Hey everyone and welcome to what I hope to be my diary for my 1999 Limited 4Runner nicknamed Frank.
I want to use this more for myself to capture all the ups and downs of owning a 22 year old vehicle with almost a quarter of a million miles on it. But I also want to share my experience with everyone who might have the issues I have or need some inspiration. I try to do everything myself and if I can do it, anyone can!
I picked up Frank in Feb of 2022 with 229k miles and a laundry list of things to do. From CEL's, to soft brakes, to fading paint and more, I have plenty of work and not enough Coors.
First was P0141, or a faulty O2 sensor. I went ahead and replaced them with OEM Denso units (DENSO 2344162). While it got rid of P0141, P0172 then came to bite me in the ass. Still getting good mpgs but the CEL and smell of gas drive me insane. New Denso MAF arrives tomorrow..hopefully that fixes it..
Next issue, most important, is my soft brakes. Since I bought the car, the pedal has about a foot of travel and only brakes in the last 3/4 of it. I live on a dirt road so I can audibly hear the front lock and the rears do nothing, unless I pump of course. I replaced the rear wheel cylinders, new master cylinder, about 3 brake flushes and nothing. Found an article that said I might have air trapped in my ABS pump and to activate ABS on a soft terrain road. ABS does not prime when the key is turned to on nor does it activate when I "slam" on the brakes when driving. Replaced the pump and ABS ECU with no change. Going to bite the bullet on this one and take it to a mechanic
I know that was a lot of text and I'm sorry for those that read it since it isn't the most exciting. But I wanted to give a solid intro to my vehicle. I am going to try and upload some pictures tonight and start breaking down my updates to less wordy no one cares paragraphs