, then probably you need to re-check.

Innova's weather strips and rubbers are very good and would be impossible for water to drip inside the cabin, unless you did some modifications that compromise its effectiveness.

[armando_solis]

Same problem in my 4 mos old innova, seldom used, (1400 km odo). I think this problem first occured in his 3rd month. Since every weekend ko lang sya talaga nagagamit, its always my practice to put it on fan mode until it reaches the normal running temp. Dun ko naaamoy ung parang mapanghi na may pagka maasim, during the fan mode. Siguro macompare ko ung amoy nya sa silicon sealant na ginagamit sa mga aluminum/glass window panels. Then once na binuksan na ung thermostat, nawawala na ung amoy. Dun kasi sa corolla ko, 10+ years old na un pero wala sya ganon amoy/problem na na-experience ko sa innova ko. Iniisip ko nga na gamitan na lang ng ionizer kaso i think it is better na ma iaddress muna sa toyota service ung problem, para na rin malaman ung pinagmulan ng foul odor.

Btw, i haven't checked the a/c filter in the compartment area kasi kaka review ko pa lang ng manual nya. Pero if ever na un nga ang dahilan, madumi na ung filter kaya may foul odor, imo, medyo high maintenance pala ang ac ng innova.

has anyone ever experienced an unusual smell upon turning ON your A/C in the morning?

sometimes kasi it has a different smell but most often than not OK naman odor ng A/C ko.

your THOUGHTS on this please. GRACIAS!!!

kopong 02. yeah minsan di maganda smell nya lalo na kung i-on yung fan lang and yung "temp"kob is naka off. what i did was put a "dehumidifier" yung parang "hungry hippo" nuon. its available sa super8 grocery store and i saw minsan sa mga px store. nung nilagay ko ok na siya. i hope this helps.

kung meron pa ibang solutions dyan pa post na din. TY

[Mile2]

Btw, i haven't checked the a/c filter in the compartment area kasi kaka review ko pa lang ng manual nya. Pero if ever na un nga ang dahilan, madumi na ung filter kaya may foul odor, imo, medyo high maintenance pala ang ac ng innova.

High maintenance??? never had problem with mine 2 and 1/2 years. Ever cool pa rin even on sunny days, usually my thermostat and fan are set at the lowest.

[timo07]

Same problem in my 4 mos old innova, seldom used, (1400 km odo). I think this problem first occured in his 3rd month. Since every weekend ko lang sya talaga nagagamit, its always my practice to put it on fan mode until it reaches the normal running temp. Dun ko naaamoy ung parang mapanghi na may pagka maasim, during the fan mode. Siguro macompare ko ung amoy nya sa silicon sealant na ginagamit sa mga aluminum/glass window panels. Then once na binuksan na ung thermostat, nawawala na ung amoy. Dun kasi sa corolla ko, 10+ years old na un pero wala sya ganon amoy/problem na na-experience ko sa innova ko. Iniisip ko nga na gamitan na lang ng ionizer kaso i think it is better na ma iaddress muna sa toyota service ung problem, para na rin malaman ung pinagmulan ng foul odor.

Btw, i haven't checked the a/c filter in the compartment area kasi kaka review ko pa lang ng manual nya. Pero if ever na un nga ang dahilan, madumi na ung filter kaya may foul odor, imo, medyo high maintenance pala ang ac ng innova.

Sir, pareho tayo ng naeexperience although sa service ko na vios, eksakto ang description ninyo ng amoy. Sa innova ko ay okay naman at hindi ko nararanasan yung maasim na amoy kapag fan pa lang ang nakabukas. Ang practice ko naman sa pagpatay ng vehicle ay tatanggalin ko muna yung lamig ng aircon by turning off the thermostat while the aircon fan is still running. Para ito magcondense ang evaporator air at madrain na rin. Cooldown period na rin para sa engine. Ang suspetsa ko kaya nagkaganoon yung kotse ay dahil sa paggamit ko nang wax (yung nasa lata na katulad ng glade) at oil (ambipur) based car perfume. Ngayon hindi na ako gumagamit ng ganoon at since binili ko yung innova, hindi ko rin ginamitan. So far walang foul smell sa innova ko. Wala yan sir sa cabin filter dahil hindi naman yon nababasa pero it is good that you inspect it regularly.

Sa mga may suggestions kung paano maaalis yung foul smell, welcome na welcome po. Ayoko pa kasing magresort sana sa aircon cleaning at dalawang taon pa lang yung kotse (three days daw na matetengga sa casa - the same for both vios and innova), malamig pa naman ang aircon.

[wakin]

Sir, pareho tayo ng naeexperience although sa service ko na vios, eksakto ang description ninyo ng amoy. Sa innova ko ay okay naman at hindi ko nararanasan yung maasim na amoy kapag fan pa lang ang nakabukas. Ang practice ko naman sa pagpatay ng vehicle ay tatanggalin ko muna yung lamig ng aircon by turning off the thermostat while the aircon fan is still running. Para ito magcondense ang evaporator air at madrain na rin. Cooldown period na rin para sa engine. Ang suspetsa ko kaya nagkaganoon yung kotse ay dahil sa paggamit ko nang wax (yung nasa lata na katulad ng glade) at oil (ambipur) based car perfume. Ngayon hindi na ako gumagamit ng ganoon at since binili ko yung innova, hindi ko rin ginamitan. So far walang foul smell sa innova ko. Wala yan sir sa cabin filter dahil hindi naman yon nababasa pero it is good that you inspect it regularly.

Sa mga may suggestions kung paano maaalis yung foul smell, welcome na welcome po. Ayoko pa kasing magresort sana sa aircon cleaning at dalawang taon pa lang yung kotse (three days daw na matetengga sa casa - the same for both vios and innova), malamig pa naman ang aircon.

use charcoal. it effectively eliminates bad odor inside the car. for 6 years i've been using this on my revo and innova. no need far car air freshener.

[Mile2]

Sa mga may suggestions kung paano maaalis yung foul smell, welcome na welcome po. Ayoko pa kasing magresort sana sa aircon cleaning at dalawang taon pa lang yung kotse (three days daw na matetengga sa casa - the same for both vios and innova), malamig pa naman ang aircon.

Why fix when it is not broken, besides there's a high possibility that they can break most of your plastic clips on the dashboard and sidings.

Open your rear aircon even if you don't have passengers sitting there, just set it to low cool.

Signs that your aircon system is good in condensing water out of the system was that when you park you will see droplets of water on the pavement, one on the front passenger side and one on the 3rd row passenger side also.

[Silver2008]

Guys,

Im a newbie here & I am an owner of an Innova Silver Diesel E Automatic . I observed that the color of the front & back bumpers is different from the color of the body. Do you have the same observations especially to those owners of a silver Innova?

Thanks in Advance,

Silver 2008

[leinahtan]

Guys,

Im a newbie here & I am an owner of an Innova Silver Diesel E Automatic . I observed that the color of the front & back bumpers is different from the color of the body. Do you have the same observations especially to those owners of a silver Innova?

Thanks in Advance,

Silver 2008

You observed well . The same with the mint green variant. I would guess it's a special blend. I wonder they didn't do it with other colors

[Mile2]

Guys,

Im a newbie here & I am an owner of an Innova Silver Diesel E Automatic . I observed that the color of the front & back bumpers is different from the color of the body. Do you have the same observations especially to those owners of a silver Innova?

Thanks in Advance,

Silver 2008

It's normal

It would be the same for all color variants except of course on Black Mettalic, bumpers are originally black in texture and there's no matching primer underneath the body colored bumpers. When you accidentally scratch your bumper, you will see black instantly as the body colored bumpers are painted very thinly.

Even on Dark Grey Metalic A.K.A. Night Mist, you will notice a different shade specially on sunny day or daylight bulbs.

[leinahtan]

It's normal

It would be the same for all color variants except of course on Black Mettalic, bumpers are originally black in texture and there's no matching primer underneath the body colored bumpers. When you accidentally scratch your bumper, you will see black instantly as the body colored bumpers are painted very thinly.

Even on Dark Grey Metalic A.K.A. Night Mist, you will notice a different shade specially on sunny day or daylight bulbs.

*Mile2, bro, I don't think it is on my blaze. I mean, the shade of the bumper and the body appear the same. Who cares anyway, Our Innova is up and running and that's what matters.

[james00112233]

use charcoal. it effectively eliminates bad odor inside the car. for 6 years i've been using this on my revo and innova. no need far car air freshener.

I've been using uling for a month but the result is still the same, may amoy pa rin pag-on ng aircon.... any other suggestions po?...

[Mile2]

*Mile2, bro, I don't think it is on my blaze. I mean, the shade of the bumper and the body appear the same. Who cares anyway, Our Innova is up and running and that's what matters.

Hehehe that's right Brother

[leinahtan]

I've been using uling for a month but the result is still the same, may amoy pa rin pag-on ng aircon.... any other suggestions po?...

There is no other way but to have it cleaned if you can't stand the foul odour. As the saying goes, fix the cause, not cure it. I think some unwanted foreign materials (soot, dust, insects, etc.) have invaded inside the ac housing causing the foul odor. After cleaning, use TW odor-x and hang two net pouches containing charcoal, one each on the driver and the passenger side underneath the dash similar to what I did
Hope this helps.