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I told my mechanic to pull my Stant/stat (i dont remember exactly) thermostat while Iam waiting my genuine toyota therm, the car backs 100% normal without any overheating problem at all. the one that make me very curious is the temp doesnt show a Low temp At all. It is on the normal range/spot...

I think, because when the engine is in normal temp then I pull the acceleration cable, I see there was a "wave" in the radiator.

$ 30 thermostat vs $500 ( w pump+timing belt thingy) indeed the winner is $ 30. I will order now. I promise will put the update here because I see there are some have same problems.

Hi 96Blacklimited, any good (thermostat)/ news, hopefully? Because right now my car 93 v6 70K act the same thing like yours. First my mechanic suspected the head gasket but there is no oil evidence in the radiator or vice versa at all (and no bubble too) then I went to different mechanic, he...

I had exactly same problem but as soon I replaced the thermostat, the od/ gear shift normal. Like 4x4runrfan said too.

I dont really care I have to fill in once week or two but it is overheating and i dont think I will use the heater all the way up now ( about 65 F).

how do I get that tool? Do i need to buy it or rent? Now, Iam getting very nervous. I paid s$230 for nothing, then..it seem i have the bad head gasket. What can I do now...? I cant believe it, it was replaced already how can it broken again?? Do they(toyota dealer) has no warranty on their job...

Would you more specific please? What's that mean cylinder #6? The sparkplug? the cylinder itself?

What is "exh checker "? Today, the mechanic fix the fan clutch but it is ZERO. It is the same. The crazy thing (or maybe it is the hint for a particular problem), when the car was overheating, I turned on the heater all the way up and the fan to the max then THE TEMP WENT DOWN TO ALMOST NORMAL...

it is 93 v6 4runner with 70k

thanks for replies; There was no white smoke at all, no bubble in the radiator when it was hot (about 10 minutes idle). Also, with radiator cap opened, I see there was a "wave" when I pull the accelerator cable ( I think the water pump good) therefore, today I sent to a different mechanic then...

Hi, recently I have a problem with my 4runner. It showed an overheating while I was driving on highway but it was NOT at idle. It shows normal temp at idle (engine on but at idle). My mech said it is possibly the head gasket ($ 800) or maybe the radiator problem. Any help please? I replaced the...

[ New motor about 20k ago :sobbing: There's a pretty good 8 mile incline on the way back from a city I go to sometimes that the car used to be able to do about 65-70 up with overdrive off keep the RPMs up. What's interesting about the symptoms is if the car has a half tank or more of...

Updated: Check engine light gone; The super nice thing is I spent for only $ 15 at Pepboys then the O/D back to normal. I cant believe it, I couldn't find the solution of my O/D problem here (while there are/were bunch of them had/have similiar problem with mine). You know what, it is a simple...

Update: I just drove it; I tested the O/D. It was not working at all. Another word, the 4th gear doesnt go through at all, it stucks on the 3rd gear. (all the dash light are normal ); when I pushed the o/d button, there was nothing change at all. Any help please. Is this a bad solenoid? Or a bad...