Toyota Previa: July 2017

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Finding the color code on your Toyota

How to check your color code on your Toyota car, perhaps others to.

Picture from here.

In the last line it starts with C / TR / A / TM, the C I guess stands for color.

936 and that is my color code for my Toyota Previa.

Dark Purple Pearl
also know as
Deep Violet Pearl

When I search on kwasny.com

http://www.kwasny.com/farbtonfinder/#farbtonsuche

I get the following:

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Replacing Oil and Oil filter in the Previa, video of it..

Date:

[2017-07-26 Oljebyte, 5W-40 olja W5 Lidl olja bra specifikation
Bosch oljefilter med backventil / spärrventil (anti drain valve)]

The Previa has 97980 km on the meter when this is done..

Found this cheap good specification on Lidl. I've written a post about it earlier, you can read it here. Some say it is similar to the Pennasol Super Pace oil.

W5 5w-40 Supertech Engine Oil. 5 liter container.

Good specification, will sure be good in the Previa. According to manual it should be 10w-30 but I think this will be even better. I've put similar oil in my other car, Toyota Starlet and no problems.

Screenshot from dackonline.se
They sell the Pennasol Super Pace which according to rumours should
be similar to the W5 5W-40. It's about the same price.

I decided to use this Bosch oil filter that is suppose to have a anti-drain valve. Made in South Africa. 0986 452 044. P 2044.

I've made a video of the process here when changing oil on the Toyota Previa.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Parking brake out of function at yearly inspection, here show how to replace the wire

The car didnt pass the Yearly Car Inspection... No parking brake on the right side..

Turned out the Cable / wire was broken. Had to order a new. This is what I ordered:

Bought it from skruvat.se who has had good stuff earlier. Price 295 + 29 (cargo) = 324 SEK.

Parking Brake Cable Rear Right.

This is how I did the work:

This is the bag the wire came in. Seems to be okay quality. We will se if it last.

New parking brake wire installed..

Here's some pictures I took during the disassebly. First removed the wheel and then the brakepads, and then the disc and so on..

You need to remove the disc to access the parking cable

That means removing the brake pads.

This is where the parking brake wire enters the drum

Have removed the disc.

Adjuster..

Taking lots of pictures in case I dont remember how it were when time for reassembling.

Here the wire is attached to the drum shoes..

Installing new wire..

This is where the wire goes, inside this rubber. I greased it before mounting it.

Anti seize is also applied.

Hope this was of help for you?

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Choosing oilfilter for the Toyota Previa

Time to change the oil in the Previa.. So what did I choose?

I decided to go for a one with anti-drain-valve, also known as non return valve (Backspärrventil / Backventil in Swedish). This keeps the oil in the oilchannels when the Engine is turned off, so there should be more oil availble when restarting the Engine. = Less friction when starting = better.

I decided to go for a "brand" name, Bosch. At least you hope that the Check and Control lines are good.. There were cheaper oil filters available but they were "nonames" so didnt want to gamble. I rather pay a Little extra.

This is what I ordered.. Bosch 0986 452 044, made in South Africa.

Oilfilter: Bosch

Compatible with:
90915YZZJ3 (Toyota filter made in China)
90915YZZD4 (made in Thailand)

This is the one I have chosen.

Common problems for Previa, good to know...

"That said, northern climes with salt-treated roads in winter can be hard on
other things, like the body and A/C condenser. Body areas most commonly
affected seem to be behind the rear wheels, along the bottom of the rear
hatch door, and behind the LF wheel, under the driver's door hinges and the
antenna drain. You might want to check those areas, and also ask about the
A/C: If the condenser has been replaced, how did they do the job -
conversion to R134a? - changed drier? compressor? If not replaced yet, how
does it look, and how is the R12 pressure? [With so much glass, the R12 on
the original systems has some small advantage over R134a.]

At 160k the struts and mounts should have been replaced, but it's possible
that is yet to be done. You might ask - and if yes, when it happened.
Also, check what was replaced at the 120k service; should include
replaceable ignition system parts (plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor),
distributor o-ring, valve cover gasket and plug seals. [New cap and rotor at
160k sounds like they did not do the standard 120k service.] If all that
was done, then you should only need to replace (for the ignition system) the
plugs and wires between now and 240k." -John Kaufmann (Yahoo Previa Group)

"just like to put a post together of all the common prob with the
previas
SAD
door locks
turn signal(combo switch)
heat control
struts
stabilizer bar bushings
this is just a few off the top of my head if anyone can think of more
please post them" - Norm ((Yahoo Previa Group))

Center roller on sliding door

Steering column covers (especially the lower one)

EGR valve/modulator

distributor o-ring

Center cupholder latch mechanism breaking

Radio replacement

Disc brake re-builds

Instrument panel light bulb replacement

head gasket
warped brake rotors
oil reservoir

Heater fan motor
Starter contacts
Slider door hardware
A/C (expansion valve)
Cat
4wdisc Brakes

Regardless of how long it lasts, the SAD problems are unique to
Previa and Previa based vehicles.
The starter problems tend to be entirely starter contacts on Toyotas;
starter problems are not limited to the contacts on other makes.
The door lock spring is specific to Previas, and some other Toyotas with
similar mechanisms.
Unlike most other cars, the Previa brake problems seem to be primarily
warped rotors.
The manifestations of the sliding door problems have an uncommon form.
Head gasket is common to MANY overworked engines.
Did Toyota use a bad design on the Previa cup holder? The 2x cup holder
on my office computer has been working fine for 15 years.

Definitely unique to Previa. And, the brakes rotors can make you
nuts. Mine are starting to vibrate a little again after only 15K on
totally new parts....

RUST

"they generally rust in the rear 1/4's first,then the hatch,right under the window,seal,then finally the fenders and rocker panels and the panel under the sliding door,and the jacking supports in the front"
http://www.toyotavanpeople.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5712

Leaks
Valve cover gaskets are a common issue with the Previa.

The EGR passageways get clogged up and the O2 sensors tend to fail.

“I recently cleaned my 97's EGR passageway. It was completely blocked with carbon. After cleaning and also replacing the front O2 sensor, my CEL has stayed off and she runs so much smoother. Better gas mileage too.”

Ted Cobb: "Cool. I have mine running pretty darn smooth too, after taking off the throttle body and cleaning everything."

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