100,000 mile club

[lorne]

166,000 Kms ... a tad over 103,000 miles. I've only had it since about 160,000 Kms.

[Kaktus]

Just a mere 128000 miles so far in my ‘03 3-door hatchback, powered by the trusty yet peppy 1-litre engine. Still plenty of miles left in it!

[Mister]

I am 184 000 KM on my Yaris.

[lorne]

Originally Posted by lawrenze04

At 143000 miles on 2012 Yaris Sedan. Dealership recommends me to replace the throttle body and flush the brake lines. What are your thoughts? Also they said that I have a timing cover leakage, which when I dont see any obvious leak. Anyone with the same experience?

CLEANING THROTTLE BODIES
In my humble experience, any crud on the throttle body can be cured with a spray bottle chemical. I've watched a licensed mechanic here in Japan pull the air-box conduit, and then spray the daylights out of the throttle body while reving the engine on the under-hood linkage. It cleared up the rough idle and stalling, and the vehicle was good to go until it went to automotive heaven! This is a pretty normal thing! There is a SPECIFIC chemical spray for this application!! I see this stuff in the wholesale, pro-tool and supplies shop I go to here in Japan.

FLUSHING BRAKE LINES
This should be a standard part of maintenance. In Japan, it's done every two years as common practice! DOT-3 brake fluid is hydroscopic.This means it absorbs moisture. The hydraulic system has to vent, and thus it is open to atmosphere. It eventually collects H2O in your fluid. Water will settle in your brake lines and in your hydraulic brake cylinders and callipers. I think you are really pushing your luck at 143,000 miles / 230,000 Kms!

Believe me — I've overhauled enough calliper bores, and either honed-out brake cylinders for new pistons and seals, or replaced them to know how they can rust and be ruined by contaminated brake fluid. You can work out the comparative cost of regularly flushing brake fluid as opposed to brake hydraulics overhauls. And I hate to think what might happen in the modern, pressure equalizer blocks — I never had to deal with those back in the days.

In Japan, the seasonal high humidity can be intense (not unlike many states in the USA). Here in Japan, as a matter of common policy, we flush brake fluid ever two years as part of the preparation for the mandatory licensing inspection. My wife and I ran a Honda for 23 years. We had one brake cylinder bore go bad in the 21st year. And not because of rust. The piston seal was weak. (Of course we replaced both cylinders.) The fluid had been flushed every two years, and the front callipers never needed service except for fresh pads.

If you are using DOT-4, it has a higher boiling point, but it is even MORE hydroscopic. So even more caution is advised. It must be great for track days, but I won't use it in my everyday transport.

And in case it has escaped you, water in the brake fluid detracts from stopping power.

TIMING COVER
As for the timing cover — I dunno, but if it means what I think it means, if there is no oil weeping around it, I cannot see the reason for servicing it with a new gasket or sealant. Perhaps the dealer knows that the gasket/seal does begin to weep or leak at about the milage your car has gone. Hell — leave it until it does leak and just keep an eye on it when you do your regular check on the dipstick.

(FWIW: I'm not a licensed mechanic, but years ago I serviced, repaired and overhauled stuff on motorcycles, cars and trucks for part of my living.)

[Lubbe 14]

121 000 Miles
195 000 Km

2006 1.3 Auto
2NZ-FE

[bairjo]

Just hit 200,000 on my 2010 today. Runs like the day a i purchased it new and still has no rattles etc.

[NoEscapeSedan]

188,888miles here on my 2008 Yaris Sedan. The water cooler went out and was replaced under warranty. Around 160k miles the clutch went out I had it replaced it drives like new. I look forward to joining the 200k miles club soon.

[skelly410]

Just turned 350000 tonight! 2010 yaris 4 door hatch with 5 speed. Still has the original factory clutch! The only parts replaced have been 3 wheel bearings (the passenger side rear is still original), 1 alternator, 1 cv shaft on drivers side, and of course brake rotors and pads and tires. If you have 100000 on yours it's not even broken in yet if u take care of it. These things have to be made with alien technology..... They are almost indestructible. It also doesn't burn a drop of oil between changes every 3500 miles. Shooting for half a mil! And yes..... Original water pump too!!

[libraryelf]

I put all those miles on myself. I drove cross country once. Go Yarrie 2008. She has a leak somewhere letting in water in the trunk, but two washed clothes at a time take care of that.

[rodrigogar]

Originally Posted by rodrigogar

My 07 Yaris Sedan has about 126k miles on it, there was a grind sometimes during shifting and had the tranmission replace for a small deductible because when I bought the car it came with a lifetime warranty for the power train.

Needless to say, I don't think I will be getting rid of it anytime soon...

Hello everyone, wanted to update my old comment.

We are now in 2022 with 203,000 thousand miles :D. I have been a lurker but this forum has been a resource for a lot of troubleshooting of my car. So thank you for that.

As I have had the car since 2007 and done some work on it I may start posting a bit more when I work on the car.

[gilsaluki]

225,000. Wife ran smack dab into a parked truck's trailer hitch going about 35MPH. I thought it'd be totaled. I bought two new bumper brackets, repaired a gapping hole in the bumper cover, painted it. Almost like new again. No mechanical failures to date.

[sh0rtlife]

currently sitting in the mid 160k(kilometers) so probably over 100,000 ish, only annoying rattle is a common one, paints still good EXCEPT the roof where wifes surfboards would drip salt...but its just clear coat, no major repairs dents or otherwise couple penny size dings and some hood chips..the rear leaks SOMEWHERE when it POURS and its only very little, on either side under the side cargo trays at the very trunk end....i know its not the hatch seal as i modded the latch so it shuts a lil tigher a long time ago when i thought it was letting alot of water in

still tight n crisp everywhere...laugh at the low mileage all you like but its been a daily driver all its life.and ALWAYS outside...wife bought it new in BC living in victoria..so on an island milage doesnt rack up all that fast, in the past 7 or so years weve doubled the milage since being stateside

only real thing showing wear is the drivers seat side bolster(left hip)..not a speck of rust and in all honest the paints so nice i dont see a repaint any time in the forseable future...aside from likely the roof between the drip rails

aside from tire and brakes(another set of both before summers out) nothings really been replaced, heck the original headlight bulbs were swaped for HIDs a few months back, and i swapped out the driver door seal due to "yellowing"..headlights have to get swapped out this year tho as the "crazing" is far to bad to polish out...its on the inside of the lensing

[billfires]

Just turned 200,000 miles on my 2010 2 door hatchback with 5 speed manual. Only non wear items replaced were cam position sensor and the alternator. Best and most reliable vehicle I have owned. Bill C

[slayazu]

178xxx as of now. Excited to get to 200,000 miles. ^also named Bill

[JustFPV]

I'm at 135k (218k km's) now but only had the car for 2 years. I just did a bunch of work to it so I expect it run fine without any major work for another 100k. I'm constantly amazed at how a 17 year old car can still be a strong daily and run so well.

[Cletus Garfunkle]

2001 Toyota Echo with just a couple miles

(100% totally legit not a fuck up reprogramming the mileage)

[libraryelf]

I now have 120,000 miles on my 2008 Yaris. She has a dent from a recent hit, and a leak somewhere in the back, which tape is helping with. I'm trying to get a picture of my mileage, but for some reason, it is hard to get the picture to post here. [IMG]mileage3212024[/IMG]

[Billiam]

100k is nothing on a Yaris. Our '10 (which is now my 16 year old's) is at 170k