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Engine heat shield fell off our 9th gen

Discussion in 'Powertrain' started by 1337Rolla, Sep 24, 2007.

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    1337Rolla oh my

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    heat shield fell off our 9th gen

    yup, the lower header cover heat shield fell right off. all 4 bolts. car only has 38K and I can't believe how much stuff has broken already. The best part is when the cover came loose and fell off, it started grinding against the drive axle and shredding the rubber boot around it. Fun times:eek:
    1337Rolla, Sep 24, 2007
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    Vibe New Member

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    lol..how the hell?
    Vibe, Sep 24, 2007
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    crap quality control from the factory. Looking in the repair manual they say it's a part that isn't even supposed to come off the headers. yet, somehow the bolts weren't tightened properly and it did.


    oh I should mention our Toyota RS3200 car alarm is broken too. we've taken it to the dealer 5 times and they refused to ever replace it. now it's out of warranty for that.. how convenient.
    1337Rolla, Sep 24, 2007
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    Vibe New Member

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    the origin factory for your car must have crappy QA
    Vibe, Sep 25, 2007
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    I've never had any quality issues with my 8th gen. Toyota is shady, but 9th gens have had a lot of problems by themselves. They just suck compared to the other Corollas.
    GSE21tuner, Sep 25, 2007
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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    the only problem I have with my rolla is rough shifting but I'm almost 95% sure that it was the previous owners fault.... when I drained the poor thing it smelled like gasoline mixed with soiled daiper and had the viscous-ness of.... near water
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    eh I just know I wont be buying another toyota. their quality control is falling by leaps and bounds. Hyundai is looking pretty good with their newest generation stuff... that or go find a company that makes a sports car.. like a miata.

    only problem with my 8th gen is a whining belt tensioner I can't seem to fix. Other than that it has been 10x more reliable than the 9th gen so far.
    1337Rolla, Sep 25, 2007
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    my next is an evo/sti :)
    Vibe, Sep 25, 2007
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    I say go Subaru WRX/STI. That's where I'm going. Can't beat that sexy boxer motor.
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    cgreen38 Common sense, p

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    ORLY?

    AMS EVO:

    1013 AWHP.

    [IMG]
    cgreen38, Sep 25, 2007
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