Questions tagged [tc]
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'05 Scion tC, bought used. 145k miles , unknown if spark plugs were ever changed. Should I change 'em?
No funky smoke colors, no issues, runs like a champ. Just don't know if it was ever done before or not.
Bought at 92k, car is now at 145k miles
Leave well enough alone or change 'em?
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Is it alright to re-use the old serpentine belt after changing a water pump?
Does the belt always need to be replaced in such cases, even if it looks ok? What about the tensioner?
'05 tC, 129,000 miles when water pump was changed.
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Is it a bad cv axle?
Vibration at around 55 mph and above.
Felt most strongly on driver's side.
Grease leaking from boot, and partially splayed on surrounding suspension components.
(The plan is to replace the driver's side axle, and possibly replace only the boot on…
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RPM reaches 3500 at around 75 mph. Is it a slipping clutch?
I'm pretty sure (but not positive) it used to stay closer to 3000 RPM, pretty steadily, at 80 mph.
Now from around 75-80 it's at 3500.
I also did try coasting at around 25-30 mph , then put it into 5th gear to see if it would slip, but it didn't.…
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Car Will not go into Gear. Stranded
Problem started two days ago. The car would struggle to get into first gear, from neutral at standstill, but with some resistance (NOT grinding) it would go (and same thing with second gear, with a bit less resistance.) Third and Fourth were fine,…
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2011 Scion tC maintenance
Bought this car recently, and it is my first vehicle. It's on 145k miles or so, and the maintenance manual goes only to about 125k. Is there a consensus on things that may fail at that mileage or just a list of maintenance to do at x amount of…
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2005 Scion tC- Vehicle idles briefly at 1500 when braking, gradually drops to 1000 rpm. Is this normal?
Seems kind of high, even though it does eventually drop back down to 1000 rpm after a few seconds.
Warm or cold makes no difference.
137 k miles.
What could be the cause?
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Maintenance required oil change light, will the battery getting disconnected interfere?
Had to change my battery recently, vehicle had to relearn proper idle speed and all that as usual.
If I had changed my oil around 4000 miles ago, will the vehicle still "remember" to remind me soon with the maintenance required light on the dash, or…
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Can lowering springs cause complications in the CV axle- leaking, premature wear, etc?
CV axle seems to be going bad. Car is SCION tC,2005 145 k miles.
However I've had Corollas, Camry, Celicas before and never had a problem with this before, until purchasing this SCION, used, from a guy who had lowered it.
What's the connection?
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Ok to use rear struts from junkyard?
They look in pretty good shape, but not sure if its a good idea.
2005 Scion tC, 145 k miles.
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Blower motor works intermittently. Why?
Works one day, dead the next.
When I hit a bump sometimes it'll start working again.
Haven't been able to check it out yet. What could be going on with it?
Scion tC, 05
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Blower motor failed on my car, same time as I got a parasitic draw from car stereo. Are these issues related?
2005 Scion tC.
Car stereo is a Boss Audio Systems BCPA9.
The blower motor stopped working completely, at the same time as the stereo screen kept staying on after taking the keys out of the ignition.
What's the connection?
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Had a Parasitic Drain from car stereo. Problem went away spontaneously. Why?
Had a Parasitic Drain coming from car stereo, Boss Audio Systems BCPA9.
Car is a Scion tC, 2005.
I know it was the stereo because the display screen stayed lit after removing the keys from ignition, which it never used to do before.
After a couple …
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