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11-12-16, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by satiger

Thankfully I haven't had any major issues with this car. Besides regular maintenance items such as brakes, fluids changes etc, following were replaced so far;

Oxygen sensors (CEL - 10 yrs back)
Knock sensor (CEL - 10 yrs back)
Oil control valve (one) (CEL - 3 yrs back)
Brake calipers (two)
PCV valve (preventive maintenance)
Front axles (along with CV boot)
Front shocks
Ignition coils near the firewall (3) (preventive maintenance)
Hoses (preventive maintenance)

Rest all are factory original including transmission. I do transmission service at about 45k miles and alternate between drain and fill and flush. Always with Toyota type-IV fluid on transmission. I average about 20k miles a year, so definitely not a garage queen and she is holding up so far.

Hope this helps.......

Awesome, those are normal wear and tear items that I've seen people replace on these forums.

It's good to know that the transmission will indeed last a long time with proper maintenance. I've done 2 transmission fluid servicing since picking it up 1.5 years ago. First was just a drain/fill and second was a drain/ filter, gasket change (prob not needed).

Strangely the items that were broken when I bought it were the hood struts and side mirror adjustment computer. The mirrors did not work when trying to adjust them from the controls.

I love how parts are relatively easy to find and cheap not to mention easier to work on than newer cars.

I plan to keep mine for a long time to come.