Scion - Tc :: Grinding Sound From Front Left Tire

I am getting a grinding sound from what sounds like the front-left tire of my car.The car is a 2006 Scion tC - manual transmission.

It gets worse as the tire speed increases (not the engine speed and irrelevantly of whether the car is in gear), and seems to get worse when I turn left. I relaced my tires about two months ago and it started a few weeks later and seems to be getting worse.

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Oil - Xb - Scion :: Oil Change Interval Exceeds Time Recommendation Not Mileage

i just bought a used 2006 scion xB (owned in Phoenix by a nice old lady since new) with only 14k miles in immaculate condition. I thought I had a gem, but I discovered the oil change history exceeds manufacturer time recommendation of every 6 months: changes occurred at 7 months, 17 months, 8 months, 15 months, and 11 months. Mileage recommendation is every 5000 miles; oil was changed after 2000, then 4500, 1500, 2800, and 3600. i read that oil oxidizes over time and if left in the engine for longer than recommended and used on short trips causes internal engine deposits, corrosion and sludge? If I now change the oil more frequently than recommended will it remove any such bad stuff? Should I be worried?

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2000 - How To Change 3rd Brake Light

I have a 2000 toyota echo which just had the 3rd brake light burn out.*'m having trouble getting light fixture out to change bulb.

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2005 - Time To Change Brake Fluid

I have 2005 ECHO with 117000 km on it. I would like to know when is the time to change brake fluid. I did some research in TOYOTA web-sites but nobody mentioned it.

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2009 - Reset Service Light After Oil Change?

How to reset service light after a oil change ?

I have a 2009 yaris.

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2003 Toyota - How To Change Echo Blower Motor

How to change a 2003 toyota echo blower motor.... Looking for a step by step directions ....

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Camry 2012+ :: First Oil Change Should Be Done After How Many Miles?

I bought my wife a new a new Camry a couple of weeks ago.

when should I get the first oil change done? 5,000 miles per the dealership or after the first 1000?

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2003 Echo Automatic - Transmission Filter And Fluid Change

2003 echo automatic, 168,000 kms doing a routine maintenance, getting tranny fluid changed, is there a filter to change on these cars or is fluid enough.

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Yaris/Scion & Vitz :: 2004 - Occasional Squeaking From Front Driver Side Tire

Troubleshoot and diagnosis an occasional squeak from the front driver-side tire (FDST) on my 2004 Echo (4dr sedan). I have tried to figure out under what conditions I hear the squeaking and this is what I've come up with:

FDST usually starts to squeak after the car has warmed up.
It is not constant, but does seem to be consistent as a the tire rotates (as if it is the same spot(s) per tire revolution).
It is audible mainly during acceleration at low speeds (less than 50 km/h).
There is absolutely no squeaking or sound if I apply the brakes.
There is no squeaking at higher speeds (greater than 60 km/h).
I can pretty consistently reproduce the squeaking if I just slightly turn the steering wheel to the left.

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Jetta :: Change Catalytic Converter After 12,000 Miles?

My car had its check engine light come on a few days ago, and the engine started to get extremely loud whenever I was accelerating. I would also smell gas whenever I would start the car. I decided to take it to a mechanic, who did a diagnostic check and told me that my catalytic converter was busted. This troubled me because I had just had the part replaced a little over two years ago. I figured the part would still be under warranty, but the mechanic that I had used to replace the cat told me that it was only under warranty for one year or 12,000 miles, according to the distributor. Well, I got a hold of the distributor, and he told me that he didn't have the information for the specific part that he used (he just told me that he "figured" it would be one year or 12,000 miles because most of the parts that they receive have warranties of that length....). Shops are closed now for the weekend, and I am getting worried about my bank account here...should I be?

Well, my questions for you all are as follows:1) Have you all ever heard of a catalytic converter ever having only a 1 year or 12,000-mile warranty? My current mechanic tells me he has never heard of one being so short, and that usually they are 5 years or 50,000 miles. I did minimal research on the internet and also found similar results.2) Who do I need to get into contact with in order to find out how long the warranty is, and how I redeem the warranty?

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Touareg :: At 40,000 Miles Change Spark Plug?

My wife called me from the dealer and they said they wanted to change the spark plugs at 40,000 mi.??? Is this really necessary?

My M5 recommended interval was 50,000 Miles Seems really low to me Regardless of what the manual says any either way?

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Prius (2010-12) :: Should Change Oil At 13000 Miles?

So I posted a while back that my oil at 13000 miles still looks clean at 34k on the Prius . Sent in an oil sample to Blackstone to see what's the break down on the oil. Like I said before I am impress with today synthetic oil and how well Toyota build their motor. Here is the result from blackstone.

Talk to the lab person who analyze the oil. He said he's pretty impressed with Prius motor. He said with the results I can probably go 20k to 25K miles before the next Oil Change look at the result there hardly any breakdown in the oil but their Blackstone wants to analyze the oil at 2000 miles increments.

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Saab - 9-5 :: 1999 - Tire Worn Out Again Only At 20,000 Miles?

I have a 1999 Saab 9-5 that eats tires.I bought it in 2007 with 20,000 miles. It now has 110,000 miles. My first set of tires, Toyos, got only 35.000 miles before they were worn out. The tire guy told me to expect around 60,000 when I bought them. Replaced them with GY Eagles which showed significant wear with only 20,000 on them. Tires rotated/bal every 6000 miles or so. The alignment was checked as was suspension, joints, fittings, etc. All checked out fine. Both sets of tires show even wear over all four tires each time. The local mechanic, the tire guy and the regional Saab guru all said, "some cars eat tires, yours is one of them".?

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IS F (2008-2014) :: How To Change Odometer Reading From Kms To Miles

Just got the car back from lexus service and realized it changed to kms...wanted to see if i can do it at home rather making another trip to the service department.

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Prius (Gen 4) :: Toggle Switch To Change From Miles To Kilometers

Why on a 2016 Prius is there no toggle switch to change from miles to kilometers?

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GTI 337/20th Anniversary :: 2004 Jetta GLI - Change Miles To Kms On MFA?

Is it possible to change the MFA reading to metric? My car is from the US and wanted it to read in kms??? Looked in the manual couldnt find anything....

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Toyota - Yaris :: Necessary To Change The Transition Fluid Every 60,000 Miles?

Is it necessary to change the transition fluid every 60,000 miles?

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Subaru - Forester :: 2015 - Tire Rotation Every 6k Miles?

My new 2015 Subaru Forester calls for tire rotation every 6000 miles, which seems excessive to me.

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Ford 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel :: Third Set Of Tire At 20,000 Miles?

Well so far I have had this truck for 5 years and I'm going for the third set of tires. So far I have run Nitto terra grapplers, and currently BFG at ko's. Both sets wore out around the 20,000-mile mark, they both wore very evenly, rotated every 6,000 miles, properly inflated, check the lineup at 2 different reputable shops.is it something about the 275-65-20s that make them wear faster? I really don't need an at tire as I don't go off road that much so I'm thinking of a good all season radial.

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