Bing Bong.

April 11, 2011

Now then all. Just acquired an Avensis 2.2 D-4D TR 150 Tourer '07 after having a Renault Laguna 1.9 (120) Tourer for 5 years (and lots of pain)

Love it. Feels like the engine will keep on giving and giving but not in a brash way - just refined strength.

Internals maybe slightly dated as was last of the old model, but decent build I think.

I needed a load lugger, so was looking at Mondeos, but this had just enough of everything, and cheaper, and a Toyota (see pain about Laguna)

So anything I should know about it?

Moosey

April 11, 2011

Hiya mate and welcome :thumbsup:

I've got a T-180 estate. The things to look out for on the 2.2 engines are that the head gaskets can go and this means a new short engine. Take a look at the plastic engine cover and see if there is any white marks on it or the coolant expansion tank. If you notice the coolant level dropping or the heater inside the car dosn't warm the cabin, this is also a tell tale sign that maybe there is a problem. This is covered under Toyota's 112K or 6 year extended wattanty. Well done Toyota for putting this in place :thumbsup:

The black paint work at the top of the doors suffer from rust. This is also covered under warranty. Use a good engine oil like Mobil 1ESP(5W-30) and I'd change the gear box oil to something like Silkolene Pro SRG (Straight 75W) as theses boxes tend to crunch into 2nd gear a little when cold (Triple syncro) and its hard to select 1st gear on very cold winter mornings.

The EGR valve will need cleaning every now and again. Its a simple job and there are lots of posts on here on how to do that. Running the car on Shell V-Power diesel will help alot (Avoid Super Market stuff) and using a fuel additive like BG244 will help with cleaning the EGR and injectors plus quiet running of the engine. I also use Millers fuel additive on every fill up to.

I've use a K&N air filter and this gives me about another 2mpg on a run and the engine pulls alot better as these filter allow more air to be sucked into the Turbo. If you want more BHP try using a TUNIT box which give around 30+BHP and around the 7-10mpg more. They normally cost £485 but you can get one used off eBay for less than £200.

The brakes (As you may have noticed) are not the best (Bosch)! Some of us on here have change to MTEC discs and Mintex pads or better still Ferodo pads. I paid £215 (Delivered) for the "Black addition" drilled and groved discs all round including the Mintex pads. They look fantastic and stop the car very well. Something the original ones didn't do :blink:

Hope this helps :thumbsup:

April 11, 2011

Hi and welcome to toc.

April 11, 2011

Welcome to the club :toast:

April 12, 2011

Hiya mate and welcome
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Hope this helps

Yep, that's exactly the sort of info I needed. Thanks. }:8)

Is it a common thing for the gearbox to sound a little whiny in 1/2/3 whilst decelerating at relatively low speeds?

Additives - wow. on every fill up? Does it make that much difference?

TUNIT - how much has that affected your insurance?

April 12, 2011

Hiya mate and welcome
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Hope this helps
Yep, that's exactly the sort of info I needed. Thanks. }:8)
Is it a common thing for the gearbox to sound a little whiny in 1/2/3 whilst decelerating at relatively low speeds?
Additives - wow. on every fill up? Does it make that much difference?
TUNIT - how much has that affected your insurance?

I'm glad that you found the info useful :thumbsup:

I've only noticed a slight whiny noise in 1st gear when I move off and the slow down without de-clutching. I've not noticed any other noises in any other gears.

I think that the MillersEuro(Diesel clean) makes a massive difference. I've been using it for over 20 years. It lubs the cylinders and conditions the fuel pipes/pump as well as making sure that the injector spray patten is spot on helping the front and back end burn. The engine will be smoother and you'll have a lot less black smoke come out of the exhaust under harsh pedal to the metal moments that we all like to do :drool:

The D-4D can suffer with injector problems and even more so with the D-CAT 5th injector. Millers is sold at places like Halfords for silly money. If you search for a company called "Wilco Direct" you can buy a 5ltr drum for about £65 delivered. This will last you years. I've used an old Millers 500ml bottle, and just keep filling it up. I've not bought any for over 4 years doing this way. :yahoo: