Hi There,
Long time since posting here. I have had a username change for some personal reasons and would be grateful if it was kept that way . I know the OcUK detectives are good.
I have a Rav4 2008 with a very very slight whine on the gearbox between 15 - 50 mph depending on the weather and gear. This issue is a known issue with Toyota and they have provided a Toyota Service Bulletin for the work. Seems like a silly question, but I'm pondering on whether it is worth getting this fixed while I have 8 months in warranty remaining. Here's a link to the TSB for those mechanically minded http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CF0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autos.ca%2Frav4-TSB.pdf&ei=cdwBUKH9NMmZqAHa8pmzDA&usg=AFQjCNG09TipgrSEJMiy3FGT4-OvBf58lA
Many online forum posts advise that the noise can get worse with the initial fix, with the end result being a new gearbox to completely resolve the issue. All of this should be covered under warranty but I'm sure getting a new gearbox will be no walk in the park (forum posts seem to suggest this also). Wife primarily drives the car and cannot hear the noise. I'm worried about it getting worse out of warranty and having a $lol bill to resolve.
Thoughts? Am I trying to fix something that really doesn't need fixing?
TIA.
Long time since posting here. I have had a username change for some personal reasons and would be grateful if it was kept that way . I know the OcUK detectives are good.
I have a Rav4 2008 with a very very slight whine on the gearbox between 15 - 50 mph depending on the weather and gear. This issue is a known issue with Toyota and they have provided a Toyota Service Bulletin for the work. Seems like a silly question, but I'm pondering on whether it is worth getting this fixed while I have 8 months in warranty remaining. Here's a link to the TSB for those mechanically minded http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CF0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autos.ca%2Frav4-TSB.pdf&ei=cdwBUKH9NMmZqAHa8pmzDA&usg=AFQjCNG09TipgrSEJMiy3FGT4-OvBf58lA
Many online forum posts advise that the noise can get worse with the initial fix, with the end result being a new gearbox to completely resolve the issue. All of this should be covered under warranty but I'm sure getting a new gearbox will be no walk in the park (forum posts seem to suggest this also). Wife primarily drives the car and cannot hear the noise. I'm worried about it getting worse out of warranty and having a $lol bill to resolve.
Thoughts? Am I trying to fix something that really doesn't need fixing?
TIA.