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OK...my issue for the most part appears to be resolved. Turns out the replacement alt I installed was in fact charging but it was idling so low voltage at the terminals was mid 12s. Once RPMs were raised to 1K it began charging normally. I cleared the TB/IAC and reseated the plugs. The truck...

I just had to replace both my front calipers. A1Auto had em pretty cheap and they got em to me within a couple of days.

I just swapped in a 2nd autozone alternator. No improvement. Low idle, doesn't want to rev. Volts at the battery terminals show mid 12's. There is no CEL and the battery "icon" is lit like it should be when the key is in run position indicating the fused link is OK. As far as I know there's...

I'm having the exact same problem with my 2005 V6 4WD. I just came in from the garage after replacing the battery and alternator with autozone products. The first start up after the swap didn't initiate a cold start/high idle which is abnormal but voltage at the terminals was near 14.5ish...

Just got off the phone with my local Firestone who quoted me 3.5hrs and $531 out the door for just the boot. Add another $100 for the alignment.

So I was under my 2005 the other day resolving a clunk from the sway bar and noticed the inner boot on the passenger side was torn. I could put my finger in the opening and feel the grease. I'm not sure how long it's been like this or if any damage has been done. The truck steers fine and...

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The only stored code was a P0304. From what I've read it's cyl 6 which springs the leak but cyl 4 is still the same head and near 6 so it's consistent with the HG problem.

I've been doing a lot of research since making this post and after talking with my wife (waterfall noise) along with the fact I've noticed the coolant res has been low I'm convinced I've got a leaking HG. I just bought a bottle of BG Universal Cooling Sealer per Gixxer's reco with expedited...

Hello Everyone - I'm looking for a bit of advice. I've got a 05 4runner SR5 V6, 3rd row with 195K on it. Being that I was laid off a year ago and am just getting back to work next week money's been tight. Needless to say a replacement vehicle just isn't in the budget at this point. I really...

05 4runner SR5 V6, 3rd row with 195K - replaced alt, right front caliper, right front wheel bearing, water pump, left rear shock, front sway bar links/bushings, trans flush/fill, reg oil changes every 5k Car is running strong for the most part. I'm really impressed. It's my wife's daily and...

System Will Purge Itself of Air I just did this yesterday and was shocked/thrilled about how quick/easy it was. Sure I had to make a trip to the HW store to get some parts for the job but total cost was <$10 and it didn't take much time to find everything. I swapped in 8 fresh qts of WS and a...

Well this is great news. Thanks for doing the write up! I do have some questions though before I do this. - to connect the outgoing fluid line to the clear line could a double male fitting be used? Any idea what size? - does the truck have to be up to normal op temp for this to work or...

thanks for the quick reply and the PDF. Seems I located the shift cable mechanism...glad I didn't try to fill it :p Looks like I need to just find the trans mount and look a bit higher and further back for the fill bolt. Post 237 in this thread has a good picture of it.

Hey guys - My 2005 has the same symptoms as described in this thread. I'm going to do a drain/fill and add a tube of shudder fix. It seems pretty straight forward. My only question is that the pictures of the trans pan in this thread show a fill bolt with a hex head. It seems my fill is like...