Toyota Innova Owners & Discussions [continued]

[Bravo32]

mga fellow tsikoters, pulot ko lang po ito, havent tried it yet,:

Driving in the rain . .This may save your life
For your info..this might help. GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour. We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. This method was told by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it. It is useful...even driving at night. Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad...... In the event you face such a situation, just try your SUN GLASSES (any model will do), and miracle! All of a sudden, your visibility in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain. Make sure you always have a pair of SUN GLASSES in your car, as you are not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend's life by giving him this idea.. Try it yourself and share it with your friends! Amazing you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling. You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing semi's spraying you too. Or the "kickup" if you are following a semi or car in the rain. They ought to teach that little tip in driver's training.. It really does work. This warning is a good one! I wonder how many people know about this ~

Thanks for sharing. I will try it.

[burburigmus]

Guys finally I will be getting my much awaited Innova V D4D this week but unfortunately hindi bronze color, it's the silver pero ok na din. Me and my wife are happy. Kinancel ko na yung P.O. from Bicutan and transfered to Alabang since sila ang may unit. Bad trip lang talaga sa Bicutan eh sobrang bagal as in. Yung refund ko ng DP is di ko pa nakukuha last Tuesday pa ko nagfile. Beware lang sa offers ng Bicutan because maganda nga pero hindi ka nila mabibigyan ng unit. Anyway, ang offer ng Alabang na free tint is Sunmask na brand. Ok po ba ito? Saka anong magandang shade ng tint ang bagay sa silver? Thanks guys.....

CONGRATS SIR!!! sa alabang din ako kumuha, 2nd choice din yung color black na kinuha namin. sobra tagal kasi bronze, but we realize right choice yung color black kasi parang pang-oldies yung bronze. hehehe (opinion lang mga bossing!)
yung tint na binigay ng SA namin platinum brand..oks naman sa amin...

mga bossing, curious lang, drove our innova to bulacan yesterday, pansin ko lang ang max speed ko ay 80-85 kph, 5th gear, odo reading 500 kms (lapit na 1st pms) normal ba yun during break-in period? thanks in advance! drive safely!

[number001]

Actually sa VVTi would only use about 5.5 liters of oil and D4d about 6.5 liters of oil.

Now if your advisor tells you to use Oil additive then it will add up to the amount oil in your engine and then you'll see in your bill that it uses 6 liters oil plus half a liter oil additive, gee that would sum up to 6.5 liters and your engine should be chocking on too much oil by then. But reality, when you check your oil dip stick it is on normal level......so where does the 1 liter oil goes :juggle:

Subok ko na sa VVTi na 5.5 liters lang talaga kahit sa SpeedyFix ng magpakarga ako ng Fully Synthetic, ganoon din sa Shell at Caltex at Petron lahat sila 5.5 liters lang talaga.

At 5.5 liters, what level is the oil on your dipstick? Is it right next to the upper line?

For my 2.7li vvt-i Fort, I put in 5 liters and the oil is already way past the upper indicator. I checked it when the engine is cold, when it was warmed up, and after using the vehicle. All almost have the same indicator of oil on the dipstick.

Which makes me wonder that maybe the TR-FE series could really accommodate less 5 liters of oil. I mean do dipsticks lie?

Before it was hard to overtake with 6 lit of 20W-40 Toyota mineral. After a recent oil change to Honda mineral 10W-30 and only 5 lit of oil, the vehicle feels more responsive.

[pg_x13x]

it has been more than three weeks and counting... since i made a reservation fee for mica bronze G automatic in Bicutan. they still have not a definite confirmation on when the unit will be released. im planning to refund my reservation fee and transfer to a new dealer.

[Louie_18]

congrats sir louie, buti naisipan mong lumipat. maganda ang silver eleganteng tingnan, free tint (sunmask, ala akong alam sa tint, better google it), hingi ka pa ng addtl freebies, (window visors, luggage tray, etc)
anyways, panalo ka sa innova, my wife and i are very happy with ours.
drive safely and will be waiting for you to post pics of your new ride,,,,

CONGRATS SIR!!! sa alabang din ako kumuha, 2nd choice din yung color black na kinuha namin. sobra tagal kasi bronze, but we realize right choice yung color black kasi parang pang-oldies yung bronze. hehehe (opinion lang mga bossing!)
yung tint na binigay ng SA namin platinum brand..oks naman sa amin...

mga bossing, curious lang, drove our innova to bulacan yesterday, pansin ko lang ang max speed ko ay 80-85 kph, 5th gear, odo reading 500 kms (lapit na 1st pms) normal ba yun during break-in period? thanks in advance! drive safely!

Salamat ng madami sir igme at sir burburigmus. Pagnakuha ko na post agad ako ng pics

[Louie_18]

it has been more than three weeks and counting... since i made a reservation fee for mica bronze G automatic in Bicutan. they still have not a definite confirmation on when the unit will be released. im planning to refund my reservation fee and transfer to a new dealer.

Sir I suggest na irefund mo na today coz sobrang tagal ng processing ng mga taga Bicutan na yan, puro promises at ang dialog eh "onting tiis at mag antay lang po"..... Nung Tuesday pa ko nag file ng refund ng DP at hanggang ngayon wala pa din. Sobrang hassle talaga yang sa Bicutan. Don't be blinded by their good offers coz most probably wala silang maibibigay sayong unit. You can try sir sa Alabang look for Beth Ramos or sa Manila Bay look for Natazha or sa Pasig and look for Ryan Chua.

[Mile2]

At 5.5 liters, what level is the oil on your dipstick? Is it right next to the upper line?

For my 2.7li vvt-i Fort, I put in 5 liters and the oil is already way past the upper indicator. I checked it when the engine is cold, when it was warmed up, and after using the vehicle. All almost have the same indicator of oil on the dipstick.

Which makes me wonder that maybe the TR-FE series could really accommodate less 5 liters of oil. I mean do dipsticks lie?

Before it was hard to overtake with 6 lit of 20W-40 Toyota mineral. After a recent oil change to Honda mineral 10W-30 and only 5 lit of oil, the vehicle feels more responsive.

Have you checked the Fort's owner's manual for oil capacity? With Innova's owner's manual it says the 5.6 liters with Filter.

Yes the upper line, so you are using now Honda's 10w30....I have to try this on my next oil change next month

[pg_x13x]

Sir I suggest na irefund mo na today coz sobrang tagal ng processing ng mga taga Bicutan na yan, puro promises at ang dialog eh "onting tiis at mag antay lang po"..... Nung Tuesday pa ko nag file ng refund ng DP at hanggang ngayon wala pa din. Sobrang hassle talaga yang sa Bicutan. Don't be blinded by their good offers coz most probably wala silang maibibigay sayong unit. You can try sir sa Alabang look for Beth Ramos or sa Manila Bay look for Natazha or sa Pasig and look for Ryan Chua.

Thanks Louie,

im thinking of it na nga eh... kinausap ko na toyota makati... isa lang din yata may ari nun....

ok lang naman to wait kaya lang they promised to weeks... na uudlot ang excitement ko....hehehe

[wolfhound]

At 5.5 liters, what level is the oil on your dipstick? Is it right next to the upper line?

For my 2.7li vvt-i Fort, I put in 5 liters and the oil is already way past the upper indicator. I checked it when the engine is cold, when it was warmed up, and after using the vehicle. All almost have the same indicator of oil on the dipstick.

Which makes me wonder that maybe the TR-FE series could really accommodate less 5 liters of oil. I mean do dipsticks lie?

Before it was hard to overtake with 6 lit of 20W-40 Toyota mineral. After a recent oil change to Honda mineral 10W-30 and only 5 lit of oil, the vehicle feels more responsive.

Sir, how and where did you get this honda oil? can you post pic? are you saying that honda oil is more responsive than toyota oil?

[centric]

just got my innova G manual VVTI from Toyota Cubao, Black ang kinuha ko and i'm satisfied with its ride...another proud innova owner!

[igme28694]

just got my innova G manual VVTI from Toyota Cubao, Black ang kinuha ko and i'm satisfied with its ride...another proud innova owner!

congrats sa new ride mo (pics naman dyan hehe), nadagdagan na naman tayo, mga proud owners ng innova
any plans for future mods??
drive safely po...........

[number001]

Have you checked the Fort's owner's manual for oil capacity? With Innova's owner's manual it says the 5.6 liters with Filter.

Yes the upper line, so you are using now Honda's 10w30....I have to try this on my next oil change next month

Manual says 5.6 liters. Casa used to cram all 6 liters into the engine.

I believe 5 liters is enough bec. oil level exceeds the upper dot (indicator as if I have 6 liters in there).

Sir, how and where did you get this honda oil? can you post pic? are you saying that honda oil is more responsive than toyota oil?

I don't know if its psychological or I put less oil into the engine, but to me its more responsive.

Honda Mineral oil (10W-30) is available at all Honda Casas for Php 180/liter. I believe it is even cheaper than Toyota's mineral oil. Honda's is supposedly by Idemitsu from Singapore, while I believe Toyota's is from Chevron/Caltex.

[SpeedStar]

congrats sa new ride mo (pics naman dyan hehe), nadagdagan na naman tayo, mga proud owners ng innova
any plans for future mods??
drive safely po...........

bodykits by starbrightbodykits AGM type, 17" 5 spook MOMO mags (wag masyado malaki kasi bawas HP pag 18 and up), K&N air filter, Carbon fiber stickos on Hood, TRD muffler, TEIN shock absorbers,

trd muffler palang nalalagay ko..haha..(chambered muffler yung TRD kaya hnd tunog jeep)

[Mile2]

I don't know if its psychological or I put less oil into the engine, but to me its more responsive.

Honda Mineral oil (10W-30) is available at all Honda Casas for Php 180/liter. I believe it is even cheaper than Toyota's mineral oil. Honda's is supposedly by Idemitsu from Singapore, while I believe Toyota's is from Chevron/Caltex.

I assume it really runs well on 10w30 grade oil, before I use RP oil rated 10w30 and the engine is more quiet and responsive. Got to really try now Honda's mineral oil enough of Chevron oil.

[number001]

Innova owners, any idea what kind of aircon is used for the current E and J variants? I read from this thread that for the pre facelift model (2005-2008), G and up variant had NippoDenso, while the lower variants had Sanden. Can any owner confirm this?

[Gumusut_Amige]

I assume it really runs well on 10w30 grade oil, before I use RP oil rated 10w30 and the engine is more quiet and responsive. Got to really try now Honda's mineral oil enough of Chevron oil.

will try this tip also on my next pms.

[timo07]

ask ko lang sa nakaexperienced ng bubble gum sa carpet ng innova g,
safe ba na linisan with wd40?

isip ko kasi baka ma stain lang lalo kasi di ba parang oil din yun wd40?

help naman po pls...

Try mo muna sa area under the seats para kung magmantsa man eh tago. Before trying this though, try rubbing the remaining bubble gum with ice. It should make the gum loose its stickiness and be easily removed.

[Ginnova]

Medyo mahirap tanggalin ang gum lalo na sa carpet.
Try to use GOO Gone.

Kaya pinagtyagaan ko lagyan ng full plastic cover yung carpet ko from front to rear. I used yung makapal na plastic cover. No more vacuum needed. punas punas nalang ng damp cloth.

[timo07]

Medyo mahirap tanggalin ang gum lalo na sa carpet.
Try to use GOO Gone.

Kaya pinagtyagaan ko lagyan ng full plastic cover yung carpet ko from front to rear. I used yung makapal na plastic cover. No more vacuum needed. punas punas nalang ng damp cloth.

Hindi ba madulas iyon?

[Ginnova]

Hindi naman. papatungan pa rin naman ng floor mat yung plastic cover.