When buying a car, every car enthusiast wants to receive not only comfort and reliability, but also efficiency. The choice will depend on many characteristics of the car: class, model, engine type and its size, as well as the type of transmission.
In this case, special attention should be paid not only to the internal combustion engine, but also to the choice of transmission. Modern cars today are equipped with different gearboxes: manual gearbox, “classic automatic”, CVT, robotic gearbox such as AMT or DSG (preselective robotic gearbox with two clutches).
Given such a variety of automatic transmissions, it is important to know how to distinguish an automatic transmission from a robot. Next, we will look at how to distinguish an automatic machine from a robot visually, as well as how these gearboxes generally differ.
Toyota Auris 2008 owner reviews
All the disadvantages of Toyota Auris 2008
➖ “Thoughtful” robot ➖ Low ground clearance ➖ Cross-country ability
pros
➕ Spacious trunk ➕ Dynamics ➕ Maneuverability ➕ Controllability
The advantages and disadvantages of the Toyota Auris 2007-2008 were identified based on reviews from real owners. More detailed pros and cons of Toyota Auris 1.3 and 1.6 with manual, automatic and robot can be found in the stories below:
Owner reviews
A normal, even good car for your tiny money! It has a wonderful design! Good trunk for a hatch. Although the car itself is compact, there is a lot of space in the cabin, both front and rear.
Good acceleration for 124 “horses”! A good audio system for its level! And Auris at one time cost only about 900,000 - 800,000 rubles! Nice orange interior lighting and a great box for this level!
It’s unpleasant to suffer with Yandex Navigator due to the lack of a multimedia system. The handbrake is weak in terms of reliability, and the brake system in general is WEAK! Not the most comfortable salon. Weak in terms of bumper reliability. Outdated automation. Not wear-resistant cigarette lighter. Poor cross-country ability and poor sound insulation.
Egor Volkov, review of Toyota Auris 1.6 (124 hp) automatic transmission 2008
Video review
My review will seem angry... but no, the car is normal for its class, if not for the box! When our family had an Auris at work, it was just Hell, in traffic jams and during slow, dense driving around the city at a speed of 20 km/h, the gearbox constantly flew to N and that’s it... The car is standing still, and you infuriate all the drivers and create traffic jam
You need to turn off the car, and after 10 minutes start it, and everything works again until a certain point. The Toyota service center couldn’t do anything - they changed the gearbox, clutch, brains under warranty... the problem remained.
And what jerks when switching... It feels like the robotic gearbox missed half of the practical lessons in driving school)
This car is also poorly adapted to winter, since the electronics do not know how to start on slippery surfaces. It happens like this: it smoothly starts moving in 2nd or 3rd gear, the car starts to move a little, the engine speed drops just below 1,500 rpm, but the robot decides that it will stall now and sharply shifts into 1st, there 2,000 - 3,000, the wheels turn right away and goodbye...
So I skidded in parking lots where the snowdrifts were no more than 7 cm deep! And one day I couldn’t get going up a small hill, because the gearbox was clicking gears up and down, and then it completely overheated and dropped to N.
Review of Toyota Auris 2008 automatic 1.6 124 hp
The first set, but has everything you need! The modified shape of the headlights combines perfectly with the expressive radiator grille, direction indicators in the rear-view mirror housings and rear lights of a new design, forming a harmonious and complete image of the 5-door hatchback.
I turn around and park without any problems, it’s a very compact car. The trunk is very roomy. The car itself holds the road well; on the highway the speed of 140-160 km/h is not felt at all. In principle, Toyota Auris is a very high-quality car, I get a lot of pleasure from driving it!
Ekaterina Peretyagina, review of Toyota Auris 1.3 (101 hp) manual transmission 2010
I constantly drove Toyotas, so I didn’t notice anything new in the ergonomics of driving a car; everything here is the same as in other Toyotas. The passenger seating position is high, which is convenient for city driving, but outside the city you can lower the seat. The plastic of the panel is normal - black, scratchy. The dashboard is informative, the steering wheel controls the radio and BC.
The metal in the car is thin, the threshold recently jammed - it ran over a plastic bottle, the metal of the roof bounces when pressed with a finger. The paintwork itself seems rather weak, although there are no chips yet, but I think it will appear soon.
Driving performance: the car is harsh on the highway, sometimes it bounces like an elastic ball, the front is still okay, but the rear, I think, shakes out the soul. At speed when cornering, there is not much roll, the car holds the road well, a comfortable speed on a flat road is 120-130 km/h, although it accelerates normally to 160-170 km/h, but then it stalls, and it’s scary.
The traction is good at low and medium levels, in the city you can play around despite the automatic transmission. Consumption on the highway is approximately 6-8 liters depending on the speed, in the city from 8-9 in the summer and up to 12 liters in the winter. In general, a car for the city and sometimes for driving on the highways.
When does it become necessary to replace a robotic gearbox with an automatic one?
Replacing a robot with an automatic occurs when a car enthusiast has a clutch failure. The malfunction appears at 80,000 life resource. Clutch and fork elements are expensive, about 70,000 rubles.
To extend the life of a manual transmission with a wet clutch, change the oil every 50,000 kilometers. Regularly use the mechanical mode of riding the robot. Stop driving aggressively and making sudden starts. This way, you will be able to delay the overhaul of the robot, which is caused by mechanical failures or electrical problems.
Mechanical problems
Most often, a car owner is faced with overheating of a robotic gearbox. Due to high temperatures, the clutch wears out quickly. The robot starts to slip quite often. The car loses torque during the start. When you change gears, there are jerks and jerks.
The robot goes into emergency mode and the machine does not want to move. The release bearing, disk and basket must be replaced. Repairing a robot is expensive. Therefore, if these problems arise, it is better to immediately replace the robot with an automatic one, so as not to kill the engine, and not spend money on repairing faults that you will have to repair when operating a manual transmission.
If you hear a crunching sound when turning on second speed, then the problem lies in a faulty synchronizer. In such a case, I recommend changing the oil and adjusting the gear ratios.
If you are haunted by a constant hum when driving your Toyota Corolla, then you will need to replace the bearings of the primary and secondary shafts.
Electrical faults
In a semi-mechanical automatic transmission, in addition to mechanical faults, electrical problems also appear. For example, if a Corolla car jerks when accelerating, this means that the system is incorrectly configured or the robot has problems with initialization.
If the speed suddenly drops to neutral, it means the manual transmission is overheating. The red light on the dashboard monitor comes on.
In any case, if you are planning to replace the machine with a robot, then you will feel the changes.
Spare parts for manual transmission repair:
Our own warehouse of spare parts necessary for the repair of manual transmissions. Bearings, seals, gears, synchronizers, gear couplings, shafts, differentials, manual transmission housings are in stock and on order for all brands of cars.
TOYOTA Auris is an excellent car for urban areas. Economical, stylish, quite compact and reliable. Problems with a manual transmission stem from a weak bearing on the lower input shaft and similarly on the lower output shaft. Unfortunately, the designers included a small reserve of strength, or rather, a weak turnover capacity of the inner race of these bearings. Out of ten TOYOTA Auris cars requiring transmission repair, 8 are due to the characteristic hum produced by these bearings. The remaining 2 cars have a lack of transmission oil, resulting in burnt out 5th or 5th and 6th gear (with a six-speed gearbox installed).
Similar transmission to TOYOTA Auris. Almost with the same damage: bearings, oil seals, fifth gear gear block (driven and driven gears of the fifth gear of the gearbox)
The third sample of the TOYOTA Auris box.
Toyota Auris gearbox diagram
manual transmission housing
gearbox gears
gear selection block (gearbox forks)
differential
Toyota Auris is a golf-class hatchback, which is a variation of the Japanese bestseller Toyota Corolla. It was decided to split the anniversary tenth generation: the sedan kept its previous name, and the hatchback received a new name, while the cars were built on the same chassis. The second generation of Russian-assembled cars is available with three transmission options: five- and six-speed manual, automatic and CVT. The Toyota Auris manual transmission remains a popular solution in Russia due to its reliability and ease of maintenance.
Common manual transmission faults
Although Toyota's manual transmission is usually reliable, owners of Auris models often encounter unpleasant surprises due to the design features of the gearbox. Increased attention has to be paid to the satellite group: it fails after 100,000 km, and with very careful driving - after 150 thousand km.
The most common cause of transmission breakdowns is aggressive driving style. Instant acceleration, sharp braking, slipping in snowdrifts, standing in traffic jams with sudden jerks - all this leads to accelerated wear of parts. Most often you have to contact service due to the following gearbox malfunctions:
Advantages of automatic transmission
Frequent failures occurred in the control unit system, as a result of which the initialization procedure had to be done almost every 10,000 kilometers;
- Overheating of the clutch disc, and as a result, premature wear. It happened that it had to be changed at 50,000 kilometers;
- Gears began to shift intermittently;
- Due to the problems mentioned above, it was necessary to do a complete update of the ECU.
It is important to know that the “insurance” from the manufacturer for such boxes is still valid, and if any problems arise, when you contact a specialized service, they will provide a free warranty replacement of all failed elements of the MMT system.
How can you find out, without studying the technical specifications, whether an automatic transmission or a robot is installed on a Toyota Corolla? Let's try to figure it out by observing how the machine behaves in operation.
When the car is moving, the automatic transmission switches to higher or lower speed when the required number of revolutions is reached, this is accompanied by:
- a small jerk (as during mechanical operation);
- high noise level;
- switching when reaching only 3.5 thousand revolutions.
When driving a car, a CVT transmission is characterized by:
- lack of switching;
- soft acceleration (changes the number of revolutions almost imperceptibly).
Being in a car with a CVT installed, you feel more comfortable, both driving through city streets and on the open highway.
When buying a car, the main factor is its transmission. Namely - automatic, variator or robot. And here the buyer begins to be overcome by doubts - which is better? After all, robots and CVTs began to appear relatively not very long ago, following automatic machines. And, although the main characteristics of these devices are already known, car enthusiasts are afraid of any surprises.
The most common opinion is that an automatic transmission is much better. And this is the most common opinion about the machine.
Let's try to understand the disadvantages and advantages of these types of transmissions.
Advantages of robotic gearboxes over automatic transmissions:
- low fuel consumption when driving;
- low price of the box and its maintenance.
Disadvantages of robotic boxes:
- low gear shift speed compared to an automatic;
- not always satisfactory smoothness of movement when switching;
- the need to warm up before driving in winter.
As mentioned earlier, the main reason for the unstable operation of manual transmissions is low and high temperatures. And if in the summer everything is clear, in order to ensure normal functioning it is necessary to ensure stable cooling of all manual transmission systems, then in the winter a number of recommendations must be followed.
Before you drive your car, you need to warm it up (warm-up time depends on the thermometer reading: the lower the outside temperature, the longer it takes to warm up the car).
The vehicle should be stored in a well-heated room (at a temperature of 5 to 15 degrees).
Thanks to the above recommendations, you can ensure more stable operation of the box in winter.
Toyota Auris (E150 / 2007-2012) – in pursuit of image
The first generation Toyota Auris debuted in 2007, and three years later underwent a slight restyling. Auris did not appear out of nowhere. It is based on the technical base of the tenth generation Toyota Corolla. In some markets, the hatchback has completely replaced the Corolla. The car was assembled in England.
In many countries, the Corolla sold well, as it was considered the standard of reliability. However, in developed markets such as Germany or France, this argument lost out to the established image: the Corolla is a car for pensioners. To break with him, the Japanese came up with a revolutionary idea. After 41 years of existence of the model, they decided to change the name of the best-selling hatchback version to Auris (from the Latin aurum - gold). True, this step was resorted to mainly in Europe, since many customers from other countries were not ready to accept their favorite car under a different name. Unfortunately, the idea, other than causing confusion with names, led nowhere. The failure was also contributed to by his overly conservative appearance, which lacked emotion.
In the basic version you can count on 4 airbags, ABS, air conditioning, electric windows and mirrors, radio with MP3. The richest ones have 9 airbags, climate control, ESP and xenon headlights. In European crash tests conducted in 2006, the car earned 5 stars.
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When buying a Toyota Auris, you should understand that this is a rather specific representative of the class of compact family cars and the first generation, especially in the pre-restyling version (until 2010), is partly a “raw” car. Based on customer reviews, most of the car’s “illnesses” were the result of design flaws and many of them were “treated” under warranty, and this could be done from official dealers who valued their reputation even after the end of the warranty period.
Gasoline engines
The 1.4 VVT-i and 1.6 VVT-i petrol units occupy special places in the reliability list. They have a very strong timing chain and do not require unexpected service visits. But these engines cannot handle running on gas.
In 2009, the 1.6 VVT-i was replaced by the more powerful 1.6 Valvematic, which has better elasticity and lower fuel consumption. In the same year, the 1.4 VVT-i was replaced by the 1.33 Dual VVT-i with 100 hp. The NR series engine was developed jointly with Daihatsu. Unfortunately, contrary to expectations, the new engine has become more voracious. And with high mileage, oil consumption may increase due to wear of the piston rings. The hybrid version 1.8 HSD is truly exotic. However, the hybrid is also quite reliable.
The 4-cylinder engines of the ZR series (1.6 and 1.8) were freed from the problem of the predecessors of the ZZ family - excessive oil consumption. However, sometimes it was necessary to add oil to new engines - 200-300 ml per 1000 km. Fortunately, this is not a sign of wear or a design defect. Oil consumption was aided by extremely thin SAE 0W-20 oil. However, in 2008, Toyota tried to solve this problem. The corresponding technical note only mentions reprogramming the engine control unit. No other technical activities are indicated.
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What is an automatic machine and what is a robot box
So, let's look at automatic and robotic gearboxes. First of all, the main function of all automatic transmissions and manual transmissions is the transmission of torque from the engine to the wheels, as well as changing the amount of traction depending on a number of conditions.
If in a manual transmission the driver changes the gear ratio manually, then the automatic transmission performs this task independently. Also, automatic transmissions differ in their design and operating principle. In other words, all checkpoints have the same purpose, but they are all structurally different.
Such an automatic machine is a hydraulic control system (a torque converter that replaces the clutch and valve body), as well as a planetary gearbox containing all pairs of gears that are in constant mesh. Depending on engine speed, gear shifting in the box is carried out automatically (without driver intervention).
A robotic transmission (manual transmission) is a box that in its design resembles a manual transmission, only with a control unit (hydraulic and servo drives that control the operation of the clutch and gear shifting and modes).
