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My odometer 2003 is in KM, to ensure the tester does not enter it as miles either tell him or do what I did and put a sticker on the speedo saying "Odometer registers in Kilometres". Check the certificate when you collect it to make sure it has been entered as KM as some testers have been known to enter the reading as miles or convert the reading into miles, both are wrong, they then tell you that it has to be in miles but all they have to do is write km where it says Mileage

Cat part number is; 25051-28170, see link; but you could try some catalytic cleaner first to see if that improves the emissions https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-japan/alphard/ANH10W/35720/engine/1701

Ingenious idea for the front seat, How old is the GSD?

If you are losing a lot of water via the pump, then you must have quite a big leak which would be obvious as there would be a puddle under the offside of the engine. There are 2 possible areas of major leaks. 1) Some radiators have plastic sides, these are prone to cracking due to age & heat. 2)There are 2 hoses, flow & return, that connect to the heater matrix these have plastic T piece connectors that are prone to cracking due to age and heat, they can be replaced with brass barbed 19mm equal Ts. See link for the pump part number, plus other parts, then use as a cross-reference on eBay https://www.amayama.com/en/genuine-catalogs/epc/toyota-japan/alphard/ATH10W/43189/engine/1601

the cable is not available separately, but the assembly is available on eBay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354878093116 there are videos on youtube showing how to do it

I have seen people getting Dryrobe seat covers for their Alphards. I use a large cotton dust sheet, on the floor, as it soaks up wet/dirty paw prints but then my dogs have separate cages where the 3rd row of seat used to be, they are too big to sit on the seats

Some traders fit an electronic chip that converts the input signal to the speedo/odometer from kmh to mph. They also black out the K on the speedo so it just shows mh. You should have had some paper work confirming what the odometer reading was before and after the chip was fitted. Going by your figures, you have done 12,000 miles, is that correct? It could be a problem to some people as they might think the odometer has been fiddled with. For your own peace of mind, put your chassis/vin number in on the CarVX site, pay the fee approx £20, they will then email you the auction report showing the odometer reading at the time of the auction plus any damage, recalls etc. Some chips can fail and cause various faults with warning lights etc.

When the drain holes are blocked, the channels that the roof slides in overflow. This tool helps to clear any debris https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/317001966951

Hi, I use the company in the link, he supplies quality parts at reasonable prices, just bought both rear shocks for mine, https://jdmcarparts.co.uk/collections/toyota?sort_by=best-selling&filter.p.tag=Toyota+Alphard+2002-2008&filter.p.tag=Suspension

You can buy it through the link or put the part number in the eBay search as it fits other models or get 1 from a Toyota dealer. It is plain. https://www.amayama.com/en/part/toyota/7731048010

You can buy the red lights that replace the bumper reflectors

You can get red lights to that fit in the bumper very nice but you could have saved yourself a lot of work if you had bought the led lights that fit in the bumper in place of the oblong reflectors

It won't get damaged, the ecu will alter fuel/air ratio to suit. The premium in Japan is 98-100 RON. I only use E10 in mine and had it for 5yrs, it will also run on lpg when I can find any at a decent price

You will now have to reset the windows so you can operate them from the drivers' door switches. Go to each door and lower the window halfway down then take it all the way up and hold the switch for 2seconds

You may have to click on a save button in the menu, failing that try a new camera