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Earl Digby
Newbie
WA
'95 4.0 V8 GT-L

Posts: 5
Reg: 02-2007

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Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 09:44 pm, by: Earl Digby (Dukezone)

Hi All

Here are my findings as a newbie:

1. ECU reset worked like a charm!

2. AIR FILTER
- New Town Toyota WA
- $70.00 Part# TO-1780146060

3. OIL FILTER
- New Town Toyota WA
- $25.00 Part# TO-90915YZZD4
- Piece of cake to replace jacked left side a bit to make it easy to remove under-shroud and remove filter and drain oil.
- Re: Jacking - Just as well I read a thread about switching off TEMS from the in-boot switch!

4. OIL
- New Town Toyota WA
- 2 x 5L Fully Synthetic Toyota Oil 5w 40.
- $60.00 /5L Part# TO-08880800517c
- Was going to get Mobil 1 same price but was easier to get this one.

- 5 /40 maybe too thin but we'l see. She seems to like it.
- Used just a smidgeon over 6L to fill.

5. PLUGS
- New Town Toyota WA
- Toyota [Denso] Platinums Part# TO-PK20R11
- $15.00 ea [$120.00] but wait theres more!!!
- They sold me TO-PK20R8 and were dead-set they were correct for that model. The car had R11's and I knew it needed those but like an idiot newbie I accepted the R8's. Anyway I didn't change them and they let me swap the R8's for R11's at no extra cost and so I ended up saving about $25-$30!!

6. LEADS
- Faulkners AutoPro Bentley WA [Tel: 0892586644]
- $185.00 Part# Top Gun TG-8046
- $200 everywhere but I sweet talked these guys into a better price what nice people they are!
NOTE: Haven't changed the plugs and leads yet. Can't wait. She'll run even smoother. I think the leads have never been changed! [180000kms]. After I removed one of the plugs and leads and checked the resistance it was no good and since then it's seems to be missing and running slightly rough so playing with the old lead stuffed it methinks.

7. FUEL
- DID YOU KNOW that the standard Shell is now 95 OCTANE?? Why pay much more for BP 96 or 98 or Caltex 98 when Shell standard ULP is 96?

SPREAD THE GOOD WORD MY BROTHERS & SISTERS: Shell Standard ULP is 96 octane. My V8 GT-L loves it!

- I am getting between 6-7kms /litre [about the accepted 14L /100kms. That's mainly city driving and giving it a bit too. I think once I've done the plugs and leads it will only be better.

8. OTHER
- Changed my low beam headlights.
-- Malz's Cannington WA
-- $18.00 ea Part# NARVA HB3 12V 60W P20D [White light] PLUS 30. They are much better. Not a fan of Artic Blue. No Plus 50's in stock they were like $23 ea. Now I have to clean & cut my right side lens cover...

There are other things but I won't bore you now:
http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/45853/144543.html?1174823810

Cheers!

Darryn Dewar
DieHard
Gisborne
UZZ30 Soarer

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Reg: 09-2005

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Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 10:44 pm, by: Darryn Dewar (Mrphreak)

Be careful with the Top gun leads Earl, there's a few stories about them and their lengths being a bit off.

Haven't personally used a set however

Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 10:56 pm, by: Peter Nitschke (Pen)

And please avoid multiple posts of the same thing.

Andrew Ferres
DieHard
WA
'86 Cressida V8, '84 Soarer V8, '90 C-F Celsior V8

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Reg: 07-2005

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 12:41 pm, by: Andrew Ferres (Peewee)

Earl Digby wrote on Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 09:44 pm:
7. FUEL
- DID YOU KNOW that the standard Shell is now 95 OCTANE?? Why pay much more for BP 96 or 98 or Caltex 98 when Shell standard ULP is 96?

SPREAD THE GOOD WORD MY BROTHERS & SISTERS: Shell Standard ULP is 96 octane. My V8 GT-L loves it!

Where did you find this out?

The Shell website still states that ULP is 91 octane.

The V8 will run on 91 octane with no problems, but you'll have less power, which means you'll use more fuel.

Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'94 black/black UZZ31

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 02:03 pm, by: Phil Gibson (Sciflyer)

You know you can change the oil filter from the engine bay without getting under the car?

Show a 1J owner how easy it is and they start swearing at you for some reason....

Earl Digby
Tinkerer
WA
'95 4.0 V8 GT-L

Posts: 16
Reg: 02-2007

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 09:08 pm, by: Earl Digby (Dukezone)

Andrew Ferres wrote on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 12:41 pm:
Where did you find this out?

The Shell website still states that ULP is 91 octane.

The V8 will run on 91 octane with no problems, but you'll have less power, which means you'll use more fuel.

Shell ULP 95 - it's 95 Octane. See this thread for the detailed info:

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/285/144752.html?1174995343