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1 minute ago, Charlie Brown said:

I think this is a feature of many automatic boxes for many years. I think it is actually sensing that you are braking on a hill and changes down to give you some engine braking. When you accelerate it changes up again. I've had this feature on autos before and our 2008 Aplhard does it.

Thanks, that makes sense, I thought it was that and as I said Ive only just noticed it.

Cheers

Pete

Not sure if Ive always had this issue or if Ive just noticed it but when I'm going downhill and press the brake pedal my revs jump up, almost like using gear braking in a manual car. Is this normal? Usually jumps by at least 500 revs and when I press the accelerator it comes back down, doesn't always happen so has me thinking.

Any input appreciated.

Pete

5 hours ago, Alfa Tang said:

Excuse me, my car also has this problem. So may you help me to solve the problem? Thank you so much. 

 

 

Sorry, can’t help as I never got it repaired as not really an issue with me, maybe someone else will be able to help you. 

3 hours ago, Picasso said:

your engine only takes 5 litres you need to ask garage how many liters they put in i recon they put at least 6 litres or even more which seems a very silly thing for your garage to do fingers crossed your ok did your engine smoke by any chance as this would be a sign of burning oil 

Luckily no smoke but all sorted now 👍🏼

They said they put in 4.3 Litres, that they never put in a full 5 Litre container, it’s a bit of a mystery but they said whatever I go ahead and do they’d pay for it, even if I want a new oil change so they’re doing everything to rectify it.

Yes, just been done 

14 minutes ago, Picasso said:

Peter do not run it with that amount of oil in it as it will push pass the piston rings and damage other parts of the engine in time 

Cheers, got a mobile mechanic coming out to drain some and I’ll get reimbursed for the charge. I’ve already driven 230 miles in it so hopefully no damaged done. 

29 minutes ago, Picasso said:

hello peter get it drained ASP you will damage the engine 

Great! Thanks 

Advice appreciated, see picture, oil is over the maximum, should some be drained, could this cause problems with the engine or will I be ok?

Cheers

2 hours ago, pcous said:

Hi Pete,

 

Our Alphard was registered by the converter under the category of Motor Caravan PLG (Private/Light Goods) as a 4-seater. Of course,this was a new registration in the UK following import. I assume this is a standard registration category, but other contributors will let you know if it's not...

Conversion company says it’s stays as is, an MPV as you state so all good 👍🏼 

Morning all,

having my Vellfire converted at the moment, it was a 7 seater, now a 5 seater, do I have to inform the DVLA or register it under anything else?

Cheers

Pete

2 hours ago, Rojie said:

 

Can I respectfully request you add the details of your mechanic to the servicing section.

There is a small section for a mention for individuals and businesses who  are competent to work on Alphards; yours would be a worthy addition.

All done Roger 👍🏻

7 minutes ago, Jimmympv said:

Just picked up my 2012 Alphard today and have the exact symptoms described here. Was a bit disappointed but fingers crossed the cheapest solution sorts it!

Just to let you know how my repair went, the mechanic changed it in 30 mins, he'd never changed one before so I linked the video above how to do it. He reached up without doing any of what the video showed but he was obviously pretty competant as a mechanic and very flexible 🤣 Good luck, hope it solve the problem 👍🏻

Always check the steering damper first as it's the cheapest part to replace. I had my steering rack replaced, luckily under warranty but it ended up being the damper.

On 1/12/2022 at 4:09 PM, The Flower Man said:

I am just going to jump in hear as i have the same issue with my 2.4l mk2 which i have owned for only 6 weeks.

in that time i have covered 1000 miles and it has used one and a half liters of oil which in my book is excessive.

I have been under the car today to check that i am not loosing oil and the underside is completely clean .

It was the first time i felt sad about not finding a leak!

I realize the piston ring recall was for the American market due to the rings that were fitted ,blocking with carbon and getting jammed ,letting oil past.

There is no signs of head gasket problems. no usage of coolant at all. no overheating, slug in the oil, misfire on start up, over pressurized in the water system ect ect so in my case a pcv valve jammed open may well be the problem too.

Has anyone had this problem and resolved it by changing the pcv valve?

Hi Chris, did you resolve the oil usage by replacing the pcv valve in the end. I'm having the same issue, 2 litres used in 3200 miles, no leaks, engine runs smooth, no smoke from exhaust, covered 58000 miles, its a mystery.

On 5/6/2023 at 12:28 AM, Chris.ac said:

Did some research. 

 

Toyotas OEM Wipers for the alphards used blades provided by nippons blade division called NWB (nippon wiper blades)

 

For the 10 series, the fronts are 26"(650mm) and 16"(400mm), with rear being 16"(400mm)

 

For the 20 series, the rear is the same, but the fronts are 30"(750mm)and 14"(350mm)

 

 

NWB blades are coded D** (** is the 1st 2 digits of the size in mm, E.g. D75 = 750mm) and the rear is GRB40

 

The 'D' is their design range that use graphite coated rubber.

You can buy their HDA or HDB range (the frames are identical, but the rubber blade is coated in varying qualities of water repellant material that coats the glass (better performance with frost/snow))

 

You CAN buy just the rubber inserts (check that your existing blades are the nippons ones, they should have a metal clip/rail that needs to be removed and reused - the rubbers do not come with this metal part)

 

I bought a set from amazon.co.jp (you can create an account in English)

Search term for 10 series is NWB D65 D40 GRB40
Search term for 20 series is NWB D75 D35 GRB40

 

 

You can also buy DENSO, which is a decent OEM used by Toyota.

Their largest blade, unfortunately, is only 700mm(28") so if you have a 20 series, you will have slightly less coverage on drivers side.

DENSO codes are
DU-070R (28") or DUR-065R (26") driver side
DU-040(16") or DU-35(14") passenger side
And DRB-040 rear.

 

For all these wipers, the passenger and rears are about £8 to £12. 
The drivers side, being much larger is about £22 to £26

 

These are hook fixings, so any cheapo blade of manufacturers wipers will work if you get the sizes right.

 

The rear blade has a different connector design, so probably best to stick with the NWB or DENSO designs.

 

Opieoils (linked in a previous post) is very competitive of you are buying the denso blades, but you will be limited to a mac size of 28"

 

If you still have the original NWB (Nippon) blades fitted, you can save money by buying the rubbers only, from Toyota, or amazon.co.jp 

Cheers Chris for the advice, signed up to Amazon Japan, bought the NWB wipers, arrived in 4 days 👍🏻

11 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

I had the same, lower window, clean the felt rubber seals, i used an old toothbrush to agitate any dirt .

 

Started writing as intended immediately afterwards. 

 

Thanks Chris, I’ll give it a go 👍🏼

Had a problem with one of my rear windows, when I close it it goes to the top and bounces back down. I have to slowly flick the switch in small increments to fully close the window.

Does anyone know what I can do or what part I need to change to mend this?

Cheers

Pete

I'm having all 4 tyres changed on my Vellfire to all season and I thought someone on here maybe interested in buying them, they're all in good condition having only covered 2800 miles since 29th Feb when I bought the car.

Any offers? Collection only from Exeter area.

30 minutes ago, opelrsx said:

I also found it's too sensitive, would like to change it too...  Does DashCommand app work? I have paid version already.

I’ve no idea, I was advised to use Car Scanner, maybe someone else will be able to confirm. 

14 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

Have you tried the other functions, like having all the windows open and close on long press of the lock unlock fob buttons? Quite useful when getting out of the car and the children have left window open.

I went to change this, it's when I realised I only had 3 free changes, still think the £25.00 subscription for the year is worth it so may go ahead with that.

Just to confirm all changes are great, just been out and lights come on a lot sooner 👍

On 9/5/2024 at 6:43 PM, Chris.ac said:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EQaR8

For android mobile, the dual PCB one for£3.70.

Just wanted to say thanks, also to Picasso and Voodoo101, got the OBDll dongle today, plugged it in, downloaded Car Scanner which allows you up to 3 alterations for free, changed the sensitivity and delay timings, not bad for £3.70, saved me a small fortune I'm guessing on taking it into Toyota. Haven't tested it yet, waiting until it gets darker out but again wanted to say thanks and what a great community here 👍🏻

9 hours ago, Chris.ac said:

I've bought one from eBay and AliExpress, both under £10.

I'll pm you the AliExpress link.

 

The link i shared is s common design, but be aware that not all of these clone devices are jobd, the link i used has an older design with dedicated daughter board inside. 

 

I cannot vouch for the newer single board designs.

Seems the one you linked is out of stock 😔

50 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

I've bought one from eBay and AliExpress, both under £10.

I'll pm you the AliExpress link.

 

The link i shared is s common design, but be aware that not all of these clone devices are jobd, the link i used has an older design with dedicated daughter board inside. 

 

I cannot vouch for the newer single board designs.

Thanks Chris