Not 1, Not 2 but 3 Yari in our school shop!

[06YarisRS]

It has been an exciting week in our school shop - well, exciting for me and the student owners of these cars.

We have 2 sedans and my 08 LE in the shop and it's been a great learning experience for the kids.

The jobs we're doing are general light maintenance including:

- computer scans with Toque Pro OBD2
- oil analysis (via the Lubricheck oil analyser) and oil change on one sedan
- air filter checks and replacement on one sedan
- spark plug checks and replacement on one sedan (plugs ordered)
- serpentine belt replacement on one sedan and belt tension adjustment on the other
- undercoating on both sedans
- brake fluid testing
- fluid top ups on both cars
- coolant testing and level check - one had an almost empty reservoir
- transmission fluid level check and likely replacement on both. Likely just a drain and fill with WS for each.

Next week:
- brake bleeding, caliper pin cleaning and general brake inspection

The kids that own these cars are really enthusiastic about learning about their Yaris'. Naturally, I've told them about Yaris World. :biggrin:

[atomic_hoji]

:thumbsup:
Start 'em off on a good foot.. lol

Makes a great car - cheap to buy good used, easy on fuel, parts aren't too expensive for regular maintenace..

-- Adam

[Runethecursed]

and very fun with a proper set of tires and the gumption.

My car-caine intro car was a 68 nova at an autoshop behind a bowling alley...

[bronsin]

Awesome! If they have manual transmissions, pleading the clutch should be done yearly also.

[06YarisRS]

:thumbsup:
Start 'em off on a good foot.. lol

Makes a great car - cheap to buy good used, easy on fuel, parts aren't too expensive for regular maintenace..

-- Adam

Yeah, it's funny. Some of the students have a keen interest in cars and proper maintenance, the others could absolutely care less. We tested oil from a few students cars and my guess is that it had not been changed in years. A couple barely measured on the dipstick, one not at all and in most cases the oil was very tar-like. Fortunately, one of the Yaris owners wants to do everything he can to get his car in tip top running order. He's willing to open his wallet a bit for plugs, fluids, filters etc. Nice to see for sure.

[06YarisRS]

Awesome! If they have manual transmissions, pleading the clutch should be done yearly also.

Both are automatic, but if a manual comes in, I'll definitely investigate the procedure, or have the owner/student do it.