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Old December 23rd 04, 11:50 PM
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Default Toyota fuel injection service every 15K miles?

I have a 2003 Toyota Corolla that has been a great car so far. It's
going in for 15K mile service ($229), and the dealer tells me that they
suggest doing a "fuel injection service" for another $174.95. This
sounds like an absurdly expensive service for a car this young. Is
there a reason for this, or is this just another preposterously
expensive dealer profit pack service?

This is my first Toyota...I've had Civics, both dealer-serviced, always
did the suggested services (yes, probably got ripped off), and both
conked out at 100K miles.

How do I know what the car needs vs. what is just going to the dealer's
bottom line?

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Old December 24th 04, 08:56 AM
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On 23 Dec 2004 14:50:31 -0800, "hackwriter" > wrote:

>I have a 2003 Toyota Corolla that has been a great car so far. It's
>going in for 15K mile service ($229), and the dealer tells me that they
>suggest doing a "fuel injection service" for another $174.95. This
>sounds like an absurdly expensive service for a car this young. Is
>there a reason for this, or is this just another preposterously
>expensive dealer profit pack service?
>
>This is my first Toyota...I've had Civics, both dealer-serviced, always
>did the suggested services (yes, probably got ripped off), and both
>conked out at 100K miles.
>
>How do I know what the car needs vs. what is just going to the dealer's
>bottom line?


About all any modern car needs is an oil/filter every 6000 miles/6
months (sooner if you must to protect your warranty or drive it VERY
hard OR very easy), coolant change every 36,000 miles/3 years, air
filter every 20,000 miles, and brakes when they wear out (usually
somewhere between 15,000 miles and 50,000 miles of use). You
shouldn't need spark plugs for at least 50K and most likely not till
100K. Transmission filter and fluid every 30K or so. Other then that
stuff all the rest is pretty much just helping the dealer make his
boat payments. You certainly don't need a $175 injector cleaning.
Unless you hit a lot of potholes you probably won't even need a wheel
alignment for at least 50K miles. Just keep an eye on tire wear
pattern and let that guide you. - if they wear funny have the
alignment checked.
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Old December 25th 04, 11:33 PM
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cooking off the alcohol.
Add broth (optional) cook a few more minutes.
Add the cornstarch, cook a few minutes till thick,
then place the stuffing into a colander and cool;
2 hours
Wrap the rolls:
Place 3 tablespoons of stuffing in the wrap, roll tightly -
corner nearest you first, fold 2 side corners in,
wrap till remaining corner is left.
Brush with egg, seal, and allow to sit on the seal for
a few minutes.
Fry the rolls:
325° if using egg roll wraps, 350° for spring roll wraps.
Deep fry in peanut oil till crispy golden brown, drain on paper towels.



Lemon Neonate

Turkey serves just as well, and in fact even looks a bit like a
well-dressed baby. By the time you turn the child?s breast into
cutlets, it will be indistinguishable. The taste of young human,
although similar to turkey (and chicken) often can be wildly
different depending upon what he or she has consumed during its
10 to 14 months of life...

4 well chosen cutlets (from the breasts of 2 healthy neonates)
2 large lemons (fresh lemons always, if possible)
Olive oil
Green onions
Salt
pepper
cornstarch
neonate stock (chicken, or turkey stock is fine)
garlic
parsley
fresh cracked black pepper

Season and sauté the cutlets in olive oil till golden brown, remove.
Add the garlic and onions and cook down a bit.
Add some lemon juice and some


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Old December 27th 04, 04:20 AM
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Read your owners manuel, there nothing in there about injector flush , or
another dealer favorite, engine decarbon, these are all " wallet flushes"
and will not help your car . Tell them NO.

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Old January 2nd 05, 07:00 AM
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Add to the above good advice, I would recommend synthetic engnine &
drive lubricants along with superior oil & air filters. To further show
how you can put the wallet sucking dealer on the ropes, use an oil
analysis once in a while to show that the oil doesn't need changing or
injectors need his money grabing fingers. In addition to Amsoil
synthetic engine lube I use an injector cleaner, P.I.

 




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