Welcome to all owners of Toyota Fortuner [ARCHIVED]

[beebs]

dumaan ako sa big bert's pasig and inquired about plate# etching to my side mirrors. php 150/mirror daw. i plan to have it done this coming week..

jaeger, nice pics. kaya ba sa tingin mo umakyat ng 4x2 vvti ko with that kind of road condition?

[letranboy]

hindi naman sguro na natural lang yung usok. swepre sasabihin ng SA na ok lang yun. try mo check sa Toyota dealership. complain ka. free naman yun eh. ako everytime na meron akong nakikitang problem sa fortuner ko punta agad casa

[monpogi]

hindi naman sguro na natural lang yung usok. swepre sasabihin ng SA na ok lang yun. try mo check sa Toyota dealership. complain ka. free naman yun eh. ako everytime na meron akong nakikitang problem sa fortuner ko punta agad casa

ano po yung mga type ngproblems na naeencounter nyo sa fortuner?

[letranboy]

ano po yung mga type ngproblems na naeencounter nyo sa fortuner?

seat sensor problem, im hearing something from the back brake they fix it. thats some minor problem.

[vicoyski]

I observed a Fortuner 3.0V today and I noticed that the exhaust is quite smoky and it emitted more smoke (carbon-particles) during acceleration. Is this normal for a diesel this new? I can only imagine the view of what the back of this vehicle would be like as the diesel engine gets run-in with more mileages covered.

And no, I'm not putting the vehicle down. I'm just trying to raise this concern. A sales agent is offering me a 4x4 and I'm still in the process of deciding whether to get it not.

btw, this was observed in a hot sunny afternoon, with the car on a stand still idle and driven away afterwards.

I would assume that the owner of the particular 3.0V you saw has not been following the regular schedule for vehicle maintenance. Toyota's D4-D engines are suppose to have lesser carbon emissions than an average diesel engine.

Anyway, mine so far doesn't emit black exhaust. And, I back into a white wall when parking my unit in the garage. No signs of carbon on my garage wall (not like when I still owned a Gemini Diesel). Drawback lang talaga sa diesel is the smelly exhaust.

[number001]

I would assume that the owner of the particular 3.0V you saw has not been following the regular schedule for vehicle maintenance. Toyota's D4-D engines are suppose to have lesser carbon emissions than an average diesel engine.

Anyway, mine so far doesn't emit black exhaust. And, I back into a white wall when parking my unit in the garage. No signs of carbon on my garage wall (not like when I still owned a Gemini Diesel). Drawback lang talaga sa diesel is the smelly exhaust.

The Fortuner I saw is quite new, maybe around 3 months old. Plate number is ZCK-*&*. Ok, what I mean by smoky is that I can actually see white smoke being emitted from the exhaust. When it accelerated away, you see even more white smoke coming out (almost particle-like in appearance but I'm sure they are not). Is this normal for a diesel? Btw, I have never owned a diesel and the sighting disturbingly reminded me of those dilapidated buses in EDSA which emitted black smoke everytime they accelerated.

With gas vehicles, I'm used to not seeing any smoke coming out of the exhaust (an exception is during the winter or when the weather is quite cold).

I'm just a bit concerned because I dont like the look (and smell) of smoky cars (stereotypical old cars in movies) and problems might crop up with emissions testing later on. There is also the fact that one must need to let the vehicle idle after use, to care for the turbo and I dont want the garage or driveway to be filled with smoke. That's all.

The gas vvti variant will take forever to own so I'm still weighing the options bet. it and the 3.0V.

[letranboy]

halos pareho lang naman sila. diesel and gas. mahal nga ang gasoline but in long run mas ok sya. kasi for me diesel has more maintainance kasi. gas tahimik and less usok.

[beebs]

baka may sira ang valve seal or piston rings kaya white smoke ang lumalabas sa tambutsto(tama ba spelling?). if oil seeps through the combustion chamber i'm sure white smoke ang effect at mababawasan ang oil(check the dip stick). top overhaul ang solution kung yun nga ang problema.

[herbularyo]

Most common cause of smoke in a brandnew car is fuel contamination.

I cant understand why its been said over and over that diesel engine is more costly to maintain. My Fortuner is my 4th diesel powered vehicle (Mazda B2200, L300 VV & Revo). The usual PMS is just oil change + filter. Unlike my Civic VTi which includes spark plugs and engine oil + filter.

Diesel engines are designed to last longer. Yon nga lang, its very noisy. But if you compare mileage & maintenance - sa diesel ako. These are just my personal experiences.

[chen]

gud am fellow tsikoteers, i just got my unit yesterday, its a 3.0v silver.

[letranboy]

gud am fellow tsikoteers, i just got my unit yesterday, its a 3.0v silver.

wow dadami nanaman tayo. chen congrats. chen check mo lahat ng parts and performace ng fortuner mo. kasi yung iba kasi may sira yung part or accessories. pag may nakita kang mali try mo kaming ask for some info. or try mo ask yung SA mo. but 99.9% sasabihin nya na normal yun.

[number001]

Updated owner's list - Mar 14, 2006

1.summer75 - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
2. Monseratto - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic
3. andre - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
4. trader - 2.7G VVTi, Black Mica
5. vicoyski - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic
6. lara - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
7. jackaroo - 3.0V D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
8. hyperev - 3.0V D4-D, Black Mica
9. spiff41398 - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic
10. Forza – 3.0V D4-D, Super White II
11. jad - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic
12. fortfan - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
13. greenlight - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
14. fortuner13 - 2.5G D4-D, Black Mica
15. toadstool - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic
16. JunDC – 3.0V D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
17. retinasurgeon - 2.7G VVTi, Black Mica
18. allenjo - 2.5G D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
19. patron - 2.5G D4-D, Black Mica
20. magikels - 2.7G VVTi Black Mica
21. Pilgrim - 3.0V D4-D, Black Mica
22. Kurosaki Ichigo - 3.0V D4-D, Dark Grey Mica Metallic
23. attynorby - 2.5G D4-D, Silver Metallic
24. big_jo - 2.5G D4-D, Silver Metallic
25. seanjedi - 3.0V D4-D, Black Mica
26. kent - 2.5G D4-D Dark Gray Mica Metallic
27. liliputman - 3.0V D4-D, Brown Metallic
28. Ram_001 - 2.5G D4-D, Grayish Brown Metallic
29. tocloy – 2.5G D4-D, Grayish Brown Metallic
30. bilog - 2.7G VVTi, Super White II
31. beebs-2.7G VVTi, Super White II
32. mechanixx-3.0V D4-D, Grayish Brown Metallic
33. Shockz - 3.0V V D4-D, Silver Metallic
34. IWC-3.0V D4-D, Super White II
35. Conix - 2.7G VVTi, Super White II
36. herbularyo - 2.5G D4-D, Black Mica
37. letranboy- 2.7G VVTi, Greyish Brown Metallic
38. SPEEDYG77 - 2.7G VVTi, Dark Grey Mica Metallic
39. konde - 2.7G VVTi, Black Mica
40. franci_rod - 2.5G D4-D, Silver Metallic
41. katsudon_ph - 3.0 V D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
42. Rexxxs - 2.5G D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
43. mbclubph - 2.5G D4-D, Black Mica
44. LIM 88 - 2.7G VVTi, Silver Metallic
45. monpogi - 2.7G VVTi, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
46. KST - 3.0V D4-D, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
47. bigbrother - 2.7G VVTi, Dark Gray Mica Metallic
48. Batman 007 - 2.5G D4-D, Black Mica
49. Chen - 3.0V D4-D, Silver Metallic


Future Fortuner Owners (tsikoteers):

1. Bry – 2.5G White
2. bigbrother - 2.7G Dark Gray
3. hector angel - 2.7G Black or White
4. Vmax - 3.0V Dark Gray
5. Onestab - 3.0V Black
6. 4wrider - 2.7G Dark Gray Metallic or Brown Metallic
7. kmo - 2.7G Silver or Dark Gray
8. wilcats - 2.7G Black or Dark Gray

[monpogi]

I cant feel any air blowing out from the windshield vents of my unit if I set the fan speed at #1 (my usual setting) however if I set it at 5 there is a minimal air coming out.

sakin naman pagnaka set sa foot yung vent ng aircon and naka at least 3 yung fan speed, may air din nalumalabas sa windshield vents. i asked the SA about it kanina sa 1T checkup nung unit and i aadjust lang daw yung flaps ng aircon. problem is kakalasin yung dashboard and pinapaiwan sakin yung unit overnight. i told him na next week ko na lang ipapaayos yung air flaps at marami akong lakad.

Also pansin ko din na pag naka set yung vents na sabay yung sa console and foot blower, medyo mahina yung buga sa foot blower ko. probably because of faulty air flaps din.

[herbularyo]

gud am fellow tsikoteers, i just got my unit yesterday, its a 3.0v silver.

Sir congrats. Enjoy your ride.

[herbularyo]

Also pansin ko din na pag naka set yung vents na sabay yung sa console and foot blower, medyo mahina yung buga sa foot blower ko. probably because of faulty air flaps din.

I think that is normal, the volume of air from the blower will be divided into more number of vents / outlets so natural lang na mag-decrease yong flow. Just like the water in our faucet mas mahina kung sabay ang pagbukas.

[herbularyo]

I saw an advertisement at the Motoring section of Phil Daily Inquirer today RE: Stainless Billet Radiator Grille & Bumper Billet Grille

[franci_rod]

sakin naman pagnaka set sa foot yung vent ng aircon and naka at least 3 yung fan speed, may air din nalumalabas sa windshield vents. i asked the SA about it kanina sa 1T checkup nung unit and i aadjust lang daw yung flaps ng aircon. problem is kakalasin yung dashboard and pinapaiwan sakin yung unit overnight. i told him na next week ko na lang ipapaayos yung air flaps at marami akong lakad.

Also pansin ko din na pag naka set yung vents na sabay yung sa console and foot blower, medyo mahina yung buga sa foot blower ko. probably because of faulty air flaps din.

monpogi, am experiencing the same. Buti syo sabi ng SA faulty, sakin normal lang daw. Pero just the same, if I decide to have it checked/repaired kelangan talaga iwanan. I still don't know when I will be able to have it serviced. Do keep us posted on the results after mo ipagawa. In case mauna ako, I'll post my comments din. Thanks, bro!

[letranboy]

try nyo pa gawa sa ortigas or shaw blv. wag sa toyota otis, cause malamang 2 days nila papaiwan yan. yung akin nga passenger seat sensor adjustment lang kailanagan 2 days pa. sobra naman yata yun. i dont know if they want it in good quality or tinatamad lang sila gawin. ok na sana eh medyo badtrip pa yung service personel nila hindi accumudating well bahala na sa kanila si lord

[beebs]

last week while cruising southbound along NLEX, may nakipagkarera sa akin na ford expedition. i was cruising at 140 kph and was about to overtake it. ayaw pumayag magpa-overtake so i floored my 2.7 vvti baby and ayun, iwan siya, he he. :car:

[bigbrother]

helo guys just came back from BAguio, yap the fortuner is a ahead turner, but its gonna be a bed rest for me when i got home from my trip, its super bouncy in running at 100 to 120 at tarlac... where ful pack with cargo at the 3rd row, and 2 persons in the 2nd row. its still bouncy,,, but the engine reponse n breaks systems ther great no comment... when i got it to NLEX around 10:50pm i tried it to 170 no problem....its very stable...btw my ride is a 2.7vvti..the consumption i think is around 9.8liter/km.