In 13K miles I have killed the engine at least 100 times . . . - Toyota Yaris Forums

fmicle · 07-17-2007, 07:01 PM

Ah, come on man, 100+ kills and you still think something is wrong with the CAR???

I got over 4K miles on mine and maybe killed the engine 4-5 times. I've had 2 Diesel compact cars before, and the Diesel engine has a more powerful torque, I used to move from a complete halt without even touching the gas pedal, just using the power of the idling engine... and I even killed those engines a few times. That just happens with a manual.

I even managed to kill an engine with automatic transmission! :-) I couldn't do it anytime, but I think I did it twice or so in 2 years, usually during a quick maneuver at low speed, like breaking suddenly or so, the automatic clucth doesn't disengage quickly enough. Like I said, hard to reproduce ;-)

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07-17-2007, 07:01 PM	#1
fmicle Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 685	Ah, come on man, 100+ kills and you still think something is wrong with the CAR??? I got over 4K miles on mine and maybe killed the engine 4-5 times. I've had 2 Diesel compact cars before, and the Diesel engine has a more powerful torque, I used to move from a complete halt without even touching the gas pedal, just using the power of the idling engine... and I even killed those engines a few times. That just happens with a manual. I even managed to kill an engine with automatic transmission! :-) I couldn't do it anytime, but I think I did it twice or so in 2 years, usually during a quick maneuver at low speed, like breaking suddenly or so, the automatic clucth doesn't disengage quickly enough. Like I said, hard to reproduce ;-)