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Originally Posted by 4RunnerMexico
Maybe think about the fan clutch, but really you should be good. Just a word of advice, the Aisin water pump i ordered from RockAuto developed some nasty play in the pulley bearing with around 30,000 miles on it. I ordered another one, its been good so far. But the thermostat and water pump should include all the gaskets you need.
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What symptoms did you have that led you to diagnose play in the pulley bearing? I always worry a little about ordering parts from Amazon, as you occasionally get knock-offs, but I figure the odds are on my side...
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Originally Posted by Whiskey & Wrenches
I went through a similar repair about 6 months ago with my 06 4Runner. I didn't replace the water pump, it shows no sign of leaking so I decided to wait. I've been very happy with the Denso radiator.
I put in a thermostat from a autoparts store, which turned out to be a mistake because it started overheating a few months ago when the temperatures started rising here in Texas. I replaced it with a Toyota thermostat from the dealer and the temperature gauge has been right in the middle since then.
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Good to hear the vote of confidence on the Denso. I believe that's OEM. And yeah, I was leery about non-oem thermostats. Fortunately, I've got a short commute and can keep topping off with water until I get all the parts in, so I don't have to deal with an autoparts store.
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Originally Posted by nuron
I would go ahead and get an OEM fan clutch as well.
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Fair enough. I believe this is the correct one? Aisin FCT-072
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Originally Posted by MrSeth
When you set your water pump, make sure your prop is properly spaced via gasket. A quick way to set the gap between the prop and housing is to place some assembly grease in the housing, set your gasket, tighten the bolts and spin the pump by hand. When it smears the grease, take an engineers ruler (small) and make sure the depth of the grease is close to, if not the same as stock. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the exact measurement I got on mine. You may need to get a thicker or thinner gasket to make sure the prop moves the coolant correctly.
it's a simple and quick test I used to do on the old red-sled 308's that had overheating problems. Found my Aisin prop was sitting too far away from the housing with a standard gasket, so I cut one from thinner cork.
Can your rig tell the difference between 0.115 and 0.200? Probably not, and it's a little anal, but made my OCD rest after it was all re-assembled.
Best of luck with the maintenance!!!! Good to catch calcification before it catches you!!!!
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Thanks for the details on that-not something I would have thought of.
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Originally Posted by shevlin
I would recommend OEM Toyota radiator hoses. They usually are only a few dollars more and the fitment is much better.
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Good to know. I can definitely get the Toyota ones, which should be 16571-31130 and 16572-31170. Do those come with clamps? And would you suggest screw or spring clamps if I'm getting new ones? I was figuring new spring clamps, do you know the part number that would be if I'm getting OEM?
Thanks.