BigNev

No problem mate! Jolly glad it's now gone back to being a lovely cooperative little thing! Cheers, Nev

Hiya! All the book says is that "there may be a malfunction in the system", not all that helpful hey! However, previously in the same section covering the AFS, Adaptive Front Lighting System, not Auto Follow System, there is a paragraph about the light sensor on the dash - "The sensor may not function properly if an object is placed on the sensor, or anything that blocks the sensor is affixed to the windscreen. Doing so interferes with the sensor detecting the level of ambient light and may cause the automatic headlight system to malfunction" Do you have anything on the dash? Are your headlights set to "auto" on the light stalk? Maybe try it switched "ON" not auto, worth a try! Cheers! Nev

Hi G, yep, it will sort itself out, well at least mine did, and I moved it a LOT! Cheers, Nev

You'll find options on various sequential versions, I got ours from there.

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Hi there! How did you get on with this? After the service did they spot or suggest anything for improvement? Cheers, Nev

Hello there! Have you checked your brake fluid level? The warning light doubles up for that. Cheers, Nev

Ah, in that case, they are Princess Engineering Autos, 161 Barlow Road, Levenshulme, Manchester. They've been around a long time, father then son. My garage man, more of a friend, sadly now retired, who I've known for 26 years, knew them from their early days, and used them. They do have a website. I used them on my Renault Master van, when the plastic cam cover cracked and spewed oil, (used to be a common Renault problem). I was nervous about the injectors coming out, but they said "why wouldn't they come out?" Obviously gave me a bit of confidence! They did the job on the day and with no mither. Cheers!

Hi there! Lancashire is a jolly big County! I'm in Stockport, and luckily we do have one local to us, but that could be a LONG way from the top of Lancashire County. I can offer a suggestion while you speak to any engineering companies nearer to you. The 3.5 fitted to ours is also fitted to a good number of other Toyota and Lexus models, so it is not a rarity in the UK. They would know this. Whilst proper companies for engine work are rarer than they used to be, I would hope you'd find one not a million miles from you. Cheers, Nev

Or you could call in to a local car spares shop, or autofactors! Perhaps not Halfords. They should be able to supply them. Or certainly a viable replacement. Take some pictures in with you. They might be imports, but they aren't spaceships, they're cars!! Cheers, Nev

Would that be along the lines of a product for motorhomes? Maybe? Not something I have personal experience with though!

Just occurred to me that my tyres are wider than yours, at 245, (18") so the pounds per square inch support is greater too.

I just went out to our car, the tyres are 104 load rating! That's 900kg per wheel, a lot more than the 95 at 690kg!

Good guys, of any trade, are getting rather hard to find!! Always very nice when the experience you had happens!! Cheers, Nev

Hi there! Many tyres have softer sidewalls than others, and that makes a LOT of difference. Just because it should be fine (95 in the UK says it's good for 690kg per tyre) does not mean it's great. My personal experience over many years and many different vehicles / tyres. I put Bridgestone Touranza on our Subaru, and they were "Extra Load" rated too, but the sidewall was rubbish when compared directly side by side to the "economy" tyres I took off. So much so that a pot hole put 2 slices in one of them, that I am totally confident the others would have survived! After that I ran them at 42 psi instead of 36. Then when I could, I swapped them back to the others, never had another problem. So, currently on our Vellfire, I have those "economy" tyres, Accelera PHi R, (with official A rated grip) and run them 4 psi up on the plate figures. Cheers, Nev