Recent content by 123GO

Great job!! Back in the early 90's I had a custom T/A I decided to dye the interior on. I pulled everything out and first dyed the plastic rear side panels that were out of a junk yard and black. The rear panels are what started my dying it, I simply dyed them using a light blue interior...

Well' if the much better all Aluminum is not whats wanted, then my suggestion fwiw is get Denso being an OEM supplier & still part owned by Toyota the quality control standards are better do doubt there. But' it appears Denso offers (2) Rad versions? First is a cheapo, aka: "One Size Fits...

Japan Raybestos no issues I have over 340K on my 2005 Tundra with factory off road kit and its time for ball joints again. Its had them changed out twice, once for the recall just under 60k and again around 210k with the Japanese made Raybestos (bearing & casting say Three Five) on them...

Really missing that deep rumble/growl the 44 & Glass Packs offer though. In fact this 4Runner sounds like the old 1976 Monza 2+2 (V8) sounded with the Turbo mufflers my wife drove in the early 80's. You must not have Chambered race mufflers but basic Turbo mufflers like the Turbo shown in...

I sold my 07 4Runner and bought a 05 Tundra, both 4.7 trucks. I loved the 4Runner sound while driving mainly because the exhaust is indeed a bit shorter and had a bit more in cab sound. Not much more but noticeable yes. Is sound any different? Not in my mind just a bit louder due to shorter...

Where's the Rumble? Quiet like most others I hear sound tested, sorry that deeper bass rumble a V8 produces is just not there like it is with a Flowmaster Super 44. Wish I done a video before/after but I failed there.. A single Super 44 & resonator removed, any V8 can sound like real duals...

Discount Tire shop oh ya... Ditto on Discount tire shop!! My 07 4Runner SR5 with Duratracs drives amazing at any speed and it rides smoother than an of the Michelins that were on it... All year round now 3yrs running my Duratracs now without any issues, they even still look new and are...

Churp My 07 VVT-i 4.7 has always done this. I bought it with around 95k now has 108k. It had correct oil change records from dealer & since owning it I've ran Mobil1 full syn 5w30. I've changed trans fluid, timing belt and all related components including water pump with all OEM parts. Also...

13 mpg... A couple common causes of MPG going down besides tire pressure are a bad "temp switch/sensor" and bad/dirty "MAF sensor". Sorry, if already mentioned I did not read all posts here. Either sensor will cause a milage drop and a dirty MAF sensor also causes hard downshifts. On mine...

Hard to know what to believe? May be a dead post but for anyone who lands here the oil recommendation to believe depends on the engine one owns. Chart here shows them all... Toyota Oil Chart *

OCI Depends? Not the wrap your arse depends.. Depends on distance one drives. Short trips only to/from work under 10 miles is harder on oil since moisture don't burn off which breaks down oil. Change oil more frequently on those vehicles. My wifes car is short tripper but we try to drive it...

I change mine, beware if you don't!! I have always changed my own except after 2 back surgeries in 1999. Most people are under the impression dealerships have "all" certified techs. This is absolutely false! I have several friends who worked in most dealerships around our city and most...

Solved My 4runner V8 done this a good while as I stated and no codes at all ever showed up. After assuming my shift issue was more likely a "nature of the beast" issue and living with it, it then got even worse so I was getting worried. Then the other day I was leaving my friends house and...

Update on Carquest Products Old post but: I'm sure it's mentioned on this site somewhere but just to let people know Advance Auto bought out Carquest so some filters mentioned here are cheaper. It's at the month's end right now so the codes change in only a couple days so no reason to post...

Here we go again!! I flushed & filled it one more time then I just let it go as most mechanics (not Toys) told me it is very common for electronic trannies to have sporadic shifting and since the wife's Infiniti does it sometimes too I assumed they were correct and just live with it. It's "The...