Does E10 fuel affect Japanese import vehicles?
Introduction to E10 petrol and its suitability for Japanese import vehicles.
Car Maintenance
Can my imported Toyota use E10 fuel?
Considering whether some of the most popular Toyotas imported from Japan can run on E10 unleaded petrol.
Toyota Alphard Reversing Camera Wiring
Explaining Toyota Alphard reversing camera wiring
Question: best engine oil for Japanese cars?
Quite often I see people ask “What oil should I use for my……..[insert name of imported Japanese car]? This post is my attempt to answer the “what’s the best engine oil for Japanese cars?” question, on a general level. I’m not…
Honda P0325 Code & Knock Sensor Replacement
The check engine light / engine management light on my Honda CR-V came on recently. Then it went off…then it came back on again…then it went off again. You can probably guess what happened next. In this post I’m going…
Japanese import car recalls
Japanese import car recalls – what are they? As you would expect, Japan and the Japanese car manufacturers have systems in place for recalling cars to address safety and reliability issues. It can be both important and informative to check…
Check your wheel valve stems!
Checking the valve stems on your car wheels takes about 30 seconds and could save you having to change a flat tyre at the side of a road, or worse still an accident. I was checking tyre pressures recently and…