Toyota Vios Owners & Discussions Thread

[K.I.L.L.]

I use 30 all around.

By the way, I recently took my vios to the Good Year Servitek over on p. guevarra street in san juan. I had serviced at speedy fix so I decided to try them out. Wen they tried to align it, they told me that the bushings on my rack and pinion are already worn out and need to be replaced so they can align it properly. To change the bushings, they need to remove the cross member, the rack and pinion and a host of other things connected to the steering and suspension. It looks like a lot of work. I just told them to align it as best as they could. I didn't feel good with their guys. Has anyone of you fine Vios owners experienced having to change your rack and pinion's bushings? My Vios is a 2010 1.3e and utilises electronic power steering. I will post some photos that I took later when I get home.

I usually have my vehicles aligned at en-tire service centre in QC and have never had an issue like this. They've been servicing my vehicles since the 90's. i was just feeling lazy to make the drive to QC from San Juan which is why I decided to give Servitek a try. Their alignment is slightly more expensive too which I think is the royalty for usage of the Good Year trademark.

[dr. d]

I use 30 all around.

By the way, I recently took my vios to the Good Year Servitek over on p. guevarra street in san juan. I had serviced at speedy fix so I decided to try them out. Wen they tried to align it, they told me that the bushings on my rack and pinion are already worn out and need to be replaced so they can align it properly. To change the bushings, they need to remove the cross member, the rack and pinion and a host of other things connected to the steering and suspension. It looks like a lot of work. I just told them to align it as best as they could. I didn't feel good with their guys. Has anyone of you fine Vios owners experienced having to change your rack and pinion's bushings? My Vios is a 2010 1.3e and utilises electronic power steering. I will post some photos that I took later when I get home.

I usually have my vehicles aligned at en-tire service centre in QC and have never had an issue like this. They've been servicing my vehicles since the 90's. i was just feeling lazy to make the drive to QC from San Juan which is why I decided to give Servitek a try. Their alignment is slightly more expensive too which I think is the royalty for usage of the Good Year trademark.

so, was there a difference before and after the alignment?

[crave]

Changed all 4 tires a while ago. I would to thank bro chikselog and SG for helping me to decide which brand to choose. BTW, I upgraded to 185/65/R14.

[renzo_d10]

New rims too?

What tires did you end up getting?

[krv214]

Changed all 4 tires a while ago. I would to thank bro chikselog and SG for helping me to decide which brand to choose. BTW, I upgraded to 185/65/R14.

what brand did you buy sir?

[crave]

New rims too?

What tires did you end up getting?

what brand did you buy sir?

Long story bros. May kausap na ako na taga-kabila willing to swap his 16s Yaris mags to my stock 14s plus cash. Nag-back out for the last minute. Nag-undertime pa naman ako sa office today for that deal. Nakakainis talaga ang mga taong TALKSHIT.

To my disappointment, I decided to change all my tires to Pirelli P4 Four Season na lang. So far, 3 kilometers pa lang yung natitatakbo ko and based on my observation, mas tahimik siya compared to my stock Maxxis.

[mikomac]

Mahal pala ng Blaze! :rofl:

Nung nasa stage 2 na ng blink yung fuel ko nadrive ko pa siya ng 20kms.
ayun, nagpafuel ako kanina ng extreme 97 sa seaoil 49 something petot ang per liter, 500 lang. so 10.++ liters ang nafuel up. nag 3bars... from proj 6 nag crame ako, ta's from crame nag fairview ako. nag idle ako ng 30-40 mins kasi inintay ko kasama ko. then umuwi sa proj 6 tapos alis ulet, nag pacarwash sa LG2... to make the story short. Yung trip meter ko nasa 60kms na 1 bar palang nababawas. Not bad. pero hindi ko alam ang FC since hindi naman ako nag full tank. Kaya pa yan up to 120kms back to stage 2 blink hehehe.

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Long story bros. May kausap na ako na taga-kabila willing to swap his 16s Yaris mags to my stock 14s plus cash. Nag-back out for the last minute. Nag-undertime pa naman ako sa office today for that deal. Nakakainis talaga ang mga taong TALKSHIT.

To my disappointment, I decided to change all my tires to Pirelli P4 Four Season na lang. So far, 3 kilometers pa lang yung natitatakbo ko and based on my observation, mas tahimik siya compared to my stock Maxxis.

Sino kaya yun?

[Chikselog]

Long story bros. May kausap na ako na taga-kabila willing to swap his 16s Yaris mags to my stock 14s plus cash. Nag-back out for the last minute. Nag-undertime pa naman ako sa office today for that deal. Nakakainis talaga ang mga taong TALKSHIT.

To my disappointment, I decided to change all my tires to Pirelli P4 Four Season na lang. So far, 3 kilometers pa lang yung natitatakbo ko and based on my observation, mas tahimik siya compared to my stock Maxxis.

Hehe congrats bro.

Unfortunately I was also a victim of a talkshit sa kabila. :bwahaha: I was supposed to get my 15s Yaris mags from him, had to go all the way to his place to meet up to fetch the mags, waited for a few hours for nothing. Sayang toll, sayang gas. Maayos ang usapan the day before, yet he didn't deliver. Whatever the hell happened to "Wala kang magiging problema sa items ko bro.". Oh well. At least I got myself a nicer set of the same mags.

Btw, mas advisable ba na sa 12 oclock position na lang palagi ang thermostat ng aircon? Hindi ba malakas sa gas kahit malamig na yung cabin especially at night? Or adjust adjust na lang depende kung gaano na kalamig yung cabin? I'm worrying baka kasi ma-shorten yung buhay ng magnetic clutch or any other part ng aircon.

[K.I.L.L.]

so, was there a difference before and after the alignment?

They were only able to correct it to a certain point. Everytime they corrected one tyre, the other tyre would go out of alignment. In the end, they just did what best they can. We did a road test and though I'm not totally happy, it was an improvement from before. I am still trying to learn more about the bushings on the rack and pinion so I'm asking around. I hope someone else has had his serviced.

[Chikselog]

They were only able to correct it to a certain point. Everytime they corrected one tyre, the other tyre would go out of alignment. In the end, they just did what best they can. We did a road test and though I'm not totally happy, it was an improvement from before. I am still trying to learn more about the bushings on the rack and pinion so I'm asking around. I hope someone else has had his serviced.

Sir matanong lang, yung manibela nyo po ba hindi dead center while driving straight? Sa amin kasi years ago pa, kahit inalign na ng casa naka tilt ng konti sa left, kapag dinerecho ko yung manibela kumakabig sa kanan and noticeable ang kabig lalo sa highway. Kapag binitawan ko manibela kumakabig sa kanan, pero sa city driving hindi malakas ang kabig. I'll take a pic some other time hehe para ma-explain ko thoroughly. On Saturday siguro.