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Thx. Re: 03 Rav4 AWD Tires - Replacement Suggestions? [electricdesign] by suvshopper4
May 14, 2006 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: electricdesign (May 14, 2006 4:51 pm)

Thanks for the info.
 
-ss4
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maint' required by kingkongva
May 16, 2006 (11:01 am)
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i have 05 rav4. been running good. just took it to the dealer to have the 10 k mile check up. afterward, when i took it home, the service indicator light "maint'required" popped up. i have tried to look in the service manual but cant find anywhere to put the light out. i also tried to hold the trip reset stick and turn ignition to the on position and hold it for 10 sec( assuming it is the same as my honda) but no go. called the dealer, they asked me to take it back but it is a long way. anyone with rav4 can help me
thx
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Re: maint' required [kingkongva] by dce33
May 16, 2006 (4:09 pm)
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Replying to: kingkongva (May 16, 2006 11:01 am)

i have a rav 06 and brought it for a 3k service since it was a free offer from my dealer. When i reached the 5K mile, the maint reqd popped up, so i knew that they did not reset my maintenance indicator. I used to have a honda so i did the same way as it was a honda and it worked for me. You might just need to wait a little longer to hold the trip reset stick till the light flashes and goes off.
Goodluck
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maint' required by kingkongva
May 18, 2006 (9:34 am)
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will try that again. hopefully it will work
thx
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Re: 2002 Rav4 Noisy engine [jsuv] by nvedmund
May 21, 2006 (5:25 am)
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Replying to: jsuv (Oct 21, 2004 1:36 pm)

I have a similar problem. Engine is noisy sometime at start up and when idle. the clicking noise goes away at high speed, at idle, the noise returns. Have rule out belt extension. Could be timing chain? Have you fix this problem?
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Re: 2002 Rav4 Noisy engine [nvedmund] by suvshopper4
May 21, 2006 (8:21 am)
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Replying to: nvedmund (May 21, 2006 5:25 am)

I guess you've already ruled out low on oil, or wrong weight (not 5w30)?
 
You say this only happens sometimes. Does the weather seem to make a difference?
 
Does it happen under acceleration?
 
How many miles on the engine?
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when will the 2007 Rav 4 arrive in showrooms? by scottca
May 23, 2006 (2:08 pm)
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Love those Toyotas. We have a buick 81 skylark with only 35'000 miles (Mom's car) and a 1989 Toyota Camry with 150'000 miles. You guessed right. We will be keeping the 89 Camry as our second car to the Rav 4.
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Re: The passenger side of my RAV4 floods.. [vivianne96] by subarustew
May 26, 2006 (3:06 pm)
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Replying to: vivianne96 (Jan 14, 2006 7:16 pm)

This may be a little late, but if you still haven't found the problem and solved it already, here is what I did when my wife's car did the same thing. I found that it was leaking from the windshield underneath the trim at the top on the passenger side. Once the water got past the leaky spot where the sealant wasn't, it would run along the side of the forward pillar behind the plastic trim inside the car so you can't see it and would run out onto the floor on the passenger side. Once I located the area that was leaking at the top of the window by using a garden hose, I popped loose a section of the trim around the windshield using a putty knife and then squirted some 100% silicone II sealant under/around the area, and then replaced the trim (snaps back into place) and haven't had the problem since. Good luck.
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Re: 2002 Rav4 Noisy engine [suvshopper4] by nvedmund
May 26, 2006 (6:17 pm)
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Replying to: suvshopper4 (May 21, 2006 8:21 am)

I normally use 10w30, could this be the problem? Weather does not seem to be the problem. The hoise happen in cold and hot weather. Acceleration actually quiet the noise, Car has 80K miles on it.
The only thing I can think off is the timing chain or the internal pulleys and sprockets. I just hope I don't have a bend valves or something like that. Another thing, if I remove the drive belt, the noise goes away....I know what you're might be thinking. It's not the tensioner..
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The Weight. Re: 2002 Rav4 Noisy engine [nvedmund] by suvshopper4
May 27, 2006 (3:45 am)
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Replying to: nvedmund (May 26, 2006 6:17 pm)

Try changing to the 5W-30 weight oil. It is what the mfr recommends, and it is a cheap way to eliminate one possible source of the problem. Can't hurt.
 
After having an oil change, I had some minor tapping ('01 RAV4 w/62k miles at the time). When I did my own oil change the next time, using the 5W-30, the tapping went away. Made me wonder what the previous changer had used.
 
Good luck.
 
-ss4

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